Thank you for the support, Bay12 Backers! I knew you guys would like the game, I feel like DF players will have a lot in common with NG players.
I *am* trying to go for more intuitive interfaces and gameplay over complexity of detail (no assigning mismatched socks to your operatives!), but I think the compromise will balance out well, especially in giving you that delegating BOSS feeling. I want people to be leaning back in their chairs, scratching their chins, and having an evil smile creep over their face as their elaborate scheme unfolds beautifully before them!
(or, quickly leaning forward and muttering "no... no no NO NO NO!!!" as Frank Merrick turns the corner into a full CorpSec platoon, flings a grenade in a panic, and starts to run!)
Multiplayer is pretty damn far out for a stretch goal... if we actually HIT that 60k we've been trending for I could definitely find someone to hire, but as we all know that trend line is about to take a huuuge dip for the mid-KS lulls. Even super simple multiplayer as easy as working for the same corp has THOUSANDS of things you have to consider that you probably never realized that bloat production time. The biggest thing are "checks". What if someone fills a company with assets right when you try to load yours in? What if someone kills a target right when you try to use them in a mission elsewhere? what if you're in the middle of a run when a corp goes Bankrupt!?
With a single player, I can make lots of assumptions about what is happening in the world that let me quickly get gameplay in there, but with multiplayer every little change has to be vetted.
But yes co-op would be awesome. you wouldn't even need to divide the company, you'd just both be brokers working at the same corp, either supporting each other or working on diff targets. God damn that sounds fun.
Actually, you guys might know: Where are the best communities to find (reliable) programmers who would be interested in the project? Ideally I would work with someone in Chicago I can meet face to face, but I know that's a pretty small pool, and I've been considering working with people online to broaden my pool and hopefully find some programmers that really meet my strict criteria for collaboration (who are willing to work on the same threadbare budget I'm running!)