[SunDevil]

Nanotech:
This game would not be so hard, and actually more enjoyable if some of these things were implemented.

1. Give the player more options.
A. Be able to bribe the police from even arresting my gang members. Have the police look the other way could add a new dimension to this game. Its all about having the police in my pocket. Is there a mayor or govenor as well?
B. Start the random encounters a little bit later in the game. Give the player a couple of turns of breathing room before you start arresting the gang members and having rival crime lords killing my gang members. I think the random encounters should start off minor events then increase their devastation.
C. Increase the chance of having good lawyers and good gang members available more often. If the player sucks and doesn't have much money, this option won't matter, but at least reward a player if he has enough money to buy good help. It is very fustrating when a couple of my gang members get killed or arrested and no one is available that is any good. This also includes lawyers who in real life are always willing to represent someone with enough money.
D. Make the HQ attacks a little less often and maybe give the abilities to upgrade the defenses of the people who are defending the HQ. Can you increase the hitpoints of the HQ? With only twenty points and a couple of raids later, I always seem to be down in the single digits in no time. Can you heal or ever regain the hitpoints of the HQ back?
E. What is the point of bytes? Can you just sell them or is there more depth to this feature?
F. This game needs way more documentation
G. Give the ability of loans, maybe loan sharks or even the ability to interact with the bank or casino to get more money.
H. The ability to interact with the properties that are displayed in the game. Being able to go to the casino and play some games and make more money. Rob a bank or any of the stores to get more money. Burn the store down, trash it, beat up the owner/shop keeper. It shouldn't have to take 6 turns with two gang members to overcome a bakery with a resistance of 3 and the gang members both having a control in the 70's.
I. Give a better perspective/indication of the gangs and/or rivals that kill my gang members and raid my HQ but you don't give the player a chance to retaliate. Why can't I raid their HQ's, sick the police on them because they are in my pocket, kill their gang members.
J. When player runs out of money, how about the player's boss who kicks him out onto the street to live on the outskirts of the city in shame, gives the player a couple of more turns to become profitable, a little more flexible and longer Lasting game.
K. How about the ability when clicking on the properties that the illusion of traveling and actuallying having an image of the establishment with options mentioned above being displayed. Give the player the feeling that they are moving around in the large full of possibilities city.
L. Last but not least, when you start a new game and have to enter your name, the background picture shows this huge city, and its a great picture, but it just gives the first time player that this city is huge and full of possibilities and options. Within this huge city there must be a way to simulate or give the illusion of movement, or freedom. Then when you get to the main game menu, and background picture is looking up at the tall skyscrapers it just seems like you are at the bottom of the ladder and have to drag yourself up. I was just wondering since I haven't gotten this far, but as the player gets more money and influence within the city, does the background picture change to represent progress of the player's climb to the top. How about towards the end its a background image looking out of a penthouse suite window onto the city below, that would be cool.

It's 4:35 in the morning so I am sorry if my post sounded curt or rude I just feel this game has a lot of potential and I can only begin to comprehend how much time and effort you have put into this game. I just wanted to thank you for your effort and I hope that you plan to continue development of this title. I am know moving on to Interstellar Trader 2.