- 1.0.2 - 9 May 2021
Tutorial tooltips for campaign levels
- 1.0.1 - 6 May 2021
Fixed the Portuguese language error in settings
- Blockchain Tycoon Full Release - 20 January 2021
Blockchain Tycoon is leaving Early Access today. With the release of the Phase 2 version, development of the game is finished. The game was completely redesigned according to initial feedback. Since the first release in August 2018, the game has improved greatly. Making a game about mining cryptocurrencies had its challenges compared to conventional management simulation games. We’ve tried to provide a unique experience to both experts and enthusiasts. From now on, updates will focus on bug fixes and improvements. We greatly appreciate your support throughout this project. We hope to see you soon in future games. - Wamill Team
- Blockchain Tycoon is leaving Early Access - 8 January 2021
Blockchain Tycoon will be leaving Early Access on January 20. Following the release of the Phase 2 version, the game is now feature-complete. All of the game mechanics are implemented and functioning as planned. There will still be bug fixes and improvements after the full release. We would like to thank everyone on the feedback, suggestions, and the support. As always, feel free to share them. Phase 2 version was fully based on the initial feedback from the players. - Wamill
- Devlog #11 - New Maps (v0.8.4) - 29 December 2020
Hi everyone, We would like to thank you for the feedback on Phase 2. Today's update for the Blockchain Tycoon introduces four more maps. Names of the maps are Coin City, Forest, Island, and Moon. There are minor updates for the old industrial map. More patch notes will be posted in discussion thread: https://steamcommunity.com/app/824450/discussions/0/2998799417467017584/ Forest Island Moon Coin City Industrial Feel free to share your feedback and suggestions. Happy new year!
- Blockchain Tycoon Phase 2 - Available Now - 3 December 2020
Hello everyone, the day has come. Blockchain Tycoon Phase 2 is available today. Phase 2 is the completely redesigned version of the game. We've gathered all the feedback you've given over time and improved over it. In our opinion it is 80% finished right now. Early Access is still not over and there is still room of improvement. Coin Economy Daily prices uses order book system. Price increase and decrease in a currency are more organic. Pricing system has multiple variables such as checking if large amount of currency is being sold or bought at the same time. Tokens & Staking We have tokens now. They cannot be mined but you can buy / sell them for a profit. You can also create tokens and offer a token ICO. It takes less time to develop a token. Tokens can be staked in exchanges for an annual reward. Exchanges There are three exchanges that offer variable prices for coins or tokens. Some…
- Phase 2 - Devlog #10 - One Week Left - 23 November 2020
Hi everyone, Blockchain Tycoon phase 2 will be available next week. More achievements will be added to the Steam. You will see them but they can only be completed in phase 2 version. We’re also testing Steam Cloud support. It is not available until next week.
- Phase 2 - Devlog #9 - New UI and Visual Improvements - 5 November 2020
Hello everyone. We’re really close to release the Blockchain Tycoon phase 2 version. As you might have read from the previous posts, phase 2 version is a complete redesign of the game that will be released when it is ready. Designing the new user interface is finished and the next step is to develop a save / load system which probably will not take long time. See you on the next dev log.
- Phase 2 - Devlog #8 - ICO Office - 16 October 2020
Hi all. We’re getting close to the release of the Phase 2 of the Blockchain Tycoon. New office building and staff characters are ready. You will have the option to upgrade the staff computers. We’re almost done with the 3D models and the next step is to redesign the user interface. The UI will use the color palette of the popular dark mode themes in many applications. See you on the next dev log.
- Phase 2 - Devlog #7 - More Models - 26 September 2020
Hello everyone. Today’s blog is about the new GPU and ASIC models for the Phase 2. There are also screenshots of the new city environment that will replace the boring old one. GPU models: ASIC models: City environment: Feel free to share your suggestions and ideas. See you on the next blog post.
- Phase 2 - Devlog #6 - Build System & New Models - 8 September 2020
Hello everyone. We’re getting closer to have a playable version of the Phase 2 of the Blockchain Tycoon. In today’s post you’ll get to see samples of the updated placement system and models. First thing you’ll notice is the fact that everything is delivered by drones. As you might know, images are from the upcoming Phase 2 version of the game that will be released when it is ready. We can say that the coding part is almost finished and we’re moving on to update the visual style of the game which includes new 3D models. When the visual part is done, next task is to redesign the UI. Room construction props surrounding the building. Humans and drones working in harmony to place new mining units. Bulk placement system followed by drone delivery. Solar panels placed on the roof. New GPU mining rig with spinning fans. New ASIC mining rig. Feel free to share your suggestions and ideas. See you…
- Phase 2 - Devlog #5 - Campaign & Sandbox - 18 July 2020
Hey everyone. As you might have read on the previous posts, Blockchain Tycoon is being completely redesigned for months now. Since it is taking more time to add new systems and fix old bugs, the game will be updated with the “Phase 2” version whenever it is ready. Previous updates to Blockchain Tycoon was based on the same game logic and project. So, it was easier to update whenever something was finished. Current version of the “Phase 2” have unorganized UI and placeholder 3D models that will be fixed after the core systems are ready. Things I’ve coded in the last month really made a difference in gameplay. Campaign mode and sandbox mode are almost finished. There are also systems like hardware durability, ICO investing, token staking. New Systems Campaign Mode 8 tutorial style campaign levels that will let you use all the systems in the game incrementally. Starting with GPU-only one-r…
- Phase 2 - Devlog #4 - 22 May 2020
Hello everyone, you’ll be reading great news today. Second phase of development consists of redesigned systems, new campaign mode, new 3D models, and updated UI. Developing the new systems and fixing the old bugs is almost finished. All the features mentioned below are being developed for the ‘Phase 2’ version of the Blockchain Tycoon. It will be available whenever development is finished. Development blog posts are letting you know about the progress while we wait for the new version. What is completed? Mining system will be updated in Phase 2. The algorithm that coin is based on is the main factor in mining. A GPU has varying hash rate values for each algorithm it supports. ASICs also support only one algorithm. There is a new event system for coin prices. For example, price for a coin might drop after ASIC for the algorithm is introduced. There are new accounting rules which affects…
- Phase 2 - Devlog #3 - 19 February 2020
Hi everyone, as you might have read in the previous posts, Blockchain Tycoon is being redesigned right now and it is not ready for phase 2 yet. Development of the new prototype is going great so far. The plan is to create a simple prototype with all systems working properly to test the systems and balance the game accordingly. As soon as this process is finished, game will be in playable state and the new version will be uploaded to Steam. While waiting for the new version, you can read the development blog to learn more about the process. Overclocking System Overclock is setting the clock speed higher to get more speed from a GPU. More speed means more power consumption. This is where the undervolting comes in. Undervolting is decreasing the voltage used by a GPU to consume less power. In the mining world, higher clock speed for a GPU means more hash rates and low power usage means red…
- Phase 2 - Devlog #2 - 23 January 2020
Hello everyone, It’s been a productive week and development of “Phase 2” is going great so far. As mentioned before, Blockchain Tycoon is being redesigned and most of the systems are being developed again to allow more features that we couldn’t have in the first iteration. The game will be in Early Access until all the systems are balanced. The game is not updated because the “Phase 2” version is not ready to play yet. In the meantime, you can learn about the process by reading the development logs. Pricing System and Exchanges If you look at the cryptocurrency exchange (or trading systems), there are separate values for ask and bid for coins. ‘Ask Price’ is how much a seller accepts for a coin or stock that is being sold. ‘Bid Price’ is how much a buyer is willing to pay for a coin. Coin prices in the game are now determined by a similar system that allows variations in price and we ar…
- Phase 2 - Devlog #1 - 13 January 2020
Happy new year everyone! We’re starting the 2020 with the dev log to let you know about the current state of the development. Blockchain Tycoon in now in “Phase 2” of its development process. The game is being redesigned according to all the feedback gathered so far. In series of development logs, you’ll read about current and future state of the development process. Since everything is in-code or in design stage at this point, there are no screenshots today. Updates in Phase 2: All coins are different from each other. They use a hashing algorithm. Bitcoin uses “SHA-256” and Ethereum uses “Ethash”. Algorithm determines how the coin is mined. Multiple coins can use the same hashing algorithm. Each coin has a unique block reward mechanism. The coins we are mining are rewards for the verified blocks. Current reward amount for BTC is 12.5 and 2.00 for ETH. Rewards have pre-determined rules…
- Phase 2: Future of Blockchain Tycoon - 12 November 2019
Hey everyone, It’s been a long time since the last update. There was a lot of thinking and designing. I’ve gathered all the feedback received through Steam and email. After analyzing them and expanding my knowledge of cryptocurrency and mining ecosystem, I’ve redesigned the game. Most of the systems will be rewritten and it is planned to be completed before April. Changes are focused on a few things: ICO: We need more generic coins. Some coins are scams as we’re observing in real life, which means that even if you mine them; coins might not make it to be listed in an exchange. Campaign: Classic style objective based campaign with ranking system. Heat & Overclock: Most important part of the professional mining process is dealing with the heat. High temperatures can break the hardware. Workers & Repair: Workers in your warehouse is crucial for your daily operations. Events: For example, f…
- Still Alive - 29 August 2019
Hello everyone, I’ve been working on adding new features and some of them did not work as I’ve planned and broke other systems in the game. That is why the game was not updated for a long time. I think it is better to update when there are stable features. I’ve been working on improving the gameplay and fixing the reported bugs. While doing so, I’ve realized that some of the systems must be completely rewritten to allow improvements. For example, the price generation seems like going linear except there is an event and there is a limit to minimum and maximum amount that a coin price can change in a year. This is because the price parameters are pre-generated at the beginning of a new game, so that we have reasonable prices (coin price not going from $500 to $50000 in a year). We need a new system for price generation to allow random seasonal events (for example, if other buyers are buyi…
- Alpha 4.2 - Coin Switch Tool - 21 June 2019
Hi everyone, In Alpha 4.2, we’ve prepared a new tool that makes changing the coin to mine easier. Simply select rooms, hardware type, and coin to be mined to change the coin. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32337583%2Fc9700ed5c04c89e21c5e0a0de30c436ff240c446.png An important note; There is a known bug and we’re working on fixing it. In some cases hash rate drops to negative numbers after changing the coin manually or using the new tool. Apparently this is an old bug. It is not certain that it is happening because of save/load system or a mistake in calculating hash-rates after bulk buying of hardware. Hopefully it will be fixed before the next update. As always, feel free to share your feedback and suggestions through discussion forums or email.
- Alpha 4.1 - Coin Exchange - 1 June 2019
Hello everyone, In Alpha 4.1, we’ve redesigned the interface for exchanging coins and introducing the coin exchange system. You can now use your in-game phone to deposit/withdraw your coins to a coin exchange and buy/sell using the exchange. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F32337583%2F38151d8d6870290cf384e1018dba5439d9811c87.png You can deposit the coins to the wallet in the coin exchange and sell your coins. The coin balance in the bottom left corner and coins in the wallet are separated. Once you deposit coins to the wallet in the exchange, they are subtracted from your balance. It is similar to real-life exchange process. First you find a cryptocurrency exchange and send your coins there to exchange them for cash. Buying coins are also similar. Once you buy your coins you can withdraw them from the exchange. In real-life, once you buy cryptocurrency fr…
