Episode 10 – Jake’s Update Inspired by Daniel for City Story

🎯 The Inspiration

One day, Daniel and Jake were hanging out when Daniel said:

"City Story is fun, but it's missing something big… What if we add government elections and law enforcement?"

Jake thought about it. Players were already running businesses, throwing parties, and even becoming the president. But what if they could run for office, pass laws, or even enforce the rules as police officers?

💡 New Update Idea: "The City Government Update"

Players can run for mayor and propose laws

A police system is introduced

Taxes and city economy management added

Jake loved the idea and immediately got to work.

🛠️ Development Process

📌 Step 1: Election System

Jake wanted players to campaign, get votes, and become mayor. He coded a voting system where players could vote for candidates.

🖥️ Voting System Code (Lua - Roblox Studio)

local votes = {} function VoteForCandidate(player, candidate) if votes[player] then print("You have already voted!") else votes[player] = candidate print(player.Name .. " voted for " .. candidate) end end✔ Each player can vote once

✔ Votes are counted in real-time

📌 Step 2: Law System

Whoever wins the election becomes the mayor and gets a UI menu to set rules like:

✅ Lower or raise taxes

✅ Ban certain items (like weapons or cars)

✅ Give citizens special rewards

🖥️ Mayor Law System Code (Lua - Roblox Studio)

local lawSettings = {taxRate = 5, bannedItems = {}} function ChangeTaxRate(newRate) lawSettings.taxRate = newRate print("New tax rate is: " .. newRate .. "%") end function BanItem(item) table.insert(lawSettings.bannedItems, item) print(item .. " is now banned in the city!") end✔ Mayors can adjust taxes

✔ Mayors can ban items

📌 Step 3: Police System

To enforce the laws, Jake added a police role.

Players can join the police force

They can arrest criminals

Criminals can escape or bribe police

🖥️ Police Arrest Code (Lua - Roblox Studio)

function ArrestPlayer(police, criminal) if police.Team == "Police" then criminal:MoveTo(jailLocation) print(criminal.Name .. " has been arrested!") end end✔ Police officers can arrest criminals

✔ Criminals get sent to jail for 5 minutes

📌 Step 4: City Economy System

The economy system reacts to the mayor’s decisions.

If taxes are too high → People get angry and stop spending money

If laws are too strict → Protests start in the game

If the economy is booming → More businesses open

Jake added a stock market so players could invest in businesses and profit from a growing economy.

⏳ Development Timeline:

📅 Week 1: Coding the election system

📅 Week 2: Adding police features

📅 Week 3: Creating the economy system

📅 Week 4: Bug fixes and testing