05-08-2017, 11:19 PM
v1.22 is ready to launch to Testing build tomorrow (hour or two after I wake up).
I've implemented a system which allows the AI to learn from how you play the game. When you create best selling vehicles, it will store the information (sliders, component selection, years, etc.) to use against you in future games. This system will be expanded to allow you to save your slider positions for future use in v1.23.
So vehicle design wise, the AI should be completed (may do a tiny amount of tweaking as more play tests come in). Which leaves only the AI business actions to worry about over the next 2-3 major builds.
Outside of that, the last couple of weeks has been focused on implementing map data. I've finished creating the interpolation values for Base City Map and the new Base Territories map. I've added/tweaked growth rates, interest rates, etc. 131 news articles based on real events have been added to the game, along with images for the news paper. The majority of these are related to economic market trends, depressions, recessions, energy crisis, etc.
I've also implemented war events between 1900 and 1920 in the Base City Map, and the major war events (without all the news articles) for Base City and Base Territories up to 1950.
I still have a bit more to do to both these maps, Flag and Nation Changes need to be implemented, small wars after 1920 need to be implemented, and any major notable world events need to be added. Most of this will be done over the next few months (on Map & Mod Mondays), but the next couple days I'll probably focus more attention on it as long as no major bugs with the Testing build release pops up.
Between testing build and full v1.22 release (the 17th), I plan on adding some more music to the game, launch the wiki (though it may be incomplete), and hopefully get above 200 news articles in Base City Map.
I've implemented a system which allows the AI to learn from how you play the game. When you create best selling vehicles, it will store the information (sliders, component selection, years, etc.) to use against you in future games. This system will be expanded to allow you to save your slider positions for future use in v1.23.
So vehicle design wise, the AI should be completed (may do a tiny amount of tweaking as more play tests come in). Which leaves only the AI business actions to worry about over the next 2-3 major builds.
Outside of that, the last couple of weeks has been focused on implementing map data. I've finished creating the interpolation values for Base City Map and the new Base Territories map. I've added/tweaked growth rates, interest rates, etc. 131 news articles based on real events have been added to the game, along with images for the news paper. The majority of these are related to economic market trends, depressions, recessions, energy crisis, etc.
I've also implemented war events between 1900 and 1920 in the Base City Map, and the major war events (without all the news articles) for Base City and Base Territories up to 1950.
I still have a bit more to do to both these maps, Flag and Nation Changes need to be implemented, small wars after 1920 need to be implemented, and any major notable world events need to be added. Most of this will be done over the next few months (on Map & Mod Mondays), but the next couple days I'll probably focus more attention on it as long as no major bugs with the Testing build release pops up.
Between testing build and full v1.22 release (the 17th), I plan on adding some more music to the game, launch the wiki (though it may be incomplete), and hopefully get above 200 news articles in Base City Map.
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good human beings save the world, so that bastards like me can keep creating art, become immortal.
if you read this after I am dead it means I made it." ― Charles Bukowski