Bandwidth Barons Devlog - itch.iohttps://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-baronsRun a 1999 dial-up ISP. Invent fees. Let the phones ring. Terms and conditions apply.https://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1698894/nobody-buys-your-modems-for-you-anymoreNobody buys your modems for you anymorehttps://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1698894/nobody-buys-your-modems-for-you-anymoreFri, 09 Oct 2026 12:57:33 GMTdevlogEveryone’s in a price war Every long playtest went the same way. The player matched the cheap rival’s $14.95, or went under it. The rival cut to a dollar under. The copycat went a nickel under the...

]]>https://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1697540/google-play-wants-12-testers-before-it-lets-me-inGoogle Play wants 12 testers before it lets me inhttps://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1697540/google-play-wants-12-testers-before-it-lets-me-inThu, 08 Oct 2026 15:45:11 GMTdevlog

Bandwidth Barons is in closed testing on Google Play, and testers play the full game for free: everything in the demo, plus the Holding Company and the second era I’m still building. Stay in for the...

]]>https://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1696130/i-built-a-bot-that-plays-as-badly-as-i-doI built a bot that plays as badly as I dohttps://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1696130/i-built-a-bot-that-plays-as-badly-as-i-doWed, 07 Oct 2026 16:56:33 GMTdevlogEvery number in Bandwidth Barons is a guess: what a modem costs, when the NOC shows up, how angry your customers can get before they leave. The last post said the pacing was retuned and checked agains...

]]>https://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1695681/otto-pilot-has-been-let-goOtto Pilot has been let gohttps://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1695681/otto-pilot-has-been-let-goWed, 07 Oct 2026 10:24:33 GMTdevlogGrow one district at a time Dale’s Dial-Up served three districts, so that’s where you start. The rest of the city is on the Map from day one, but nobody there can sign up yet. Click Expand… on...

]]>https://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1692856/the-demo-now-ends-with-a-golden-parachuteThe demo now ends with a golden parachutehttps://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1692856/the-demo-now-ends-with-a-golden-parachuteMon, 05 Oct 2026 19:19:18 GMTdevlogThe demo is about three times longer now. It used to stop right before DSL. Now it runs all the way to the moment the owner grabs the money and leaves. Here’s what changed. The demo now goes all the...

]]>https://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1692393/now-you-can-overcharge-customers-from-the-busNow you can overcharge customers from the bus!https://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1692393/now-you-can-overcharge-customers-from-the-busMon, 05 Oct 2026 13:20:29 GMTdevlogBandwidth Barons now runs on Android. Same free demo, same questionable business practices, now in your pocket. The whole game takes place on NetOps 98, so fitting it on a phone held upright took more...

]]>https://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1691679/my-isp-doubled-my-bill-so-i-made-a-game-about-itMy ISP doubled my bill, so I made a game about ithttps://semihsmg.itch.io/bandwidth-barons/devlog/1691679/my-isp-doubled-my-bill-so-i-made-a-game-about-itSun, 04 Oct 2026 23:54:59 GMTdevlogA while back, my ISP raised my monthly bill. The reason? Fiber cables are apparently very hard to maintain. I'm sure they are. Hard enough to nearly double the price, anyway. So I did what any reasona...

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