This is the last major feature to be added for 0.9 release. I'll be doing some polish and hunting bugs for the next update. After that its time to start Office Overhaul
You can access this feature in franchise info window
Adaptations represent media made from your franchises that are not comic books. For example movies and games.
You do not create these adaptations yourself. Their creation is handled by outside studios that you sell the license to. They have minimum fame requirements and their own reputation scores. Higher reputation studios usually produce better work. Different types of adaptations also have different fame requirements. You can have only one project going at a time for each franchise.
What you gain from adaptations is money. First you get a sum of money when you give out the license. When the project is done you have a chance to get part of the profits. This depends on the success of the adaptation. The success will also affect the possible fame gain or loss you get from the project. Successful projects can raise the fame of the franchise and failed projects can decrease it. The franchise quality also has an effect on the result.
It is also possible for the project to be canceled. This is more common for low reputation studios. Franchise quality has no effect on this. Cancellation results in no extra profit or fame loss or gain. Rights return to you immediately.
Indie Game: This type of adaptation has the lowest fame requirement and generates lowest amount money.
Mobile Game: This type of adaptation generates lot of money but is unlikely to raise the fame of the franchise. Franchise look is a lot more important that its idea
AAA Game: One of the biggest type of adaptations. Can generate lot of fame and money. Franchise look is more important that its idea
Cartoon: Type of adaptation that generates average amount of money and fame. Franchise look is more important that its idea
TV Show: Type of adaptation that generates high amount of money and fame. Franchise idea is more important that its look
Movie: One of the biggest type of adaptations. Can generate lot of fame and money. Franchise idea is more important that its look
0.8.4 - Ads And Merchandise
Two new systems are added in this update. Also marketing department is overhauled.
First system is comic ads. This represents advertisements placed inside the comics books. They can be ads for other comics, merchandise or for other products like fancy X-Ray classes that totally work. You choose focus of ads from one of these options and how many pages of ads the comic will have. More pages results in bigger effect but can make the comic less attractive to readers
Second system is merchandising. It works by ordering different types of merchandise from a new merchandise window.
This window allows you to order merchandise based on your franchises. You can only order merch for franchises you own. The amount you sell weekly is calculated based on fame, art score, quality and price. Fame is always the most important factor in the sales amount.
Marketing department is also overhauled in this update. Now you can hire specific amount of workers and assign them to different roles in the department.
Changes
Ads to comics
Ad types
Marketing Department overhaul
Merchandising
Fixes
Print company contract size was not saving correctly
0.8.3.1 - Beta Branch Update
This update adds a new system to the game. Its comic ads. This represents advertisements placed inside the comics books. They can be ads for other comics, merchandise or for other products like fancy X-Ray classes that totally work. You choose focus of ads from one of these options and how many pages of ads the comic will have. More pages results in bigger effect but can make the comic less attractive to readers
Marketing department is also overhauled in this update. Now you can hire specific amount of workers and assign them to different roles in the department.
Changes
Ads to comics
Marketing Department overhaul
0.8.3 - Franchise Market
This update introduces the franchises market where you can buy and license franchises without having to create one on your own
Also added in this update are the addition of sub genres to comic creation and changing room renting into room buying. The room change is mainly to change how progression in the game works.
Changes
Option for comics to have sub genre added
Added some more tropes
AI franchise creation improved
Removed some unnecessary popups
Changed expanding rooms from renting them to buying them
Added option to buy and sell franchises
Added usable public domain franchises
You can access all tropes on freeplay without needing to brainstorm them
Franchises now have value based on their fame and quality
Franchises now have short descriptions
Worker history shows franchises they have created
Fixes
Various UI fixes
Typo in trope data for Quatermain was causing a crash
AI licensed franchises renewal was crashing the game
0.8.2.2 - Beta Branch Update
This update introduces the franchises market where you can buy and license franchises without having to create one on your own
Changes
Added option to buy and sell franchises
Added usable public domain franchises
You can access all tropes on freeplay without needing to brainstorm them
Franchises now have value based on their fame and quality
Various UI fixes
Franchises now have short descriptions
Fixes
Typo in trope data for Quatermain was causing a crash
AI licensed franchises renewal was crashing the game
0.8.2.1 - Beta Branch Update
Biggest changes this update are the addition of sub genres to comic creation and changing room renting into room buying. The room change is mainly to change how progression in the game works.
Changes
Option for comics to have sub genre added
Added some more tropes
AI franchise creation improved
Removed some unnecessary popups
Changed expanding rooms from renting them to buying them
0.8.2 - Brainstorming
This update adds system for hot and cold tropes. These are set of tropes that will either sell well (hot) or poorly (cold). These change over time and you can see at least 1 at all times but upgrading marketing department allows you to see more
Also added in this update is the brainstorming system and limited tropes for player. This system works by giving player a limited selection of tropes on start to build their franchises out of.
You can learn more tropes by having your workers brainstorm. This takes two weeks, spends the workers creativity and gives you up to 4 new tropes. These are selected based on workers genre skills
Also fancy new worker click system added to give you a shortcut to training, firing, info and brainstorming
Changes
Having similar tropes as existing franchise gives a penalty now
Changed up franchise info UI
Hot/Cold Tropes system added
Brainstorming System
Limited trope selection for player
Training progress is visible in UI now
New worker click UI
Fixes
Fixed issues with contract renegotiation UI
Franchise saving was not working correctly
Fixed crash on marketing department upgrade
0.8.1.3 - Beta Branch Update
This update adds brainstorming system and limited tropes for player. This system works by giving player a limited selection of tropes on start to build their franchises out of.
You can learn more tropes by having your workers brainstorm. This takes two weeks, spends the workers creativity and gives you 4 new tropes. These are selected based on workers genre skills
Also fancy new worker click system added to give you a shortcut to training, firing, info and brainstorming
Changes
Brainstorming System
Limited trope selection for player
Training progress is visible in UI now
New worker click UI
0.8.1.2 - Beta Branch Update
This update adds system for hot and cold tropes. These are set of tropes that will either sell well (hot) or poorly (cold). These change over time and you can see at least 1 at all times but upgrading marketing department allows you to see more
Changes
Having similar tropes as existing franchise gives a penalty now
Changed up franchise info UI
Hot/Cold Tropes system added
Fixes
Fixed issues with contract renegotiation UI
Franchise saving was not working correctly
Fixed crash on marketing department upgrade
0.8.1.1 - Usability Improvements
This update improves on the UI for comic creation and franchise creation. No new features
Changes
Check added for if franchise like you are creating already exists
Redid franchise creation UI
Added option to select tropes randomly
Added option to generate a random name for franchise
New worker selection UI for comic creation
Added option to copy franchise name to comic name
Fixes
Character portraits now work correctly on new worker select buttons
