Comments on: Home Tycoon: Upgrade Through Downgrade

By: thastation

thastation — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 02:32:32 +0000

how do i reach private (level 6) in novus prime?

By: riff

riff — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 23:54:39 +0000

Bon this is a very nice write up. I liked Burbie’s too but this really gets to the issues of the game… I love graphics too… if you are going to spend money on a game you want to developer to deliver- I mean to say if you want me to spend dollars it darn well better be a pleasant atmosphere… some people are gonna play just because they play everything -me I have limited personal time so I need the developer to step up if they want me to spend a commodity like “Time” in their game. I have money -what I don’t have is time -and if I am not in a decent fantasy -I mean why go there right?

By: SealWyf_

SealWyf_ — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:39:44 +0000

Nice to know. Where do you set the access level, Burbie? And is there any way to get a base level of Workers higher than 30?

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:10:18 +0000

Another tip I can give people is tell your friends to visit your city if possible briefly each day. You get 200 dollars to spend for each visitor that comes to your city. I went in last night and found that 58 people had looked at mine, and since I left mine public, I didn’t even know most of them! I netted over 11,000 dollars this way. You can only do this once a day, so plan accordingly.
This can help with giving you needed capital to build. You find the “Tourist revenue” under revenue same as your taxes in the planning menu.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:03:48 +0000

P.S. Nice review Bonzo.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 10:02:17 +0000

I agree, the day/night pay thing won’t work at all. Most people, if not all, won’t do it anyway and just let it cycle through on its own like I do.
I think they need to rethink the revenue collecting as well. Paying five coins to do it all at once, which costs real money, or using workers for each individual buildings collection. They should offer a choice of either coins or a certain amount of workers to have the taxes collected all at once. Say 2 coins and/or 10 workers. This would be a much more palatable option for many, as some people already don’t like this at all.
Once they fix the worker regeneration it will be a much better experience for everyone. I bought some stuff, a coin pack to be specific, but now that they are dwindling I am wroth to buy more knowing the uses they will be for outside of actual city building purchases.
For those of us who aren’t leaderboard chasers, this can be a very fun experience, albeit a slower one.

By: KrazyFace

KrazyFace — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 07:33:24 +0000

A fair write up. I’m not quite as impressed though. I wasn’t of the understanding that the majority of the game would be locked up in so many money boxes. I understand the freemium model but some of the price structures here are really off the mark. It shouldn’t cost more than a dollar for a 25% increase in worker regeneration. You’re talking about such a small increase it’s a bit like paying an extra $3 for a polystyrene (*edit* Styrofoam) cup with your “FREE” coffee in the mornings. And paying for single-use in-game time control!? I’m sorry but, WHAT!?

I’m not sure if this is a case of Hellfire not knowing what functions are generally normal or even expected in a game, or if they’re being intentionally greedy but really, I dare someone to buy everything to give the game full throttle, as-it-should-be functionally and tell me how much it costs. Then compare that to a six dollar PC game with better graphics.

Micro transactions ain’t “micro” when they cost as much as a pack of smokes; IMO.

By: Kassadee Marie

Kassadee Marie — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 06:02:42 +0000

Very nice write-up, Bonzo. I have to agree that the graphics aren’t much to look at, but the game is so much fun to play that it’s not all that noticeable. I do miss NPC’s though. I’m sure it’s a memory issue, because it always is, but I would love to see an occasional person walking into a building or waiting for a bus.