I think with a few graphics, it would be easier to track the number of people in line and sales, rather than trying to look at the numbers as they flash by. I'm not really sure what parameters to pick for each day.
I agree that some minimal graphics would aid the gameplay, but the game is good comedy as-is, however unethical as it may be to cook a potato. Well done :)
Thanks ignifluous. Yeah, please avoid having fractional servings on hand. It obviously triggers an off-by-one bug when deciding whether to make more fries. It also confuses checks on staleness and possibly other things. Easily fixed, just not within the 48 hours.
One of my testers asked to allow less than one pound per batch and I told him no, that'll trigger this bug, and it's too late to make sure there aren't any more, so only integer servings allowed! I guess I conveniently forgot that there are fractional numbers higher than 1.
Surprisingly addictive. I did pretty well for the first few days, but then I simply couldn't make enough sales to recoup my daily costs - there just wasn't any business, and no amount of adjusting my daily budget would stop the bleeding. :(
Clearly the world is not ready for Tofu Spuds. I wish there'd been a way to specify a set of menu options such that you could charge a different price for Spuds vs Tofu Spuds, which would be a logical way to approach the problem.
The best that I and a friend who is a financial analyst could get to is day 21, after many many tries. This game operates in some sort of frightening stagflation economy. haha. But it was very entertaining.
Tofu Spuds is a scary idea indeed :D But who knows, in real life I imagine it might do very well. "High protein, low-carb, very low glycemic index fries! Come and get some! Only $4.99 per serving!"
I am killing potatoes with stale oil, I am literally Hitler. Kept losing almost instantly until I became a potato asshole and stopped caring about complaints and good service, and since people complained all the time, nobody cared if it was potato or PotaTofu. Yay economy and society! In all seriousness, some speed control would've been great. After playing for a while it can get a bit slow. Couldn't get past day 24. Nice job!
The game has no graphics but you managed to keep me playing longer than most games. Somehow nice to watch, calming and interesting. I now know I cant make a living from fries though. Good job!
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One of my testers asked to allow less than one pound per batch and I told him no, that'll trigger this bug, and it's too late to make sure there aren't any more, so only integer servings allowed! I guess I conveniently forgot that there are fractional numbers higher than 1.
Not massively interactive, as games go, but I like this sort of thing. The humour is top notch.
Great game regardless!
Kept losing almost instantly until I became a potato asshole and stopped caring about complaints and good service, and since people complained all the time, nobody cared if it was potato or PotaTofu. Yay economy and society!
In all seriousness, some speed control would've been great. After playing for a while it can get a bit slow. Couldn't get past day 24.
Nice job!
anyways, the idea was very original
quite nice game. Some graphics (even if were those letter ones, as candy box) would increase the fun of it.
nice job so far. Don't stop developing it.
I cannot manage it.
More options such as Marketing/Advertising to bring more customers (and protesters) would have helped to keep my interest piqued.