I'm late!
Nothing ever goes as smoothly as you'd wish, but a new version of Hardware Tycoon is available for download right now.

As I've said before, this is one of the smallest updates, yet it vastly improves the experience.

Except for a significant re-balance, bug fixes and optimizations I have added a project details window. It replaced the simple "cancel design" tab, and it also allows you to check the estimated stats of your CPU. As seen here:
Old gif. It looks better now. I swear.

So, what's changed due to the general re-balance?

• Slashed unit costs of all components - no more ridiculous $500 CPUs in 1980.
• Lowered experience and money requirements for research - no more waiting around until a technology unlocks.
• Increased the amount of money you start with and the maximum loan on all difficulties.
• Tweaked stats of competitors' CPUs, some were underpowered, while others had impossibly high clock speeds. They sell more units in general now, too.
• Made it more manageable to achieve higher CPU scores.

I don't think there is anything else you need to know. If you're interested, as always, the whole changelog can be found on the wiki.

As for future versions: if I receive positive feedback about changes to balance, I'd like to add more content - mainly competing CPUs. I've also been thinking about how to implement fabs, production and all that. I have a vision, but I don't see it being implemented too soon.

No video this time, since there's nothing to show.
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