Update 0.6

 Tech Tycoon — Devlog 0.6

Version 0.6 focuses on simulation consistency, anti-exploit economy balancing, and a much tougher product race.

🧭 Timeline & era consistency fixes

- No more future-tech market boosts in old eras: random world demand shocks now only target categories that are actually available in the current year.

- Deal category picks are era-aware: diplomacy/deal category lists now follow unlocked-era templates, so pre-era sectors are no longer surfaced.

- Research tree localization extension: the research UI now supports technology names/descriptions in English and Portuguese when provided by data.

 🗞️ News system reliability

- Stale “hiring spree” headlines fixed: this headline now appears only when hiring happened recently.

- Stale IPO headlines fixed: “going public” coverage is now tied to the actual IPO window instead of repeating years later.

- News selection still stays varied, but now better reflects **what just happened**, not old milestones.

 ⚖️ Economy balance & anti-abuse patch

- Sector Demand Boost rebalanced to stop compounding abuse loops:

  - Higher base cost and cost anchord to historical peak valuation.

  - Price scaling increases after repeated use.

  - No stacking on the same category while a boost is active.

  - Effect tuned down to ""+18% for 4 months"" (from a stronger/longer profile).

- This closes the “wait for revenue drop, re-buy cheap boost, snowball to trillions” pattern.

 🧠 Difficulty overhaul (all levels)

- Every difficulty now requires better execution:

  - Player-side revenue/dev/quality modifiers are stricter.

  - AI pressure and quality scaling are stronger.

  - Market/acquisition conditions are harsher.

- **Product development is now more demanding:**

  - Understaffed teams are penalized harder.

  - Team adequacy and employee skill matter more.

  - High-quality products now require larger teams or exceptional talent.

 🔬 New technologies added (EN/PT-ready data)

Added a new late-game layer across multiple categories:

- Chiplet Architecture / Arquitetura Chiplet

- Optical Interconnect / Interconexão Óptica

- Real-time Path Tracing / Path Tracing em Tempo Real

- On-device LLM / LLM no Dispositivo

- Autonomous Agent OS / SO de Agentes Autónomos

- Deterministic Rollups / Rollups Determinísticos

- Federated Agent Cloud / Cloud de Agentes Federados

- High Dexterity Robotics / Robótica de Alta Destreza

- Ambient Health Sensing / Deteção de Saúde Ambiente

- Ultra-dense Battery Cells / Células de Bateria Ultra-densas

 🪙 Blockchain product flow

- Blockchain products continue with market-driven token pricing behavior.

- Coin-supply setup remains available at creation time for chain projects.

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Thanks for the feedback and stress-testing. Version 0.6 is shaped directly by those reports.

— Tech Tycoon Team