Hi, everyone. Merry Christmas! Welcome to another week's developer's diary.
Before we start, just a reminder, this year's Christmas hats and Christmas trees shall appear by now if your system time is correct. Don't forget to collect them.
Now let's see what happened this week.
As mentioned in last week's developer's diary, this week's focus is on Katan. It's a town founded by outlaws and exiled from the Nise Federation hidden in the desert. However, even a town like this has its own rules.
As it's a town of outlaws, naturally, when you get into the town for the first time, someone will want to do some outlaw things to you. You will have many different ways to react.
However, as a town that has its own rules, you will see certain people who break the rules get punished.
For more details, you may find in this video:
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Alternative link for players in China: https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Bb4y1G7fa/
If you play Fallout 4, this part of the story may seem familiar to you. I pretty much somehow tried to recreate an encounter that happens in the Goodneighbor. The girl will make comments on how you handled the situation before she came in. Thus, your choice matters. As it's a new cutscene, you can unlock it in the Gallery of the Memory to watch it again later.
All the rules of the town can be found on a nearby board.
But, there is still a big question to solve. That is, how can a town survive not only to the terrible environment but also to the potential threats from the Nise Federation?
The answer lies in all those extraordinary people this town has. You already met one, so let's talk about the others.
A Hospital known as the Butcher House.It's quite essential to have a doctor in your gang so that at the end of the day, someone can piece your fellow gangsters' broken bodies together, some of them may even recover from critical wounds. Thus, the first thing I added was a doctor. However, they believe painkillers and anesthetics should be used in more meaningful things such as creating drugs instead of being wasted on weaklings who cannot stand the pain, there will be a lot of screaming when the doctor is in operation. Thus, the building received its name, and the doctor is called the Butcher.
A Weapon Merchant Who Eliminated All CompetitionsSelling weapons in a town like this is quite profitable.
Because this is science, I guess.
It's even more profitable if you take care of all the competitors by testing your products right on them.
That's not all. Who would expect the weapon merchant to be an ex-inquisitor?
A lot of ways to make you rich very fast are indeed written in the laws, they are known as crimes, and nobody knows laws better than someone once presented the laws himself.
Those are the two major players above the ground in our current version.
However, for security reasons, you will find some of Katan's structures are located underground so that they can withstand bad sandstorms or an outside invasion with ease.
The Den of the Pleasure is one such building.
As the name indicates, this is something very unique to this town. If I want to place a brothel, an erotica store, a drug den, and a place for all kinds of decadent or even sinful pleasure, where can be better than Katan? So, here we are. It uses a lot of purple tones to indicate its aspect with a new set of tiles. (You can use this tileset for your pocket dimension as well if you want to make your home a place like this.)
Although the den is still in construction, we can already meet some of the noticeable people here.
You will meet:
"The Gentleman" who steals people's wives according to some Chinese Urban legends has a store here selling all kinds of items to enhance your experience.
"The Forger" is not only able to forge money or passports for you but also to reshape your body so that you may enjoy this place better. Well, the reason to add this guy here is more or less I want to have some other characters that can allow you to change your passport, appearance, and gender in addition to Captain Nameless so that we no longer need to go all the way back to the Safehouse to do something like that. Of course, unlike Captain Nameless, this guy will charge a small fee to provide his services. The idea is pretty much coming from the Flesh Shaper of Melancholia in the Warhammer 40k universes. Oh, well, I guess this place has far more Slannash corruptions than that. Yet, because of copyright reasons, we just do not say that in the game loudly, but the environment and the characters are screaming in silence. :)
In addition to everyone mentioned above, the town also has fences you can sell your goods to without questioning where you get them from. There is also a bar located in the Den of the Pleasure. But, it only sells "safe" drinks. Random outlaws in town a non-hostile as they have to obey the rules. More updates will certainly come in the future as there are much more to be added here.
In addition to the content in Katan. Ukraine-related mini-games such as "The Ghost of Kyiv" and "The Special Tractor Operation" now also reward "Dust of History." Because the war has been on for more than 660 days by now. We are living in a history of the future generation. Let them know, we stand with Ukraine when they look back to us! Meanwhile, I found someone who left a negative review of this game because I am supporting Ukraine very amusing. So be it. They are not one of us, and maybe they can never be. It's their problem. When I talked with Una, she told me, she thinks many of us all sacrificed something to support Ukraine, yet we are still doing this because this is the right thing. Meanwhile, who can sacrifice more than those brave soldiers who are risking their lives on the frontline right now? What we sacrificed is tiny compared to theirs. Thus, we shall continue our firm support to Ukraine without any doubts. Her words inspire me. Thus, a new item prefix the "sacrifer's" has also been added to the game. They sacrifice themselves so that others may live a better life.
Now also about Una. I think she is getting closer to making more NSFW mods. But, after checking Steam's workshop policy a bit more. I think we are unable to have something truly Adult-Only there. It's quite an irony as Steam has tons of Adult-Only games while Adult-Only mods are not allowed. Something like the Sex Cutscene mod may be the farthest we can get. But, we will figure out something if she really wants to make that kind of mods. :)
Meanwhile, I have added NSFW tags for all mods that are NSFW in the workshop so that kids may not accidentally download them. (I don't think there are any kids though, as technically the game is already marked as 14+, 16+, or even 17+ depending on different regions.)
Anyway, that's it for this week. More content will appear in Katan. And as the next week will be the last DD of this year, I think we will have a yearly summary-like diary. Once again, Merry Christmas, and have fun! :)
This week's complete update logs:
20231216
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[Queensmouth Police Station]If a certain police officer survived Chapter One and Deputy Judy sacrificed herself. The dialog of that police officer will now change to match the situation. (Thanks to 渺兔's streaming.)
[Wonderland Travel Agency]Random caves may now have Sea Dweller Enemies. If the cave type is underwater caves or water caves, the chance is higher.
[Sayinas Island]New Location: Outside Xuanhuang
[Lost in the Sand]Added another entry of the mission log when the Illuminati and the Templars are standing off in front of the teleport circle (Thanks to 渺兔's streaming.)
[Hottle Illuminati Field Office]Added a restroom.
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[Enemy]Fixed the bug that Ancient Sandworms miss their localization nametag. (Thanks to 渺兔's streaming.)
[Oasis Teahouse]Fixed a small glitch at the entrance.
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【王后镇警局】如果某个警官在第一章末尾还幸存，同时朱迪牺牲了自己。那么这名警官的对话内容现在会改变来反应这个变化。（感谢渺兔的直播。）
【奇幻之地旅行社】随机洞穴里现在可能有海之住民类型的敌人。如果洞穴本身是水下洞穴或水之洞穴，那么出现概率会更高。
【萨伊纳斯】新区域：玄黄洞穴外
【迷失于沙粒中】当光照派和圣殿骑士在传送阵前对峙的时候，加入了一个新的任务日志记录。（感谢渺兔的直播。）
【霍特尔光照派商馆】加入了一个洗手间。
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【敌人】修复了远古沙漠蠕虫的名字没有本地化的Bug。（感谢渺兔的直播。）
【绿洲茶馆】修复了入口处的一个小问题。
20231217
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[Katan]The entrance is unblocked. However, the town is still very empty.
[Katan]Added story content at the entrance of Katan with a new cutscene.
[Katan]You have a lot of different options to choice in this part of the story. All have different effects on the outcome. Even though, they may not be something you expected.
[Katan]A dead body will be left behind. You may loot it or even do something with the corpse. However, once you leave this area. The body will be gone as other NPCs want to loot it as well.
[Gallery of Memory]Added the new cutscene "This is me you are talking about."
[Sliding Puzzle Game]A new puzzle image will be unlocked once you see what happened at the entrance of Katan.
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【卡坦】入口封印解除。但是，城镇依然很空旷。
【卡坦】在入口加入了一段剧情。包括一段新的过场动画。
【卡坦】你在这段剧情中会有很多的选项。都会有不同的效果。尽管，可能并不是你期待的结果。
【卡坦】剧情结束后会留下一具尸体。你可以搜查甚至带走尸体。但是，一旦你离开地图，当地的其他NPC会动手清理掉这具尸体。
【回忆的影集】加入了新的过场动画【你说的可是我。】
【滑板拼图】一个新的拼图图案会在你完成卡坦的入口的剧情后解锁。
20231218
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[Katan]Added a hospital called "The Butcher House" in Katan.
[Katan]Added a doctor in "The Butcher House."
[Katan]Added a set of alchemy device in the "The Butcher House."
[Katan]Added a board that describes the rules of this town.
[Katan]Another building can be entered.
[Katan]Added a fence. (A guy who will buy any items from you.)
[Skill]New Skill: Throw Stone. (Strength-based physical long-range attack with the earth element.)
[Caretaker]Caretaker pet services now provide the skill training of "Throw Stone."
[Katan]Hooked Katan into the butterfly network of Sayinas Island.
[Butterfly]The selection window is now less transparent.
[Butterfly]The selection window will now adjust its Y-axis position according to its location numbers.
[Skill]Added a new icon for generic earth skills.
[Katan]Added random non-hostile outlaws.
[Katan]Added some random trees.
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【卡坦】加入了一个名叫【屠宰场】的医院。
【卡坦】在【屠宰场】里加入了一个医生。
【卡坦】在【屠宰场】里加入了一套炼金设备。
【卡坦】加入了关于这个城镇的规则的公告牌。
【卡坦】又一座建筑物现在可以进入。
【卡坦】加入了一个销赃者。
【技能】新技能：投石。（基于力量的地属性远程攻击。）
【看护者】看护者宠物技能训练现在提供对【投石】技能的训练。
【卡坦】将卡坦加入到了萨伊纳斯岛的蝴蝶之翼网络。
【蝴蝶】蝴蝶之翼的窗口透明度降低。
【蝴蝶】蝴蝶之翼的窗口现在会根据自身选项数量调整自己的纵坐标。
【技能】加入了一个地属性技能的通用图标。
【卡坦】加入了一些随机的非敌意的法外狂徒。
【卡坦】加入了一些随机的树木
20231219
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[Item]New Item: Poisoned-Wind Grenade
[Enemy]Outlaws near Katan may now use Poisoned-Wind Grenades.
[Enemy]Outlaws near Katan now have less chance to have Flashbangs as they may now also have Poisoned-Wind Grenades.
[Enemy]Outlaws near Katan now have their own loot list. (Previously, they were using the generic bandit loot list.) They may now drop Poisoned-Wind Grenades.
[Katan]Added a weapon shop with a unique merchant coming with his own stories.
[Katan]The weapon merchant sells Poisoned-Wind Grenades and can modify your guns.
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【物品】新物品：毒风手榴弹
【敌人】卡坦附近的法外狂徒现在可能携带并使用毒风手榴弹
【敌人】卡坦附近的法外狂徒持有并使用闪光弹的概率下降，因为他们现在持有毒风手榴弹了。
【敌人】卡坦附近的法外狂徒有了自己的物品掉落列表（此前使用的是强盗类敌人的通用列表） 现在，他们可能会掉落毒风手榴弹
【卡坦】加入了一个武器店，有一个具有自己独特的故事的武器商人。
【卡坦】这个武器商人贩卖毒风手榴弹并且可以改造你的枪械。
20231220
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[Ghost of Kyiv]The mini-game now also rewards "Dust of History" no matter the difficulty.
[Special Tractor Operation]The mini-game now also rewards "Dust of History" if you capture more than 10 tanks.
[Special Attribution]Added a new special attribution that can added more EXP on an item when it's sacrificed to enhance another item.
[Prefix]New Prefix: Sacrificer's (The item will provide more EXP when it's used to enhance another item.)
[Prefix]The Sacrificer's prefix is a generic prefix. It may appear on all generic items. However, I have set it to not appear on some Boss drops as I don't think many of you want to use those items to enhance other items. Please let me know if you think otherwise.
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【基辅的幽灵】这个游戏现在也会提供【历史的尘埃】作为奖励，不论难度。
【特别拖拉机行动】这个游戏现在也会提供【历史的尘埃】作为奖励，如果至少捕获10辆坦克的话。
【特殊属性】加入了一个新的特殊属性，可以改变一个物品被用于强化其它物品时提供的经验值。
【词缀】新词缀：献身者 （如果使用该物品去强化其它物品，会提供更多的经验。）
【词缀】献身者词缀是通用词缀会出现在各种常见的物品上。但是，我设定了这个词缀不会出现在一些Boss的掉落上，因为我预计不会有人拿这些高级装备去强化别的装备。如果有不同意见的话欢迎提出。
20231221
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[Tileset]Added a new tileset for the Den of Pleasure. (Although the Den of Pleasure is still a work in progress, you can use the tileset to customize your pocket dimension already.)
[Katan]New location: Den of Pleasure. (Still working in progress. Only a small part of it is accessible.)
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【图块】加入了新的为欢愉之巢准备的图块。（尽管欢愉之巢还在施工中。但是你已经可以使用这个图块来改造你的口袋空间。）
【卡坦】新地点：欢愉之巢。（仍然在施工，只有少数区域可以进入）
20231222
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[Steam]Added the Adult/NSFW category to the Steam Workshop. The change is just to make some kids stay away from those mods while also allowing others to find them much easier.
[Den of Pleasure]Area expanded.
[Den of Pleasure]Added a bar. You can buy drinks from the bartender or ask him about rumors.
[Den of Pleasure]Added a smelter.
[Den of Pleasure]Added a new NPC: Lao Wang 'the Gentleman' who sells erotica items. "Profane of Succubus" can be purchased here, but expensive.
[Den of Pleasure]Lao Wang will give female players discounts.
[Passport]Made the passport modification scripts more flexible. Previously, only Captain Nameless provides this service. Now, we will have more NPCs to be able to do so.
[Den of Pleasure]Added a 3D printer.
[Den of Pleasure]Added a new NPC that can make a new passport for you.
[Den of Pleasure]He can also teach you how to forge money.
[Butterfly]You can now teleport out of the Den of the Pleasure.
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【STEAM】在工坊加入了成人和NSFW类别的MOD的标签。可能可以警告小朋友不要下载这些MOD，当然也可能让某些同学更方便找到这些MOD。
【欢愉之巢】扩展了区域。
【欢愉之巢】加入了一个酒吧。你可以向酒保购买饮料或者打听传闻。
【欢愉之巢】加入了一个熔炉。
【欢愉之巢】加入了新NPC：被称为绅士的隔壁老王。他会贩卖一些情色用品。魅魔信息素可以在这里购买，但是价格昂贵。
【欢愉之巢】被称为绅士的隔壁老王会给女性玩家折扣。
【护照】让改变护照部分的脚本更加灵活。此前只有无名队长提供这项功能。现在，我们会有更多的NPC可以进行这项工作。
【欢愉之巢】加入了一台3D打印机
【欢愉之巢】加入了一个新的NPC，可以为你提供新的护照。
【欢愉之巢】这个NPC也可以教你如何制造假钞。
【蝴蝶之翼】你现在可以传送出欢愉之巢。
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