Roadmap June 2023

Hello world! Hello beautiful people. I bring to you an updated development roadmap for June 2023.

There is some fine new addition to the roadmap, but before we tackle them, lets sum up what has changed.

Vanilla Vehicles Expanded has finished testing. I am more than happy with the state of it - all of the bugs have been squashed, the vehicles are working like a charm, and we are already going full speed to Tier 3 vehicles, which will be even more 'dope' and 'based'. Is that what kids say nowadays?

We are, however, waiting for Vehicle Framework to release before we can launch vehicles. To those of you who don't know what Vehicle Framework is, it's a framework for adding vehicles to RimWorld, created my Smash Phil. He's been developing it for years and he's down to the last 2 or 3 bugs before he can launch it. He's currently preoccupied with work on Cursed Crew - our own video game - as we're planning a major update in the coming days. Hopefully after the update has released, he will find the time to finish Vehicle Framework and launch it on Steam, and as soon as he does, you will get your Vanilla Vehicles Expanded.

To reiterate: Stop asking when it's coming out. It's out of my control now. My part is done, we're just waiting for the framework. And you don't want to get the framework with the remaining bugs. They're not small bugs. One of them stops you from being able to reform the caravan, so yeah. One way vehicles? Not really cool.

Work on Vanilla Factions Expanded - Deserters is going great. Let me paste the recently completed tasks to keep your excitement up and also inform you what stage the development is on:

■ Code the Intel going out of date system as per Intel and Critical Intel.

■ Code remote detonation of Remote Charges.

■ Code Shrapnel Shell behavior and Cluster Shell behavior.

■ Code C# mechanics for Surveillance Pillar, Aerodrone battery pack, Aerodrone munitions, Strike buoy, Techite disc stack.

■ Code changing firing modes on Charge Cycler.

■ Code remote detonation of the bomb pack.

■ Code gizmo that grants invisibility and the invisibility itself on Invisibility Engulfer.

■ Code Biodecoder.

■ Code Psychic Amplifier.

■ Code Deserter Declassifier.

■ Start looking into the Deserter Network, notably Accessing Deserter Network and Contraband System.

■ Code Absolver Raid.

■ Code Visibility Level special effects.

■ Code Aerodrone Bombardment event.

■ Code Imperial Patrol Caravan Event.

■ Code Imperial Propaganda.

■ Code Imperial Propaganda Drop.

■ Code Divine Inferno.

■ Create map segments for Supply Depot Raids

■ Create map segments for Aerodrone Station Sabotage

■ Create map segments for Imperial Convoy

■ Create map segments for Shuttle Staging Post

Really not much left on it. We have to code the actual quests with procedurally generated imperial outposts, but that shouldn't be too hard. Then we have to create map modules for procedural mansion generation for assassination plots. Exciting stuff. Oh yeah, and we still have to code the end game in which you bring down the imperial flagship. So excite!

We have of course released Vanilla Races Expanded - Wasters. We also had a poll on Patreon and it turns out, 50% of you is degenerates who want a highmate expansion next, so that's what I already started designing. Full spec of the mod will be available on Patreon within the next few days so you can voice your 'reeeee' and say how you can ditch RJW with my new additions.

The two new additions to the roadmap are as follows:

Vanilla Psycasts Expanded - Hemosage module, introducing a brand new, sanguophage specific psycaster path called Hemosage.

Hemosages are powerful, elder psycasters that use their connection with an engine of evil and their bloody curse to inflict pain and manipulate matter in vile, wicked ways. Relying on hemogen, they can drain and leech life from everyone around them, instilling incredible pain and even worse nightmares. Only those that have access to the power of hemogen can become a true hemosage.

Vanilla Psycasts Expanded - Animat module introduces a path you have seen announced back when we released Vanilla Psycasts Expanded.

The most sacred of the tribal professions, animats are in direct psychic contact with the anima trees. They can connect to the tree and use it to their advantage, be it through creating powerful anima screams that resonate like an echo from every tree and obelisk in range, or by imprinting the anima tree with the psycasting knowledge, essentially teaching the tree how to be a psycaster itself.

That's it for this roadmap post. I will see you all soon with more information, and if you're not a patron yet, I sincerely recommend you become one! For just one dollar a month you get regular email updates about our development process, giving you an early look into what's coming.

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