Hello all,

We are excited to share with you the first changelog of TPM 2024's playtest. Listed below, you'll find details on what content to expect in the private playtest.

02/26/24 | v0.81 Changelog

Core 

• Fixed reported text typos, renaming cards and issues for clarity. 

• Minor gameplay balancing. 

Political Action Cards 

• Group endorsement cards descriptions renamed to make more sense. 

• Added tooltip to show explanation of deck size in-game. 

• Deck now refills and shuffles when you run out of card. 

Presidential Mode 

• Updated electoral vote counts of to reflect 2024 numbers. 

• 3 of D.C.’s votes are distributed between Virginia (2) and Maryland (1). 

Debates 

• Balanced debates for responses and reactions to make more sense. 

Issue Modernization 

• Renamed issue titles for clarity. 

States 

• Balanced Wisconsin and Ohio to have a more even issue spread for Republicans and Democrats.

• Washington now adjacently affects Alaska, California adjacently affects Hawaii. 

02/21/24 | v0.80 Changelog

Core 

• Adds new game modes and features to this iteration. 

• Improves on returning gameplay systems. Gameplay 

Gameplay 

Primaries Mode 

• New primaries game mode added – play against 3 of your own party, whoever wins the most delegates wins. 

Political Action Cards 

• New cards and card deck feature added.  

• Play cards during your campaign to bolster your own polling or put your opponents in disarray. 

• Every candidate has a deck based on their ideology. Pick your ideology in custom candidate select. 

• New decks: 

  • Basic Deck 

  • Trump Populism 

  • Biden Liberalism 

  • Establishment Republican 

  • Establishment Democrat 

  • Evangelical Conservatism 

  • Democratic Socialism 

Presidential Mode and Presidential Debates 

• Presidential mode returns - run against the opposing party’s nominee and gather at least 270 on election night to become the president. 

• New In Presidential Mode - Presidential Debates feature added – go to a battleground state, answer questions on hot issues, and attack your opponent. Candidates 

Candidates

Initial list of returning and new candidates: 

• Democrats 

  • Andrew Yang. 

  • Bernie Sanders. 

  • Dean Phillips. 

  • Elizabeth Warren. 

  • Hillary Clinton. 

  • Joe Biden. 

  • Kamala Harris. 

  • Marianne Williamson. 

  • Michael Bloomberg. 

  • Pete Buttigieg. 

• Republicans 

  • Chris Christie. 

  • Dan Crenshaw. 

  • Donald Trump. 

  • Doug Burgum. 

  • Mike Pence. 

  • Nikki Haley. 

  • Ron Desantis. 

  • Ted Cruz. 

  • Tim Scott. 

  • Vivek Ramaswamy. 

Custom Candidates 

• Updated bobblehead customizer to include new parts to use. 

• Updated ability to customize stats, party, name, and issues. 

• Added functionality to choose a Political Action Card deck based on the ideologies. 

Issue Modernization 

• Updated and added issues to keep up with current events. 

Random Events 

• Added new Political Opportunity events. 

• Updated breaking news events. 

Create Ads, Give Speeches, and Fundraise 

• Returning functionality of the following. 

• Create Ads. 

• Give Speeches. 

• Fundraiser. 

• Increase potency of your actions by applying Political Action Cards. 

HQs  

• Updated gameplay to branch into 4 distinct HQ level paths which can improve funding, political capital gain, enthusiasm, and issue scores. Gr

Graphics

• Updated art style of bobbleheads, buildings, and more for a better visual experience. 

UI 

• Updated UI in this iteration for a better visual experience.