I immediately warn you that this is not a native version, there is still one installation version of the game for Windows. However, using the latest version of the application Wine (Wine is Not an Emulator) and a few additional libraries, you can install and run Movie Business 2 on Linux computers. Personally, I tested it on Ubuntu and the program works great (although not perfectly, there are a few elements that behave a bit differently than under Windows). More information about what you need to install and what other behaviors you may encounter compared to the Windows version can be found in the dedicated help section Movie Business on Linux.

Although previous versions of the game also work, the 2023 edition is the first that was tested under this system and introduces several improvements to the operation of the game under Linux.

If there are any other problems under this operating system (or you would be able to run the game on other distributions or even under Mac) please contact me.

A new Chat option will appear in the assistant window. After selecting it, you will be able to talk to your assistant. About what? For example, about creators, films, awards or universes. The assistant can also answer some general questions. A list of sample questions you can ask can be found here.

Of course, do not expect the level of ChatGPT, the algorithms are much simpler, and this is only the alpha version to see if the idea will catch on. During the conversation, your questions will be saved and sent to MovieStats so that I know what you want to ask your assistant so that in future versions he can answer such questions.

Of course, if you have any ideas for questions (and maybe answers), you can also submit them to me.

W opcji edycji loga i koloru gracza będzie możliwość wgrania własnego loga dla graczy posiadających profil.

Drobna rzecz ale z tego co słyszałem ucieszy kilku graczy

The largest contributors to this update are:

• WhiterRabbit
• Luke
• Andrew89
• Phil

Additionally, I updated the parameters of some creators after lively discussions on Discord

The update will take place after launching a new game with the default set of creators (details can be found here).

After this update, the official set will contain 5596 creators.

The set will include 3000 fictional characters in all professions and genders. In the case of creators who can be actors, they will have photos of young creators available in the game. For other competitions, photos will not be available.

Interestingly, the date of the start of a particular creator's career will be random and will be adjusted depending on the start date of the game.

The restrictions for playing with a fictional set of creators will be the same as for any other custom set.

The second part of the Movie Business allowed the use of non-standard sets of creators from the beginning. There was even an editor that allowed you to create your own sets. However, this functionality did not gain much popularity among players, hence the idea to provide players with the ability to add missing creators to the main set. That's how it was created MovieStats where you can submit your own proposals to the official set of the game online.

Over time, it turned out that the editor is not needed (I also use only MovieStats) therefore, work on its development was abandoned. However, I have received feedback that there are players who would like to be able to create and edit custom Creator Kits.

So I decided to introduce user kits in the 2023 edition. This time there will be no dedicated editor for it, because the file format itself is to be extremely simple, so you can edit it in any text editor or in tools such as Excel.

Custom creator sets will be stored in a text file in the format .csv (Comma-Separated Values) where each attribute will be separated by a semicolon.

You will be able to use your own sets in the party game. Using such a set will cause several restrictions during the game:

• will not be available trophies
• you will not be able to export movies to MovieStats after the game
• will not be available Stories and some Quizzes
• will not be available cult movies

More details about the format and how to create a new custom set will appear in the dedicated post.

The largest contributors to this update are:

• Balša Milijaš
• WinterRabbit
• Arek

Additionally, I updated the parameters of some creators after lively discussions on Discord

The update will take place after launching a new game with the default set of creators (details can be found here).

After this update, the official set will contain 5400 creators.

The largest contributors to this update are:

• No Names
• Levardos
• Salem

Additionally, I updated the parameters of some creators after lively discussions on Discord

The update will take place after launching a new game with the default set of creators (details can be found here).

After this update, the official set will contain 5359 creators.

However, I decided to give doubters the opportunity to experiment with this randomness and find out for yourself why turning off this element will negatively affect the long-term gameplay.

Well, in the 2022 Edition, donors will receive a new cheat code "I do not understand art", which will change one of the key algorithms of the game affecting randomness.

How it works

Currently, when the production of the film begins, the game randomizes the initial rating of each of the creators participating in the production. And so it is manifested with a star rating from 1 to 5 for each creator.

Using this cheat code will ensure that instead of a random draw, each creator's default rating will always be 3*.

Of course, during the production of the film, as a result of various random events and specific decisions of the producer, these values may change for a specific creator.

Why is this cheat code only available to donors?

Randomness is built into all game mechanics and such a modification in one place "spoils" my concept of the Movie Business. I do not want players who come into contact with the game for the first time to be able to play its "broken" version. Additionally, changing this behavior will have many side effects that will make some of the other mechanics stop working as they should (but more on that below)

What are the consequences of using cheat code

After using this cheat code, trophies, saving data to the profile and exporting movies to MovieStats after the end of the game will be disabled.

Why I do NOT recommend using this cheat code

This cheat code changes the behavior only in one place and makes the whole concept of the game less consistent, which can be observed in many other places of the game. Here are some examples of where the game will stop working as expected:

• the final rating of the creators will usually be 3*
• very rarely there will be extreme ratings of 1* or 5*
  • descriptive reviews will be definitely less diverse
  • not all random events / events during production will take place
  • it will be more difficult for creators to win awards at festivals (because they are awarded to artists with extreme ratings)
• the balance of the game will be disturbed
• film ratings will be much more uniform
• the game will be definitely more monotonous
• unsophisticated strategies will be very effective
• and for some many others... which even I am not able to predict at the moment

So as you can see, this is a very experimental "cheat code" which I do NOT recommend to use, but if someone wants to find out about it, they will get the opportunity to check how the game behaves in less random conditions.