What are you most looking forward to in GB3?

I've never been so excited for a game release. Because I was never a true hardcore gamer and I didn't have a Xbox or Xbox 360, games like Halo and Call of Duty never enticed me enough to get excited for a new release. But GB2 changed all that because I love it. I play it more than any other game (except maybe Freecol which I have been playing a lot lately) Anyways, post what you are most looking forward to here and why.

I am most looking forward to the team management and stock market. Training every employee was a hassle that took lots of time and money and was very repetitive. As for the stock market, I just love buying things I'm also looking forward to the different platform types and the 3D console maker thing Arndtdk showed us in one of the screenshots.

An other interresting poll. Good idea Snam

Some of the things on the list will not be ready for the first release, but this list could provide me with info on what I should start doing for the first update.

There are several starting regions?

Just make Europe PC-centric, and I'll be happy

Really though, I'm definitely more interested in the game creation aspect than the hardware aspect, though that might change depending on how it works in GB3. I just hope polishing it hasn't been ignored in favour of adding new features.

Yes. There are 8 different starting locations.

Yes, Europe is pro Computer/PC, especially in the earlier years (1980-2000) of the game. But it might be a bit random from game to game.

Some of the features has to be a bit less advanced than was my original plan because I do not think I would be able to release GB3 this year otherwise. But I plan to extend it quite a bit in the updates i will be working on after the release.

I just copied and pasted this from the features list you provided (I think it is very old, probably like 2 years old or something.) I didn't realize this would be useful for you. I guess I'm still too excited about this game. I'm glad it could help though.

I'm all for that, believe you me. I'd take it as it is right now, actually, even though I have no idea what that actually looks like.

Easter Eggs please!

I'm all for that, believe you me. I'd take it as it is right now, actually, even though I have no idea what that actually looks like.

Yeah, I guess we will have to first play the game and find out what is already there to know what other features we want. But I know that some have higher priority than others so I guess we have a rough idea since I have been following the development closely since I found this forum in 2009.

it would be cool if somewhere along the line the ability to be an online MMO subs. company was added.

bleed ppl dry with high subs. costs

Good idea, or games with micro transactions

i am most looking for Take over of other companies (Advanced Stock market)
in GB3

(sorry for bad english)

Thanks for your reply! I am also looking forward to the advanced stock market.
Don't worry, I think your English is good enough for people to understand you.

Advanced stock market is not going to make it for the intial release as things stands now. But it will be in the first update package for the game. I still do not have an exact idea on how it will work yet.

Hi all!

I'm also looking forward for the stock market. I hope that the first update will bring a great advanced stock market.

I've some questions:

- Which will be the endyear on gb3?

- When making a game, we will be able to choose also the gameplay features?

- I've heard that gb2 feature about 150 ai companies, so how much ai companies there will be on gb3?

- we will be able to see more public info about ai companies?

- On GB3 there will be a simple mode and an advanced mode? There will be major differences between the two modes?

- The bank feature on gb3 will be the same as gb2? Or we can do some more things such as make investments ? (like deposit, bonds)


Some stock market's suggestions:

- Ability to buy out others companies and see all the secrets data behind them such as their employees, their stats, their knowledge, the products they're planning (and details about it) and some info about their current activities. Also, it would be good to view the real stats of the acquired companies in order to see if they're not going well and do something to save them if so or sell them before it will be too late;

- Ability to Transfer employees between your company and the acquired company and the ability to dismiss employees.

- There should be also an option to push back the release date of the acquired companies' products.

- I think that ai companies should buy other companies included your acquired companies. Also your company (player's company) could be acquired and your freedom on your actions could be limited, also some of your decisions (like releasing a game, etc...) could be modified by the company that bought you.

I hope that some of the suggestions will be implemented in the first update.

endyear will mayby be 2025 and after 1st update it will increase to endyear of 2050 if not so on the initial release of GB3
The game already has space for 2050 i have not got around to creating all the fantacy platforms and so on buoynd 2025.

Gameplay features details = no.

AI companies around 500-700 and LTD's(can buy shares) of these mayby around 30 or so. Random each game.

No more public info. But when doing the advanced stockmarket, then yes.

3 levels will be in the game, a hardcore(advanced) level will be incorperated later on if a lot of people play the game. This will also open up the ability for online sompertition of some kind.

Bank will stay the same for now.