modified the files and it seemed to work! now i don't have the that urge just restart a save because i wasn't able to save a company or stop it from bankruptcy!

as for creating mods it's still a simple thought atm but i'll consider it if i ever find myself wanting to create one for this game!

thanks for the help!

If you're looking to create mods of your own, you need the source code (a new repository of it can be found here: https://github.com/Aussiemon/Game-Dev-Studio-Source-Code ), a program called Spritesheet Packer (the github link used in the discussion boards has been down for a while, but there are other mirrors of it online that are safe), and a text editor like Notepad++. I would recommend installing the example mods after that to get a gist of how it all works. Do be forewarned: it's very rough around the edges, prone to crashing, and buggy. I don't know if anyone has ever made a mod with a custom map because I'm not sure how those work. Otherwise, enjoy! (2/2)

For what you're intending to do, I would recommend installing the Real Console Names and Manufacturers Mod. That mod has all of the manufacturer names built into it, as well as the line of code you'll need to prevent certain manufacturers from going bankrupt. Edit that mod to include the manufacturers you want to stay in the game, and it should work, as per the tests I've done. Do be forewarned about this, however: disabling this feature for any manufacturer that does not immediately have platforms on the market (or has delayed releases between platforms) will cause the game to almost immediately bankrupt them. (1/2)

Idk if the person ever got back to you but I can safely say that it works!

however looking at the files got me curious how you guys manage to mod this game since i always wanted to modified the game to keep the console makers from dropping dead if I don't continue making games for it

If this is about the mod this is for, would you mind also telling me if you're using the patched version I provided in the description?

Would you mind giving me more details about this? I'm curious.

It doesn't work anymore, i followed every single step.

Thank you!

great idea

Patched! [cdn.discordapp.com]

Apologies if having to use third parties links for this is sketch. The only other alternative I have is reuploading the mod in its entirety for the third time, which I'm not particularly fond of.

If you're curious about what the issue was, I'd summarize it as pure negligence on my end. I tested most of the mod, but I did not test the genres because I assumed those would work out of the box. I forgot a bit of a code for the second genre, but what was giving you that error was that if you assign quality points to any aspect of a genre or theme that falls out of a range that the game recognizes, it outright flatlines on you. I tried to get a little too creative and the game did not like that.

It should work now. Thank you for bringing this to my attention.

Right, yeah, definitely looks like an error on my part. Unfortunately, the tool for updating mods has been broken for a while. But I'll find a workaround.

You can paste the link to that in these comments. Could be a coding mistake I made :/

Thank you for letting me know!

hey i did this and it works great until i try to publish an education game and then i get a blue screen resembling the one you linked. i've uploaded it to my screenshots (don't know how to link it in comments, sorry)