For someone who has played off and on for 2 years you really don't seem to know much about Kapilands. (Or that Kapilands hasn't been around for 2 years yet. Kapiland is that old but Kapilands is not.)
Lets see where I can go with your suggestions: (Good luck to those that read everything.)
-Make the newspaper better and something that users will want to read often not just few times and change it every few weeks or so this would give the opportnity to.(allow companies to make ads on the newspaper which the user can choose to make it look flashy or just plain words,use goldeneyes tip of the week and write other useful info,write important dates and so on,companies can write colums about something interesting and get rewarded or something+++lots of other things that go in newspaper
That is the way the Newspaper used to be. However, after Tycoon disappeared it has been in dismay as nobody has steped up to be the next Editor.
Posted: 21.12.2008, 00:53 Post subject: Lots of little ideas to make Kapilands better
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Here are some suggestions for kapilands because after 2 years of on and off playing..it hasn't changed a single bit.
The suggestions below are rough ideas so it can be modified/restricted to fit the game needs if it may be implented.
-Make the newspaper better and something that users will want to read often not just few times and change it every few weeks or so this would give the opportnity to.(allow companies to make ads on the newspaper which the user can choose to make it look flashy or just plain words,use goldeneyes tip of the week and write other useful info,write important dates and so on,companies can write colums about something interesting and get rewarded or something+++lots of other things that go in newspaper
-More ways to advertise (instead of carribean islands and rumble race user will be able to post ads that look nice on the webpage,send emails to customers,past and present, pop-ups??...etc.)
1. We use the Fax to post our Ads at the moment.
2. Why send email? We can use the IGM system in game to contact others or send them a PM on the forum.(Most users have it set up to recieve an email alert when they get a PM on this forum.)
3. Past and Present? What does that mean?
4. Pop-ups?!? Are you mad? Nobody likes Pop-ups. Most people have pop-up blockers that would make it useless.
-if we have a bank we should have a credit card as well as the ability to store your money in banks and get interests back
1. The credit card idea is like the loan system we used to have. However, that system was removed do to the MAJOR bug it had.
2. This game is about trading, selling, buying not putting money in a bank and leaving for 6 months while making money doing nothing.
-companies can sponsor stuff
Many companies do sponsor events of some sort or another. TIB uses Big Kapi Little Kapi to help smaller companies develope into a solid business. There are/used to be more programs like that in the Kapilands community.
-selling buildings and many other stuff than just mostly products...
We can sell buildings, status symbols and coins rather thatn just products. You just have to be the currect level in the game to do so.
-a bit more detailed help guide/faq
The Help section in the game is very useful. If that isn't enough for you check out the Questions forum. There are several great guides pinned at the top. If you have questions after reading all those great guides check out Wikipedia. (My fellow TIB members, and normal Kapilands players, just finished writing the artical.)
-Company merges. (companies can decide to build buliding and other things together, and pay together...so when the factory makes money the money goes to the owners but if a person paid 20% of the whole amount they would only get that amount... this is not a seperate account! it happens within your own account.)
This game is about building and running your own company. You can play almost completely by yourself or form a close business circle with other companies.
-a Court order system in the forum where companies doing the wrong thing, or bankcrupted, has a dispute with other companies go and user vote on what should happen..of course admins get the final say
Why? I believe the currect system works fine the way it is. (There have been times where I don't agree with one aspect or another but that is life.)
-a list that has every company name and their assets but you can use filters..so you can only make it show oil companies or companies that are only traders, or own less than 1million caps..other than just showing top companies (and the user could also tick the companies they like and send ads/emails)
A filter system on the Fixed Assets Highscore page would be nice sometimes. However, it really isn't possible to pull companies out to see which produces they produce. Why? Just because you own a Well doesn't mean you produce oil, you could be producing water instead.
I don't know any company that is 100% trade based anymore. This game is about producing, buying, selling and retailing rather than just buying and selling marketplace items.
If you click on someone's company name in the Fixed Assets Highscores it will give you the option to IGM then, send them a contract, etc. The suggestion to send them emails or ads is useless because of that. (Once again, who wants to be receiving ads??)
-a better finance thing (the current one is ok but you should be able to pick each factory and see in a more detailed way...user can pick advance or simple mode like the current one)
That is not a half bad suggestion. Sometime I would like to know more detail about my retail sales. Who much money have a made from retailing pullovers compared to gold necklaces.
-able to tell the girl at the office to do things
Why? You know you can make suggestion on what she should say in the currect thread on the forum, right?
-a msn kind of chat thingy where users can create between companies and talk businesses and useful if copmanies want to form a merged factory
We used to have an IRC channel but it was almost always dead. If you wish to chat just post on the forum or join a Trade Union and chat on their forums.
-hard and easy mode (hard mode users shold be rewarded some how..hard mode should include mmore complicated stuff like phone/electricity bills and able switch between the service provicers for beter deals, monitor safety/hygine in the factories if the user fails to do so endangering exployees they may go on strike and also the law order system would come in useful)(in hard-mode you could pick the employees you want out of a list each person having their attributes/age and so on)hard mode should be more of a real experience
Hard and easy mode?!?
This game takes time. All buildings take years to max out as it is. This is a business simulation browser game not a quick java based game like you find on those gaming websites.
-upload a logo for your company
If you are a VIP member you can upload a logo into your showcase.
- more places to build stuff like china (cheap wages,bas quality),australia,america,south america) user could pick out of a big lis of cities...
Why? We already have a good basic system that can be used, if you are wise, to create a very successful company. Adding new areas with different bonuses would put those of us older players at a disadvantage. We are already maxed out with buildings and it would cost us billion to have to change our companies around to be competitive.
-modifiy contract to short-term,long-term conracts as well as a one-off
Why? This would do nothing as short-term and long-term are player defined terms not game defined terms.
-make the pictures/webpage more attractive/flashy
You can do that yourself. Just create your own GFX files and use it. (Read the forums for more details.)
-use sounds (such as when an email comes in or your items are sold)
This game isn't ment to have players spending 9 hours straight playing the game. Most of us set our productions every 24 hours so we only have to long in once a day to set production and receive contracts.
ADDITIONS: - A price limit on all or some products,so prices dont get too cheap (for e.g make it you can't sell steel below 100-110 caps
Have you ever been around the start of a server? Prices are very low. I remember steel being sold for 60 to 75c for several months on realm 2 and the French server.
FOR NOW THIS IS IT...I'M SURE I THOUGHT OF MORE BUT CAN'T REMEMBER NOW,I WILL POST LATER.... 