I really envy your ability to stay focused on this project for soo long :)
Yes, you've a publisher now so you're sort of "forced", but I still think that one of the most important skill of an indy developer is the ability to keep on working even when the project is 90% completed.
I have never reached such a skill and that's why you've a publisher and I don't :P
You're doing a great job

Hey thanks a lot!

I just edited the post w/new screenshots...I'm hoping to do a little marathon of creating 1 building a day...it's a lot of fun.

Any ideas for buildings not seen in previous screenshots/vids would be appreciated! I think I've got a car wash, some alleys and maybe a hotel interior lined up...

But like they say it's 90% perspiration, and errr 10% fckin luck...something like that xD

Just off the top of my head...

(all of these shops can have back rooms/supply/storage rooms/etc)

Adult Store (Videos, toys, peek-booths, etc)
Exotic Pet Store
Liquor Store
Pawn Shop (with security room)
Bowling Alley
Mini Mart
Gas Station + Mini Mart combo
Mechanic Shop (gotta install the hydraulics and sweet rims yo!)
Fast Food Joint
Record Store
Guitar shop
Tattoo parlor (yo, gotta prove your down!)
Paint Store (for picking up your tagging supplies)
Strip Club
Computer Sales\Repair Shop (you can have copies of your game on the software shelf!)
Book Store
Comic Book \ Trading Cards \ RPG Games Shop
Coffee Shop or Drive Up Shack
Lingerie \ Romantic gifts store
Toy Store
Car Speaker/Stereo shop with demo lot.

Lots of cool interesting types of stores to be made.

and lots of different respectable "fronts" for your gangs bosses to have their meetings and sit-downs and for captains and low level made men to run their operations.

- ethnic restaurants of all kinds (moped delivery of your drugs!).
- cleaners
- laundromats
- gyms \ boxing \ martial arts clubs
- waste disposal offices
- construction contractors offices
- night clubs
- pizza parlors (extra anchovies *wink wink*)
- "massage" parlors
- locksmith
- tow truck service
- cab company ("Hello? Yeah I need a cab to take me to cloud nine")
- $20/hr motel rooms
- limo service company
- concrete / asphalt company

misc
- cybercafes
- arcades
- 24 hour pancake house (yeah, not much money in that business)
- methadone/rehab clinic
- welfare office
- homeless shelter
- that special park in every big city where all the bums sleep
- bridge and freeway underpasses
- subway tunnels

You could really make city life look like hell on earth!

I know your game design is probably fixed in stone, but wouldn't it be neat if part of your gang's goals was to take over the businesses on their turf?

Nice list! It'll will be very handy in the coming days! Yea I've already got a few of those...underpasses and 4 of those buildings will be posted end of today / tommorow.

As for the territory, it's handled in standard mafiaso fashion. They just take the business for protection money & a cut of the business' profits. I am taking into account the level of violence, and other environment factors when computing the business income.

Thanks again for the big list!

- Danny