Main Street

by Foogimicester
Main Street
This is an economic game about running a successful business on Main Street.
ID:2122761
 
It has been great to see people playing and enjoying the game so far! We've been updating the game with bug fixes as quickly as possible since the game went live yesterday. It's been really fun to get feedback and chat with players. We're so glad many of you enjoy it and want to help by sharing your thoughts with us.

If you haven't checked out Main Street yet please do! It's a fun multiplayer economics and building game based on three core principles: community, creativity, and competition.

If you like what you see please be sure to visit our game page and click the '+' button to become a fan so more people in the community can see us and play the game.

Our game was added yesterday, published shortly thereafter, and now has had the first major content and bug crushing update in under 48 hours from the initial release! Wowzer.

Thank you to everyone who has given it a try thus far. Please be sure to comment with your feedback; it is so useful in the development of the game!

Content Added:
+4 new carpets
+6 new tiles
-2 old tiles
+2 Decorative Line Ropes
+6 Decorative Signs
+2 Trees
+2 Decorative Hedges

Features Added:
Allow players to walk over each other with Cross()
Each shop has base popularity
Set max and min wages to 200 and 10 respectively
Add A Quit Verb
Most shelves and objects now have backgrounds so they can be clicked
The hire verb now opens a list of all visible players besides yourself

Bugs Fixed that Need Testing:
[-]Employers could hire the same employee twice
[-]When players log out their shop didn't sell automatically
[-]When players sold their shop the stock didn't always get sold too

Bugs Fixed:
[-]When employee sets wage, your wage is also set
[-]Some HUD elements were disappearing in the web client
[-]It was possible to set your employee's wage as a negative number
[-]The game now displays properly on displays with a resolution height of 760
[-]Yellow Carpet now has a visible icon

Upcoming Features:
[-]Objects will be rotateable by clicking them (instead of the rotate verb)
[-]Shops will periodically charge the owner rent
[-]A leaderboard showing the most popular/valuable shops will be added
[-]Shop owners will be able to hire multiple employees