Adding Roles - v0.8 Progress Update

Hopefully we'll get to see Stephanie in this update boss

I'll see your head researcher comments and raise you a text wall on the entire R&D dept: Currently there is not enough researchable tech to justify more than 2 R&D employees after ~90 days all tech is done and the department becomes a waste of funds. This could be solved/mitigated in many ways. -Make each research area have multiple tiers. For example unlocking boob growth would just unlock the first tier which would have a minor effect and would allow for the research of the next tier (boobs I->boobs II->boobs III-boobs IV: a new hope, etc) having at least 5 tiers for each aspect (obedience, happiness, $ value, suggestibility and so forth) would mean you could potentially field a research team of 4 for one in-game year before they finish generating all the knowledge of mankind and become redundant. -Lab accidents! (The not so fun kind). Have random crises that setback research or take unlucky R&D members out of service for a while. We're pushing the boundaries of modern science, things are expected to go wrong. -Have the occasional new test serum fail in spectacular fashion and force the user to try to make it over again. As it stands the option to not test the prototype serum on your workers has never been chosen because we already know that it will do precisely what we want it to. Give the user a legitimate reason to consider sending the new formula off for official testing as opposed to playing kinky mad scientist and sexy Igor with the staff. -Randomize research outcomes or add unknown variables to prototype serums. A big part of research is the unknown. making what is discovered a random draw pretty much eliminates the meta and makes each playthrough unique as the user must adjust their strategy to best use the tech they have while trying to get the tech they want. Likewise prototype formulas could have little unforeseen modifications to stats not present in the design screen. Such 'mutations' could be ironed out in the 2nd phase of testing (this is the actual 'D' of R&D). -Add research topics for serums that could affect age/height/weight/gender/fertility. We already have hirees in the game who are listed as 49 and look 16. Why not address this with giving the 35+ workers age-reflective models that the user can age down with special serums. Likewise throw some fat models into the mix that could be scaled down (or up if that's your thing). I'll even make the argument for throwing dudes into the game just for the hilarity of a lab accident turning hard worker Kevin into hottie Cassandra and have the user try to figure out if they really want to switch him/her back (there's actually a quite valid argument to the introduction of non-fuckable love rivals and cockblocks [re: dudes] for raising challenge levels and the thrill of the conquest. But that's for a different text wall) -Unionize the workers! No more working late nights and weekends. At least not without proper compensation from the bulge in your pants (no, the one that holds the credit cards). As for the head researcher position, if you have implemented a couple of the above suggestions here's what she/he can provide: -Head researcher will actively stay and work evenings and weekends. LR1's Nora was a prime example as she barely left the lab to so much as breathe. -Raise the obedience of the rest of the R&D team to match her own. It would be a slow trickle effect (and could go the same for other stats as well) but it would at least compensate for the fact that many happiness boosts come at the cost of loyalty. -She would increase the % chance the randomly selected test subject would be ok with the testing of prototype serums on them. HOWEVER she would be vastly opposed to being a test subject herself. -The head researcher could reduce the chance of lab accidents and unwanted prototype serum effects.

for some reason when head researcher was mentioned, i immediately thought of the other side of the spectrum, of the lowest job of being a test subject, but i guess that role is kind of fulfilled by any and all personal in this game :P maybe in the future, create a business policy where new employees go through testing where they are exposed in a controlled environment to substances they will work with, to see how they react and make sure there are no allergic reactions. Thats when you drug the sh*t out of them. Or there could be a crisis where an employee is short on money and you give them an opportunity to participate in extra testing (maybe to boost research, maybe with a probability of the employee getting a negative debuff, duuno, penalty on stats that lasts a few days for example) (now i am thinking about an overdose mechanic, but that seems to be a bit more complex topic, maybe not as much in terms of putting one into the game, but, at least for me, it seems to be something that is really difficult to think through properly (how it should work or how do you want it to work))

when downloading the new version will we have to redownload a big file or whats the go?

Would she be someone you hire specifically for the role or someone you promote from within? It would be kind of awesome if management were their own class of characters with haughty personalities/poses so it's a different experience when you take them down a peg, since all of these other characters off the street are already so eager to please because they're all coming in at an entry level position. I'd love to be able to believe they're actual, capable leaders instead of just another girl with an office instead of a desk.