DD# 233 The Living Still Have a Universe to Conquer
Hi, everyone. Welcome to this week's developer's diary.
I am still working on my ceremonial duty and other aftermaths of my mother's passing. Thus, this week does not have many content updates, and this diary will be short.
Some say, such a long period of ceremonial is not for the dead, but for the living, so that the living can slowly get out of the sorrow by going through all those steps while honoring the dead.
It's a spiritual journey.
And on each journey, I acquire new knowledge.

Many people in China think wearing such a black armband is a local tradition.
But, I just learned it's actually from Europe.
Our funerals are now much more alike.
Although I do not smoke, I also learned the motivation behind some of the more than 1 billion people who smoke in the world.

What people smoke is not cigarettes but sorrow.
Maybe people who don't drink alcohol and smoke just because they have not experienced a moment that tears their world apart. Maybe they can stay in such blissful ignorance. But life is not complete if we never endure its pains.
But what's more important is the future.
The living still have a universe to conquer; even one day, we too, will lose it all.
Thus, there is also some new story content.
A story can be viewed from different perspectives.

Some may read it as a light-hearted meme from "Case Closed."
While...

Some may read it as another grim dark tale from "Warhammer 40K."
All those "Stopped Clocks" may one day hold more meaning than they do now.
And that's all for this week.
The game and all its associated updates will start to get back to normal in the following weeks.
The priority will be as follows:
1. Restore the daily update of the main game.
2. Restore the progress of the Beyond End DLC.
3. Restore the progress of all other associated functionalities of the game. Such as the daily Ukrainian news to support the things I believe in in this world, and to enforce a future reality that matches my design.
The full update log of this week:
20250710
English
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[The House of the 20th]Added a new NPC who will buy Stopped Clocks from you at a high price. (You can find some "Case Closed" and "Warhammer 40k" references here.)
[Wiki]Updated the quest page.
[Item]New Item: Black Armband
[Shopping]The Funeral Worker now sells Black Armbands
简体中文
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【第20号房】加入了一个新的NPC,会从你这里高价收购停滞的钟表。(这里有一些柯南以及战锤40K的梗。)
【维基】更新了任务页面。
【物品】新物品:黑纱
【购物】殡葬工作人员现在也会贩卖黑纱。
20250711
English
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[Item]New Item: Pack of Cigarettes
[Item]New Item Tag: Nicotine
[Shopping]Random general good vendors now sell Packs of Cigarettes
[Shopping]Bob's Grocery now sells Packs of Cigarettes
[Shopping]Oasis Teahouse now serves Packs of Cigarettes
[Shopping]Northern Start Tavern now serves Packs of Cigarettes
[Loot]The following enemies may now drop Packs of Cigarettes: Businessmen, Crazed Workers, Crazed Formen, Dark Alley Gangsters, Bandits, Mercenaries, Katan Outlaws, The Possessed, The Homeless, and Crazed Survivors,
简体中文
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【物品】新物品:一包烟
【物品】新物品标签:包含尼古丁
【购物】随机的杂货商现在会贩卖烟
【购物】鲍勃的杂货店现在会贩卖烟
【购物】绿洲茶馆现在会贩卖烟
【购物】北极星旅店现在会贩卖烟
【掉落物】以下敌人现在会掉落香烟:商人、发狂的工人、发狂的工头、暗巷帮派成员、强盗、佣兵、卡坦法外狂徒、被附体之人、流浪汉、发狂的幸存者。
I am still working on my ceremonial duty and other aftermaths of my mother's passing. Thus, this week does not have many content updates, and this diary will be short.
Some say, such a long period of ceremonial is not for the dead, but for the living, so that the living can slowly get out of the sorrow by going through all those steps while honoring the dead.
It's a spiritual journey.
And on each journey, I acquire new knowledge.

Many people in China think wearing such a black armband is a local tradition.
But, I just learned it's actually from Europe.
Our funerals are now much more alike.
Although I do not smoke, I also learned the motivation behind some of the more than 1 billion people who smoke in the world.

What people smoke is not cigarettes but sorrow.
Maybe people who don't drink alcohol and smoke just because they have not experienced a moment that tears their world apart. Maybe they can stay in such blissful ignorance. But life is not complete if we never endure its pains.
But what's more important is the future.
The living still have a universe to conquer; even one day, we too, will lose it all.
Thus, there is also some new story content.
A story can be viewed from different perspectives.

Some may read it as a light-hearted meme from "Case Closed."
While...

Some may read it as another grim dark tale from "Warhammer 40K."
All those "Stopped Clocks" may one day hold more meaning than they do now.
And that's all for this week.
The game and all its associated updates will start to get back to normal in the following weeks.
The priority will be as follows:
1. Restore the daily update of the main game.
2. Restore the progress of the Beyond End DLC.
3. Restore the progress of all other associated functionalities of the game. Such as the daily Ukrainian news to support the things I believe in in this world, and to enforce a future reality that matches my design.
The full update log of this week:
20250710
English
##########Content################
[The House of the 20th]Added a new NPC who will buy Stopped Clocks from you at a high price. (You can find some "Case Closed" and "Warhammer 40k" references here.)
[Wiki]Updated the quest page.
[Item]New Item: Black Armband
[Shopping]The Funeral Worker now sells Black Armbands
简体中文
##########Content################
【第20号房】加入了一个新的NPC,会从你这里高价收购停滞的钟表。(这里有一些柯南以及战锤40K的梗。)
【维基】更新了任务页面。
【物品】新物品:黑纱
【购物】殡葬工作人员现在也会贩卖黑纱。
20250711
English
##########Content################
[Item]New Item: Pack of Cigarettes
[Item]New Item Tag: Nicotine
[Shopping]Random general good vendors now sell Packs of Cigarettes
[Shopping]Bob's Grocery now sells Packs of Cigarettes
[Shopping]Oasis Teahouse now serves Packs of Cigarettes
[Shopping]Northern Start Tavern now serves Packs of Cigarettes
[Loot]The following enemies may now drop Packs of Cigarettes: Businessmen, Crazed Workers, Crazed Formen, Dark Alley Gangsters, Bandits, Mercenaries, Katan Outlaws, The Possessed, The Homeless, and Crazed Survivors,
简体中文
##########Content################
【物品】新物品:一包烟
【物品】新物品标签:包含尼古丁
【购物】随机的杂货商现在会贩卖烟
【购物】鲍勃的杂货店现在会贩卖烟
【购物】绿洲茶馆现在会贩卖烟
【购物】北极星旅店现在会贩卖烟
【掉落物】以下敌人现在会掉落香烟:商人、发狂的工人、发狂的工头、暗巷帮派成员、强盗、佣兵、卡坦法外狂徒、被附体之人、流浪汉、发狂的幸存者。