The simulator is complete, and that brings hefty improvements to its speed.
When you finish an event, the computer simulates shows for your competitors. This can take a while right now, where you see a loading indicator until you get to the viewership page and news.
In the offline version, this happens much faster. Here, four competitors are simulated:
These improvements carry...
2023-07-08 20:01:58 +0000 UTC View PostI'm sorry it's been a while since the last post. I've been continuously working on porting the game to the offline version, and a lot has been completed.
Playing segments is done, as well as all the actions that happen when you end an event. Also, we're done with awards, yearly rankings, event previews, goals, viewership results, talent offers, talent requests, the TGI, drafts and buyouts.
I recently finished porting the 'play match' functionality to the offline version. This gave me an opportunity to go over it as a whole, and I thought you might like to take a look at how this part of the game works under the hood.
Note: You can view the code snippets attached in a gist 2023-05-08 19:41:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The booking menu has been ported to the offline version, with a few changes.
I've been hard at work finishing the rest of the 'Manage' menu actions, and they're all done!
You can see that everything loads much faster, like Titles and Indies, which would take a long time to load on the web version.
All roster actions e.g change name / add staff task have been completed too, so we now move onto the 'Book' menu.
I got so lost in work that I didn't post fr...
2023-01-21 09:42:49 +0000 UTC View PostI thought I'd post updates whenever a new feature is ported to the new Javascript-based offline version. And this is a fun one because it's so much faster!
Company Stats
These take a long time to load because it loads all your events, their matches, and your superstars' matches, to get stats like most 5 star matches, most main events etc. So it gets slower with long scenarios.
On the web version, since this call takes so long, the task is sent to a backgroun...
2023-01-04 19:17:44 +0000 UTC View PostA few months ago I posted about the future of Journey of Wrestling, describing an offline version. Your overwhelming opinion was to work on it after the release of Deeper Injuries, so this time I'm not holding a poll (sorry!), but am pleased to announce that the next feature is ...
JoW Offline!
The offline version will be released on Stream, iOS and Android, and will be sup...
2022-12-27 21:02:35 +0000 UTC View PostVote for the custom graphics you want most in the game!
2022-12-01 09:32:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Three new tights have been added under 'Bottoms', as well as three new masks under 'Accessories'.
Please put your suggestions for new custom graphics in the comments, and I'll run a poll in 2 days.
2022-11-28 13:39:30 +0000 UTC View PostDeeper Injuries is now in early access for Champion+ patrons!
The update introduces fatigue, a new attribute that you manage to keep your talent healthy.
You will also have more decisions to make with workable injuries, where you can risk a talent's health in order to use them while injured.
Come learn more in the #early-access channel in the discord. If you don't see 'Enable Fatigu...
2022-11-16 10:09:36 +0000 UTC View PostThank you to everyone for your support on the future of JoW post. I'm so excited to make the game better, faster and more accessible by bringing it offline.
Onto deeper injuries, which is almost complete and will be in early access in a few days!
Workable Injuries
I'm excited to show you what I've been working on behind the scenes recently.
JoW Offline
An offline, faster and better version of the game that will release on steam and mobile. The website will still remain accessible. Paid users will get a steam or mobile key for free.
Fast
Since it's offline, everything happens locally, so loadi...
2022-10-18 07:37:05 +0000 UTC View PostVote for the custom graphics you want most in the game!
Top 2 will be added soon.
2022-10-14 07:34:34 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been a while since a development update, and that's because I've been working on something else besides the next feature. I'll post about it in a few days!
Let's take a look at what's been added for Deeper Injuries.
Fatigue
A new attribute will be introduced: Fatigue. This will affect the chances of a superstar getting injured, and will increase/decrease with m...
2022-10-12 18:24:41 +0000 UTC View Post5 new tights designs have been added under 'Bottoms'. These include pinstripes, three variations of side circles, and a torn design. Each color and section is fully editable.
Under 'Body', you'll also find two new abs body types!
Please put your suggestions for new custom graphics in the comments...
2022-10-09 08:42:08 +0000 UTC View PostVote for the custom graphics you want most in the game!
Top 2 will be added soon.
2022-09-27 14:48:14 +0000 UTC View PostTrack pants (with side lines) and chest hair added! Track pants can be found under Bottoms and chest hair under Accessories.
Please put your suggestions for new custom graphics in the comments, and I'll run a poll in 2 days.
2022-09-26 15:41:34 +0000 UTC View PostLet's write out the detailed spec for the next feature: Deeper Injuries.
Fatigue
Add 'fatigue' attribute to superstars that affects chances of getting injured. Starts at 0 and can go up to 100.
Chance of injury is low (0.5%) at 0%, goes up with fatigue, e.g medium (2.5%) at 50%, high (10%) at 80%.
Fatigue goes up with each match, depends on match gimmick, number of participants, traits, age and weekly show.
Average fatigue increase for a 1 on 1 match w...
2022-09-17 07:58:12 +0000 UTC View PostAugust?! Yes, I am late again :( But that means two polls this month.
Top 2 will be added soon.
2022-09-14 11:39:07 +0000 UTC View PostFinally, we have a chainsaw in the game!
We also have two new tattoos: single arm sleeve, and double arm/shoulder sleeve.
Please put your suggestions for new custom graphics in the comments, and I'll run a poll tomorrow!
2022-09-08 12:42:44 +0000 UTC View PostThank you so much for voting! The winner, in a close vote ...
Deeper Injuries!
This feature will involve a new fatigue stat for superstars that affects chances of getting injured, minor injuries that talent can work through, career ending injuries, more injury variety, balancing of injury frequency and new doctor actions.
Come up on the discord as we work on the spec for the feature.
Thanks for voting and reading!
2022-09-07 19:01:07 +0000 UTC View PostRead the descriptions of the features here. The feature with the most votes in a few days will be added next!
2022-08-27 11:23:45 +0000 UTC View PostStaff Improvements is out, so let's get to the next feature!
I'm currently working on something big behind the scenes. It's not ready to showcase yet, but I plan to keep working on it alongside the next feature.
That's why the following choices are minor features, and they include two new items in Achievements and Deeper Injuries.
1. Goals Overhaul: Add new goals e.g unify titles, women's main event, end a streak, along with sub goals e.g put superstar in a ...
2022-08-27 11:23:23 +0000 UTC View PostStaff Improvements is now in early access!
You'll be able to hire multiple staff members per role, which means you can train/scout/recruit/reassure more than 1 talent at a time.
You'll also be able to perform two new staff actions: producers can focus on any type of segment to boost its rating, and doctors can rehab injured talent.
What else? Customize staff name/pronoun/graphic, as...
2022-08-07 15:08:22 +0000 UTC View PostSorry this week's development update is late. I wasn't finished with the features I intended on completing, but they're done now and I'm excited to share them with you.
Unlearn Traits
Staff members will be able to help talent unlearn negative traits. This will be a long process, with a small chance to fail depending on the level of the staff member. But the end result cou...
2022-08-04 19:33:56 +0000 UTC View PostGet your votes in! Top 2 will be added soon.
2022-07-31 08:17:56 +0000 UTC View PostI'm so sorry this took so long! When I'm working on a game feature (Staff Improvements right now), it's hard to disengage and work on graphics, which is quite different and something I'm not good at.
To make up for being so late, I've added 4 new tattoos and I'm going to add July's graphics right after the poll. Lots of graphics incoming!
Tattoos include chest/sleeve, neck and half sleeve...
2022-07-30 09:15:27 +0000 UTC View PostLast week, I showed you a new action for producers so you can take advantage of hiring multiple staff members. This week, we add a new task for doctors.
Doctors can be assigned to rehab talent, allowing them to return sooner. One doctor can rehab one talent at a time, and each month, the doctor can try to reduce the injury time, the chances of which depend on the skill of the doctor.
If t...
2022-07-25 20:12:02 +0000 UTC View PostWork starts on the new Staff Improvements update with an oft-requested feature: the ability to hire multiple staff members per role.
Hiring multiple Trainers, Talent Managers and Scouts will allow you to train/recruit/scout/reassure more than one talent at a time. When adding a task, like training talent, you can select which staff member to use.
2022-07-18 10:04:28 +0000 UTC
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Let's write out the detailed spec for the next feature: Staff Improvements.
I'm keeping it small for now so I can get this feature out within a month. Further staff features can be added on top of these improvements later, like new staff members and staff traits.
Hire multiple staff members
Trainer/scout/talent manager can perform their current actions.
Producers can focus on one segment to give a production boost.
Doctors can rehab one injured t...
2022-07-11 07:56:51 +0000 UTC View Post