DD#226 How Do They Survive?
Hi, everyone. Welcome to this week's developer's diary.
As we reach Dana, we need to answer one question: How did the local civilians and military forces survive such a machine invasion? They are cut off from the other parts of the Federation and face the most elite machine troops. The town is basically like New Antioch from Trench Crusade or Cadia from Warhammer 40K right now.
So, this week's content explores the lives of people who still live in this town.
You now have access to the entire shelter. At the very entrance, you will find the commanding officer of the Nise Federation's North Legion. He is listening to reports from one of his soldiers.
He can hold this town. It pretty much proves he is a very capable person. So, you can find some traits that a good military leader has.
The shelter itself contains many useful facilities to sustain the lives of everyone inside. You can find a medical room where people can get healed. You can find a foundry where people can make new weapons. You can find that the shelter has its own heating system and living spaces for both civilian and military personnel.
But, most importantly, you can find a small chapel.
An army is nothing without faith. Thus, combat priests or chaplains are embedded in the ranks of the Nise Federation military to inspire people to fight on. That's the reason why the Federation adopted the Samujier religion as their state religion in this supernatural war. As one of the largest combat groups of the Federation, the North Legion certainly has some very powerful priests to bring hope in this dark time.
He is teaching NOBODY IS COMING FOR YOU!
That does not sound very inspiring, right?
But, hey, maybe it's better to admit it rather than give false hope. Because if people find their hopes are fake, the desperation will be greater.
Only by truly understanding the situation everyone is in and being honest with it can you give people real hope.
So, here we go:
A Warhammer 40k vibe heavily inspires the dialogue. You can easily change Samujier to the God Emperor if you want. :)
But, it may also be useful to people who want some motivation outside the game.
So, I am giving you the full transcript of this speech here if you need it in your downtime.
Brothers! I have a message for you.
No one is coming! No one! No one is coming to reinforce our fight, brothers!
No one is coming to lift the blades for you.
No one is coming to carry your burden.
No one is coming to comfort you in your depression.
No one, brothers!
You and I know that life is not fair!
But that is no excuse!
The North Legion does not reward excuses.
But I am here to remind you of your oath, your zeal to Samujier, your duties as men to take care of yourselves and those who rely on you!
You shall live for it or die trying!
Those who cry for rescue will eventually perish in the darkness, brothers.
Some never learn. Some remain children in their spirits.
They beg for mercy from a cosmos that gives none!
But that's not us!
We are the North Legion.
We are the discipline incarnate.
We are the living will of Samujier, made in flesh and steel!
Nobody cares about your feelings!
And that is a gift! Embrace it and move on with it!
Let it entrench in your soul until you are unbreakable!
Brothers! Even when nobody is coming, we will show up for ourselves! We are our own reinforcements! We are alone but never broken, cut off, but never give up!
Brothers! Samujier protects!
Everything and anything is possible so long as air still fills your lungs and your devotion to Samujier still runs through your veins!
As long as we stand, we fight!
To get a better experience, it's better to see it in the game. There are facial expression changes and background music to enhance the effect of this speech.
As a bonus, you can use his appearance on your main character or customized teammates:
Other than the content mentioned above.
Our main storyline also progresses a bit. Previous clues have led you here. Now, you can find another clue that indicates your next direction.
Players who have experienced the SAPC++ period may know what those descriptions are. It has been the third time that something important is about to happen on that mountain.
However, instead of expanding the map further north right now, we are going west. The map has been extended all the way to the Jiru Plateau, where you can find mammoths and other creatures. The map layout is directly from SAPC++. However, some graphical enhancements have been implemented to make it more modern. Although there is no story content directly linked to it, it's basically a hub that connects to various important caves and dungeons, just like in old times.
There are also some other things worth mentioning this week.
The first one is that my old professor, Norm Badler, passed away. Almost everyone who studies computer graphics knows him more or less. I had the honor to study under him a decade ago and played around in his lab with various fancy toys. It was also I who allowed everyone to "cheat" on one of his exams by sending him an email, requesting a list of English words that would appear in the test. He was very kind and provided it, knowing we would use it to guess which knowledge would be covered in the exam.
Well, to the world that once was, those who come later will never see its like again.
That's why preserving memories is very important, and I am doing it right in the game.
Another thing is that the next DLC, which was planned for our 21st anniversary, is going to be delayed to a much later date for release.
Here is one example why:
You can see how different our characters are in our current game and in the next DLC.
In the upcoming DLC, all characters will have their voice-over, facial expressions, and a lot more details on their character models. There will also be physics and clothes simulations. There are so many things I want to add. It will also not be just a third-person shooting game. It will have stories, and some [data redacted] components, and a unique setting in it.
I want to invest a lot more resources and effort into it. It almost feels addictive to just develop it further and further.
Some real-life situations, such as being a lawyer involved in some lawsuits requiring some traveling in the middle of June, also do not help.
Thus, it's highly likely the DLC may not happen in July.
So, that's for this week. There is always more to come, even if everyone is ultimately alone in their own stories, even if nobody else will come, even if some battles must be fought alone in everyone's lives. Today, NEOLITHIA still stands!
Full update log of this week:
20250517
English
##########Content################
[Dana]New Location: Dana Shelter
[Butterfly]Once you have entered the Dana Shelter once, you can teleport there.
[The Siege of Dana]The story continues.
[Wiki]Updated the Siege of Dana page.
[Wiki]Updated the location page.
[Dana Shelter]Added a medical room. It has some beds you can sleep on for free.
[Dana Shelter]Added some medicine you can loot in the medical room. (It's part of the narrative. The doctors are using a certain questionable medicine in such a desperate time.)
简体中文
##########Content################
【达那】新地点：达那避难所
【蝴蝶之翼】在首次进入达那避难所之后你可以传送进去
【达那围城战】剧情继续
【维基】更新了达那围城战的页面
【维基】更新了地点页面。
【达那避难所】加入了一间医务室。包含了一些免费的你可以躺的床。
【达那避难所】在医务室里加入了一些可以搜刮的药品。（这是叙事的一部分。当地的医生在使用某种非常特别的药物作为非常时期的非常手段。）
20250518
English
##########Content################
[Dana Shelter]Added a nurse. She can provide you with free healing and sell you some medical supplies.
[Dana Shelter]Random patients may now appear in the medical room. They are mostly just decorations. You can blow them up with booby traps if you want.
[Dana Shelter]Added a foundry with various crafting equipment.
[Dana Shelter]Added a weapon merchant.
[Wiki]Updated the gun modification page.
[Relationship]After you have met Count Ragnvald for the first time. He will appear in the relationship menu.
简体中文
##########Content################
【达那避难所】加入了一个可以给你免费治疗和贩卖一些药物的护士。
【达那避难所】医务室现在可能有随机出现的病人。基本上，他们只是装饰物。你可以用诡雷炸死他们，如果你想这么做的话……
【达那避难所】加入了一个铸造房间，包含各类合成制作3D打印工具。
【达那避难所】加入了一个武器商人。
【维基】更新了枪械改造页面。
【关系】在首次见到拉格瓦尔德伯爵之后，他现在会出现在你的关系界面上。
20250519
English
##########Content################
[Dana Shelter]Added random soldiers.
[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Mummy
[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Mummy Cat
[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Deer
简体中文
##########Content################
【达那避难所】加入了随机士兵。
【怪物狩猎指南】加入了木乃伊的条目
【怪物狩猎指南】加入了木乃伊猫猫的条目
【怪物狩猎指南】加入了鹿的条目
20250520
English
##########Content################
[Dana Shelter]Added two more rooms in this location.
[Dana Shelter]Added an NPC in charge of the shelter's heating system. (But, no, we are not going to play Frostpunk yet. It's just because the town is in a freezing location.)
[Dana Shelter]Added random civilians.
[Dana Shelter]Added some loot in the civilian's room.
[Dana Shelter]Added signs outside the medical room and the weapon merchant's room.
简体中文
##########Content################
【达那避难所】加入了2个新房间。
【达那避难所】加入了一个负责避难所供暖系统的NPC。（但是，暂时我们还不会去玩冰汽时代。这只是因为这个城镇在一个很冷的地方。）
【达那避难所】加入了随机平民。
【达那避难所】在平民的房间里加入了一些可以搜刮的物品。
【达那避难所】在医务室和武器商人的房间外加入了标志。
20250521
English
##########Content################
[Northern Jiru Ridge]New Location: Northern Jiru Ridge - Plateau Entrance
[Butterfly]Added the butterfly support to the new area.
[Dana Shelter]Changed the default battle background.
[The Anomalous Nation]The story continues. (Yes, the main story received some progress as we are now in Dana.)
[Document]Added another Aten Cultist's note you can find in Dana's Shelter if you have finished previous parts of the main story.
[Wiki]Updated the "The Anomalous Nation" page.
#########DEBUG#################
[Butterfly]Fixed a bug that causes you to be unable to select Dana locations when you are in other Jiru outdoor locations.
简体中文
##########Content################
【北吉鲁山岭】新地点：北吉鲁山岭 - 吉鲁平原入口
【蝴蝶之翼】在这个新区域加入了蝴蝶之翼的支持。
【达那避难所】改变了默认的战斗背景。
【异常国度】剧情继续。（对，因为我们到了达那，所以主线剧情有了一些新进展。）
【文档】在达那避难所里加入了另外一张阿腾信徒的字条。（会在之前的主线剧情完成后出现。）
【维基】更新了异常国度页面。
#########DEBUG#################
【蝴蝶之翼】修复了你在吉鲁其它室外地区无法选择传送到达那地点的Bug
20250522
English
##########Content################
[Jiru Island]New Location: Jiru Plateau
[Jiru Plateau]Added fishing data.
[Jiru Plateau]Added butterfly support.
[Jiru Plateau]Added local creatures. (You can find machines, draconian, and mammoths here)
[Wiki]Updated the location page.
[Dana Shelter]Another room is currently working in progress.
简体中文
##########Content################
【吉鲁岛】新区域：吉鲁平原
【吉鲁平原】加入了钓鱼数据
【吉鲁平原】加入了蝴蝶之翼数据
【吉鲁平原】加入了本地的生物。（有机械、人龙、以及猛犸）
【维基】更新了地点页面
【达那避难所】另外一间房间正在施工中。
20250523
English
##########Content################
[Credit]Added Dr. Norm Badler to the game's "In memory of" section. He passed this week.
[Character Customization]Added a new male character appearance.
[Dana Shelter]The room on the top right is now accessible. When you enter this room for the first time, you can see a priest deliver an inspirational speech to soldiers. If you have not unlocked the Samujier faith before, it can be unlocked here.
简体中文
##########Content################
【制作名单】将诺曼·巴德勒教授加入到了游戏的"In memory of"部分。他在本周去世了。
【角色自定义】加入了一个新的男性角色造型。
【达那避难所】右上角的房间现在可以进入。首次进入时，你会发现一名神父在鼓舞士气。如果此前你没有解锁萨姆吉尔信仰，你可以在这里解锁。
Latest news from Ukraine/乌克兰小剧场
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As we reach Dana, we need to answer one question: How did the local civilians and military forces survive such a machine invasion? They are cut off from the other parts of the Federation and face the most elite machine troops. The town is basically like New Antioch from Trench Crusade or Cadia from Warhammer 40K right now.
So, this week's content explores the lives of people who still live in this town.
You now have access to the entire shelter. At the very entrance, you will find the commanding officer of the Nise Federation's North Legion. He is listening to reports from one of his soldiers.
He can hold this town. It pretty much proves he is a very capable person. So, you can find some traits that a good military leader has.
The shelter itself contains many useful facilities to sustain the lives of everyone inside. You can find a medical room where people can get healed. You can find a foundry where people can make new weapons. You can find that the shelter has its own heating system and living spaces for both civilian and military personnel.
But, most importantly, you can find a small chapel.
An army is nothing without faith. Thus, combat priests or chaplains are embedded in the ranks of the Nise Federation military to inspire people to fight on. That's the reason why the Federation adopted the Samujier religion as their state religion in this supernatural war. As one of the largest combat groups of the Federation, the North Legion certainly has some very powerful priests to bring hope in this dark time.
He is teaching NOBODY IS COMING FOR YOU!
That does not sound very inspiring, right?
But, hey, maybe it's better to admit it rather than give false hope. Because if people find their hopes are fake, the desperation will be greater.
Only by truly understanding the situation everyone is in and being honest with it can you give people real hope.
So, here we go:
A Warhammer 40k vibe heavily inspires the dialogue. You can easily change Samujier to the God Emperor if you want. :)
But, it may also be useful to people who want some motivation outside the game.
So, I am giving you the full transcript of this speech here if you need it in your downtime.
Brothers! I have a message for you.
No one is coming! No one! No one is coming to reinforce our fight, brothers!
No one is coming to lift the blades for you.
No one is coming to carry your burden.
No one is coming to comfort you in your depression.
No one, brothers!
You and I know that life is not fair!
But that is no excuse!
The North Legion does not reward excuses.
But I am here to remind you of your oath, your zeal to Samujier, your duties as men to take care of yourselves and those who rely on you!
You shall live for it or die trying!
Those who cry for rescue will eventually perish in the darkness, brothers.
Some never learn. Some remain children in their spirits.
They beg for mercy from a cosmos that gives none!
But that's not us!
We are the North Legion.
We are the discipline incarnate.
We are the living will of Samujier, made in flesh and steel!
Nobody cares about your feelings!
And that is a gift! Embrace it and move on with it!
Let it entrench in your soul until you are unbreakable!
Brothers! Even when nobody is coming, we will show up for ourselves! We are our own reinforcements! We are alone but never broken, cut off, but never give up!
Brothers! Samujier protects!
Everything and anything is possible so long as air still fills your lungs and your devotion to Samujier still runs through your veins!
As long as we stand, we fight!
To get a better experience, it's better to see it in the game. There are facial expression changes and background music to enhance the effect of this speech.
As a bonus, you can use his appearance on your main character or customized teammates:
Other than the content mentioned above.
Our main storyline also progresses a bit. Previous clues have led you here. Now, you can find another clue that indicates your next direction.
Players who have experienced the SAPC++ period may know what those descriptions are. It has been the third time that something important is about to happen on that mountain.
However, instead of expanding the map further north right now, we are going west. The map has been extended all the way to the Jiru Plateau, where you can find mammoths and other creatures. The map layout is directly from SAPC++. However, some graphical enhancements have been implemented to make it more modern. Although there is no story content directly linked to it, it's basically a hub that connects to various important caves and dungeons, just like in old times.
There are also some other things worth mentioning this week.
The first one is that my old professor, Norm Badler, passed away. Almost everyone who studies computer graphics knows him more or less. I had the honor to study under him a decade ago and played around in his lab with various fancy toys. It was also I who allowed everyone to "cheat" on one of his exams by sending him an email, requesting a list of English words that would appear in the test. He was very kind and provided it, knowing we would use it to guess which knowledge would be covered in the exam.
Well, to the world that once was, those who come later will never see its like again.
That's why preserving memories is very important, and I am doing it right in the game.
Another thing is that the next DLC, which was planned for our 21st anniversary, is going to be delayed to a much later date for release.
Here is one example why:
You can see how different our characters are in our current game and in the next DLC.
In the upcoming DLC, all characters will have their voice-over, facial expressions, and a lot more details on their character models. There will also be physics and clothes simulations. There are so many things I want to add. It will also not be just a third-person shooting game. It will have stories, and some [data redacted] components, and a unique setting in it.
I want to invest a lot more resources and effort into it. It almost feels addictive to just develop it further and further.
Some real-life situations, such as being a lawyer involved in some lawsuits requiring some traveling in the middle of June, also do not help.
Thus, it's highly likely the DLC may not happen in July.
So, that's for this week. There is always more to come, even if everyone is ultimately alone in their own stories, even if nobody else will come, even if some battles must be fought alone in everyone's lives. Today, NEOLITHIA still stands!
Full update log of this week:
20250517
English
##########Content################
[Dana]New Location: Dana Shelter
[Butterfly]Once you have entered the Dana Shelter once, you can teleport there.
[The Siege of Dana]The story continues.
[Wiki]Updated the Siege of Dana page.
[Wiki]Updated the location page.
[Dana Shelter]Added a medical room. It has some beds you can sleep on for free.
[Dana Shelter]Added some medicine you can loot in the medical room. (It's part of the narrative. The doctors are using a certain questionable medicine in such a desperate time.)
简体中文
##########Content################
【达那】新地点：达那避难所
【蝴蝶之翼】在首次进入达那避难所之后你可以传送进去
【达那围城战】剧情继续
【维基】更新了达那围城战的页面
【维基】更新了地点页面。
【达那避难所】加入了一间医务室。包含了一些免费的你可以躺的床。
【达那避难所】在医务室里加入了一些可以搜刮的药品。（这是叙事的一部分。当地的医生在使用某种非常特别的药物作为非常时期的非常手段。）
20250518
English
##########Content################
[Dana Shelter]Added a nurse. She can provide you with free healing and sell you some medical supplies.
[Dana Shelter]Random patients may now appear in the medical room. They are mostly just decorations. You can blow them up with booby traps if you want.
[Dana Shelter]Added a foundry with various crafting equipment.
[Dana Shelter]Added a weapon merchant.
[Wiki]Updated the gun modification page.
[Relationship]After you have met Count Ragnvald for the first time. He will appear in the relationship menu.
简体中文
##########Content################
【达那避难所】加入了一个可以给你免费治疗和贩卖一些药物的护士。
【达那避难所】医务室现在可能有随机出现的病人。基本上，他们只是装饰物。你可以用诡雷炸死他们，如果你想这么做的话……
【达那避难所】加入了一个铸造房间，包含各类合成制作3D打印工具。
【达那避难所】加入了一个武器商人。
【维基】更新了枪械改造页面。
【关系】在首次见到拉格瓦尔德伯爵之后，他现在会出现在你的关系界面上。
20250519
English
##########Content################
[Dana Shelter]Added random soldiers.
[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Mummy
[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Mummy Cat
[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Deer
简体中文
##########Content################
【达那避难所】加入了随机士兵。
【怪物狩猎指南】加入了木乃伊的条目
【怪物狩猎指南】加入了木乃伊猫猫的条目
【怪物狩猎指南】加入了鹿的条目
20250520
English
##########Content################
[Dana Shelter]Added two more rooms in this location.
[Dana Shelter]Added an NPC in charge of the shelter's heating system. (But, no, we are not going to play Frostpunk yet. It's just because the town is in a freezing location.)
[Dana Shelter]Added random civilians.
[Dana Shelter]Added some loot in the civilian's room.
[Dana Shelter]Added signs outside the medical room and the weapon merchant's room.
简体中文
##########Content################
【达那避难所】加入了2个新房间。
【达那避难所】加入了一个负责避难所供暖系统的NPC。（但是，暂时我们还不会去玩冰汽时代。这只是因为这个城镇在一个很冷的地方。）
【达那避难所】加入了随机平民。
【达那避难所】在平民的房间里加入了一些可以搜刮的物品。
【达那避难所】在医务室和武器商人的房间外加入了标志。
20250521
English
##########Content################
[Northern Jiru Ridge]New Location: Northern Jiru Ridge - Plateau Entrance
[Butterfly]Added the butterfly support to the new area.
[Dana Shelter]Changed the default battle background.
[The Anomalous Nation]The story continues. (Yes, the main story received some progress as we are now in Dana.)
[Document]Added another Aten Cultist's note you can find in Dana's Shelter if you have finished previous parts of the main story.
[Wiki]Updated the "The Anomalous Nation" page.
#########DEBUG#################
[Butterfly]Fixed a bug that causes you to be unable to select Dana locations when you are in other Jiru outdoor locations.
简体中文
##########Content################
【北吉鲁山岭】新地点：北吉鲁山岭 - 吉鲁平原入口
【蝴蝶之翼】在这个新区域加入了蝴蝶之翼的支持。
【达那避难所】改变了默认的战斗背景。
【异常国度】剧情继续。（对，因为我们到了达那，所以主线剧情有了一些新进展。）
【文档】在达那避难所里加入了另外一张阿腾信徒的字条。（会在之前的主线剧情完成后出现。）
【维基】更新了异常国度页面。
#########DEBUG#################
【蝴蝶之翼】修复了你在吉鲁其它室外地区无法选择传送到达那地点的Bug
20250522
English
##########Content################
[Jiru Island]New Location: Jiru Plateau
[Jiru Plateau]Added fishing data.
[Jiru Plateau]Added butterfly support.
[Jiru Plateau]Added local creatures. (You can find machines, draconian, and mammoths here)
[Wiki]Updated the location page.
[Dana Shelter]Another room is currently working in progress.
简体中文
##########Content################
【吉鲁岛】新区域：吉鲁平原
【吉鲁平原】加入了钓鱼数据
【吉鲁平原】加入了蝴蝶之翼数据
【吉鲁平原】加入了本地的生物。（有机械、人龙、以及猛犸）
【维基】更新了地点页面
【达那避难所】另外一间房间正在施工中。
20250523
English
##########Content################
[Credit]Added Dr. Norm Badler to the game's "In memory of" section. He passed this week.
[Character Customization]Added a new male character appearance.
[Dana Shelter]The room on the top right is now accessible. When you enter this room for the first time, you can see a priest deliver an inspirational speech to soldiers. If you have not unlocked the Samujier faith before, it can be unlocked here.
简体中文
##########Content################
【制作名单】将诺曼·巴德勒教授加入到了游戏的"In memory of"部分。他在本周去世了。
【角色自定义】加入了一个新的男性角色造型。
【达那避难所】右上角的房间现在可以进入。首次进入时，你会发现一名神父在鼓舞士气。如果此前你没有解锁萨姆吉尔信仰，你可以在这里解锁。
Latest news from Ukraine/乌克兰小剧场
https://controlc.com/b7bf4eac
https://pastelink.net/ps0sqgne