Getting Started : Computer Tycoon EP01 - Grand Strategy Tycoon PC Manufacturer

Getting Started : Computer Tycoon EP01 - Grand Strategy Tycoon PC Manufacturer

Computer Tycoon has released into Early Access and we're taking a look at the new game from the very start! Design and manufacture your own computers starting in the 1970s and work your way through the ages to attain immortality … if you can survive! Computer Tycoon is a grand strategy tycoon game, with a global market and plenty of competition. Build manufacturing facilities across the globe, dominate regional markets and destroy your competition. Research new technologies and specialize in various marketing areas. There's a ton of stuff to do in this game and it's going to be very exciting to learn how it all works together, and watch the game grow. This is an exciting game and I feel really good about the future!

A journey through computer history
Start your adventure in the 70s as a small business somewhere in the world. Learn more about hardware and software inventions that were the first steps to our current modern world, and get a taste what is waiting for us in the future. Find the classic video games and help a new culture to born.
Create computers your way!
In Computer Tycoon the decisions you make during development really matter. Take advantage of the technology, upgrade and architecture combinations! Does your product need more computing capacity or should you focus more on features, low price or prestige? Maybe change to portable computers or develop more easy-to-use Operating Systems? These decisions will have a major impact on the success of your company.
Expand your multinational corporation
Expand your corporation in a smart way into multiple countries, build more offices, factories, laboratories and other needed facilities. Poor countries have cheaper labor, but richer countries will give you more educated engineers.
Market your computers!
Having the best product isn't enough. You must take care of people's needs or even "change their needs" with different marketing tools. Balance your budget well between development, production, marketing, and expansion.
You have only one life
We'll all die one day... but not in Computer Tycoon! You can win the game by becoming a monopoly or reaching the technological singularity if you are fast and healthy enough. Healthy? Yes, you have a small chance to die in the game, so you should regularly check your health.
The game is in an EA alpha state. Has bugs and missing features. Everything is subject to change. Please read the EA details! Also here is a brief list of what is included and what isn't included yet:
Features include
Start a computer manufacturer company in the 70s
Design and create hardware, home computers, personal computers, portable computers and handheld computers
Rule the market of the world on a grand strategy level
Research and study the technology of the earliest models to the near future computers
Expand your industrial sites across the globe
Basic AI opponents
World Map with algorithmically generated data for increased replayability
Features not implemented yet
Reviews about your products
Historical world map with more realistic population/economy/border data
Multiple industrial site environments (I will give some industrial environment variations)
Smarter AI opponents
Random events
Achievements
Localizations


You can buy Computer Tycoon on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/686680/Computer_Tycoon

Check out the Computer Tycoon page as well!
http://www.computertycoon.com/

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People tell me that I should share my PC specs. So here they are:
Processor – Intel Core i7-6700K CPU@4.00 GHz
Ram – 32 GB
Video Card – Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 4GB
Mouse – Elecom Trackball Mouse M-XT3UR
Keyboard – Easterntimes Tech I900 Mechanical Keyboard
Headset/Mic – Corsair Gaming VOID RGB USB Headset
Cat – Mr. Bigglesworth, Orange, DOB Spring 2002.