Investments and Real Estate :: Big Ambitions General Discussions

Big Ambitions

All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos Workshop News Guides Reviews

Big Ambitions > General Discussions > Topic Details

TheGameConsultant May 20, 2021 @ 3:33pm

Investments and Real Estate

Sounds great so far in concept. Can you explain how detailed or in-depth will the funds investment and real estate will be? What do you mean by strategic? I am hoping you add some decent depth and real market supply and demand effects.

< >

Showing 1-7 of 7 comments

jhovgaard [developer] May 21, 2021 @ 1:47am

Hi there,

Thanks, glad to hear you like it!

Investment funds

By far the easiest and simplest way to invest in the game. Investments are done in the bank and you can choose between 3 funds that are based on anonymous, but real-life investment funds, following the same ups and downs (stock prices are synced daily).

Real estate investment

A bit more complex, I'll try to keep it short. The city in Big Ambitions is grouped into 4 neighborhoods (for now). Each neighborhood contains citizens of different social classes, age groups, gender, and a few more parameters.

As the game evolves, each neighborhood changes. There are both natural changes (rng), but also changes affected by player's actions in the city. A good example would be to set up a luxurious clothing store in a poor area. That will slowly attract wealthier citizens. The player can then speculate in buying cheap buildings in the area, only to renovate them and sell at a higher price once the area becomes more popular.

The neighborhood and citizen mechanics are by far the most complex part of the game, so you can definitely expect a decent depth :-)

Best,
Jonas

TheGamingNot May 31, 2021 @ 5:55pm

Originally posted by jhovgaard:
Hi there,

Thanks, glad to hear you like it!

Investment funds
By far the easiest and simplest way to invest in the game. Investments are done in the bank and you can choose between 3 funds that are based on anonymous, but real-life investment funds, following the same ups and downs (stock prices are synced daily).

Real estate investment
A bit more complex, I'll try to keep it short. The city in Big Ambitions is grouped into 4 neighborhoods (for now). Each neighborhood contains citizens of different social classes, age groups, gender, and a few more parameters.

As the game evolves, each neighborhood changes. There are both natural changes (rng), but also changes affected by player's actions in the city. A good example would be to set up a luxurious clothing store in a poor area. That will slowly attract wealthier citizens. The player can then speculate in buying cheap buildings in the area, only to renovate them and sell at a higher price once the area becomes more popular.

The neighborhood and citizen mechanics are by far the most complex part of the game, so you can definitely expect a decent depth :-)

Best,
Jonas

Whats the time speed of the game? i would imagine at first something like the sims but a bit slower. but then how would the stock work if its synced. if you dont mind me asking

jhovgaard [developer] Jun 1, 2021 @ 12:20am

Originally posted by TheGamingNot:
Whats the time speed of the game? i would imagine at first something like the sims but a bit slower. but then how would the stock work if its synced. if you dont mind me asking

It's currently around 1 in-game minute equal to one real second. Time speeds up when you're sleeping, working, and a few other activities.