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Development Update (Scenario Editor Overhaul Release)

The new editor was released a few days ago. Thank you to everyone who participated in early access and gave feedback, which led to more features like the option to duplicate scenarios and change the primary company in a scenario.

The new editor took almost two months to complete, which was longer than I expected. I ended up diving deep into how the new editor would work, reworking all parts of it to be smoother to use.

I think this extra effort will pay off in the long run. Scenar...

Custom Graphics Poll (February 2022)

Sorry this month's poll is late! But the top 2 graphics will be added before the month ends.

Poll ends in 2 days.

Development Update (Scenario Editor Overhaul)

The new editor went into early access this week, and I got some great feedback from you people.

Bugs were ironed out, and some improvements were made, like Main/Training filters for superstars and Tag Team/Trio for teams. This should allow you to easily navigate the merged training and main rosters.

Users wanted the option to move teams together instead of the superstars individually, so...

Early Access (Scenario Editor Overhaul)

The improved scenario editor is now available for early access!

You can use the new editor to create and edit scenarios. You'll see faster editing, a Changes Made section, a Move Superstar option and instant updates under New Game. Some development is still left, so I welcome your feedback and suggestions!

All previous early access members should see it automatically. If you haven't signe...

Development Update (Scenario Editor Overhaul)

Most of last week was spent on integrating the new editor with the back-end and testing it. It took longer than expected, but I thought it should be tested thoroughly so live scenarios don't get affected by big bugs.

With that done, the new editor will be available for early access on Monday! Let's go over the final changes. 

Here I make a quick update to an existing scenario. See how quick it is to load and publish the changes? The scenario should also how up under New Game ...

New Custom Graphics Suggestions (February 2022)

Hope you all are doing great! Apologies for being late on this; the scenario editor overhaul is taking up most of my time, but it should be out for early access in a couple days!

The two top voted graphic suggestions for January, clown mask and bag of thumbtacks, have been added.

Let me know more...

Development Update (Scenario Editor Overhaul)

Now that we have drop-downs for items e.g team members, I thought it would be helpful to auto update item links if you updated an item's name e.g changing the name of a superstar who is also in a team. This way you don't have to manually update links.

This feature was already present for brand names in the current editor, but now extends to other items, like events.

2022-02-05 16:09:34 +0000 UTC View Post

Development Update (Scenario Editor Overhaul)

This week I finished the 'Changes Made' section. It needed to be optimized, since it compares the differences in scenarios with thousands of wrestlers, so that took a while. But it's working fast now.

I then moved onto 'Add' and 'Remove' functionality, where you can add/remove items, including companies. Items are added with default values, and the process should be easier than before. Here you...

Development Update (Scenario Editor Overhaul)

Work continues on the new scenario editor. The main UI was completed last week, so this week was spent focusing on the details.

I added the Indies to the bottom of the companies section, separated factions from teams and turned the training roster into a checkbox.

The rest of the work involved th...

Development Update (Scenario Editor Overhaul)

Since last week, I've been designing the improved scenario editor. There were too many problems with the existing one to fix, so I decided to re-do the whole thing.

We have a two column layout, so you have a better editing experience on desktop. The UI is clearer, with the scenario divided into companies and company items presented as lists. Items can be edited one at a time, which leads to alm...

Next Feature (January 2022)

The results of the feature poll for January are tied between Scenario Editor Overhaul and Narrative. No, it doesn't mean I'll be adding both!

I know the game wouldn't be what it is today without the efforts of creators, so I believe the editor overhaul will be better for the future of the game.

The editor was created when the game first launched in 2017 and very few changes have come to it. It was a simple way to create small scenarios, but as the game has grown, many problems hav...

Custom Graphics Poll (January 2022)

We have a lot of suggestions for custom graphics, so vote for your favorites and the top 2 will be added this month!

Poll ends in 2 days.

Feature Choices (January 2022)

The last update, More Segments, released a few days ago. After some bug fixing and time to think, we're ready for the next feature!

I have 3 options again, selected because of their importance. I was quite sold on Gimmick Match Graphics and it almost won last month's vote, so I have included it again, along with 2 new contenders:

1. Gimmick Match Graphics: Unique graphics for gimmick matches, like ladders, tables, chairs, steel cells, barbed wire / fire ropes etc ...

Feature Poll (January 2022)

Read the descriptions of the features here. The feature with the most votes in a couple days will be added next!

Development Update (More Segments)

More Segments went into early access last week, which you hopefully enjoyed! With some final improvements added, the feature should be released in a few days.

Minor Improvements

These are all little things that users have been asking for, like more segments for monthly events, no requirements for Retirement Announcement / Villainize / Build Honor, upto 4 participants for ...

New Custom Graphics Suggestions (January 2022)

Happy new year!

The top voted graphic suggestion for December, tattoo sleeves (by DarkBear666 //), has been added to the game.

Since it was an easy one, I decided to add another one: a guitar! Modeled after an acoustic guitar I just got :)

With these custom graphics added, I'd like to hear ...

Early Access (More Segments)

More Segments are now available for early access! We have had 24 early access users so far, and that's so many more than I expected and is wonderful to see. I hope you all enjoy the early release. I'll be listening for your feedback and suggestions.

New Segments will be added to existing and new games for you, along with other new features like loading favorite community segments, selecting segment consequences and segment sort options. 

If you haven't signed up yet, just com...

Development Update (More Segments)

With new segments added, I moved onto some smaller features.

Select Consequence

Some segments have consequences that are random. It'll be a lot better for customization purposes to allow users to control these consequences. You'll be able to select months for segments that make participants unavailable, add names for segments that create teams or titles, select competitor for Slander Competitor and more.

2021-12-25 18:11:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Development Update (More Segments)

As you know, the next feature in development is More Segments. I thought I'd do weekly update so I can let you know about progress on the feature.

Feud Segments

I figured we needed more segments that build feuds, so I did some research and added 13 of them.  These include common ones like Staredown, Fight Tease, Standing Tall, Backstage Confrontation and the Solo Feud Promo segment where one participant cuts a promo about their feud. I got a lot of help f...

Custom Graphics Poll (December 2021)

I got some great suggestions for custom graphics on the last post. I picked a few from each comment and added some of my own.

Let's poll them and add a cool new custom graphic! Poll closes in two days.

Next Feature (December 2021)

The results of the feature poll for December are in, and the winner and next feature is More Segments!

It was a close poll, so maybe we'll do Weapon/Match Graphics soon after. I dived into ways to improve segments, and thought we should do better than just adding some community segments.

The goal of the feature is to add more diversity to segments, add some new consequences, customization and UX improvements. Here's a spec for it:

Add more default s...

2021-12-11 18:54:33 +0000 UTC View Post

New Custom Graphic Suggestions (December 2021)

It's time to get your custom graphic suggestions in for December! I plan to do two of these every month.

Custom graphics are object sprites that can be added to the superstar graphics in-game. I used to have an option to buy graphics requests which was later discontinued. I thought it would be a cool perk to bring it back for patrons and let you suggest and vote on new ones.

Here are some of the previous custom graphics.

2021-12-10 15:25:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Face of the Company perks

I have added a supporters section to the website (Main Menu > About > Support) where all Faces of the Company will be listed as supporters. If you want your name changed/removed from here, let me know.

I'll also add your character to the random indie superstars generated in-game and names used for the Local Squash segment. You can use just a name, or add more details. Here's a format:

Feature Choices (December 2021)

The last major update was Talent Requests, with some subsequent fixes and improvements for it. And as you might know, I tend to alternate between major and minor updates; it keeps me fresh and creative.

I usually have a few features in mind for the next update. These are things that either I'm excited about (which leads to better results) or I believe are important for the game's near future.

So I thought I'll list designs for 3 features and you can choose which one I'll add next!...

Feature Poll (December 2021)

This is the feature poll for December 2021. Make sure you check out the descriptions of the features here.

The feature with the most votes in a few days will be added next.

Welcome

Thank you so much for joining the JoW Patreon! 

I'm excited to start this journey and I hope to offer you a more personalized experience with the game and make you a part of its future.

I'm going to start with a post about the choices for the next feature.

If you have any questions, ideas or feedback, post them here and I'll reply to each one!

Mahin