TheFlagShip Devlog #36

Hi everyone! In this round of development, we focused on polishing the experience of a single roguelite run and making it feel more complete.

Players can already enter rooms, fight, collect rewards, choose upgrades, and recruit crew members. Now the goal is to connect these parts more naturally: map exploration, event encounters, and build growth.

On the map side, route choices are becoming more meaningful. Room information is clearer, and we’ve started improving the pacing along each path. Players can now think about whether to take a risk, and which route will help their build come together.

Inside rooms, we’re adding more event encounters, such as scanable caches, cargo fleets, signal caches, and artifact rewards. These events support the build system. For example, players can swap crew members, unlock crew traits faster, or collect artifacts to gain an advantage.

The build system is also starting to take shape. Crew members are the main thread. After recruiting a crew member, players can better understand what direction their run is heading in. Through rerolls and exchanges, they can also guide their growth more effectively.

Combat has also been adjusted, especially main cannons, beams, and missiles. Their firing rhythm and damage style have been refined.

Overall, this round is about making the game experience more complete, clearer, and closer to something we can properly show.

That’s it for this devlog. See you next time!