Progress Update

Progress Update

Target Release: Hopefully before my birthday (April 22nd)!

What I've Achieved So Far:

• Expanded the overall game content.

• Scaled down the max cost (this was painful, as the big number implementation was a huge hassle, and now I'm not even using it!).

• Reduced the total number of "normal" and prestige upgrades to make each one feel much more significant.

• Scaled down the NG+ cycles.

• Added a new game mode.

• Added and improved the UI transition from the main page to the NG+ page.

What I'm Working On (To-Do List):

• True Multi-threading: Moving away from pseudo-parallel processing.

• AddedIn-Game AchievementsAdding a dedicated in-game achievement panel with new milestones (completely separate from Steam achievements). Note: Since this is a massive task, itmight be deferred to the next update.

• Improving generator cards and upgrade cards.

• Adding new consumables (like potions) that can be earned through minigames.

• Adding a new fonts and reworking how numbers are displayed.

• Evaluating a new minigame (it won't have Steam achievements if the Steam cap stays at 100).

• Looking into expanding localization to include Ukrainian and Norwegian.

• Brainstorming better ways to organize the generators.

• Buffing the effects of upgrades to make them more impactful.

• Re-tuning the overall game balance to fit all these changes.

If you guys have any suggestions about the game, I'm always open to hearing them!

A Personal Side Note:

Less important development-wise, but I think I will start slowing down and taking a pause from developing this game soon. Honestly, I am incredibly grateful for this journey. I've learned so much about game design and development. But this project, which I started almost exactly a year ago (published in Early Access back in June), is starting to feel a bit like a burden. The game was a mess back then; honestly, it still kind is, but it's much better now. I'm currently torn on what to do next. I don't know if I should shift focus to my other game ("System Overload"), finish releasing that, and then take a step back. That project has a lot of potential, but it needs to be properly worked on before a full release. Thank you all for the support!