Fellow ghost hunters. It is now time to check out the manual you've always wanted in the Steam client. Select GhostControl Inc. from your library and then in the LINKS section on the right you can find a MANUAL link to access the "GHOST HUNTERʻS GUIDE TO AVOID TOTAL DISASTERS".
It provides you with valuable tips and it shows how action points are used and probably answers all the other questions you may have had all the time.
It does not answer one question though: "Why was it uploaded ages ago and never appeared in the Steam client?"
Be it as it may. It is there now. Go get it!
One more tip: If you find it hard to read it in the Steam client you can right click (macOS: CTRL click) on it and copy the URL. Open that URL in a browser of your choice and read it there.
GhostControl Inc. 3.5 is here!
It took a little while but we can now announce news for GhostControl Inc. Lots of people requested an Ironman mode and here it is now: No turning back to a saved game keep going until you succeed or lose. Only the autosaved game is available to load. You can't decide to save before the going gets tough.
And we've introduced even more stuff to shoot and destroy. It will cost you but it's loads of fun too.
Here are the changes in more detail:
Ironman mode
New scenery: Gas station
Three new explosive items: Gasoline pump, stove, gas canister
A real pro feature: Cat and dog sounds
Steam-Cloudsaves
Destroyed toilets now leave wonderful fecal puddles
Changed save game window to include Ironman slot
Renovated GUI and some graphical improvements
Four new achievements: Defeat the Mopping Monk in ironman mode, Defeat the T-Rex in ironman mode, Destroy an item in an explosion, Destroy two toilets in one scenery
10 new Ghost Hunter-Portraits
Bugfixes:
Corrected maximum for 7 Ghosts in a level-Achievement
Tuned down the garage door sound
Ghosts now get caught by traps in the same turn as shooting them
Achievement "30 Achievements" re-enabled
Achievement "Mass Ghosts" re-enabled
Picked up traps are no longer put to the head-slot of the player character
GhostControl Inc. 3.0
We're proud to announce version 3.0 of GhostControl Inc. This is a major upgrade to the game with great new features which further enhance the play and game strategy as well as many minor improvements. With the new exploding items you might choose to shoot at a TV set to damage nearby ghosts when it explodes, great if they are hiding behind it, but remember you will have to pay for the damage when you finish the job! You can see a complete list of the new features and improvements below.
New Features
New ghost type "Berserker" adds a new enemy with challenging skills.
Exploding items like TVs and other devices add a new strategic element when it comes to hunting ghosts.
Potential explosive chain reactions can cause players to rethink their strategies.
Expanded "dripping" feature for champions of first two phases. This allows them to make the floor wet and hunters can slip and are slower therefore.
In-Game smartphone includes a mute button.
Added screen resolution adjustments to the options menu.
Partial healing available in hospital to manage costs.
Gas station does not force player to a full refill.
Optimized Windows Mode.
Tutorial mission can be skipped now.
Improvements
Smartphone automatically closes when new mission starts.
Removed auto pause at midnight (game time).
In-game clock keeps speed when players start driving and doesn't automatically revert to normal speed.
Some GUI improvements.
HQ Radio smaller to save screen space.
Major rework of equipment shop interface.
Improved equipment screen on in-game smartphone.
Debuff and panic visualized in hunter portraits.
Clearer graphics for menu buttons.
Improved over all performance.
Bugfixes.
Changes in game balancing
Spawn factor for Liches reduced.
Ghosts are less likely to become Champions.
Reduced spawns of Pest/Swarmling, but strengths of ghosts increased.
Higher cost for expansion room.
Changes for achievements.
Weakened competition.
More money at start of a game.
Reduced maximum ghost number at start of mission four.
GhostControl Inc. updated to v2.22
Dear GhostControllers.
We have just updated our beloved GhostControl Inc. to version 2.22. :gcishock:
We redesigned the gas station and hospital, did a lot of other tweaks regarding UI and balancing and fixed several bugs. :gcipokerface:
We are currently working on another, bigger update coming very soon, so stay tuned!
Cheers,
Tassilo, bumblebee. :gcilove:
"Forgotten Forces", our new dungeoncrawler-RPG, needs your support on Steam Greenlight!
Dear GhostControl-players.
While we are close to releasing the long-awaited update 2.04 for GhostControl Inc., we've got a new game in the making, Forgotten Forces, a grid- and partybased Dungeoncrawler-RPG similar to games like Eye of the Beholder, Might & Magic, Dungeon Master and the likes.
It's currently on Steam Greenlight and needs your support! Please head on over to Greenlight and hand it your votes. Thank you!
GhostControl Inc. nominated in Best Teen Game at the German Developers Award 2014!
Woohoo! GhostControl Inc. has just been nominated today as Best Teen Game at the German Developers Award 2014! Thanks to your thumbs up here on Steam we already had a brief idea of players liking our game, but this is a little something on top that makes us very, very happy and proud. :gcilove:
Thank you for playing our game and being with us. Stay tuned for an update and more hot news about GhostControl Inc. coming soon
All the best,
Tassilo
Get yourself a GhostControl Inc. suit!
Hey everybody!
While we're working on an update to increase the game's performance in battles on slower systems, there's something we wanted to point you to:
Now is your chance to get yourself one of the original GhostControl Inc. suits worn in our trailer video, signed by the team and including a copy of the game for as little as €40 in the german Filmmuseum's crowdfunding-campaign on startnext!
Also available is a boxed copy of the game signed by me for €20.
Both definitely a gem for any true GhostControl fan out there!
Taking part in the campaign supports "SummerGames", a series of Workshops about Film & Games given by the museum in 2015.
You'll find the campaign on https://www.startnext.de/summergames
Only one suit available, so go for it!
Last but not least, sorry for being so silent recently, but we're working hard on two new games and the update mentioned earlier. If there's anything you need, please feel free to contact Application Systems Heidelberg's support team at support@application-systems.de or give me a direct message here on Steam ( "_Tassilo_").
All the best,
Tassilo
GhostControl Inc. 2.0.3 released
Hey everybody.
We just uploaded version 2.0.3 of GhostControl Inc. This new version will fix the nasty issue of clicking through windows and smartphone in the headquarter.
We also think to have fixed the Linux-issues in a recent hotfix.
Enjoy,
Tassilo
GhostControl Inc. updated to v2.02
Hello everybody.
New features come along with new bugs: The "save-wall-toggle-setting"-feature we added in 2.01 came with a bug canceling missions with a message of having destroyed the building. This is fixed now along with other stuff. The complete list:
- Nitro is now correctly saved
- Fixed a bug where insane ghosthunters could mix up with other hunters or slip through the straitjacket!
- Soundeffect-volume lower by default
- Linux-version now with 64-bit support
Enjoy,
Tassilo, bumblebee.
GhostControl Inc. updated to v2.01
Thanks to your outstanding feedback regarding our recently launched v2.0 of GhostControl Inc., we're now upgrading to version 2.01.
Fixes and improvements of 2.01:
- SPACE is now pausing the game
- Ectovault displays the value of the stored ectoplasma
- Options-Window blocks battle-inputs
- Car-spaceupgrades are now correctly saved
- Scaling-setting is being saved correctly
- Hourglass-freeze fixed
- Wall-Visibility setting is being remembered throughout a session
- "Traps full" tutorial only gets shown when no traps are placed
- Clicking hunters no longer automatically opens the inventory (2nd click does)
- Headquarter storage is completely reworked
- Several other small fixes
- Another ghosthunter in town: The great Stevicules! Any resemblance to Stevinho from the german JustNetwork is of purely accidential nature, of course. :gcipokerface:
Thanks for playing!
bumblebee.
