Patch notes for V0.8.8.3 (Build ID: 845558) — Predestination Steam update #982698

Patch notes for V0.8.8.3 (Build ID: 845558) This patch modifies the tax and economy systems to make it easier to generate money in a way that mirrors your empire's design. All empires now start with 20 BC per turn by default, and can now tax their citizens and industry separately. The Tax window has been expanded and two sliders let you modify the citizen tax rate (as a % of GDP) and the industry tax rate (as % of metal production). The system has been designed so that you can colonise your entire homeworld with zero tax, but by the time you have a few planets you'll need to settle on a money-making strategy. As always, the numbers are subject to balancing. This patch also contains a new Music Jingle system that lets us made the music to play short jingles. We've added jingles to a few events and to completing research, and to hear them you have to have the music enabled. The patch also ...