Ask The Developers

fourtwentytied 2016-08-25 18:24:29 UTC #468

How high is the demand for new content? How good are the sales? I see the posts all over saying if demand is high New content will be added...as many time as I see it the demand must be High right?

Jelle831 2016-08-25 19:51:39 UTC #469

I can read the test on the xbox 360 Virsion what do i need to do

D11_Nat 2016-08-26 08:31:53 UTC #470

We'd never divulge sales information, I'm afraid @fourtwentytied. The decisions will be internal, and as soon as there's a communicable outcome I assure you I'll let you all know. My priority is the community and giving you guys as much information as I can, but It's a long process and not one that lends itself to regular, early updates. I hope you can understand this, as it's quite important to me to be able to support you as well as possible.

All the best

Nat D11

CursedPhoenix 2016-09-03 13:55:52 UTC #471

Hey Double 11 i need your help, i've loved this game ever since day one, but i cant play it successfully anymore cuz my prisoners refuse to leave their cells to eat, i have all the requirements for both the Canteen and Kitchen as well as Cooks and i have set up the Logistics correctly, but after the prisoners get to the prison i get a notification in the Canteen saying something like "there is an error that means this room cannot be used correctly, there are no prisoners assigned to eat here" so i redo the logistics again and nothing changes, eat time comes around, and my prisoners just sit in their cells pissed. please help, i really really wanna keep playing the game

Shadow_3814 2016-09-03 17:12:22 UTC #472

You may want to check and see if you have a clear path for your prisoners to reach the canteen. Also, if you use security sectors, make sure that you have them set up correctly. I assume you have a time slot in your regime for them to eat.

FreshCashew506 2016-09-04 01:59:23 UTC #473

Will Double11 ever be releasing a Prisoner Escape mode for Xbox one and PS4? I love the game and it would add a lot to it.

D11_Nat 2016-09-05 08:54:12 UTC #474

Could be a few things. Are your inmates in cuffs? If so, there might be a breach in the prison. If not, then there's something blocking them from leaving. Double check where they should be on the regime and then trace the journey line that the inmate should take to get there. Check doors and security sectors along that route. Also make sure you haven't got the Emergencies menu set to Bangup.

Nat D11

RedHoodJT 2016-09-07 18:06:03 UTC #475

I know that the question has been asked and that you are still making a decision on the Escape mode, however I just want to say that I think it would be a great addition to the game. I have the Escapists and as much as I enjoy playing that game Prison Architect is more fun. I would really hate to have to go back to playing that to get my kicks on escaping.

D11_Nat 2016-09-08 07:44:25 UTC #476

Thanks for the feedback, @RedHoodJT

Nat D11

Drefton 2016-09-14 17:31:00 UTC #477

hey I have a tech problem, downloaded this game on xbox 360 and spent a day building a big prison, came to load it the next day and it froze completely, started again, went to load it again froze again, used girlfriends hard drive downloaded build big prison, same problem, I got the full version so I COULD save my game otherwise it renders the game useless to me. Is it fixable?

D11_Nat 2016-09-15 07:56:12 UTC #478

Have you uploaded it to World Of Wardens? If so, let me know its name and I'll do some testing. No idea at this point what the problem is so can't advise you whether there's a fix

Nat D11

Drefton 2016-09-15 09:04:27 UTC #479

I can't upload it because it needs a holding cell but i can't build holding cell because I can't open game Ill start again and build all requirements and when it freezes up on me again I'll upload the new one. Thank you for responding btw. talk soon

D11_Nat 2016-09-15 11:11:14 UTC #480

Did you have inmates/guards in already or is it just the initial building stage?

Nat D11

Drefton 2016-09-15 15:24:35 UTC #481

pretty sure i was just at build stage, if i had any guards or prisoners it was minimal

D11_Nat 2016-09-16 08:00:05 UTC #482

Then I have even less idea. It won't be a performance issue because the normal inmate number crunching isn't happening at that point. Hrm.

Nat D11

cynicvl 2016-10-02 01:09:38 UTC #483

Okay, this is my thought, I think you should consider making escape mode for console, you can clearly see all of the community would love this feature & my opinion is and probably a lot more other people would agree that escape mode is probably the best feature, I could image playing it on console, it's an amazing feature to have, I hope to see it in future updates.

HIPERKINGz 2016-10-16 01:39:19 UTC #484

So are you saying at this point there still is not enough demand and if there was additional content such as escape mode would it be free or... though i understand you still gotta make money because your a business, but... You know... escape mode

AussieEffect 2016-10-16 12:39:37 UTC #485

Would not care if escape mode wasn't free, id be happy to pay knowing the game has just got better with the feature

LongDongSilvers 2016-10-16 22:16:14 UTC #486

After I research education, build a classroom or two and try to start a foundation education course, it always says that a room is not found and the program doesn't work. Is there something I'm doing wrong or is it a well known bug?

D11_Nat 2016-10-17 08:15:42 UTC #487

Hi @LongDongSilvers,

See FAQ number 1 for that answer! https://prisonarchitect.double11.com/headlines/guide-frequently-asked-questions/

@HIPERKINGz I'm not saying much of anything I'm afraid. As a community associate I wouldn't be privy to sales data generally and wouldn't be able to comment even if I did know it/was able to interpret the numbers into anything meaningful. Until I'm told otherwise, there's no update to give I'm sorry to say.

Nat D11