stationmaster

Quid Pro Quo - Progress Update

Added 2020-03-15 01:46:59 +0000 UTC

I decided to move Quid Pro Quo a couple more decades into the future (and into a bigger city). I think it makes for a more interesting universe overall, and opens up more opportunities to play the malevolent god-capitalist that you all came to know and love in Stationmaster.

The majority of the corporations advertised on the billboards outside the office will be purchasable, in addition to a bunch of others, ranging from tiny local pizza places to the privatized police force. I also plan to add synergies between several (for example, owning the prison corporation and the fast food corporation will let you use your less-connected inmates to make delicious soylent burgers).

Implemented:

Manage employees (hire, fire, give raises, and give bonuses).
Use investigators and friends to learn blackmail.
Leverage blackmail and threaten employment to gain influence over others.
Use your influence to make people give you money, sabotage their companies, quit to work for you, spy on others, or perform sexual favors.
Purchase other companies.
Upgrade facilities in your office (things like a private elevator or a break room TV).
The day system, economic reports, and AI.
Email, black book, and org chart apps for your PC.
Office interior

Still in the pipeline:

New character display engine.
Sex animations.
More office upgrades.
"Softer" romance options with employees who are attracted to you (or just angling for bigger bonuses).
Random events with employees and owned corporations.
A bunch of mechanics and world generation tweaks.
Lots of little graphics updates (replacing the computer on your desk, better rain, etc.).