Dev blog - new UI
[h2]Development[/h2]
Whenever I ask playtesters about the game, they only talk about the menu. I want to focus on the gameplay, but have finally given in to the pressure.
I have also been working on more options for those who like city building.
[h2]News[/h2]
[h3]Update cancelled[/h3]
I have cancelled the April update (which contained three times as many resources). The menus got way too bloated and complex. This is also the reason I started a full rework of the UI. The next update is planned for September. I know the updates are too infrequent, but paying playtesters before each release is a cost I need to keep down. Join the beta if you want to try the latest stuff.
[h3]Music crash failure[/h3]
I made a big mess-up: I updated the game engine (monogame) and there was a new DLL file, for playing music, that I missed adding to the Steam installation. I heard nothing for a few weeks, but one day I suddenly got a flood of crash reports. Steam had featured DSS in the RTS festival, and that was weird because I clicked "NO" to participate. Thousands of new players downloaded the game, and it crashed instantly for all of them!
- This was my first blog, let me know if I should do more.
Whenever I ask playtesters about the game, they only talk about the menu. I want to focus on the gameplay, but have finally given in to the pressure.
I have also been working on more options for those who like city building.
[h2]News[/h2]
[h3]Update cancelled[/h3]
I have cancelled the April update (which contained three times as many resources). The menus got way too bloated and complex. This is also the reason I started a full rework of the UI. The next update is planned for September. I know the updates are too infrequent, but paying playtesters before each release is a cost I need to keep down. Join the beta if you want to try the latest stuff.
[h3]Music crash failure[/h3]
I made a big mess-up: I updated the game engine (monogame) and there was a new DLL file, for playing music, that I missed adding to the Steam installation. I heard nothing for a few weeks, but one day I suddenly got a flood of crash reports. Steam had featured DSS in the RTS festival, and that was weird because I clicked "NO" to participate. Thousands of new players downloaded the game, and it crashed instantly for all of them!
- This was my first blog, let me know if I should do more.