Prison Architect Discussion

humanji · 03-09-2013 2:26pm

Don't knock it, it works.

I had my minimum security blocks with no cell doors (and just a door into the block) as they never gave me any trouble. The normal and max security blocks were the ones I worried about. Never had a problem with it that way. I'd have preferred if they didn't change that, but I can live with it.

shaneb92 · 03-09-2013 9:29pm

Only problem I have after installing the hot fix is that I cant place staff, when hireing them, in certain places, like over water pipes and wires

humanji · 02-10-2013 5:33pm

Version a14 is out now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSrUCIEFAuc

padair · 12-11-2013 9:47am

Prison architect is on sale for 14 dollars

https://www.humblebundle.com/store

Sofiztikated · 12-11-2013 5:01pm

padair wrote: »

Prison architect is on sale for 14 dollars

https://www.humblebundle.com/store

I've been watching this for a while, what's the latest verdict on it?

padair · 12-11-2013 5:13pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

I've been watching this for a while, what's the latest verdict on it?

I acquired it and I was really enjoying it. It is very addictive.

I think it is well worth 10 Euros. There is the fact that it is still in alpha so it can only get better.

Sofiztikated · 12-11-2013 9:06pm

padair wrote: »

I acquired it and I was really enjoying it. It is very addictive.

I think it is well worth 10 Euros. There is the fact that it is still in alpha so it can only get better.

Or crash and burn into oblivion.

Man, I'm negative.

padair · 12-11-2013 11:36pm

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Or crash and burn into oblivion.

Man, I'm negative.

Is anyone having problems running this on Windows 8.1

SeantheMan · 13-11-2013 3:42am

Why are you running windows 8 ?

Have you tried compatability mode ? (right click exe , properties)

Canis Lupus · 13-11-2013 7:19am

Sofiztikated wrote: »

Or crash and burn into oblivion.

Man, I'm negative.

I wonder if by the time it's finished everyone will be bored of it...

I gave it a whirl. Too many irritations to enjoy it at the moment imo.

wnolan1992 · 13-11-2013 10:59am

Canis Lupus wrote: »

I wonder if by the time it's finished everyone will be bored of it...

This would be a concern of mine too tbh. I'm skeptical as to whether it's such a great idea to keep discounting it in various sales. I know they want people to play it, suggest ideas, help find bugs and stuff, and they probably need the money since they're a small studio, but IMO they're really running the risk of e everyone who wants the game actually having it before they release it...

padair · 13-11-2013 11:31am

wnolan1992 wrote: »

This would be a concern of mine too tbh. I'm skeptical as to whether it's such a great idea to keep discounting it in various sales. I know they want people to play it, suggest ideas, help find bugs and stuff, and they probably need the money since they're a small studio, but IMO they're really running the risk of e everyone who wants the game actually having it before they release it...

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I was able to get around it by loading it via steam in safe mode and it worked for me. I have to say that my prison is fairly ****e.

Genghiz Cohen · 13-11-2013 1:20pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

This would be a concern of mine too tbh. I'm skeptical as to whether it's such a great idea to keep discounting it in various sales. I know they want people to play it, suggest ideas, help find bugs and stuff, and they probably need the money since they're a small studio, but IMO they're really running the risk of e everyone who wants the game actually having it before they release it...

Don't see the issue. They'll still have the money.

folan · 13-11-2013 2:41pm

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Don't see the issue. They'll still have the money.

whats to stop them not releasing anything? I am assuming that there is nothing in the terms and conditions of its early access?

Genghiz Cohen · 13-11-2013 2:44pm

folan wrote: »

whats to stop them not releasing anything? I am assuming that there is nothing in the terms and conditions of its early access?

Probably nothing, but that is the risk you take when you go for early access.

folan · 13-11-2013 2:46pm

so, thatd be the issue i suppose. they have the money, but you dont get the game.

though i havent played this, its something that worried me for a long time with PZ

wnolan1992 · 13-11-2013 2:47pm

Genghiz Cohen wrote: »

Don't see the issue. They'll still have the money.

Yeah, but most people are paying a discounted price for it now in Alpha. Those are potential full version buyers who won't have to pay full price for the game. They're sort of limiting the market somewhat for the final version.

Just IMO I think it would be better to try and keep the Alpha to a relatively small audience until it's more polished.

folan · 13-11-2013 5:36pm

wnolan1992 wrote: »

Yeah, but most people are paying a discounted price for it now in Alpha. Those are potential full version buyers who won't have to pay full price for the game. They're sort of limiting the market somewhat for the final version.

Just IMO I think it would be better to try and keep the Alpha to a relatively small audience until it's more polished.

i used to agree with you, but in my experience with PZ, and what ive heard about PA, its actually led to a large community driven development, making larger scale games possible from smaller indie companies, with better and more direct feedback driving how the games are made.

long may it continue, but i have visions of development stopping when devs run out of money, and unfinished games are left to the users who paid for them. I'm somewhat of a pessimist when it comes to my fellow man, and I can see the gamer community getting hit by some massive scams.

padair · 13-11-2013 5:40pm

folan wrote: »

i used to agree with you, but in my experience with PZ, and what ive heard about PA, its actually led to a large community driven development, making larger scale games possible from smaller indie companies, with better and more direct feedback driving how the games are made.

long may it continue, but i have visions of development stopping when devs run out of money, and unfinished games are left to the users who paid for them. I'm somewhat of a pessimist when it comes to my fellow man, and I can see the gamer community getting hit by some massive scams.

They have made a couple of million already. This is their most successful game that they have ever made and it has not been released yet.

I don't think they will he running out of money any time soon.

Friend Computer · 13-11-2013 5:49pm

folan wrote: »

so, thatd be the issue i suppose. they have the money, but you dont get the game.

though i havent played this, its something that worried me for a long time with PZ

Introversion have a good track record so I'm not too worried. It's the likes of Keen House (Miner Wars developers) who've demonstrated they don't have any intentions of keeping their promises you need to worry about.

gavmcg92 · 13-11-2013 9:13pm

folan wrote: »

whats to stop them not releasing anything? I am assuming that there is nothing in the terms and conditions of its early access?

What do you mean by not releasing anything? We already have the game. If they stop development, we still have the game up to that point. At this stage it's a lot of additional features that they're adding. The main bulk of the game is already there.

Vicxas · 13-11-2013 9:38pm

Hmmmm we usually get a Alpha video around about now

wnolan1992 · 13-11-2013 10:03pm

Vicxas wrote: »

Hmmmm we usually get a Alpha video around about now

None this month. The main dev guy in the videos was having a child so they said there'd be no video until the very end of November or December AFAIR.

Kiith · 13-11-2013 11:21pm

I've not tried this, but Uplink is still one of my favourite indie games and i love Introversion, so i'll probably pick it up soon.

padair · 13-11-2013 11:54pm

Kiith wrote: »

I've not tried this, but Uplink is still one of my favourite indie games and i love Introversion, so i'll probably pick it up soon.

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uplink is a cracking game. I started following them after that. Darwina is a good concept of a game bit uplink was a lot better.

Ah the memories

Kiith · 14-11-2013 12:12am

And that music...

MiskyBoyy · 29-11-2013 4:17pm

Alpha 15 is now live:

wnolan1992 · 29-11-2013 4:29pm

Features of Alpha 15:
Performance Upgrades
Guards now get tired and need to rest in a staff room.
You can now view the various contraband you've found during recent periods of time.
Main Menu's been tweaked, mods can now be placed in a mods folder to work.
Scenarios can now be scripted with cutscenes and music and stuff.
Side-screen scrolling

Coming along nicely.

Mister Man · 29-11-2013 4:51pm

Just downloaded and launched the new Alpha. Loaded the save I had to stop playing as it was too laggy, and it is now perfect. Huge improvement. Very happy with it. The tiredness thing is a bit off. I find I have to make them move to the staff room to rest, rather then them resting once tired.

VinLieger · 29-11-2013 11:38pm

So just got this yesterday in the sale. Loving it so far however do have one constant issue of prisoners not wanting to leave my prison. Is there any known solution to this?

Mister Man · 29-11-2013 11:51pm

VinLieger wrote: »

So just got this yesterday in the sale. Loving it so far however do have one constant issue of prisoners not wanting to leave my prison. Is there any known solution to this?

Not wanting to leave? I've never had that problem...? :S

Turtwig · 30-11-2013 1:03am

VinLieger wrote: »

So just got this yesterday in the sale. Loving it so far however do have one constant issue of prisoners not wanting to leave my prison. Is there any known solution to this?

Create a harsher prison that is hell for the inmates to live in?

Vicxas · 30-11-2013 1:41am

VinLieger wrote: »

So just got this yesterday in the sale. Loving it so far however do have one constant issue of prisoners not wanting to leave my prison. Is there any known solution to this?

I had an issue a few alphas back where they wouldn't leave if they were in solitary for any period. They eventually leave though.

VinLieger · 30-11-2013 12:34pm

Yeah figured it out I had no solitary and they wouldnt leave until they had served their alloted solitary, all sorted now

MiskyBoyy · 27-12-2013 5:45pm

andddddddddddddd Alpha 16 is out:

You can also for the next 14 days upgrade to Name in the game for $10 where you can donate to the game and get a prisoner named after you with your own bio, reason he's inside and customize the look of the prisoner, I might just do that for the craic!

wnolan1992 · 27-12-2013 7:07pm

On sale on Steam for €13 for the next 48 hours.

Polar101 · 27-12-2013 7:43pm

Does anyone know when this will be ready? (Or is that a stupid question)

Sephiroth_dude · 27-12-2013 7:48pm

Hmmmmm tempted by this and craft world

gavmcg92 · 27-12-2013 7:51pm

Polar101 wrote: »

Does anyone know when this will be ready? (Or is that a stupid question)

Well to be honest it's sort of like Minecraft. It is ready, the updates at the moment are really just for adding cool new things.

27-12-2013 8:59pm

Is it currently worth the €13?

ShadowHearth · 27-12-2013 11:51pm

Polar101 wrote: »

Does anyone know when this will be ready? (Or is that a stupid question)

Well, I don't think it will be ever ready as it does take minecraft approach. In a way it's bad and in a way it's good.
Bad - you paying for not ready product. Good - from all kickstarters and early alphas these devs are the most "active", listening to community and always keeping updates rolling.

If you like sim with "free world building and feck around" get it now and you won't mmiss out. If you want a proper tutorial, story mode, hold handing then better skip on it for now and wait for full or "fullish" game m8.

Mister Man · 28-12-2013 3:14am

Can't see a finished/full game coming within a year anyway. I'm expecting constant updates, new features, and general improvements. I do however think they will finally have a finished game, unlike Minecraft.
If you ask me, it's worth €13 no problem. I paid €25....I think, and didn't regret it. Played just under 70 hours since I bought it.

Canis Lupus · 28-12-2013 3:36am

It's proooobably worth it but for me I found initially I loved it for a day or so and then, once you build a prison (which is easy) there doesn't seem to be any further point to the game. There's not enough going on in the game to want to keep playing it.

gavmcg92 · 28-12-2013 4:02am

Mister Man wrote: »

Can't see a finished/full game coming within a year anyway. I'm expecting constant updates, new features, and general improvements. I do however think they will finally have a finished game, unlike Minecraft.
If you ask me, it's worth €13 no problem. I paid €25....I think, and didn't regret it. Played just under 70 hours since I bought it.

Minecraft is sort of a finished game. It was 'released' in November 2011. However, they are constantly updating it.

seklly · 30-04-2014 1:13pm

This is down to €8.83 until Friday, think I'll pick it up for a look

gavmcg92 · 30-04-2014 1:15pm

Completely forgot about this. I've started playing it again and it is just as fun as it was when I stopped. Take a look at alpha 20 where they've tackled the end game. You get sent to your own jail as a prisoner! :P

Cravez · 30-04-2014 1:17pm

Is there like a sandbox/never-ending type of mode for this game? I usually just like doing my own thing rather than doing a campaign.

Kimbot · 30-04-2014 1:22pm

Just so you know its 66% off on steam at the moment for this so works out at around 8 quid

gavmcg92 · 30-04-2014 1:40pm

Cravez wrote: »

Is there like a sandbox/never-ending type of mode for this game? I usually just like doing my own thing rather than doing a campaign.

It is a sandbox game. With the new update, provided that you don't kill too many prisoners in a day or let a riot go on for more than 12 hours or go bankrupt then the game goes on forever.

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