Software Inc. Early Access Alpha - Update 1 + Hotfix

About This Game
Construct and design buildings for optimal working conditions. Hire people to design and release software, so you can defeat the simulated competition and take over their businesses. Manage and educate your employees to make sure they are skilled and satisfied with their job.

Software Inc. combines tycoon gameplay with multi-story building mechanics, employee management and a simulated market. It is inspired by games like Game Dev Tycoon, Prison Architect, The Sims and Theme Hospital.

Key Features

-Build, furnish and maintain office buildings up to ten stories + basement, on an enormous Land
-Hire employees to design, develop, support, research and market software in teams
-Build roads and parking to ease commuting for your employees
-Tend to your employees' needs, demands, skills and specializations, while making sure each team has compatible personalities
-Customize your own employee avatar
-Create your own software products and franchises
-Compete in a simulated or event-driven market by selling your products, taking on contract work or trading stocks
-Hire staff to repair your furniture and computers, and clean your office
-Mod what kind of software you can develop, what kind of companies will be simulated, game scenarios, missions, personalities and random name generators
-Delegate important tasks to your team leaders, such as managing development cycles and human resources
-Set up your own servers for products, source control and running your own online store


Changelog:


Fixes include::
Employees teleporting to the road
Cars getting stuck and merging, resulting in employees not coming to work, among other things
Contract countdown starting as soon as you accept it
Leaders holding meetings by themselves
Animation speed slowing down employees when fast forwarding
Shadow banding on the ground at sharp angles

Changes include:
Ability to move furniture
More info in the contract window + more info while working a contract
Taller construction menu
More warnings and tips
Unused founder colors have been removed from the New Game screen
Older notifications are removed instantly to make room for new notifications
You can now distinguish between art and programming work when hovering over an alpha work item
Employees have gotten a little smarter in regards to pathfinding. They will no longer get stumped if they can't go somewhere, because it required them to move through another team's room.

Time
Finally, one thing I've heard a lot of criticism over, is the fact that 1 day = 1 month. I've been thinking about this and I think it's doable. The new system would be 1 day = 1 week, 1 month = 4 weeks. There are some things to consider, and I don't think it'll unambiguously make the game better.

Pros:
Slower progression, for people who feel everything is moving too fast
Being able to calculate sales, marketing and reputation 4 times before deducting salaries and bills

Cons:
The game will take four times as long as it does now. 1 year at full fast forwarding will take 40 minutes rather than the current 10 minutes. Developing an Operating System will be a 2 hour endeavor at the very least.
It will push back the current features planned for the next alpha, i.e. crowdfunding campaigns, consumer hype/patience and employee fame.


System Requirements
Minimum:
OS: Windows 7
Processor: 2.4 GHz Dual Core Processor
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: 512 MB dedicated video RAM, Shader Model 3.0
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Hard Drive: 500 MB available space