- Update notes for version 1.4.4 - 1 August 2022
Political tickers relevant to a specific ward now open that ward's interface when clicked. Bug fix: While attempting to start a new game, ethnicity was getting set incorrectly if this was the second new game you started in that session. Bug fix: Political Donations were displaying incorrectly in the finances mouseover. Bug fix: Grappa icon was not displaying properly in building selection UI. Bug fix: Local Loosening: Homemade Beer and Local Loosening: Cider had swapped names and description text. Bug fix: When a candidate you sponsored lost their election, they were not being cleared out of their campaign office as intended. Bug fix: The law option to elect the mayor was not displaying its requirements, causing it to appear erroneously greyed out in some cases. Bug fix: Load Game UI old version warning text box was overlapping with another UI element.
- Update notes for version 1.4.3 - 29 June 2022
Bug fix: Resolution settings were erroneously forcing refresh rates, rather than defaulting to highest refresh rate allowed by your machine. Bug fix: Pips were sometimes not updating appropriately, leading to a case where a business would promise a introduction that would not appear in conversation. Bug fix: German Efficiency skill, on occasion, was causing building price display to erroneously act as if you did not have enough money, even when you did. Bug fix: Deliveries Dialog was, on occasion, showing the option to buy specific resources at a business that could only sell them. Bug fix: Campaign offices run by challengers were showing the gambling icon, erroneously Bug fix: A few missions were still available from politicians Bug fix: Politician Delivery Contract options were not properly displaying Bug fix: Missions to repeal laws were sometimes offered by multiple people Bug fix:…
- Update notes for version 1.4.2 - 22 June 2022
Expand availability of gasoline on some city maps (Chicago, Cincinnati, New York) English Outfit Pack: Unlock paper at the start of a game when playing as an English outfit Italian Outfit Pack: Unlock labels at the start of a game when playing as an Italian outfit Bug fix: The increase % support quest should no longer ask for an incease above 100% Bug fix: The Irish Outfit quest rewards would in some occasions break, causing knock on effects on later quests. Bug fix: Temporary laws were not displaying their temporary status. Bug fix: Temporary laws were instantly expiring, instead of waiting for the appropriate time. Bug fix: Missing triggers for some expansions Bug fix: Production of moonshine from neutral alcohol should not show up in NYC Bug fix: Flags of Yugoslavia and the Netherlands were flipped Bug fix: Operative scheme was failing to fire in some cases, showing broken text inste…
- Update notes for version 1.4.1 - 20 June 2022
Added a button to the save screen that copies the seed to clipboard, making for easier sahring. Added an option in settings to hide what kinds of delivery notifications you recieve. Made it so that 0$ entries in the total money mouseover are no longer displayed If a rival outfit enlists in you a joint war, their relationship with you will now take a hit if you do not act aggressively towards the target before the end date. Fixed a bug where the "Destroy Production" button was available for inventory expansion. Fixed a bug where office tickers and law tickers were erroneously panning the camera to the player boss. Fixed a bug where office the jailbird scheme could get stuck calling the feds on a defeated outfit in some cases. Fixed a bug where rival outfits were asking for joint wars against troublemakers, rather than other outfits. Fixed a rare bug where the election day popup would fli…
- Shadow Government DLC and Outfit Content Packs Out Now! - 15 June 2022
City of Gangsters: Shadow Government and five Outfit content packs are now available! Conquer The Big Apple by manipulating those you helped reach political office, all the while selling a small taste of home to your neighbors. In our new expansion pack City of Gangsters: Shadow Government you’ll be welcomed into the biggest map yet, New York. Home to some of the most famous city halls, the city is bustling with politicians. Use seed money from your businesses to nominate a council member of your choosing and then plan out events with your new ‘friend’. If they win the precinct vote, then it’s time for a little compensation. With the purchase of Shadow Government you unlock politics in every city. Every two in-game years the opportunity arises to get a puppet into office. This takes place over four stages: Nominations: Visit your local political office and take your pick. Will you suppo…
- Update notes for version 1.4.0 - 15 June 2022
Operations can now be removed from controlled buildings Rival gang adjustments: Rival gangs will grow beyond the previous crew limit Rival gangs will grow into larger territories Agreements now available between player/rival outfits to: Not expand near player/rival territory Stop attacking player/rival fronts Join a rival/player in a conflict with another outfit Other: Adjust rewards from troublemakers/corner hooligans to be more likely to offer useful booze Increase frequency of missions for basic inputs (apple juice, grape concentrate, malt syrup, neutral alcohol) Various stability fixes, minor bugs and typos addressed More details in our Steam announcement: https://steamcommunity.com/games/1386780/announcements/detail/3222900587035955358 Note: this update is not backward compatible! Please start new save files. If you want to play old files, you can do so by switching to branch "arch…
- Shadow Government DLC and 5 NEW Outfit Packs coming soon! - 25 May 2022
Hello everyone! We’re excited to reveal our brand new DLC City of Gangsters: Shadow Government as well as 5 new Outfit Packs! Discover New York, our biggest map yet, control city politicians, manipulate laws and explore the unique abilities of the English, Irish, German, Italian and Polish outfits! These new DLC packs will be available June 15th and we can’t wait to share more info with you soon! Take a sneak peek below at some of the stuff you can expect to see. In our new expansion pack City of Gangsters: Shadow Government you’ll be able to use your profitable booze operations to finance successful election campaigns. Use your control over large swaths of the city to ensure high turnout of voters who know exactly which ballots to cast. Once the local city council members are your puppets, you can pull on their strings to get them to enact – or repeal – various city laws that can help…
- Update notes for version 1.3.3 - 5 April 2022
Hi everybody, This build includes a few fixes for recent bug reports: Some starting businesses in Cincinnati were provding the wrong moonshine recipe at startup. The fireplace memento quest was being offered to players with the Skyscraper Office. The fireplace memento quest was not granting the fireplace memento. Crew member dying during a scheme caused turns to keep passing without end. Minimizing a resource category in the resource overlay caused the selection boxes to disappear. Some operations like Supper Clubs were being calculated to have 0 value towards a players net worth. Good luck on the mean streets of Chicago! :) --- PS. If you haven't yet, we'd appreciate your review! We're a tiny team making indie games, so every review matters a lot!
- Update notes for version 1.3.2 - 29 March 2022
Added Role Icons before crew names in crew management UI. Expanded range for the Lookout scheme. Fixed a bug where receiving an office item on startup would cause the save file to be unloadable. Fixed a bug where Lookout scheme could place a front in Canada on the Detroit map. Fixed a bug where Lookout scheme could leave you with no cars in Canada on the Detroit map. Fixed a bug where in Detroit, the Closer scheme would break the game by picking a target in Canada. Fixed a bug where the Precinct UI would break in locations without a cop assigned.
- Update notes for version 1.3.1 - 17 March 2022
Character information for a new game is now saved temporarily after a new game is started, and prefilled if you attempt to make another new game in that same session. This should make seed searching easier with a set character description. Decreased the rate at which AI gangs make gambling dens. Bug fix: Check for quest completion was happening too infrequently in the quest "Casino Construction" Bug fix: The name of Custom Cities were not appearing in the Crew Info UI. Bug fix: In train stations, seasonal opportunities in passenger stations would rarely cancel each other out after availability periods changed Fixed various typos
- City of Gangsters: Criminal Record is available now! - 15 March 2022
Hello everyone! City of Gangsters: Criminal Record is now available! Discover and profit from expanded Roles and Schemes as you take on new challenges in historic Philadelphia! On the streets of Philadelphia, you’ll discover countless banks and jewelry stores ripe for the taking, along with homemade brandy, a new type of booze to make and sell. On top of all of that, we’ve added a unique starting condition which gets you a Captain on your crew from the get go. You’ll also have 5 new Roles to explore for your crew, each with their own requirements and capabilities: Enforcer Captain requirements: Attack and take over rival territory Role bonus: Fronts will become cheaper Jailbird Captain requirements: Fight and kill rival gang members, and get arrested Role bonus: Excels at non-firearm weapons Lookout Captain requirements: Discover corners and drive around the map Role bonus: Drive 50% fu…
- Free Update 1.3: Roles & Schemes is now live! - 15 March 2022
Hi everyone! Ready to expand your criminal empire with a whole new host of abilities and activities? Then good news - our latest FREE 1.3 Update “Roles & Schemes” - is now available! As your Captains work to grow your empire, they’ll pick up their own, unique experiences. You can now use that experience to elevate them to a new Role in your crew. Once they’re in a role, they’ll be able to start their own Schemes - ongoing activities that will give you an opportunity to make some big scores. You’ll use the new organization chart to see each crew member and Captain and their progress toward a Role. Each Role also comes with unique abilities. For example, Intimidators can help you discover what rival gangs are storing in their hideouts, while Accountants will help you purchase buildings at cheaper rates. All Captains are eligible for promotion into a Role and you can have several of the sa…
- Update notes for version 1.3.0 - 15 March 2022
Major update that includes new specialization roles for captain-level crew members, new schemes for them to start up, organizational UI to inspect your outfit and individual crew members, and more. More details in our Steam announcement: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1386780/view/3133947359567721593 Note: this build is not backward compatible! Please start new save files.
- Free Update & DLC coming March 15th! - 10 March 2022
Hello everyone! Our free update 1.3 “Roles & Schemes” & new ‘Criminal Record’ DLC will be available to play from March 15th! The team has been working hard on these new systems & mechanics and we can’t wait for everyone to get stuck in! In our free 1.3 update “Roles & Schemes” you’ll be able to: specialize your captains into specific roles access new abilities & actions inspect your outfit in a new organization chart Alongside our update, we’re also launching our City of Gangsters: Criminal Record DLC! Kicking off in a new Philadelphia map, you’ll be able to expand on these new mechanics with even more roles and schemes available to you and your crew. You’ll also get access to a novel starting condition and a brand new feature, “Your Office”, where you can collect various mementos from your criminal escapades. Now’s your chance to develop your crew into a highly specialized criminal mac…
- Update notes for verson 1.2.11 - 22 February 2022
Crew and delivery reordering using click-and-drop: In the right-hand side crew dialog, click the "reorder" button to change ordering of crew/building/vehicle/delivery cards in each section. Delivery step reordering works the same way as well. Bug fix: Not enough beer keg consumption in Cincinnati, Detroit and Atlantic City Bug fix: Crew dialog header text didn't refresh when switching languages Upgraded Unity engine to 2020.3 LTS
- Announcing free update 1.3 “Roles & Schemes” + new Criminal Record DLC! - 11 February 2022
Hey everyone, since our last post we’ve been hard at work on some new mechanics and content for City of Gangsters, and today we’re announcing the impending arrival of Roles and Schemes in the main game! These new systems will be released in free update 1.3, arriving in early March. You will be able to specialize your captains into specific roles, gain access to a variety of new abilities and actions, which we’re calling schemes, and inspect your entire outfit in a new organization chart. Along with version 1.3, we will be launching a new DLC which extends these new mechanics! Unfolding in the streets of Philadelphia, City of Gangsters: Criminal Record will not only add more roles and schemes, but also provide a new city map, with a fascinating novel starting condition, and a brand new view of “Your Office” where you will collect mementos of your various criminal deeds and exploits. The…
- Update notes for 1.2.10 - 8 February 2022
Improved Backroom Distillery can now produce neutral alcohol from industrial alcohol in addition to corn syrup Added a conversation option with your gambling house manager about healing your crew member (when hurt) Added production details to controlled business mouseovers Detroit: buildings with npcs that are relevant to your interests in Canada will now display a special marker Bug fix: Rarely, territory expansion would stop working in the late game due to a smaller bug interrupting expansion Bug fix: Player controlled garages would only appear as options for automation after interacting with the npc Bug fix: Gambling feature mouseover for Rake games should no longer erroneously display that "nobody won this turn"
- Update notes for version 1.2.9 - 25 January 2022
Added experimental support for Japanese and Korean font rendering Showing boss's relationship arrows no longer pauses the game A few missing business icons were updated Slight UI tweaks Bug fix: ambient vehicles glitching at very low framerates Bug fix: zoomed-out markers showed out-of-date favor icons even when favor was not available
- Update notes for version 1.2.8 - 12 January 2022
New vehicle! Very fast sport car, which can only be gained by extorting gamblers who are deep in debt Automated delivery drivers have an updated marker that shows they're automated Added ambient vehicle traffic around the city (can be turned off in settings) Graphics: Updated/improved background images for gambling house and casino features Bug fix: after you unassign a casino manager, conversations with debtors used to be broken
- Update notes for version 1.2.7 - 21 December 2021
Encyclopedia update - added all the skills, resources, weapons and gambling features to the in-game encyclopedia Bug fix: This time the speakeasy, supper club and venue icons should match Fixed various typos
