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Wednesday pomodoro report

A pomodoro is a 25-minute block of focused work.  I promised to do at least 10 per week when the first funding goal was reached.

Pomodoros I-VIII

• Implementing Lifepath & S.U.R.P.S. into the main game code.  (Code RPG System into the Game +5%)

Moar Lifepath work.  Today we added new logic and structure around the teenage years, and skills for the four "high school cliques": Rock Chick, Geek Girl, Star Athlete and Alph...

Monday pomodoro report

A pomodoro is a 25-minute block of focused work.  I promised to do at least 10 per week when the first funding goal was reached.

Pomodoros I-VIII

• Implementing Lifepath & S.U.R.P.S. into the main game code.  (Code RPG System into the Game +5%)

Another busy day building the Lifepath!  The age 16 avatar is now working and inheriting the agent's hair, eye and skin colour.  We're getting there!

2018-09-03 21:08:29 +0000 UTC View Post

3 Sep dev test version

Operators, here's today's dev testing version!  This version now has a working "age 16" avatar, who inherits your agent's hair, eye & skin colour.  She has a unique outfit if you choose the "Rock Chick" clique; soon the other cliques (which are Alpha Female, Geek, and Star Athlete) will have their own unique outfits too.

As usual please don't share this file with others – it's incomplete, and would give new players a terrible first impression of the g...

Weekly pomodoro report

A pomodoro is a 25-minute block of focused work.  I promised to do at least 10 per week when the first funding goal was reached.

Target: 10 pomodoros
Achieved: 16 pomodoros

(This week) Pomodoros I-XVI

• Implementing Lifepath & S.U.R.P.S. into the main game code.  (Code RPG System into the Game +5%)

This week we added code to the Lifepath that prevents the player picking too few/to...

2 Sep dev test version

Operators, here's today's dev testing version!  The only change in this version is working code that makes sure the player doesn't pick too many/too few academic skills.  It's only implemented on one screen at present, but will be used on all subsequent Lifepath screens.

As usual please don't share this file with others – it's incomplete, and would give new players a terrible first impression of the game (because it breaks during the Lifepath; there's lit...

27 August dev test version

Operators, here's today's dev testing version!  The only real difference from yesterday is that the age 12 avatar is coded in and working for all skin, hair and eye colours.

As usual please don't share this file with others – it's incomplete, and would give new players a terrible first impression of the game (because it breaks at the age 12 screen; there's literally no way to start the mission).  I would hate to see copies of dev tests out in the wild, be...

Monday pomodoro report

A pomodoro is a 25-minute block of focused work.  I promised to do at least 10 per week when the first funding goal was reached.

Pomodoros I-V

• Implementing Lifepath & S.U.R.P.S. into the main game code.  (Code RPG System into the Game +3%)

Lots of work on the Lifepath today!  The age 12 avatar is now working and inheriting the agent's hair, eye and skin colour.  We also did some planning on events, school and un...

Bug fix version 1.3.6.4 (P) up

Kind walrus Hyneman fixed a few bugs that had been recently reported:

• Approaching men in clubs – Improved the logic, so this option isn't presented to you right after you turn down a guy.
• Miss Wet T-Shirt – Fixed a bug that prevented the agent from dancing with Connor onstage.
• Hanging out with a guy forever – Fixed some weird logic that could prevent the nightclub seduction scenes from progressing.
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2018-08-27 09:40:45 +0000 UTC View Post

26 August dev test version

Operators, here's the current dev testing version!  This has working Lifepath functionality for the first couple of screens.  The most interesting part is probably seeing the agent's hair, eye and skin colour reflected in the baby and 5-year old avatars.

Please let us know your feedback, either here or in the Discord.  One thing I'm considering is changing the dress and baby blanket colours based on hair colours – what do you guys think so far?  Access to dev copies gives...

End of week pomodoro report

A pomodoro is a 25-minute block of focused work.  I promised to do at least 10 per week when the first funding goal was reached.

Target: 10 pomodoros
Achieved: 29 pomodoros

(Sunday) Pomodoros I-VI

• Implementing Lifepath & S.U.R.P.S. into the main game code.  (Code RPG System into the Game +3%)

The Lifepath is now working in the main game up to the 9/11 event: the baby and 5-year ...

Voting system change

Up to now, we've weighted votes in dev polls based on your support level: $1 Patrons get 1 vote, $5 Patrons get 5 votes, and so on.

After running several of these polls, I can report two things: firstly, the weighting doesn't swing votes.  Opinions tend to split in the same way through the $10 tier as they do in the $1 tier.  So $10 Patrons end up just cancelling each other out, instead of having a bigger impact on the votes.  This is not working as intended.

Seco...

Thursday pomodoro report

A pomodoro is a 25-minute block of focused work.  I promised to do at least 10 per week when the first funding goal was reached.

Pomodoros I-II

• Implementing Lifepath & S.U.R.P.S. into the main game code.  (Code RPG System into the Game +2%)

I wasn't able to do much work on the game today because I needed to prep for some meetings I have at my real job tomorrow.  Today I wrote the code for the "In this year..." flavou...

Wednesday pomodoro report

A pomodoro is a 25-minute block of focused work.  I promised to do at least 10 per week when the first funding goal was reached.

Pomodoros I-VIII

• Implementing Lifepath & S.U.R.P.S. into the main game code.  (Code RPG System into the Game +5%)

Another good day's work!  The "baby" and "age 5" avatars now inherit the agent's hair, eye and skin colours.  It's surprisingly engaging.  :-)

2018-08-22 18:41:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Tuesday pomodoro report

A pomodoro is a 25-minute block of focused work.  I promised to do at least 10 per week when the first funding goal was reached.

Pomodoros I-IX

• Implementing Lifepath & S.U.R.P.S. into the main game code.  (Code RPG System into the Game +5%)

The Lifepath now generates random characters from all five agencies, with randomised Psych Traits (now called Psychological Profile) and Physical Traits (now called Attributes).  ...

Monday pomodoro report

A pomodoro is a 25-minute block of focused work.  I promised to do at least 10 per week when the first funding goal was reached.

Pomodoros I-IV

• Implementing Lifepath into the main game code.

We've started implementing the Lifepath and S.U.R.P.S. ruleset into the main game code.  One incidental benefit is that we've implemented Hyneman's new improved drop-down menus into the character creator, meaning that you no longe...

Fortnightly pomodoro report

A pomodoro is a 25-minute block of focused work.  I promised to do at least 10 per week when the first funding goal was reached.

Target: 20 pomodoros
Achieved: 22 pomodoros

I kind of fell off the pomodoro wagon this past fortnight, working in a chaotic way instead of getting organised.  I put in lots of hours, but was mostly just shooting from the hip instead of methodically knocking down targets.  I'm going to try and be more...

Lifepath Beta now available to Recruits!

Recruits now have access to the Lifepath Beta.  Enjoy and please post feedback here on Patreon, or on Discord!

S.U.R.P.S. design document

Thanks to everybody who's posted their thoughts on the Lifepath Beta!  ($1 Patrons will get access to it this weekend.)  I'm thrilled that it's got so much positive feedback.

The Lifepath Beta introduces some new stats and skills for the main character.  We're creating our own simple RPG rules system – called S.U.R.P.S. – for the game, and while it's still very much a work in progress we can share some of the rules so far for your interest and feedback.

Warning...