Hi,
1.00 DEV has been distributed in the beta channel. First round of issues fixed already. Thanks to Ryuke, Sadik, Sean MacDonald and kicks6666 for early feedback.
Now I'll get to NSFW & Story. Might be able to make some spin off wallpaper in the process :) which are less boring than code
y.v.
2023-09-04 07:12:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
today I finished integration of T'Ris into the Mess Room and some basic interactions so I can get a playable V1.00 DEV version to the Beta Channel later today. The DEV Version will have
and a bunch of other mechanics stuff
I'll add Khelara and Nimhe for the final release too to the mess room. As the Mess Room is off duty, it is f...
2023-09-03 10:46:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
today I successfully finished the warehouse multiverse export / import! (see screens 1,2)
Works nicely, although this was hardcore c...
2023-09-01 15:52:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
Version V0.9c has just been released officially here on Patreon!
You can get the PC & Mac download links in the updated Release Notes post below:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/space-journey-x-87874704
Submit Bug Reports and Suggestions to Discord Server:
<... 2023-09-01 05:54:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
today I compiled the V0.9c Official Patreon Release. After testing the newer CRQ I will publish it early tomorrow 1st Sep in time for the weekend :)
As to V1.00DEV, I integrated the Mess Hall today, made the Replicator and a few cocktails that can be integrated into the Gameplay. They could be sold at the Space Bar for immersion but they cost Energy Pods, so it is not a 100% profit business...
While testing the code navigating around the ship, I fo...
2023-08-31 07:36:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
today I integrated the new ship and player base locations into 1.00DEV. Regarding the Mess Room I decided against "tacking on" a lazy sign in the hallway and implemented an entire new ship deck (Deck Green / 3). Ample space for new passengers :)
To go along with that, I had to rewrite the entire turbolift routine. While at it, I added a nice "T" turbolift shortcut which will bring up the Deck Selection from anywhere on the ship (Screenshot 2).
That effort has unfortunate...
2023-08-30 08:28:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
I have by now mostly finished the V1.00 Player Base mechanics and am working on the other locations (screenshot is the Voron Station, a bit Tron-Like, EDIT: Updated with better lighting) while in parallel collecting feedback on V0.90 early access.
Tomorrow I'll finish integrating the minor reported issues into V0.9 and test & prepare it for Official V0.90 Release on Patreon on 1st of September
Overall I have totally underestimated the effort that we...
2023-08-29 07:45:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
today I progressed a bit with V1.00 DEV, with implementing the warehouse on your player base. You can stock up to 1,000 t of goods there and transfer them to and from your ship.
I also implemented the starting rooms for the base and navigation between them (Entrance/Trophy Hall, Warehouse, Trade Dock).
Not sure I can finish the Trade Dock Features (autobuy, autosell) for V1.00 already, but they definitely will be prepared. Wouldn't it be nice to mark certain items for au...
2023-08-27 08:41:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
after a detour for bug hunting in V0.9 EA2 (see separate post) I continued with the revised sandbox state machine, which switches between interior <-> planet surfaces <-> space locations.
Switching seems to work (not full migrated everything yet). I can approach Tenaris, confirm "Land on Base" and then switch to surface mode (see screenshot) and take off into orbit again.
Made a few testing buildings and decided to use the normal in-game menu rather tha...
2023-08-25 11:48:35 +0000 UTC View PostHi,
Hi,
today I don't have a nice wallpaper or NSFW screenshot but rather a post from the depths of SW design.
As you might remember, for V1.00 the player base should be one major element. While thinking about it I noticed that my lazy implementation of the current room-to-room or room-to-space sandbox comes back to bite me.
I should have done a proper sandbox state machine to begin with but coded the transitions "procedural" if you will. With a third location kind besides "inte...
2023-08-24 07:46:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
as it is not possible to pin posts in Patreon, I'll summarize the latest Release Info every now and again for quick reference. I'll tag these posts with 'Release Schedule' for quicker search.
Hi,
Please find the Phase 2 Early Access links for version V0.9b below one day ahead of schedule. Thanks to all the testers of Early Access 1 to make this possible!
Enjoy and Thank You For Your Support!
========= BUGFIX UPDATE / COMPATIBLE / USE THIS =============
Version 0.9_EA2b
PC: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16WnaKYzPSqOsFgPdvyC0vApRyQ...
2023-08-24 07:02:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
today I made the first version of the Mess Hall. Even added a nook for the Replicator, which might become relevant to create all those cocktails :)
As to disciplining, Mess Hall might be relevant. I thought if you had a drink or two too many with members of the crew they might show up late for morning muster, providing opportunity for discipline :)
Of course you'd need to get the cocktail combo right that might motivate some crew member to have one too many :) Minigame...
Hi,
I sorted through all the collected items and not-yet implemented features and made a first Plan for V0.10 considering a bunch of NSFW items long overdue.
Mechanics Main Features
Quest/NSFW Main Features
Hi,
as the work on that module progressed quicker than I thought, I finished the Bot-Analyzer upstream in V0.10 today (mostly). The statistical data has been in the code for some time, so it was only a matter of visualization.
Hi,
tomorrow I will finish integrating all Early Access 1 Issues / Fixes into Early Access 2.
For players playing Early Access one at the moment an important information:
Both items will be retroactively fixed with EA2 in compatible way, so just have a look at these interactions with EA2 again.
Early acce...
2023-08-21 06:49:31 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
considering there's a lot of wealthy players I thought a base might be nice. I also received that idea from quite a few players now. Played a bit around with isometric elements today in Blender.
Here's the outline
Hi,
Today only a boring list to begin with :)
V0.90 early access is running reasonably stable. There are a bunch of minor / avoidable issues which all can be fixed save game compatible in Early Access 2 (see list of EA1 issues above).
Those who are marked "Backmerge" are already done upstream in V0.10 and need to be merged into V0.9.
And I forgot: Increase immobilizers available as "special offers"
Thanks to everyone who submitted the issues.
2023-08-19 07:58:56 +0000 UTC
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Hi,
as there have been a bunch of questions regarding bot creation, I was thinking about adding a "Bot Analyzer" feature to the lab. You can see a mockup in the image. Please ignore the actual values, they are just for illustration.
The game data is mostly prepared for it so it will not be overly complicate...
2023-08-18 17:16:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi,
the Early Access Phase 1 links have been sent out to all VIP Patrons.
Enjoy and thanks for your support
y.v.
PS: In Day 75 I added a bunch of cargo cloak modules and dynamics modules to your cargo. So don't forget to pimp up your system before the first battle :)
2023-08-18 06:41:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi, here is the (updated) release notes post for V0.9c ( = Official Patreon Release).
Thanks to all the Beta & Early access Players for finding and putting up with issues.
Main New Features 2023-08-18 06:30:49 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
regarding V090 BETA there was a last minute major issue uncovered. I fixed it yesterday and tested the changes today. Everything seems ok, so I packaged the V090 Early Access 1 distribution just now.
After some integration testing today the links will go out to
Caveat: The major fix possibly killed V090 BETA saves compatibility, sorry to the te...
2023-08-17 11:25:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
first of all a big thanks to everyone heading over to itch.io and giving SJX a very positive rating! This helps greatly to keep the Edge-lords in these forums at bay :)
The character on the wallpaper is Verity, Veronica the Barkeeper's adventurous sister which you need to rescue from the Krell in V0.9 :) Future content with her not ruled out :)
Beta is running well, a few more issues popped up but nothing major / unsolvable so far. Schedule for Early access in August loo...
2023-08-16 09:03:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
since yesterday the BETA is running. The main quest was completely playable from zero with no blocks or logical issues! Big thanks to feedback on BETA to the testers so far!
There are a few minor issues (4 so far) to straighten out but it looks good for an on time release of VIP Early Access on 18th and the follow on releases on 25th and 2nd. Will do the full play through from zero today to find a bit more issues.
The banner is from an in-game scene in the main que...
2023-08-15 06:22:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
as some of you might know I have an official developer page over at itch.io. There the public versions of Space Journey X and Princess And The Tower can be downloaded.
If you happen to have an itch.io account anyway and enjoy playing Space Journey X, it would be great if you could leave a (hopefully 5 star) rating on the Game Page (star rating link is on top right) if you feel it is worth that...
2023-08-14 12:28:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
today the Beta was finished just in time. The next two or three days the Beta Testers have the opportunity to have a look at the version and I'll do a full play through before the Early Access on 18th.
Hopefully no major issue will show up. I changed a bunch of low level design issues (weird and unnecessary recursion risks, day closing routine triggers, etc ...) to avoid stability problems further down the line and hope didn't break anything by doing so.
Thanks also to a...
2023-08-14 12:21:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
I was just about to do the final render for Nimhe / V0.9 and can't really make up my mind regarding the lighting. The cold lighting fits Nimhe better but, well, is cold.
How would you prefer to see Nimhe's Sex-Animation?
Thanks for your last minute vote!
I'll fix the renders tomorrow morning depending on the outcome.
y.v.
2023-08-13 17:28:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi,
today I finished the code for Space Journey X V0.9. From tomorrow I'll do a play-through of the new content while also tying up some loose ends.
V0.9 Major New Features
Hi,
today I integrated a bunch of NSFW scenes and side activities (Audra gets a tour of the ship, Nimhe walks, TypeJ program extension, ...).
You can see a minor spoiler in the screen shot above. The cargo voucher system also enables me now to unlock bonus features, such as e.g. a Type-j program extension Nimhe provides in return for a valuable cargo item... (screenshot 2)
Will probably need another two days to finalize the code (still missing Galaxina Special 8 - Robot Upri...
2023-08-10 16:15:54 +0000 UTC View Post