Is it me or is this game incredibly janky?

[clutzyninja]

I'm trying to just build a simple clinic, and it's not recognizing the waiting room I made, despite that it's one of the prefab waiting rooms. It won't let me hire receptionists, I can't hire janitors...

Is this game broken or what?

[pingu]

Did you play the tutorial?

[clutzyninja]

The tutorial is where I was having the issues

[Pre55ure]

Originally posted by clutzyninja:

The tutorial is where I was having the issues

the tutorials are so bad man, id suggest watching a video tutorial, or just keep working it out on your own, its pretty confusing but youll get there if determined , your specific problem might be that you need more than 1 waiting room, i was stuck on tutorials too

[Wisecasper]

Is it assigned to the correct department? Click the correct department at the bottom. Waiting room on the room list on right-hand side of screen and draw over the pre-fab to bring it into the right department.

[Vuyek]

Right, you have no idea what you're doing.
Like all of us when we started this game.

[clutzyninja]

Originally posted by Vuyek:

Right, you have no idea what you're doing.
Like all of us when we started this game.

So the game isn't janky, just has awful tutorials, is what I'm gathering

[GHKtruc]

I didn't run into too many issues, but I've watched quite a few videos before even considering purchasing this game. Learn from other peoples mistake lol.

Edit: Ok I just got a medic stuck repeateadly washing his hands after a procedure

[Vuyek]

Originally posted by clutzyninja:

Originally posted by Vuyek:

Right, you have no idea what you're doing.
Like all of us when we started this game.

So the game isn't janky, just has awful tutorials, is what I'm gathering

Full disclaimer: never did tutorials.

[Squashbuckler]

I havent had any issues...Been playing for quite some time. Stick to it. It is a fantastic game.

[siwe7]

Originally posted by GHKtruc:

Edit: Ok I just got a medic stuck repeateadly washing his hands after a procedure

just someone with a specific perk ;)

[GHKtruc]

No xD He didn't wash his hands 3 times. More like 20 times before I closed the game

[burning.phoneix]

The tutorials are so confusing. Stuck on tutorial two because after building everything I still didn't understand the fundamentals and had no idea how to build the radiology department.

[claiminglight]

To make a room, you need, at a minimum:

- A built foundation for it to go on
- A Footprint
- The stuff that goes in the footprint to make the room work
- The staff needed for the room, if it needs staff


Building a foundation is done in build mode. Build mode is a button you can find in the top left corner of your screen. Once in there, start looking through the tabs and you'll eventually find it. Or press F6.

A footprint is made in Management Mode. Also a button in the top left. Or F7.
When in management mode, your mangaging changes are made for the department you currently have selected . To change the department you are drawing footprints for, click the icon along the bar toward the bottom of the screen. When in the correct department, you'll see a list of rooms that can have footprints drawn for them on the left (and also on the right, if you have hospitalization unlocked and the department supports it). Click one of the icons to make your cursor able to draw that room. Fiddle with the other icons to see what they do.

When you've made a room, it has to have certain things in it to work. The most direct way to figure out what a room needs is to click on the large icon on the map that was made within the footprint you just drew. That will take you back into Build Mode, but within the furniture tabs, and will highlight the items required in the room.

Once you have everything you need in the room, you'll need to hire people to work at the workstations you've made (creating workstations, which are typically computers on a desk with a chair, is one of the requirements in near every room). You can hire for your workstations in Management Mode. Again, make sure you are looking at the correct department.

Something to note here is that walls are optional. Some rooms will need them to hang certain furnishings from while others may work a lot better without them, like waiting areas and receptions.

[Supahz]

Originally posted by clutzyninja:

I'm trying to just build a simple clinic, and it's not recognizing the waiting room I made, despite that it's one of the prefab waiting rooms. It won't let me hire receptionists, I can't hire janitors...

Is this game broken or what?

Yes, it's frustrating. I like sim games, but this is obtuse, hard to get a feel for... and I'm giving up. You shouldn't have to go watch an independently-made video to figure a game out. Good luck, though.

[Squashbuckler]

Originally posted by Supahz:

Originally posted by clutzyninja:

I'm trying to just build a simple clinic, and it's not recognizing the waiting room I made, despite that it's one of the prefab waiting rooms. It won't let me hire receptionists, I can't hire janitors...

Is this game broken or what?

Yes, it's frustrating. I like sim games, but this is obtuse, hard to get a feel for... and I'm giving up. You shouldn't have to go watch an independently-made video to figure a game out. Good luck, though.

Thats too bad, the game is fantastic. I have enjoyed it for many hours.