Plans for Real Estate Mod (Patreon)
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First of all, sorry about the multiple emails this morning. I had to get on a couple critical bug-fixes and wanted to make sure everyone saw the notice to get a new version. This fixed lot ownership problems with retail/vet clinics.
I have a great idea, submitted by my lovely assistant Playalot. She suggested I give you the option on how often rent is paid, in case weekly is a bit boring for you. While I'm going to divide up the rent amounts if you use a faster option, I'm also going to offer you the ability to tune the amount of rent up by 10-50% or so, which will effectively give us a new difficulty option.
The Real Estate earnings are set at 5% plus some boosts based on your star rating. These earnings do not count as income that Gameplay Overhaul will cut, so I think difficulty around them is a great idea.
I see some minor confusion about purchasing lots, so I'd like to make a menu you can use that will show all the lots that can be bought in the different neighborhoods. You do need to be on the lot to buy them, because the way the map view mode works is pretty much hard-coded to the point I had 0 luck trying to modify it.
To help with this, I want to see if I can make some tooltips or make options disappear if you are not on a lot that can be purchased. I think this mod has serious potential, and it's something I've wanted for years so you know I'm going to try to make it better out of sheer passion for the concept. Thanks for your patience, and keep those experience reports coming. I read them even if I can't always respond. I'm making this for all of us, so I want to hear your thoughts and will use them to help shape the direction the mod will take.