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Received, thank you for your generous donation and I would love to play your game when released, definitely let me know. Thanks!

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2) Also a good idea, I basically built the game for myself because I couldn't find what I wanted to play and just kept replaying the early parts of RSC to get my grindy fix

Thanks a ton!

That is very kind of you, the game has only brought in $34 in 3 years haha. While of course not required, any amount is greatly appreciated. Your comment and enjoyment though means the most, thank you again for letting me know you enjoyed playing!

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Thanks for sharing this, awesome to hear from someone who enjoyed the game! Much appreciated!

OK it should be fixed now, please download the new version and let me know if there are any issues. Thanks!

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. It looks like one of the text labels may be overlapping the 'New Game" button on slot 0, please click New Game on one of the other load slots (1, 2, or 3) while I make the adjustment within the next few days. Sorry about that!

You are correct that all skills tie into each other. You can certainly specialize, but skills relate to each other in important ways an ultimately you will need to get multiple stats leveled. For boxing, are you training in the gym or just fighting in the arena? Training gives you way more EXP, because it is training haha. There are drug spots and drug dealers guarding them, you need to knock them out before you can sell there. Sounds like you need to explore more and interact with more parts of the world and discover new things! If you have any questions though feel free to ask :)

As for it being a grind, it is an entirely level based grindy RPG, you are correct.

As for spending $2k for a house, do you mean you bought the empty lot? That's not a house, it's an empty lot as the name describes it. It's so you can build you drug warehouses on it. It's in the gang area, but until you buy fences and buildings, it will remain just an empty plot of land.

What house are you referring to? There is no house. If you mean the high rise building, it is in the main city right where you spawn when you load into the game.

Congrats!!! After 3rd+ NG plus, the exp and multipliers get ridiculous haha it gets crazy fast crazy quick. To my knowledge, you are the only player other than our beta testers and myself to make it to NG+ :) We have only made $34 from the game over the course of like a year haha. It seriously means a lot to me that you are enjoying the game, thank you very much for sharing with me!

I really appreciate the kind words of support and am so happy to hear that you are enjoying the game! If you need assistance with the 3 stuffed animals just let me know :) So cool to hear someone beating the first play through, it requires a lot of work so good job!

Hey I just wanted to thank you for your post "Cannot read property 'build' of undefined - POSSIBLE SOLUTION" from a while ago. It is too old so it won't let me reply to you, but your solution fixed the issue I have been trying to fix for hours. It is really frustrating that nobody explained it for something so simple, but thanks to you it is now resolved, so much appreciated!

OK please check again, it is fixed now. Thank you for letting me know!

I think this question is a bit too vague I recommend that you just play around with the game a bit and refer to the help button in game. I am confident you will get the hang of things. Best of luck!

You can find one in the pawn shop in the gangland area

Enemies are in the gangland area of the map, so you need to use the subway / stairwell system

Thanks for the support. Nope, no map. I know the game doesn't do a lot of hand holding which was my intention, I wanted the game to reward exploring and trial / error. It's a throwback to the RuneScape Classic and Minecraft style of gameplay where it drops you in and let's you go immediately. The help button mentions the importance of the subway system / stairwell system to encourage the players to find new areas. I would be happy to help though!

As for strength, that is a combat skill, along with Hits, Accuracy, Defense, and Agility. They can all be leveled by engaging in combat with enemies in the gang area (using the subway system). 

Let me know if you have any other questions, thanks!

No discord currently, but I may look into it if the game keeps growing. In the meantime, please let me know if you have any questions and I will be happy to help! Also, you can comment in the main section of the game (there are a bunch of comments there) and someone, either me or a fan, will jump in to help. Thanks!

Thanks for the screenshot. There actually is not an installer - you just unzip and play. Maybe that is causing the issue? Have you tried just clicking Install? It looks like the button is clickable.

Thanks for the heads up. Can you please try again? There was a UnityCrashHandler exe in the root folder, I think that was confusing itch because there were 2 exe files. Please let me know, thanks!

Hey, how did you get tickets with no gaming exp? Did you steal them using hacking? That is crazy funny, I didn't even think someone would ever get to level 66 hacking but be at 1 gaming, that is very unique! I love how you have a totally different play style than me, super cool to see.

It gets exponentially easier as you level. Your screenshot shows you are only level 1 gaming. You need to play games in the Arcade to level up, you won't level on the claw machine. You can only win the claw machine 1 time (it gives you a stuffed animal, super rare, permanent boost)

Also, you are going to hit a wall on your drug making with a low combat level, because those ingredients are found on higher level enemies. In the meantime, I would recommend focusing on Weed, because it only needs 1 ingredient and can be purchased with CCs

Thanks for helping out Dorkness! You can also get to it from the hospital in the main city. If you go to the hospital / police station, the subway entrance there will take you to the pawn shop

You're doing awesome! Make sure to keep your passive productions going at all times, you don't want to run out of fertilizer or drug ingredients, or else your exp will stop as well. Those produce over time, so you want them going so you can earn exp while you level other skills.

Also, you may want to shift your focus away from the high rise for a bit and invest in your drug operation (which will end up making you more money in the long run). 4 high-rise unlocks is a lot for lvl 13 growing. Very impressive though! You're doing awesome

The rate at the arcade is supposed to be near impossible. The claw machine at your house is better odds. Also, the odds get better with gaming lvl, not luck

Nope, you can only have 1 active at a time. If you apply a new buff it will get rid of the old one.

No problem, ask away! The guards are just for flavor, the real benefit of the front office is the cars that allow you to fast travel to your high rise building

It tells you in the console once you enter that menu, it describes each one

Haha yea it is all connected, every skill has a purpose

Ah gotcha, no problem! That section is for late game upgrades.

First before what? You don't need to upgrade 6 floors for any of the marijuana upgrades

Arcade prizes :)

The drugs won't produce without ingredients in the vat, so you need to keep your weed vat filled with fertilizer for the plants to produce. Workers are hired as upgrades from the computer.

Each floor has different benefits depending on what skill you want a boost to. You can get 30 minute buffs to different skills depending on the floor. I personally like to start with the Arcade or the Gym so I can get buffs to combat or gaming skills, and also get access to the claw machine in my home. Spa is also good for health and quick healing though, club for a variety of crime skills. Cyber for hacking. Penthouse for convenience and status. All of them are good! 

Also I am experimenting with the new page font. I may change it back but I also like it for the crime theme! I appreciate the feedback

Very much appreciated :) Thanks for playing and for helping to get more players!

Sure, no problem. There are a couple options for cooking at lvl 1. One is to use the low level fruit with the blender in the cafe (you need to work there first). You combine tomatoes + carrots near a blender and it will make a smoothie. This works for other fruits as well. You can also cook shrimp from the meat counter using a frying pan and a stove.

For larceny, yes, you will find higher level drugs such as fentanyl, oxy, and more at the hospital as your larceny increases. Correct. You can also steal from ambulances, cop cars, and more to find other rare drugs.

Also, please spread the word about The Smuggler to any friends / family you may know who would enjoy the game! Thanks again for playing!

Yes, fences surround your base, and you can't purchase drug warehouses without them (since they protect your drugs and privacy). Definitely an important upgrade.

All ATMs have equal chances, it is entirely based off of your level. All natural RND variance :) Also yes! Jumping doesn't serve much of a purpose but there are a few low objects you can jump, like in the dirty parking lot in the gangland, there are some pipes that can be jumped. Otherwise it's just for fun ;)

You can inspect the person's level before attempting to pickpocket them. Then, you need to follow them and continue stealing from them. The closer you are to the minimum level for that person, the harder it is to pickpocket. Then, it gets exponentially easier. For example, if you are level 1 and the person is lvl 1, then you chance of succeeding may be 5%. If you are level 2 and they are 1, it may be 15%, if you are level 5, maybe 50%. It gets easier and easier. So if you turn level 10, you may not want to rush to a level 10 person just yet. Level up a bit first. I don't call it grindy for nothing! It's a grind, especially at the early levels. Push through!

So there are multiple ways and paths that can be taken. You're doing CC Skimming early, which is a smart path that I like to take as well. However, if you spent that time stealing and pawning, or pick pocketing, or boxing, or several other paths, you could have earned the money needed instead of the credit cards. Both are viable paths, and it may seem OP but that is because you focused energy on that path. Skimming is powerful, and you can definitely get good weapons that way, so skim away! Functioning as intended :) You won't think credit cards are too easy when you start needing to buy fertilizer and other ingredients, just wait haha. The web stores are balanced, there are many important things there that will become relevant later. 

Keep me posted, thanks for playing! I am happy to answer any other questions you may have.

PS - Part of the reason I added powerful weapons to the dark web is to encourage players to skim early. Skimming is a semi-passive skill since it produces over time, and if not started at a decent time, can drag you down late game.