AeroMogul Update #8 (2023/5/21)

Greetings Everyone,

I've gotten a few hours of work into AeroMogul since GearCity: 2nd Gear's launch. Although, I've been putting Mondays and Tuesdays into GearCity recently as I am falling a little behind on bugs.

As previously mentioned, the game now efficiently processes and caches demand from 1.8 million data points, utilizing only 4GB of RAM, a substantial improvement from the previous 40GB usage. I refer to this system as "Data Grids," and further details will be shared as we approach the alpha testing phase. I will use this term from here on out when mentioning this data.

AeroMogul now features 200 dynamically generated AI companies. Although this number represents approximately half of the real-world passenger airline companies, it provides a solid foundation for comprehensive testing purposes. I'll add static companies in the future, but now is not the time to do the data entry. Additionally, the game generates 100,000 aircraft and assigns them to these AI companies, laying the groundwork for the game's underlying system.

The company AI can now create routes between locations, utilizing the innovative data griding system. The AI will also select the most suitable airports to service the grids. Although it still lacks some functionality and rules now, my main focus is performance testing and system optimization.

Left alone, the company AI generates 200,000 passenger air routes, nearly doubling the number of passenger airline routes in 2019. This is by design, as I want to overload the system for testing. Moreover, the game now processes passengers' route choices, enabling them to select 2-Leg trips. I hope to expand this feature to include 3-Leg trips if I can get favorable performance. Sadly, this system is still in its early stages and requires further optimization. (Getting it to work was the last thing I did the last time I touched the code.)

It's important to note that I will utilize much of the code developed for AeroMogul in the game, albeit with additional formulas that account for various variables. The primary focus now is to optimize and streamline these systems, laying a solid foundation for future enhancements and expansions. At present, the systems mentioned above are approximately 30-50% complete, with passenger routing still in its initial stages.


I hope to include a video in AeroMogul Update #9 or #10. So, stay tuned for more updates on AeroMogul's progress. Now, let's move on to the latest news from GearCity.

As mentioned above, I have put extra work into GearCity over the last couple of weeks. I plan on only giving my Mondays to the game, but between a combination of lingering GearCity Classic bugs and a fresh slate of GearCity: 2nd Gear bugs, I decided to devote more time to the game. However, instead of throwing a full week and getting it done, I wanted to split the week so that I may keep working on AM and keep the code fresh in my mind. It takes me too much mental effort to relearn the code after an extended period of not seeing it. I'm getting too old for it.

Ten issues remain for GearCity: 2nd Gear and one remains for GearCity Classic. When I complete all remaining issues, I'll release v2.1.0.1 and v2.0.0.9, respectively. Please note I include all bug fixes applicable to both versions to both versions.


Until next time!