Hi, everyone! Sorry for the delay. But rejoice, for this week's developer's diary has arrived!
It has been quite a crazy week in my life, including three arbitration cases in one afternoon in the Shanghai International Arbitration Center and the chaos in the stock markets of China and the US. Thus,
If JD Vance asks, I shall say thank you! For each time there is turbulence, chaos, and suffering, we shall do righteous things to bring relief and justice! That is, we shall solve the disputes fairly and acquire valuable stocks that people are panically selling. Some of you may have read the news from Ukraine and my comments on Trump's actions a few days ago and followed me to purchase those stocks. Consider the profits as rewards for your good deeds and consider making your donations to U24 or sending more drones to Ukraine. After all, in a modern-day fiat money system, the value of money is temporary, but for each civilian that you may save, for every minute of the victory you may help get closer, that will make a whole lot of difference. You may even have changed the timeline to a better one without even noticing it.
But let me set my priorities straight. Even though there is so much noise all around, only NEOLITHIA is the most important. You may even call this as NEOLITHIA First! Sounds right-leaning again, right? But I think that's the only truth for any game developers who make their own games. How can they even call themselves game developers if they don't put their games first in their lives?
So, let's begin by going down to this week's content. Given the realpolitik situation in real life, instead of spending a large chunk of time furthering the story in the Grand Library, I think improving various relatively smaller features will be a more pragmatic and efficient approach.
After all, it's a huge, open world with a lot of freedom and a lot of things that we can explore more deeply. After all, we have many cards to play.
"Cards to Play" is a new item, a mocking of Donald Trump. Once again, there are many topics on which I can agree with him. For example, to remove the DEI influence in this very game industry. That's why, in general, I support him. However, when it comes to Ukraine. Well, maybe he is also doing a good job of picturing the US as a traitor so that history will remember that even when the US betrays Ukraine, we are still here to stand with Ukraine. I totally understand; he wants to get the war to stop just like many people want to get rid of the stocks that they cannot see any profits that are stuck in their hands. But we all know such a deal will almost always be bad. I shall also point out that his action contradicts what he told people: "Dream Big." You may call me greedy in this case, but I can imagine a timeline where Ukraine can achieve a big victory. After all, just like how spells, magic, and game development work, first, you need to be able to imagine it first and then bring it to reality.
In addition to many business suits in the game already, we also have many hats!
Yes, here is a new system that allows certain hats actually to show on your character. We also get some new hats just to show off. Feel free to play the game as Team Fortress 2 if you wish. :D
Maybe I can even go as far as to implement an entire RPG Maker's character creation system right in the game, just like I have implemented an entire map editor of RPG Maker inside this game. We will see if this timeline will lead us there one day.
Despite the withdrawal of the US, the good news is that we can see that Europe is on the right track to standing up.
Can you imagine even Marcon changed from this
to this
All right, memes aside, we now have French Mirage 2000 in our "The Ghost of Kyiv" minigame.
And we shall hang all those new flags of our European friends.
You may wonder why Ireland is here.
Well, it's because Saint Patrick's Day is near! It's a new seasonal event that will happen every year from now on. The game wiki now also has a page to list all our seasonal events.
During the St. Patrick's Day event, you will find more green hats and likely other green stuff. It covers Mar. 15 to Mar.20 in your local system time. Have fun!
Although the story in the Grand Library was no longer a high priority this week, we still got the relationship UI for the two philosophers you can meet in the Grand Library.
It's a preparation for the more complex development of the story.
Machiavelli also received some new dialogs encouraging decisive decisions.
Do you think that's it?
Hell not! It's time for some teaser of our next DLC!
Even to this day, this world is still full of injustice. It's a sad reality. Over the course of your life, you will find that things are not always fair. You will find that things happen to you that you do not deserve and that are not always warranted. But you have to put your head down and fight, fight, fight. Never, ever, ever give up!
But, maybe sometimes that's not enough.
Maybe, sometimes, you want to rain your righteous fury with each bullet.
Like him
Then, hold no pity, show no pardon.
As a bonus, you can even kick your enemies' dismembered parts, using their heads as balls.
I know deep down, you may sometimes have such a dark desire. It's because you feel anger against injustice. It's because I believe that as one of this game's players, you are a good person with kindness and compassion. Many of you have followed me for a long way, and you will never do such a thing even to the people you despise most in real life. But we are not superheroes; you also need to release some steam sometimes. So, may such a stress-relieving combat system help you.
In this new DLC, you can also find many familiar faces telling their story in a world that comes afterwards. (Well, the entire world has been changed to 3D, so you may consider it changed a lot. :P)
I realize many people fear such a DLC, and the efforts that I have spent on it and will still spend on it are like a fire. Many just want the game, a Stone Age, just like it was 20 years ago. But I’m sorry, ladies and gentlemen, more than 20 years have passed, and the world has changed. And it will no longer wait and forgive. Maybe when this is all done. When we have made the game great again, like back in 2007, we can party on the Beach of Marinas like old times. For now, our story must go forward.
It will be free.
Its release date is targeted to be sometime near our 21st Anniversary.
That's for this week. If any one of you ever feels down in your life, enduring difficulties, facing tremendous obstacles, believe and march to your sacred goal! For you are the main character of your most authentic life! Tomorrow will be another bright day in NEOLITHIA, with more updates! May her endless evolution and my pursuit bring your courage to face against all odds.
This week's update log:
20250308
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[Item]Newly generated Sheriff Harry's Hat can now affect your walking image if it's equipped on your main character. (Existing hats do not have this feature.)
[Game Option]Added a new game option to turn off this new feature.
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A system is now in place that allows additional images to attach to a character's walking image.
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【物品】新生成的哈利警长的帽子现在会在装备在你的主角身上的时候改变行走图外观。（已经存在的帽子没有这个特性。）
【游戏选项】加入了一个新的选项允许你关闭这个新的游戏功能。
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加入了一个系统，允许额外的图像被加入到一个角色的行走图上。
20250309
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[Item]Newly generated Gas Masks can now affect your walking image if it's equipped on your main character. (Existing ones do not have this feature.)
[Item]Newly generated N95 Masks can now affect your walking image if it's equipped on your main character. (Existing ones do not have this feature.)
[Item]All Christmas Hats can now affect your walking image if it's equipped on your main character. (Including existing ones. Because this is our tradition, thus, I am doing something speicial for those hats.)
[Item]Newly generated Nise Heavy Helmet can now affect your walking image if it's equipped on your main character. (Existing ones do not have this feature.)
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【物品】新生成的防毒面具现在会在装备在你的主角身上的时候改变行走图外观。（已经存在的那些没有这个特性。）
【物品】新生成的N95口罩现在会在装备在你的主角身上的时候改变行走图外观。（已经存在的那些没有这个特性。）
【物品】所有的圣诞帽现在会在装备在你的主角身上的时候改变行走图外观。（包括已经存在的那些。因为这个是我们的传统。所以，我使用了一些特别的手段。）
【物品】新生成的尼斯重装头盔现在会在装备在你的主角身上的时候改变行走图外观。（已经存在的那些没有这个特性。）
20250310
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[Relationship]Machiavelli will now appear on your relationship menu once you have talked to him.
[Relationship]Nietzsche will now appear on your relationship menu once you have talked to him.
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【关系】在你和马基雅维利交谈后，他就会出现在你的关系界面上。
【关系】在你和尼采交谈后，他就会出现在你的关系界面上。
20250311
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[Ghost of Kyiv]New aircraft appearance: Mirage 2000 (It's just a new skin. There is no game mechanics change.)
[Localization]Flag items are now in their own localization files.
[Furniture]New Furniture: Flags of France, Germany, and Poland.
[Shopping]General Goods Vendors other than the ones in Liu now sell those new flags.
[Shopping]Blackmarket Vendors in Liu now sell all kinds of flags that local General Goods Vendors do not sell.
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【基辅的幽灵】新飞机外观：幻影2000 （只是一个新皮肤。对于游戏机制没有变化。）
【本地化】旗帜物品有关的文本现在有了单独的本地化文件。
【家具】新家具：法国国旗，德国国旗，波兰国旗。
【购物】杂货商现在会贩卖上述这些新的旗帜。（疁城的除外）
【购物】疁城的黑市商人现在会贩卖各种当地的杂货商不会贩卖的旗帜。
20250312
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[The Grand Library - Floor of Philosophy]Added two new dialogue options for Machiavelli.
[Furniture]New Furniture: Flag of the United Kingdom.
[Shopping]Vendors who sell flags now also sell the Flag of the United Kingdom.
[Dark Alley]A black market merchant will now always appear near the entrance.
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【大图书馆 - 哲学层】为马基雅维利追加了两个新的对话选项。
【家具】新家具：联合王国国旗。
【购物】贩卖旗帜的商人现在也会贩卖联合王国国旗。
【暗巷】一个黑市商人现在总是会在入口附近出现。
20250313
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[Item]New Item: Cards to Play
[Shopping]General Goods Vendors now sell "Cards to Play."
[Shopping]Bob's Grocery now sells "Cards to Play." (In both timelines.)
[Loot]Added "Cards to Play" to the following enemy types' drop list: Businessmen, Gangsters in the Dark Alley, Bandits, Shade-Tainted Researchers, the Infected in the quarantined neighborhood, Mercenaries, Katan Outlaws, the Possessed, Crazed Survivors, and Generic Zombies. (Some of them drop the shaded version.)
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【物品】新物品：可以打的牌
【购物】杂货商现在会贩卖【可以打的牌】
【购物】鲍勃的杂货店现在会贩卖【可以打的牌】 （两条时间线上都是。）
【掉落物】下列敌人现在可能掉落【可以打的牌】：打工人，暗巷的帮派成员，强盗，被暗影侵蚀的研究员，被隔离的小区里的被感染者，雇佣兵，卡坦法外狂徒，被附体之人，发狂的幸存者，普通僵尸。（其中有一些会掉落被暗影侵蚀的版本。）
20250314
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[Furniture]New Furniture: Flag of Ireland
[Shopping]Vendors who sell flags now also sell the Flag of the United Kingdom.
[Item]Added one more appearance for common hats.
[Item]All newly generated common hats now affect your character's appearance if they are equipped on your main character. (Previously existing hats do not have this feature.)
[Seasonal Event]New seasonal event: Saint Patrick's Day (From Mar.15 to Mar.20, every year, your local time.)
[Saint Patrick's Day]During this seasonal event, most of the common hats you find will be green.
[Wiki]Added a page about Seasonal Events: https://neolithia.fandom.com/wiki/Seasonal_Events
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【家具】新家具：爱尔兰国旗。
【购物】贩卖旗帜的商人现在也会贩卖爱尔兰国旗。
【物品】为通用的普通帽子加入了一种新的外观。
【物品】所有新生成的通用帽子现在会在装备在你的主角身上的时候改变你的主角的外观。（此前已经生成的帽子没有这个特性。）
【季节性事件】新的季节性事件：圣帕特里克节日 （每年3月15日到3月20日，基于你的系统时间。）
【圣帕特里克节日】每年这个时候，游戏中出现的普通的帽子很可能是绿色的。
【维基】加入了一个关于季节性事件的页面：https://neolithia.fandom.com/wiki/Seasonal_Events
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加入了额外的代码来支持额外的外观图片自动符合装备的对应物品的色调。
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