We've finally added an update to the game that players voted for. " The Debates are already in the game! The biggest update in the game since the release! It includes two mechanics: the Pre-Election Tour and the Debates.

Pre-Election Tour:
You will be able to send campaign teams to agitate in different regions. You will be treated better or worse in certain regions depending on what dogmas you choose to follow. For example, in some regions, you will get the most points for every Centrist dogma, while the Far Right ideas will get very few points. In another region, it will be the opposite. At the same time, if you conduct Pre-Election Tours in the same regions, the efficiency will slowly decrease.
You can add Leader and activists to these campaign groups to increase the effect.

In some regions, you may encounter rival campaign groups and enter into Debates with them.

Debate:
The Leader you send enters into a debate with an opponent. Depending on the region's preference, you will receive certain bonuses for your dogma. In some regions you can be especially strong because your ideology is completely in line with people's opinions.
In the debates themselves, you invest points in any of the three discussion topics. Your opponent also invests his points in any of the three topics. Winning a topic will give bonuses to your party - some bonuses are temporary and some are permanent. So you'll need to think hard about which bonuses are especially important and which you can actually rely on.

Now we've added 4 upgrades to the game that were chosen by the players in the voting. And I love the direction the game has taken, thanks to you.
Thank you for voting, for your advices on how to make it better and for your support. Election games are a very complex area because you have to make a unique game in every way. It's always much harder than making a game by simply putting together mechanics from other games. It's very nice that a lot of people understand this and gave us credit for it. For our part, we tried our best to make something unusual.

A few days ago we added a big update and were finalizing it.

- Soft tutorial. We completely redesigned the soft tutorial system. Now starting with one of the scenarios you get small tasks that will introduce the basic functionality of the game to beginners. Printing a newspaper and writing articles, agitators and struggle in the regions, the leaders and positions they occupy, dogmas and a lot of other elements. We hope now it will be much easier to immerse yourself in the game. We have seen that in recent days the average time of the game has increased by 3 times. So, the refinement of the soft training has not been in vain. We tried very hard ;)

- Slogans. This is a new mechanics, which we have prepared as a surprise. Now development in the main areas will bring your party special glasses. Every 40-50 moves all parties will be offered to choose slogans with strong bonuses, but limited in time. The parties with the largest number of these special points will be the first to choose the slogans. So it's important not to forget this option, so that competitors don't make out the most powerful bonuses.

- We also changed 6 more points:
-- You can now see the sum of their parameters when hiring leaders. This is very helpful if you choose a leader for the post of "Treasurer".
-- Display the quality of the articles. Previously, this parameter was hidden. Now you see the overall quality of the articles when you select them and you can compare the value of articles of different types
-- Sorting articles by type. Previously, when selecting articles, you had to manually search for the desired article type. Now, they are all divided into different types before your eyes.
-- Some more minor updates and some new sounds.

Judging by the statistics, this update was very successful. The growth of average session length by 3 times speaks for itself).

We are also preparing another big update - "Debates". It will be a very large and important functionality that will be as important as the Gazeta and will make the game much more interesting.

Thank you for supporting us. As you can see, we try to continue to please you and fulfill all our promises!

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Today we can finally give you two great news!

Finally we launch "Events". This update won the First Players Vote, so we have invested all our energy into it. Initially we thought to make it much smaller by including about 20-30 events in the game. But the update has grown into 70 events, many of which are unique for a particular country.
1932-1936 was rich in events. The Great Depression, plant closures, protests and more. We couldn't get around them because there were so many events. Besides, intrigues, bribes and intrigues of competitors.
However, playing one match you will see only a small part of these events, so each new game will be different, and playing other scenarios the events will also be different.

So far this is the most massive update we've done in Evil Democracy: 1932 and we hope you'll enjoy it.

Also the second good news for today: collection cards are in game! This time we tried to make them really unusual and greatly improved the art.

Whats our next steps?
Three more big updates:
- "Debates" (another point that won in the Second Player Vote). Huge functionality, which will be as important as "Newspaper", "Agitators" or "Leaders". This will incorporate the Dogmas and present them in a new light.
- Adding a soft tutorial to the game. At the beginning of the game you will be able to get small introductory tasks with the awards. So players will be able to get acquainted with all the functionality
- The new big Sogan mechanics. Our surprise to you)

Thank you for supporting us. I hope today game made one more step to what Evil Democracy: 1932 should become. And thank you for going this way together!

In the Second Players Voting you voted for two updates and today we have implemented the main winner: "Coalitions"!
Now the election is not always the end.
Throughout the game you will be able to see possible coalitions that you can enter. After an election, if one of the coalitions gains enough votes, you can start bidding for posts. If this is an intermediate election (as in Germany) you will get a bonus for each post, depending on the value of the post. If it is a final election - each post will bring a certain percentage of Small Victory.

This is not the last good news for today) We have finished update "Events", but the translationis in progress. So the update that you have chosen in the First Vote will probably be in the game on Wednesday.

We have also laid the foundation for two more big updates:
1. Another update that you have chosen in the Second Vote: "Debates". This will be a very big update, which will be as important in the game as the Newspaper, Agitators and Leaders. When our team read how this update will be implemented, everyone was very excited. By all team members, this is the best update we've done in Evil Democracy: 1932. But it is quite big and we will probably need about a month to finish it.
2. We decided to prepare a surprise and to prepare another mechanic - "Slogans". This is a very unusual mechanics, in which different parties will be able to choose certain slogans, if they are not hook in with competitors. Most likely, we will also be able to release this update in about a month. And it should also be a decoration of Evil Democracy: 1932).

After these updates and a complete reworking of the tutorial inside the game - we will be able to launch the Third Player Vote. Once again, you will be able to select the point you like and decide which update is worth adding to the game. I think that the game now and the game after all these updates will be very different, so the Third Player Vote should be postponed until the implementation of these updates.

To be honest, I really looking forward to play the game with all these updates. Hope you too) Thank you, for the level of support that you give us - and I hope you see how we try our best. I hope very soon we will have the game that we wanted ;).

Today we sum up the Second Player Vote for Upgrades.
https://ad.gamersky.info/@store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/1219950/view/2385166844461568877.
https://ad.gamersky.info/@steamcommunity.com/app/1219950/discussions/0/2439210120851044527/
We want you to decide where the game should go, so you decide which updates to add to the game.

In the Second Vote, there are two clear leaders who have detached strongly from the other points:
"3" has won and gained 32% of your votes. When I saw that this point is the leader, I had been thinking for two weeks about how to make the mechanics of "Coalitions" particularly interesting.
What will be the update of "Coalition"? We will add to the game such a concept as "Small Victory". During the whole game you will see in a special panel what variants of the coalition you can have, taking into account the ideologies of the parties.
If no party gains 51%, then you can check if at least one of your coalition gains 51%. If so, you will be able to start the process of negotiations with other parties. Basically, the bidding starts for each post. Each position has a different value. The more and better positions you gain, the higher the percentage of Small Victory you will get.
When playing in the Germany scenario, the coalitions in the midterm elections will add a new parameter "Authority" to your party.

Point "2" also broke away from your competitors and gained as much as 27% (against the other 10%-15%). So we think that we must make the second point you have chosen.
The mechanics of "Debates" will be a real decoration of the game. The player will be able to go on a pre-election tour in the regions. In these tours it will be very important what ideology of the dogmata that you take. In some regions the left ideas are honored, in others the right ideas are honored. Obviously, your strength in debates in these regions will be quite different. So basically, you have to choose:
- Always go to the regions with the most support for your tenets, but each time you collect a smaller award...
- Travel around the country and participate more in the debate

These two updates are now in line and another winner of the vote is "Events". We are actively working on all three and hope to be able to finish them in October. After that we will completely rework the tutorial and release it. Then the Third Player Update Vote and the Fourth Vote will be launched ;)

We would like to say thank you so much for your support. Every time we see it, we want to work even harder together to make the game we want.

We have added a new update: the ability to customize your party!
This point got the third place in the Second Vote of the players, so we didn't make this update too big - but we couldn't help but add it, since 15% of the players consider it extremely important.
What is included in the update?
1. The mechanics of the starting party setup. Now you can change the ideology of the party you want to play. You can also change the name of the party and its abbreviation. Now you have the opportunity to show your imagination.)
2. Added animation when you exit the map screen to the cabinet.
3. Added animation for the appointment of journalist
4. Added leader recruitment animation.
5. Added animation for learning the dogma.
6. Added animation when printing newspapers and leaflets.
Also added 3 more minor animations and 2 labels.
We tried to make the game a little more beautiful.

Today we have closed the Second Player Vote for updates and tomorrow we will summarize the results with an explanation of how the updates you have chosen will look like. We continue to work actively on the game - and hope soon we will please you with another big update!

Today we are very pleased to present you with a major update - the one you voted for.

Two points ("Party Congresses" and "Events") have won in the First Voting and today we present the first of them. The "Party Congresses" are already available! We continue to work on "Events" and hope to finish them in a month.

In addition, today we have added a few extra surprises that will make you happy:

1. The mechanics of "Party Congresses". In each scenario, on the pre-Congress eve, you will be able to choose one of three promises. You will give it to party members and if you can fulfill it before Congress, you will get one of the significant bonuses.
Each promise has its proper reward. And the harder the task, the greater the reward you'll be able to receive.
In addition, as a reward, you can either instantly accept one of the dogmas or free recruitment of a new leader. Remember that the maximum number of positions at the moment is 7, so the free leader bonus must be used wisely.

2. Unique bonuses for each party. Now when you start the game you will get special unique bonuses depending on the game. For some it is a constant growth of the stats of the leader, for some, it is a bigger budget, and for others, there are several interesting options.
We read all your reviews and at this point, several people attracted to our attention. Thank you for helping us make the game better.

3. The adoption of a certain dogma blocks some of the other dogmas. For example, if you have accepted the dogma of "Prohibition of Religion" you will no longer be able to accept the dogma of "Freedom of Religion". This is an obvious point and I don't know how we didn't think about it before. You have written about it in several reviews and of course, we couldn't help but listen to you. Thank you for helping us make the game better ;)

4. Correction of the map. Many players complained that Poland, Belgium and some other countries are not historical. We have fixed this problem both in the game itself and on the start screen. Thank you for paying attention to us and helping to make the game better.

Also, the game has updated the balance with a lot of small changes. I know that it's always important which ones, so I will sign more details:
1. Some bonuses of dogmas have been cut (to reduce the cost of the rally, to increase profits).
2. Previously, the basic acceptance of all dogmas was 20 moves. Now the basic time of acceptance of dogmas became from 20 to 40 moves. In general, the time of acceptance of all dogmas increased very little (by +15%). But this helped to better balance the strong bonuses that previously gave too many power-ups.
If your party's ideology is very different from that of the dogma, then the time increases as before.
3. Reinforcement of rallies. The rallies themselves are slightly reinforced.
The effect of agitation is slightly increased (by 10%-20%).

We continue to work on updating the Events. At the moment we are writing the third version of the texts of the events. The first two versions were not good enough. Now they add a lot more atmospheric content, but we want to continue working on them. For the first time 3 people are working on the texts and we hope that they will become a highlight of Evil Democracy. After all, this is the main item that you chose in the First Vote and we want to implement it in the best possible way. I think in a month we will be able to delight you with this update and start working on the item you have chosen in the Second Vote.

Thank you for being with us and thank you for supporting us. As you can see, we are trying to listen to everything you say - this will remain ;).

P.S. I remind you of the link for the Second Vote that is currently underway. Choose the update that you want: https://ad.gamersky.info/@store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/1219950/view/2385166844461568877

Today we start the Second Player Vote for the update.
But first we will tell you more about the first one. We have already said that in gratitude we will implement two updates with the most votes:
- "Add certain historical events, incidents that would help to plunge into the atmosphere." We will add 29 events in three scenarios. Only part of them will be seen in one game game in order to increase interest in replaying and to make each game different from each other. To solve the crisis the player will have to make certain efforts: for example, instead of printing newspapers in the printing house to print books or send his leader to reassure the protesters and so on. There are 5-7 types of solutions for historical events/crises/incidents.
- "Add party convention mechanics." In a certain number of turns before the party congress, you will give one of the promises to the party. To fulfill that promise, you will have to perform a series of actions. If you are able to fulfill your promise by the time of the Party Congress, then you will receive a reward: get a new leader for free or instantly accept a new dogma, or receive another reward, depending on the promise. If the promise is not kept, the congress will be held without awards.
We will do our best nd we hope these updates will be ready in 1-1.5 months.

Today we start the Second Vote. Please write a comment under this news - what kind of update you would like to see in the game first:
1. Customizable parties. Add an opportunity to customize your party in the begining of any scenario (party name, party starting parameters).
2. Add debate mechanics. Political parties can hold debates against each other. This is the mechanics on which a special role is played by the dogmata that you have adopted and your leaders. At the moment, the role of dogmata is not as high as I would like and this mechanics would greatly enhance them.
3. The mechanics of the Coalition. After an election, it is not necessary to gain 50% to win. All struggle often starts after elections. We want to give you an opportunity to join blocs and coalitions to win together. We want to make this mechanics interesting and unexpected.
4. Diversions, At the moment activists are used only 3 turns before the election. We would like to add the possibility of activist sabotage against rival parties. Political life in Germany, in 1932, was very tough. First the Communists lost street battles, and then the elections. We would like to pay tribute to historical realities and add this element to the game. If you want it too - vote "4"
5. The mechanics of the pre-election program. I would like to add such an important instrument as the party program. A player gradually during the whole campaign makes it up - and as a result he received certain bonuses or fines for the elections. I would like to tie the dogmata, rallies, leaders and other elements to such party program. Do you think that it should be done first of all? Then vote for "5").

We want to develop the game together - to get the game we want. Thank you for your warm welcome and we'll do everything we can to justify your trust.

First of all, about today's update
Today we have added 97 achievements - which are already on Steam. Next week we want to add three more achievements (victory in scenarios). We hope that we will be able to add collection cards soon. As soon as Steam gives us permission, we will prepare them quickly.
In yesterday's update we have closed the possibility to change finances with external programs. But this update did not allow us to download old savings. Today we have fixed the problem of saving, but we still can't change our finances anymore.

Today we are summing up the first Player Vote for the update.
Votes for the second option: 31%.
For the third option: 25%.
For the first option: 21%.
For the fourth option - 17%
For the fifth option, only 6%.

Thank you for your activity and for your support. As a thank you, we have decided that we will implement the two options that won the most votes!
https://ad.gamersky.info/@steamcommunity.com/app/1219950/discussions/0/2287213008800457774/?ctp=2.

This big update is likely to take about a month. Tomorrow we will tell you the details of this update and announce the Second Player Vote!
To be honest, the results of the first voting were a bit unexpected. Before the launch a lot of people wrote that they need new scenarios, but when you have already tried the game, you have chosen the options involving the addition of new functionality to the game.
If the new functionality is so imortent - we will think about what new options to offer in the new voting.
Follow the news tomorrow - detailed information about the updates you have chosen and the announcement of the Second Vote!

Thank you for your warm welcome and we will do our best to justify your trust.