Path Notes 12 (Improve My Game Jam 34)

Patch Notes 12:
(17 JUN - 01JUL)

Due to significant updates this version is not compatible with previous saves.

===Updates===

    1. Production changes: 
          - You now sell goods by setting the price rather than output amount.
          - Click More Info on any good to reveal more details about the cost, price, and history.  

   2. Research changes:
          - Research now has a chance to fail.
          - You can reveal the exact benefits of research by hiring the right people.

    3. Executive changes:
          - You can now hire Executive level teams and employees for various benefits. Check it out on the Executive Page!
          - Bribe is now used to remove Strikes from board members!
          - You can request raises from the Board Members (Talk -> Raise)
          - Failed speech checks improve the chance of future checks passing!

    4. Check out the new tutorial! It does not auto update, but should give players a decent overview of how to play.

    5. There is now an end game. At the end of 20 quarters you'll be graded based on how you played and get the chance to add your company to the High Score list!

    6. Your options (screen mode and volume) are now saved and loaded automatically.

    7. Auto-saves now happen when starting a new quarter (prevents saves being locked into a lose state).

    8. Added mute buttons and limited SFX max volume.

    9. Changed Back and Next buttons to reflect applicable page names (e.g., "Executive" and "Research").

    10. Corrected numerous issues in dialogue (typos, wrong names, trigger issues).

    11. Modified and improved various UI elements.

===Bug Fixes===

    1.  Failed research no longer increases potential research

    2.  Dialogue displaying reason for losing is no longer hidden

    3. Music no longer overlaps when returning to Main Menu.

    4. Starting a new game from the Game Over screen should now work properly.

    5. Corrected issues with Load and Delete functions not defaulting properly and pulling up incorrect notifications.

    6. Credit Rating calculation corrected (it can go up now). CR also factors into the loan offers you will receive.     7. Audio settings no longer reset to default after starting a new game an opening the Pause Menu.

===Identified issues===

    1. Bug - Board of Directors mood/patience. BoD mood update not displayed properly. Also possible for their patience to get stuck.

    2. Bug - Players could prevent the game from working by manually modifying the GLOBAL_DATA file.

    3. Bug - Loans are not being calculated correctly when loading. Likely something to do with APR math.

    4. Board of Director cards don't close unless player clicks the "X" button, but should close when you click anywhere else.

    5. Board Members each only have one response tied to the Talk option.

    6. Population Health may show the incorrect score on the Quarterly Roundup.

    7. On occasion the Executive button will navigate to Research instead of Executive. May be tied to loading games.

    2. Issue - Since auto saves trigger on Quarter Submit, if you lose trying to load that save will automatically put you in a lose state.

    3. Bug - When starting a new game after losing the dialogue no longer triggers.

===Dormant Bugs (Reported, but not seen in 2 or more patches)===

    1. Bug - Unidentified bug causes game to crash (maybe due to research limits/getting more labs).

    2. Potential Bug, cost for Bribe/Praise may not always subtract correctly (need more testing).

    3. Potential Bug (hardware/OS related) Board interactions not resetting in between quarters.

    4. Music can cutout unexpectedly (may only be on Web export. Likely fixed by Patch 9)

===Temporary Fixes (May be patched after release)===

    1. Trying to go back a track while looping breaks the music. (Removed track cycling)

    2. Taking out more than 1 loan at a time breaks the math (current fix: applied limit of 1 loan)

===Testing Only (Issues that only matter for power users)===

    1. Dev console: when opening doesn't display player funds correctly.

    2. Save File is currently in plain text rather than encrypted. Maintaining for now, give the player's freedom, but watch out for the DRM.