User-defined Scripts

The Capitalism Lab script system lets you configure a new game from a plain text file, going well beyond the New Game Settings menu — a game with ten cities, a player character with expertise set to any value, or a challenge with objectives of your own.

Start here

• 📝Script BasicsHow a script file is written, loaded and applied to a new game.
• ⚙️Script GeneratorBuild a script file in the browser instead of writing one by hand.
• 📁Pre-defined ScriptsThe scripts that ship with Capitalism Lab, ready to load.

The game world

• 🌍EnvironmentEconomic conditions and world settings the game starts under.
• 🏙️CitiesChoose which cities appear, and how many.
• 🗂️City ListEvery city in the Capitalism Lab database, for reference.
• 🏢CompetitorsDefine the AI companies and how they behave.
• 📦ProductsControl which products and industries are in play.

The player

• 🎓Player ExpertiseSet your character's starting skills to any values.
• ⚖️Special RulesRules that change how the simulation itself behaves.
• 🔒LocksRestrict what the player is allowed to do or build.
• 🧩DLCsScript settings that apply to the DLC expansions.

Goals and challenges

• 🎯GoalsDefine what the player has to achieve to win.
• 📋Goal HeadersThe header block that opens a goal definition.
• 🔢Goal ValuesThe target figures a goal is measured against.
• 🏭Goal Industries and ProductsTie a goal to particular industries or products.
• 🏆Goal Rewards and PenaltiesWhat the player gains or loses on each outcome.
• 🎁Goal Reward SettingsFurther configuration for how rewards are applied.
• 🏁Challenge GamesBuild a scripted challenge with fixed objectives.