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Dev-Log - V1.30DEV Last Minute...

Hi,

had a last minute idea regarding the warehouse and cargo bot managers. Both now have the identical individual pick thumbnails _AND_ if you have invested int the Yutani Robotics Corp you get the STASIS POD Analyzer feature for free...

No longer searching which Pod holds you valuable elite parts :)

DEV1.30 will be in the Discord Beta Channel for testing later today. Thanks to the Beta testing Team in advance!

y.v.

VIP / Upper Tier Preview - Golden Seductress (NSFW)

Hi,

here is a preview of the Golden Seductress Premium Shell. Comes with Stat boost ( +5 to +70 ALL), Active Likes Overide, Personality and Trait Override, ...

100 Mio bots are again in reach if you can balance the Devious Personality...

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Dev-Log 6th March - V1.30 DEV Integration Finished!

Hi,

I just finished the integration of V1.30DV, the test version for new mechanics!

VIP, who have registered for the Beta can find the download links for V1.30DV in the Beta Discord channel on 7th 15:00 GMT.

Included features

• new outfit V
• ship hull plating system
• vaultship encounters for unique gear
• System NX-010 with mining, exploration etc.
• Golden Seductress Premium Shell (with stats bonus etc...)
• various QoL Feature...
  2024-03-06 13:01:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Dev-Log 4th March - Video: Armageddon Core

Hi,

today I reserved to integrate the new unique weapons into the DEV version.

• Hellhammer is done, Armageddon Core is done
• Leech and Damage Reflect for Wails of Infinity and Barbed Carapace partly done.

Attached video shows the Armageddon Core (Timed Mine):

Video Armageddon Core (MEGA) 

Makes it much easier :)
Of course, t...

Dev-Log 1st March - Integration V1.30DEV Started

Hi,

today I started the integration of V1.30 DEV version. The DEV version is for testing and contains all changed mechanics, weapons, items, locations.

I added the new starting Point Day 120, which is set to the end of V1.20 story and gallery content. The next days I'll integrate combat maps and test the new weapons and locations.

V1.30DEV should be available to those VIP who are BETA Testers around 7th of March in Discord (Beta Channel).

After Release of DEV for testi...

Dev-Log 28th Feb - Botlab - New Shell Stats System

Hi,

today I finished integration of the new shell stat bonus system.

• some shell types now come with bonuses
• bonuses can include guaranteed likes, stat buffs, guaranteed personalities, etc...
• bonus values scale with GEN and with Grade
• Bot valuation balancing I still need to do or we will see the return of the 200 Mil bots :)

Screenshot examples show new Type G shell (visuals are a surprise) bonus variation for Gen3 Subpar/Military/Elite....

Dev Log 26th Feb - Hull Plating System

Hi,

I have finished the assets and GUI integration for the new Hull plating system (no more one shot instakills when your shield is gone...)

• Bumbling Bee can be plated with one of 4 hull platings in individual slots
• mix and match possible
• upon hit, a random plate slot is selected and the plate used to block or attenuate the hit
• plates are used up on hit
• ship systems only damaged if the hit punches through the plate

System is no...

Dev Log 23rd Feb - GUI Changes to Make Life Easier (NSFW)

Hi,

here are a few of the GUI changes I implemented into V1.30 to make life a bit easier.

• BOT parts and addons are tagged with Grade and Gen in Overview Screen
• Thumbnails in BOT manager and Arcagde Manager to see shell type as well
• Individual BOT picker in warehouse with "BOT Card" like in cargo
• Drop down menus for job assignment

Still a few items to go (Nimhe build menu interface, ...) but should be done with most mechanics items by end of...

VIP / Upper Tier Preview - Unique Item Part II

Hi,

here is the second set of unique items. I wanted some shields with new tactical options so there is one shield with chance to cloak on hit and the other shield with reflect damage mechanics.

Will be available in the 1.30 DEV mechanics test version for Beta Testers Early April.

y.v.

DEV Log Feb 21 - Roadmap Space Journey X 2024

Hi, 

I thought a bit about the game roadmap going forward and how to balance finishing the game and adding content.  I am leaning towards finishing the game within the next two installments to have a completed work, BUT still have a lot of ideas. So an approach I am mulling over is like this one

• V1.30 The Swarm System
• V1.40 The Waystation - Unlocking The Way Home (First Ending)
  =========
• V1.50 Expansion Mission
• V1.60 Expansion Mission<...
  2024-02-21 06:45:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Dev Log Feb 19 - Restart Bonus - Unique Items (Edit)

Hi,

I always liked the unique items in Diablo and have created a few in SJX to celebrate the restart. 

Mysterious vault ships can be encountered in Deep Space. If you happen to have the keys, you will be able to retrieve one special item (but chose wisely, every ship and its unique content will only appear once).

An example ship with the two items you can chose from attached. Assets done, still need to do the combat integration for the special effects.

I plan to ...

DEV-Log Feb-19 - Space Journey X Development Resumed!

Hi,

I am happy to announce that development for SJX will be resumed. I have done some work on 1.30 already (more to that in separate posts).

As I have been asked this a lot of times I have changed my Patreon billing to the way everyone else seems to have set it. What does this mean for Patrons in paid Tiers?

Existing Patrons

No change. Billing will be as usual beginning of the month. As a benefit, if you should happen to unsubscribe you will now retai...

Status February 13

Hi,

things seem to go well and I have worked a bit on the NX-010 System which becomes relevant for 1.30.

I will most likely reactivate my page next week and publish a 1.30 release plan, with DEV/BETA in March and Official Releases in April.

If that works out there will be a two-monthly cycle with alternating DV/BETA and Official Release months.

As to story and content more from next week when I will resume a more regular posting cycle (two or three per week).

2024-02-12 07:45:57 +0000 UTC View Post

Short Status Update Feb-08

Hi,

I worked a little on Vee Revised content today. Fits much better than "Nude Suit" in my opinion. (See screenshot)

Progressions (like T'Ris) might also come, but those are a ton of work so I won't go into that yet.

If everything goes well I will reactivate the page and resume work (though in  less crazy workload than before) Mid February.  I have collected all issues and bugs already.

More in a week or two.

y.v.

Edit (in case you w...

VIP Preview - Vee Revised

Hi,

as I posted it on Discord in the VIP channel here is the offical one.

Worked a little on Vee Revised today.

• Fortunately the suit was an asset and I only had to fiddle a bit with the texture, so not much work.
• I will probably change Vee from V1.30 into that outfit (after maintenance room Vee-joins-the-crew scene).
• The full nude worked for discovery but later it felt weirdly like nudism and not sexy

Took me about one hour as ...

Status Update Jan-30

Hi,

here is a small status update. Things are going ok and I started some light (non coding) work on SJX.

• wrote the story outline for 1.30
• refined the roadmap plan for 1.30 to 1.60
• collected all reported 1.20 bugs into a list

En of January billing will still be suspended / inactive as outlined below. If work in Mid-February can resume I will reactivate the Patreon Page Billing & Tiers for End of February..

On a side note:
I read so...

Discord Update

Hi,

I reset the discord link today as a preparation to reactivate management by Patreon BOT in the next few days.

You may experience loss of your Discord roles on 15th Jan. as an intermediate effect. Once you leave and rejoin the Discord server from 16th, your Discord roles should be re-established (from tomorrow) .

Sorry for the inconvenience.

This Post is not related to Patreon Roles, only to linked Discord Roles.

Here is the new server l...

Happy New Year!

Hi Everyone,

I wish you all a Happy New Year and hope that you are doing well!

I am doing ok and hope that I can start some light computer activity in January to see how it goes. In February I will then hopefully be in a position to decide whether and in what fashion to continue. Maybe I can also find the time to write a bit of the storyboard for the remaining episodes while I am off-screen in January.

In any case I have suspended payments also for End of January, as this pa...

A Sudden (and Hopefully Temporary) Farewell

For health reasons I have to abstain from coding and computer screens for several months.  I hope on the other side of this I will have the opportunity to find a worthy conclusion to the story of Space Journey X.

Let me express my thanks to all my patrons! I enjoyed creating Princess and Space Journey with the great suggestions and support from all of you!

I do not want to just "go silent" as some creators might do.

For that reason all payments on Patreon and Subscrib...

Official Release V1.20.11

Hi,

the Official Release for V1.20.11 has been linked in the Release Notes, Download Section!

Please see the Release notes for update info. Thanks to everyone who contributed bug reports in the Early Access Phase!

V1.20.11 is save compatible with other 1.20 Early Access Versions, but unfortunately not with V1.10 or earlier (use the MV Pod and starting points)

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Dev-Log 4th Dec - Miscellanous

Hi,

today I integrated all reported minor issues into v1.20 Official Release for 8th Dec. 

I also worked a bit on GUI issues for v1.30, namely integration of Moira Uniforms into the Code (see screenshot). As usual there will be Racy and Revealing. I also made the side images for these.

As to v1.30 mechanics, for stability reasons I do not want to add massive new items. There will be a bunch of QoL (torpedo loading templates Khelara observes, bot precursor cubes to work ...

Dev-Log - Status V1.20 Official Release

Hi,

the Early Access Phase II for V1.20 has yielded a few minor issues so far which I will integrate in the next days to prepare for Release of 1.20.11 (Official Release) on 8th December.

In the meantime I fitted the official uniforms to Seraphine as well (see wallpaper). Seraphine probably also need one more job to become a full crew member...

y.v.

Questions Regarding P-Shell

Hi,

I have received a number of questions as to the elusive P-Shell (doesn't drop) and checked my code:

• elif lootID in ["MOBDRE2"] and GAME.getStarSys().ID == "SSIDQuthor" and random.randint(1,100) > 50:
• call assemble_bot_template(random.choice(["BTT_DEFAULT"]*8+["BTT_KRELL1"]*2+["BTT_KRELL2"]*2+["BTT_VOR1"]*2+["BTT_MODEL1"]+["BTT_PRO1"]))

Two items to notice: 

Firstly, shells are only dropped by Drengarian Privateers (the...

Space Journey X - Early Access Phase II - V1.20.10

Hi,

here is the updated Early Access II Release V1.20.10. for Upper Tier and VIP.

A number of items has been fixed compared to v1.20.8. See Release Notes Post for details and walkthrough.
V1.20.10 is save game compatible to V1.20 BETA and Early Access Releases.

If you come from a V1.10 release, please use the MV Pod and/or the new Starting Point for quicker restart as usual. 2023-12-01 05:45:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Revealing Uniform - Moira (NSFW)

Hi,

here is a VIP & Upper Tier preview of the revealing uniform for Moira...

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Dev-Log 29th Nov - Uniforms

Hi,

while waiting for the final feedback on V1.20 Early Access 1 I fitted the uniforms to Moira (and Seraphine) and made a wallpaper. 

It is probably a good idea to introduce the uniforms for both, as they are now members of the crew with daily tasks.

Will post a revealing version in the VIP section for comments soon as well. :)

y.v.

Dev-Log 28th Nov - Planning & Status V1.20 EA

Hi,

I have collected the remaining minor changes to V1.20 from The Early Access Phase One and fixed them. I will integrate them into EA 2 (V.1.20.10) test it and package it for Upper Tier Release on 1st Dec (maybe one day earlier).

As to Development Planning, I have reviewed the current state. Here are some thoughts.

• Originally, SJX was planned to conclude in 12.2023, with slightly more content than Princess
• I...
  2023-11-28 15:30:30 +0000 UTC View Post

Dev-Log 26th Nov - Status Early Access V1.20

Hi,

Early Access Phase I for V1.20 is running since yesterday. A number of minor issues were reported, most are already fixed in the main path. Thanks for everyone reporting issues.

• Early Access Phase II for Upper Tier on 1st Dec is looking good.

Looking forward to 1.30, I am going over the planning currently. The project has now reached a size, where I need to adjust the release cycle a bit to make sure enough development time is available for N...

V1.20 Early Access Has been Distributed

Hi,

the links to V1.20 EA1 have just been been distributed to VIP patrons!

Please check your patreon inbox (allow 30 min for delivery)

Enjoy

Space Journey X - V1.20 Release Notes

Hi,

here is the release notes post for V1.20

Thanks to all the Beta and Early Access Players for finding and putting up with issues.

• This release is not save game compatible with V1.10 or earlier for technical reasons.  Use the multiverse pod for your items and start a new game at progress point of your choice
• It is compatible with all V1.20 releases (Beta and Early Access)

Main New Features 2023-11-24 16:52:47 +0000 UTC View Post