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It boils down to the project being 8 years old and a big mess at this point, the tool used to create it being an old and unsupported drag and drop editor that not many people are familiar with, and the source containing API stuff that others probably shouldn't see.
A much better use of time would be starting a new project on much stronger foundations.

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Not a sequel per se, but I wish to release more games in the future, yes.
There are, however, community remakes in progress on our Discord server.

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Both the F2 and the backslash '\' keys work regardless of the distribution of the game.
Make sure you're on the main screen (the one with the garage room) and running the latest version (0.2.12).

Looks neat!

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Unfortunately, the game will not receive further feature updates. The latest devlog provides more details.

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There's literally a TL;DR at the end of the three paragraph article:

TL;DR

• Less time and will
• Dissatisfaction with the game-making tool
• Want to move on to things with better job prospects and start from scratch
• Infinitely growing scope - more features than I've ever wanted

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The game will stop receiving feature updates.
Please read the latest devlog post for more information: State of the project + Mod Tool release - Hardware Tycoon by hi (itch.io)

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R&D and constantly putting out top of the line CPUs is indeed the key to success.
You can find more help in topics like these:

• why is this game so hard - Hardware Tycoon - itch.io
• Easy Mode Mochery? - Hardware Tycoon - itch.io

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As stated on the wiki, they're only achievable by competitors right now. I simply added them before architectures.

Of course!
Some have tried already and not like it's a highly original idea. Anything but a ripoff is fine.

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Construct 2 takes care of exporting the game - it does that through nw.js.
I don't have time to work on the new project right now, but when I find some I'll announce it.

Perhaps I will, there's still the matter of a possible patch update (minor old stuff that was done for 0.3 and hopefully fixing score submission) and the code having secret keys in it, but I really don't have the time for that at the moment.

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The place I'm coming from is that Construct 2 events are hard to read and follow, being all over the place and without handy modern IDE features to assist sifting through code, the systems in place don't work well (I would pretty much add the feature first and balance it later, only stabilize after everything major is in place, which it never was), and they're quite patchy and for the most part non-reusable.

I could try to give a general overview of all the formulas and what they were supposed to achieve, but otherwise I always thought that most of them have to be remade. It's not possible to build anything decent on a shaky foundation like Hardware Tycoon is and it's not like some kid with a passion project did anything irreplaceable.

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I greatly appreciate the kind words :)
Hopefully any future work of mine also gets me your praise.

Don't worry, I can't miss a new topic (at least when the forums are quiet).

I've already started work on a new game project and I wouldn't be able to find time for another amidst work, university, and other projects that should be finished first. If I made a game that can be enjoyed by others, I'm sure you can too. It just takes significant effort, but you seem passionate!

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According to the FAQ:

What is Hardware Tycoon made in?

Hardware Tycoon is an HTML5 game made using Scirra’s Construct 2. Desktop versions run on nw.js.

I don't have any real advice on game engines, it always depends on the project and your proficiency in the given engine. Construct 2 has been unsupported for a couple of years now, but Construct 3 seems decent enough if what you need is a tool to make a simple game quick.

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Yes, you can develop your own games, just don't use the name Hardware Tycoon in projects that aren't associated with me as that only serves to confuse people.

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Hardware Tycoon will not be open source, please read the latest devlog.

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As in the FAQ:

What is Hardware Tycoon made in?

Hardware Tycoon is an HTML5 game made using Scirra’s Construct 2. Desktop versions run on nw.js.

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Currently, the consensus is that pricing your CPUs at just over 2x the unit cost is the best. You will lose out on some score (the review will mention that the CPU could be cheaper) but it’s worth it for the higher price margin. You also have to remember about basic marketing and staying on top of the research (release more products or wait until the next year to unlock new research). Putting in the best specs for your CPU is usually the way to go with the exception of experimental dual-core, early PGAs, and clock speeds at the very limit of the used tech process’s capability.

If you’d like to know more, feel free to ask the community!

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Unfortunately, the game does not support localization.

Getting a project ready for an open-source release is a herculean effort. I don't wish on my greatest enemy to have to decipher an 8-year-old spaghetti.
I'd much rather start on a new, much-improved game.
If Senzo (the artist) doesn't mind I can release the assets.

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Create a new brand by clicking the confirm button, the one next to the textbox with the checkmark, first. You can then select any of your brands from a dropdown list.

Me too

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the status is still

unfortunately, development is quite dead at the moment. I really want to release 0.3 at some point though.

Many reasons between running out of old passion and working with a clumsy unsupported tool.

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the status is still

unfortunately, development is quite dead at the moment. I really want to release 0.3 at some point though.

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Of course, just as this game was inspired by others.

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the status is still

unfortunately, development is quite dead at the moment. I really want to release 0.3 at some point though.

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You can use either F2 or ` to open the debug console.

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From the FAQ:

Can I become a beta tester?
Of course, as long as there is a beta version available. Join the Discord server to be notified when it is!

And there is nothing to test at the moment.

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Thank you, however, I'm not looking for any help with the game.
From the FAQ:

Are you looking for help with the game? Is there any way I could help? 

Thanks, but I want to keep this a personal project, besides, I'm not good at working in teams, and Construct 2 projects are hard to collaborate on anyway (especially when they get this messy after 5 years in development...). You can help by becoming a beta tester, donating, or simply leaving constructive feedback :)

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Yes, you can view all cores on the wiki.

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unfortunately, development is quite dead at the moment. I really want to release 0.3 at some point though.

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The features not to be implemented topic is outdated but answers your question.

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I've never come across such a problem. Are you sure you've released enough CPUs to increase your CPU level enough to unlock new technologies?

My bad, the command is mn, so it should be

mn 250000

you can also use 'help' to view all commands.

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For example

m 250000

would set your money to $250 000.

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What exactly do you mean? You can only use either F2 or ` to open the debug console.

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unfortunately, development is quite dead at the moment. I really want to release 0.3 at some point though.

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Scheduling release dates for products is a planned feature (though there's a small chance it will ever make it into the game).

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Thank you for the suggestions!
The second and fourth points are to be implemented in the next update (let's hope) the rest also sound like good quality-of-life improvements.