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To use their lines you need to outsource the production of your CPUs. You can do that by selecting their lithography when creating a new CPU. Also, make sure the "Licensed" toggle is enabled

I don't have a set date for the next update yet, but there will be a new beta on our Discord server in about 10 days

Yes, I do plan to add GPUs. That'll likely be the next major addition after the architecture update

I'm glad you're liking it!

The ability to buy other companies is not implemented yet. It will be added in a future update!

Yeah, that's the problem with fabless companies. Unlike foundries and normal CPU companies, they don't have any mandatory expenses (maintenance costs). So if they do nothing, they can basically live forever

If they have a lot of money, they may be living off interest. You can check their finances in the Finance tab

Yes, architectures will be added in the next major update

It will be added in the next updates

That's fair enough. The game definitely needs a tutorial, or at least some kind of introduction

Thank you for the kind words!

I agree, licensing definitely needs some balancing. Some sort of relationship/trust mechanic would help a lot and also give a sense of progression

In January

Thanks!

Thank you for your kind words!

I haven't added cheats yet, that's why the option is disabled!

We do have a Discord, here!

I think the next patch might be the full 0.2.0 release, but I'm not sure yet when it's coming. That said, there will be a new beta on Discord in a few days

Fico feliz que tenha gostado!

Agradeço pela ajuda, mas no momento prefiro desenvolver o jogo sozinho!

I'm glad you're enjoying it!

But yeah, Very Hard requires a lot of min-maxing and luck. One possible strategy is to make a good enough chip for Industries, research 76mm Wafer as soon as possible, build one 51mm production line, and hope that you can sign a console or computer contract (since they ask for a small number of chips)

On normal difficulty, you can start by making a CPU with minimum die size and maximum frequency with overclock, priced around $199 (increase or decrease the price if needed). That should give you enough money to research better tech for your second CPU

There's a bit of luck involved, since you're competing with other companies for the contracts. You can try sending offers to as many contracts as possible, that way you have a pretty good chance of signing at least one.

Also, make sure to enable the "cancel offers" automation, to avoid signing contracts that exceed your production capacity

Cheats are not implemented yet!

GPUs will be added, yes. But I need to add architectures and coolers first!

I'm still working on it!

0.1.17 is coming in 1 or 2 weeks, but you can already play the beta on discord

You can play version 0.1.12f1 from the discord server, which is part of the 0.2 beta

I'm glad you like it!

I don't have a Patreon at the moment

Yes!

Expanding on the difference between SRAM and DRAM is actually an interesting idea

The game is still in development, yes. Thanks for the feedback!

I could add some cheats, sure

Yes, there's a list on Discord

It will be closer to your first example, with instructions, ISAs, and stuff like that

Yes

Safe temperature is capped at 95 degrees, so temperature projects do become useless at some point

Make sure your industrial chips have very low power consumption

It will probably take a few months

It's planned!

GPUs will be added in the future, yes!

One line produces 50 wafers per month, and the amount of units depends on the die size and wafer size