Suggested

Engine Manufacturer

I would like to stop engine manufacturing and look for a high level producer of engines. When starting developing my engine I had no reason to expect the upcoming existence of level 40 managers. So I wish I now had the possibility to stop producing my engine and look for a better one.

It really sucks that there are 10 more levels now. I was level 25. I had only 5 more levels to go ti have a maxed out engine and finally start getting customers. Now I have 15 more levels to do, I will never be able to get a profit from my engine 

Yes please let us do this or at least be able to stop using our engines yet still have to produce them for our customers if we have them

Pls someone look at this

This suggestion - like the point about 5% still being way too high for driver atrophy - seem like quick fixes both with the overwhelming support of players of the game. I hope that something can be done about it soon.

I'm just trying to get this back to the top of suggestions threat, because I think it is a really good idea and I'd like to see it implemented. It seems based on the poll that the majority are in favour too.

Personally, I think there should also be the option to remove search engine points, not necessarily to return them. For example, if I want to lower the weakness, I can remove points, which also reduces the strength.

I wouldn't mind that tbf, but I'd also like the idea of just stopping manufacturing one's own engine - without any sort of refund for the 100 million it costs and, if you wish to start again, it is for 100 million and from scratch with no engine points on any race

I had posted a suggestion similar to this last week. My suggestion though was to decouple the max engine pts from your level, similar to how drivers and staff have been decoupled from it. 

This way even a level  29 manager can still have level 40 engines once they are brought to that level. 

Good idea, since you cant get motor points for free, it costs a bunch of money or you need lots of patience to max out your engine. 


Maybe Jack could add motor points to the daily donuts. 

This would be a welcome change. Level 40 engines are way too strong. People who rely on other people’s engines have a huge advantage over people who are still upgrading their own engine as it takes an insane amount of time to reach level 40. I’m doing daily races for over a year now and I’m still level 28.

Thoughts?

My thought is that it would be nice to be able to stop manufacturing an engine and return to stock engines or get a customer supply from elsewhere

How about the customers of that engine?

What about you still have to manufacture your engine for your customers?

Wow, it sounds like some players are craving an easy ride! 
If they want everything handed to them on a silver platter, they might as well cozy up in a bowl of jelly! Where’s the fun in that? 
It's like saying, "How old are you? Eight?" 
Overcoming challenges is what makes the game interesting, right?

This is not about engines. It is about:

• Control vs. Commitment


• Adaptability vs. Identity


• Efficiency vs. Legacy

Both groups want fairness. They just define fairness differently.

Strategic Question for Developers
Should iGP Manager reward:
Early adopters?
Long-term planners?
Or high-level tactical optimizers?
The answer determines the economic model, retention curve, and competitive depth.
THE END.

Yes and no. Yes, game should be long-term gain instead of easy grab. On the other hand, the tooltip info alone doesn’t give the full picture of how long it takes to upgrade an engine. So I can see scenario’s where people want to try it, not realising there’s absolutely no way out.

The choice should be clearer, it’s a big commitment in the game with big consequences, the development path for an engine should be crystal clear 

No one wants it to be easy but you can’t deny it’s just nonsense to have people grinding 3 years just to be able to get to level 40 and then have their engine maxed out. It would mean you have to wait 3+ years to be able to be competitive. It’s just too much.


I think removing the level cap is a fair trade to balance this feature. In exchange there might be people willing to spend money to max out their engine and immediately be competitive with their own engine.

Solution 1: Decouple & Balance
Remove the manager level cap so engines can reach level 40 regardless of your level. You'd still have to grind or pay, but there's actually a finish line. This rewards long-term investment without forcing players to be uncompetitive for 3+ years.
Solution 2: Controlled Exit
Let players shut down their own engine manufacturing and buy from someone else. No refund on the $100M investment, and you'd still have to supply any existing customers (so you don't wreck the market). Alternatively, allow a costly "respec" to fix bad builds without fully abandoning the engine.
Both try to balance fairness with keeping the strategic weight of the decision intact. 
Solution 1 fixes the broken architecture of the game.
Solution 2 provides an escape valve for past decisions (whether due to player error or changes to the game rules, such as the level cap increase).
Thoughts?