From The Author Of Hollywood Mogul 3

[DaddyTorgo]

thanks der!

[Tasan]

Isn't it midnight yet?


Okay, so its midnight in half the US, thats about the whole world isn't it? ;- )

[Coop]

Currently d/l it

[Izulde]

Downloading it now myself.

[Neuqua]

Me too.

[dervack]

Weird. I got an email earlier, but not one with the link.

[Tasan]

Crappity crap....no email for me, and no link from the creator on here...dang it.

[Coop]

I can't really get into it right now because of school, but the interface is going to take some time to get used to. Wow, in HM2.5 you had like around 7 genres to choose from. in this one there is over 60.

[dervack]

If you go to the boards, he has it on the front page.

[TazFTW]

Originally Posted by Tasan

Crappity crap....no email for me, and no link from the creator on here...dang it.

It's in the 1st post.

[Tasan]

And I'm a sleepy moron. Thanks for the help guys, knew I could count on ya'll.

[Izulde]

In a lovely bit of irony, I will be skipping Theatre Appreciation tomorrow morning to play Hollywood Mogul 3.

[Izulde]

I've tinkered with this game for 10 minutes and already, it's bye-bye HM2. No words can describe my glee at the options of genres, sub-genres, and settings options.

Not to mention the other options in determining your movie. Oh man, oh man, I'm giddy.

[Joe Canadian]

I figured that the long wait between HM2 & HM3 we'd see at least some improvement on the interface... guess not.

[amdaily]

Originally Posted by Joe Canadian

I figured that the long wait between HM2 & HM3 we'd see at least some improvement on the interface... guess not.

Yeah, huge disapointment. In many cases it has gotten worse. Now I can't even figure out how to hire talent.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by amdaily

Yeah, huge disapointment. In many cases it has gotten worse. Now I can't even figure out how to hire talent.

You have to greenlight the project first.

[Vince]

Wow. I suck at the demo of 2.5. Badly. Maybe I need some time with it before I decide to plunk down any money on a game I suck so bad at

[dervack]

Originally Posted by amdaily

Yeah, huge disapointment. In many cases it has gotten worse. Now I can't even figure out how to hire talent.

Yeah, I'm having the same problem. I think I'm going to play the demo for 3 days, and that's about it for now. I actually like the interface of 2 better.

[sabotai]

Like with most games, it's probably going to take a day or two of playing around to get used to the interface. Just like with pretty much every other text sim out there.

[amdaily]

Originally Posted by Vince

Wow. I suck at the demo of 2.5. Badly. Maybe I need some time with it before I decide to plunk down any money on a game I suck so bad at

I did too, but my first film in HM3 netted some $2.2 billion. To tired to figure out what's going on tonight though.

[Groundhog]

Is the link public, or no?

[Izulde]

I haven't released a movie yet because it keeps looking for the studio logo and not finding it. Ugh.

I may give up on this until tomorrow morning.

[Deattribution]

Looks deep, but it's waaay too late to get into it.

[twothree]

Originally Posted by Izulde

I haven't released a movie yet because it keeps looking for the studio logo and not finding it. Ugh.

I may give up on this until tomorrow morning.

The problem is that the names for the logo files in game do not match the names for the logo files in the logos folder.

By clicking on the second icon, Game Options. Select Player Options. Then in the bottom left select the diamond next to Studio Logo. Then select a logo file.

Edit: You might also want to start a new game, then change the game type from default to custom. Select 10 players. Make them all human players. Then change each one of their logos to one that exsists in the logo folder. And then change the number of players and whether they are human or AI back to how you want them to be. And then start a new game.

Another Edit: Or, you could look down a few posts and follow the directions to install the patch.

[Icy]

Downloaded it and testing now. For first time in years since "Tetris" came out my wife is interested on a computer game wow!

Btw, no real actors database yet, right?

[Icy]

The interface is really bussy for me with the back office and the gold colours so i have created a new "all blue" background in photoshop and also edited the fonts colors etc, looks less bussy for me this way, I'll look now what else can i edit from the interface.

Compare Interface screenshoots:

Original: http://www.prodeportes.com/hm3/original.jpg

Mine (more simpler and easier to read imho): http://www.prodeportes.com/hm3/mine.jpg

[HMdesigner]

Hi,

It is now 6:37 a.m. US Central Standard Time. If you are reading this and HAVE NOT yet downloaded the Pre-Release version of Hollywood Mogul 3 you can do so here: http://www.hollywood-mogul.com/HM3_PR_Install.exe.

That Install file INCLUDES the patch file to fix the logo problem reported early on.

If you have ALREADY downloaded the Pre-Release version, please follow these directions:

HM3 PATCH FILE (version 3.08.0009)
Before you download the patch file:
1. MOVE your current hm3.exe to a safe folder.
2. Find your HM3 game folder in Windows Explorer.
3. In the sub-game-folder \MstFiles
DELETE player.mst
DELETE studio.mst
4. In the sub-game-folder \SourceMyOwnIdeaDB
DELETE ALL ten MyOwnIdea .sdb files.
5. In the sub-game folder \SavedGames
DELETE ALL saved game folders (SG000, SG001, etc)

Download the patch file to your \HM3 game folder from http://www.hollywood-mogul.com/hm3.exe.

Thanks. Sorry about the stupid logo bug. My bad.

HMdesigner

[Icy]

I have been playing with editing, now i have edited also all the top buttons and the interface to more colorfull ones and it looks better imho.

http://www.prodeportes.com/hm3/icy.jpg

[Bee]

I'm sure I'll be getting this game this evening when I get home from work. Icy, are you planning on releasing your interface mod? I'm not a fan of the busy backgrounds in general and prefer something more streamlined like what you've done. Thanks.

B

[Icy]

Originally Posted by Bee

I'm sure I'll be getting this game this evening when I get home from work. Icy, are you planning on releasing your interface mod? I'm not a fan of the busy backgrounds in general and prefer something more streamlined like what you've done. Thanks.

B

Yeah, i'll release the files and instructions on how to set them up.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I'll be downloading when I get home from work this evening. Thanks, Carey!

[Cuckoo]

Me as well. I'm excited about this one.

[amdaily]

Originally Posted by Icy

I have been playing with editing, now i have edited also all the top buttons and the interface to more colorfull ones and it looks better imho.

http://www.prodeportes.com/hm3/icy.jpg

Both look very good, can't wait to try them!

[twothree]

The hall of fame score calculated at the end of the game should be changed. From what I can tell, right now

Hall of Fame Total = Studio Final Cash + Personal Net Worth.

If you take out a huge loan just before ending the game, the hall of fame total does not really represent your game results. I suggest one of many alternatives:

Hall of Fame Total =
a) personal net worth + studio final cash - outstanding loan
b) personal net worth + studio net profit/loss
c) some other weighted combination

[Coop]

Does anybody know how you negotiate with the agent? The only option i saw was to accept the agent's offer..maybe it was because i was playing last night and I was tired. I wont have achance to play intill after 7.

[Mustang]

Hmm.. HM3 tonight or poker... HM3.. Poker..

tough one...

[PraetorianX]

Originally Posted by Coop

Does anybody know how you negotiate with the agent? The only option i saw was to accept the agent's offer..maybe it was because i was playing last night and I was tired. I wont have achance to play intill after 7.

You can make your own offer. Though after a couple of attempts and not giving them close enough to what they want, they walk.

[Izulde]

I just got my first billion dollar worldwide hit several years into the game. It was a historical epic based on the War of the Roses. It's #3 Worldwide all time behind a couple AI studios.

So far I haven't had a franchise go beyond two movies, but I'm experimenting with doing parts 2 and 3 at the same time a la Pirates.

I'm also reviving my favourite mystery franchise from HM2, to see if I can get it long-running.

[amdaily]

Originally Posted by Izulde

I just got my first billion dollar worldwide hit several years into the game. It was a historical epic based on the War of the Roses. It's #3 Worldwide all time behind a couple AI studios.

So far I haven't had a franchise go beyond two movies, but I'm experimenting with doing parts 2 and 3 at the same time a la Pirates.

I'm also reviving my favourite mystery franchise from HM2, to see if I can get it long-running.

What settings are you playing with? I thought mine were somewhere in the middle, but don't matter what I put out, everything is grossing more than a billion. I have more money than I know what to do with, and in this case that's not a good thing.

[Joe Canadian]

Ok, so apparently you don't need to know what you're doing to be good at this... I've already made two, billion dollar movies... and I've only made three in total.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by amdaily

What settings are you playing with? I thought mine were somewhere in the middle, but don't matter what I put out, everything is grossing more than a billion. I have more money than I know what to do with, and in this case that's not a good thing.

I'm playing at New in Town, with 2 competitors.

Most of my grosses have been around $300-500+ mill. worldwide. I've yet to replicate the War of the Roses success, though.

[twothree]

If you are making a lot of money and want more of a challenge, I suggest starting a game at a higher difficulty level.

The default and easiest difficulty level, "New In Town", multiplies your box office results by 500% over the hardest difficulty level. Also, on the easiest level you only lose $120 million a year to studio expenses. At the hardest difficulty level you are losing $600 million a year to studio expenses.

Originally Posted by HM3 help file

Select which Difficulty Level you want. New In Town is the easiest. Hollywood Mogul is the most difficult level. There are three main aspects to the difficult level:
1. The box office results are multiplied by (6 - Difficulty Level). So If you are playing at Difficulty Level 1, your box office result is multiplied times 5 (6 - 1 = 5). If you are playing at Difficulty Level 5, your Box Office Result does not change, as it is multiplied times 1 (6 - 5 = 1).
2. Each month you pay a Studio Expense (employee payroll, property taxes, equipment, etc). Your Studio Expense is equal to the Diffilty Level times $10 Million Dollars. So at Difficulty Level 1 your Studio Expense is $10 Million Dollars. At Difficulty Level 5 your Studio Expense is $50 Million Dollars. A month!

[Deattribution]

My first three films grossed 2 billion each in just box office revenue, not including other revenues and I wasn't even trying nor did I have much idea of what I was doing. Dumb luck maybe, but a little discouraging at the moment.

[Pumpy Tudors]

I haven't played yet, but maybe ths is going to be like FOF where you really need to be playing on the highest level to get the "true" experience?

[Bee]

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

I haven't played yet, but maybe ths is going to be like FOF where you really need to be playing on the highest level to get the "true" experience?

Sounds like it to me. That's going to be my approach from the start, although if I end up making a $200 million movie that grosses 75 cents I might change my approach.

[JonInMiddleGA]

So far my favorite moment from cruising around the demo has to be an original screenplay for a children's movie. Present day setting, self-esteem at stake, children for a primary audience, families for a secondary audience, set on a distant planet, with an 8 y/o female lead.

The title?

Box of Death

[AgustusM]

seems like the opposite of past versions where I would spend hours getting everything "right" and barely break even or lose tons of money even on the easy settings - today on the 2nd easiest setting I blasted through a movie, just to get a feel for it and made a ton of cash.

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

The title?

Box of Death

Obviously a movie about McDonald's happy meals.

[Galaril]

Originally Posted by HMdesigner

Hi,

It is now 6:37 a.m. US Central Standard Time. If you are reading this and HAVE NOT yet downloaded the Pre-Release version of Hollywood Mogul 3 you can do so here: http://www.hollywood-mogul.com/HM3_PR_Install.exe.

That Install file INCLUDES the patch file to fix the logo problem reported early on.

If you have ALREADY downloaded the Pre-Release version, please follow these directions:

HM3 PATCH FILE (version 3.08.0009)
Before you download the patch file:
1. MOVE your current hm3.exe to a safe folder.
2. Find your HM3 game folder in Windows Explorer.
3. In the sub-game-folder \MstFiles
DELETE player.mst
DELETE studio.mst
4. In the sub-game-folder \SourceMyOwnIdeaDB
DELETE ALL ten MyOwnIdea .sdb files.
5. In the sub-game folder \SavedGames
DELETE ALL saved game folders (SG000, SG001, etc)

Download the patch file to your \HM3 game folder from http://www.hollywood-mogul.com/hm3.exe.

Thanks. Sorry about the stupid logo bug. My bad.

HMdesigner

The download say the version is 2.1.2? Is that correct. If you haven't download anything yet is the first link the full exe including the patch or not?

[jbmagic]

Speculation/Rumors

There is some debate as to how the profits for movies are computed, such as whether the month of release is important, or if certain genres of movies perform better in the United States rather than overseas. Also, it is generally believed that science fiction films require more special effects to create a realistic universe, while a Drama or Comedy would not need any.

Some ideas on how films perform:

* Horror Films make more money in October.
* Action Films and Comedies perform well in the summer months.
* Dramas are best in the winter.
* Love stories do best in February