Laying the Groundwork ~ Alpha 27 Co Op - Prison Architect Let's Play - Ep 4
Channel: Necromanticer
Date: 17/12/2014

We have the basic layout and expansion areas taken care of, now it's time for some TLC. More sweeping changes, extra cell blocks, and most importantly: flooring! I like to make sure my prison is not only functional, but looks great at the same time. To achieve this goal, I have to pay a lot of attention to the floorplan and the floor material itself. That being said, it's going to take a lot of time and money to set this up, so I may be diggin the prisons grave with every tile I place. Hopefully we can maintain the balance between looks and thrift, but only time will tell...

To watch more of this series, please use this playlist:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBttdvSFExj8hKifOhEf2Gjsh6YLQYCo3

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From Prison architect steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/233450/
What the developers have to say:

“Prison Architect is currently in Alpha 27, which means we haven't finished it yet - it's full of bugs and glitches and you're not going to get a polished experience if you buy it at the moment. What you will get is early access to a bullfrog-style Prison Management Sim that over 250,000 gamers have already thought is worth a look at. 

Build and manage a Maximum Security Prison. 

Prison Architect Alpha 27 is the world's latest Prison Management Sim. Starting with an empty plot of land you must construct a holding cell with basic water and electricity to house your first batch of prisoners and buy yourself enough time to create a proper cell block. You'll need to hire some guards, get some showers built and unless the kitchen is up and running with chefs working away you're going to end up with a riot on your hands. From there you can take your prison in which-ever direction you like. A monstrous super-max fortress, a tightly controlled and automated prison, or comfortable center for rehabilitation, the choices are yours. 

Prison Architect is currently in Alpha 27 which means that the game is playable, but still in development. Not all features are implemented yet and there are many bugs that may affect gameplay. We are currently releasing monthly updated builds which include new features and bug fixes. By buying the alpha build  you will automatically be gifted a free copy of the full game when it's finished.

In our collaboration series be giving you a different take on Prison Architect. By sharing a save file we will have to cooperate to produce a functioning prison, but at the same time it means there will be more spontaneous and unexpected action as we try to build up the prison in our favored direction. The resulting Prison Architect series will be a hybrid of both of our styles all mashed into one big penitentiary, with the results being displayed for all to see.

We have chosen Alpha 27 because we both feel game it’s finally at it’s best state since the start giving players a lot of entertaining things to do and will allow us to produce interesting series of videos that will last for quite a while. If you enjoy our style you may want to check our channels and give a try to our other videos.

You can find Necromanticer here : https://www.youtube.com/user/necromanticer621

And Feniks here : https://www.youtube.com/user/LetsPlayPCGames1

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In the recent update Prison Architect some vital changes were implemented in the game: 

New food Supply & Demand system  
Reform Program scheduler 
Phone Tap object
Names In The Game: Report offensive entry button 
Game balance 
Other changes and fixes 
Deployment/Jobs screen now shows staff-only work rooms as grey instead of green. 
Assigning prisoners to work in those rooms will produce a flashing red warning message saying "STAFF ONLY" 
Render change: Different wall types no longer blend wierdly, eg fences, perimeter walls 

In general Prison Architect Alpha Build 27 is now more customisable and gain a lot of new interesting features. 

We strongly recommend you to check all the changes on Introversion’s official channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDf3wkxSjY4&list=UUuWAgvyiWcBeZ8sT0sJZyBg
Or read about them in thier blog post http://introversion.co.uk/blog/index.php

You should also check out some great first impression and review videos on youtube. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKfE8vaa6U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUYJTrcod_Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1c2Z4q6oDU