. AI artwork.
I enjoy the train manager game so thought I’d try this out. Went to select my energy type as ‘fossil fuel’ or ‘renewable’ and the image for the fossil fuel displays a factory which has a sign that is clearly warped by AI.
Now this may seem trivial to you but this is the problem with AI. This has taken the job of an artist who would create a better overall image because it was made by a human or with the vision of one. AI used in the way this game has is just an excuse to save money. They put paywalls in their games for crucial elements to the game if you want to play deeper. So they care about profits and savings, not about delivering a good quality product.
The manager series by this company all share very similar mechanics and to an extent I can understand it and almost enjoy it. If it weren’t for these matters I’ve mentioned.
I cannot in good faith support companies with this attitude. I’ve been learning 3D modelling and as someone who eventually wants to branch into the industry financially, it’s disheartening to see you not only have to compete with fellow artists (who are rightfully there on merit) but we have to compete with AI which is free.
Soon the artist will be paid to just touch up issues the AI made.
Now this may seem trivial to you but this is the problem with AI. This has taken the job of an artist who would create a better overall image because it was made by a human or with the vision of one. AI used in the way this game has is just an excuse to save money. They put paywalls in their games for crucial elements to the game if you want to play deeper. So they care about profits and savings, not about delivering a good quality product.
The manager series by this company all share very similar mechanics and to an extent I can understand it and almost enjoy it. If it weren’t for these matters I’ve mentioned.
I cannot in good faith support companies with this attitude. I’ve been learning 3D modelling and as someone who eventually wants to branch into the industry financially, it’s disheartening to see you not only have to compete with fellow artists (who are rightfully there on merit) but we have to compete with AI which is free.
Soon the artist will be paid to just touch up issues the AI made.
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Response from developer
Hi Matt, yes - we have used AI within our icons and our team are working with an in-house designer to do an upgrade on those. We hope to make them more themed, consistent and original :)
Good, but could be better
All or at least most of the art in the game is very obviously AI generated.
The user interface could use a bit of work too. For example, you can buy storage units directly from the units shop page but production units require you to press details first. Showing Coming Soon items in the store doesn’t make sense either, all that does is clog up the interface. The units are also very difficult to click when they are close together. I have a wind turbine near an oil plant and I can’t click the oil plant unless I zoom in.
It also doesn’t make much sense that you have to store the power before selling it. Why can’t you set a unit to sell directly to the grid. It would also make sense for units to automatically reactivate when it’s storage source finishes discharging or switch to selling direct to the grid when storage is full. In order to make the most money you would want to charge your storage when power is cheap and sell when high and manage fossil fuels carefully meaning that there is still gameplay and planning, but it would also mean that if you wanted to be lazy, you could still do stuff.
It would also make sense to charge more building fees the farther away your production is from your storage.
The user interface could use a bit of work too. For example, you can buy storage units directly from the units shop page but production units require you to press details first. Showing Coming Soon items in the store doesn’t make sense either, all that does is clog up the interface. The units are also very difficult to click when they are close together. I have a wind turbine near an oil plant and I can’t click the oil plant unless I zoom in.
It also doesn’t make much sense that you have to store the power before selling it. Why can’t you set a unit to sell directly to the grid. It would also make sense for units to automatically reactivate when it’s storage source finishes discharging or switch to selling direct to the grid when storage is full. In order to make the most money you would want to charge your storage when power is cheap and sell when high and manage fossil fuels carefully meaning that there is still gameplay and planning, but it would also mean that if you wanted to be lazy, you could still do stuff.
It would also make sense to charge more building fees the farther away your production is from your storage.
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Response from developer
Hi Iman, thank you so much for all of this feedback! It helps us a lot and I will be passing it on to the team for you.
Needs offline support
Can't expect us to always be running our phones playing this, needs something to tell it how many hours phone has been off and calculate results at the end.
Response from developer
Hi Achin, nice idea! I will pass it on to the team for you :)
Doesn’t load
This game is fun and it’s good but I see from the other reviews that after a bit the game just doesn’t open! That’s my problem I can’t play and I hope the devs fix it soon:/
Updates
Will you ever update the game?
Ad
Why I open videos to get 4points and after that I see- you have seen this video today?
But I was watching it first time...fix that
But I was watching it first time...fix that
Response from developer
HI there, this sounds super strange. Could you send us more information on this issue via support@trophy-games.com
Great game in its early stages
I have been playing for a week or so and have enjoyed it thoroughly as there are many different forms of plants you can buy and the attention to detail is immense like wind speeds and commodity prices etc. would highly recommend
Low effort game
All pictures are ai generated, Apple ID sign in doesn’t even work, success in game is based on what location you choose by random
Response from developer
Hi there, thanks for reaching out regarding this. We are hoping to optimize these soon and add IOS login.
Needs work
Progression is very slow and after a while it only showed a green screen. I couldn’t do anything else but look at the green.
Response from developer
Hi Amy, we are sorry that this has happened. Could you try and clear the cache on your device and re-open the app? You can always reach out to our support team for help via support@trophy-games.com
Very Limited , Needs updating.
Very Limited! Unfinished, a lot “Coming Soon” only lets you actually place 50 plants. Can’t get far with out buying points
Response from developer
Hi Hazza, the game is still being developed and we were unable to release everything on first release - keep your eyes peeled for some cool incoming updates!
