No More Returning to Main Menu to Load
Hey everyone!
This week was a bit complicated, I got sick, and I had quite a few appointments, but despite all these setbacks I managed to do what I wanted, so I hope you did too!
[h3]This Week's Recap[/h3]
First, a quick word on loading games. Because that's what we're going to talk about today. Until now, to load a game you had to be on the main menu. This made my life easier on the programming side, but for you it makes the game a bit less accessible.
Indeed, if you have to be in the main menu to load a game, that means if you made a mistake when loading the game, you then have to wait for the game to load, then return to the main menu, then load the saves, and finally load your game.
This cycle, a bit long, has been shortened. Now you just need to go to the menu to quit your game in order to fetch the save you want to load. And there you go, done! I think this will make your life easier.
Since I was in that menu, the one for quitting the game, I took the opportunity to give it a little facelift, to make it more attractive and readable. I hope you like these changes.
Under the hood, there are some small optimizations in save management, but nothing you should notice.
[h3]What's Coming[/h3]
I got some feedback on Steam Deck support that could be improved. So this week I'm going to look into that. Make the game more enjoyable on Steam Deck.
I'd also like to work on employee balancing. Actually, I'd like to rework their happiness system so they don't leave the company right away, but instead offer you alternatives. I don't know yet how I'm going to do that, but I think it's important.
Well, that's all for me, I know it's a bit brief as a devlog, but I didn't have much to say since I spent all my time on a simple feature which is being able to load a game while you're already in-game.
I won't hide from you that I want to continue optimizing the game so loading times are faster, but I also need to add content, so we'll see for the rest.
I'll leave you here, see you next week. In the meantime take care of yourselves
Xavier aka Binogure
This week was a bit complicated, I got sick, and I had quite a few appointments, but despite all these setbacks I managed to do what I wanted, so I hope you did too!
[h3]This Week's Recap[/h3]
First, a quick word on loading games. Because that's what we're going to talk about today. Until now, to load a game you had to be on the main menu. This made my life easier on the programming side, but for you it makes the game a bit less accessible.
Indeed, if you have to be in the main menu to load a game, that means if you made a mistake when loading the game, you then have to wait for the game to load, then return to the main menu, then load the saves, and finally load your game.
This cycle, a bit long, has been shortened. Now you just need to go to the menu to quit your game in order to fetch the save you want to load. And there you go, done! I think this will make your life easier.
Since I was in that menu, the one for quitting the game, I took the opportunity to give it a little facelift, to make it more attractive and readable. I hope you like these changes.
Under the hood, there are some small optimizations in save management, but nothing you should notice.
[h3]What's Coming[/h3]
I got some feedback on Steam Deck support that could be improved. So this week I'm going to look into that. Make the game more enjoyable on Steam Deck.
I'd also like to work on employee balancing. Actually, I'd like to rework their happiness system so they don't leave the company right away, but instead offer you alternatives. I don't know yet how I'm going to do that, but I think it's important.
Well, that's all for me, I know it's a bit brief as a devlog, but I didn't have much to say since I spent all my time on a simple feature which is being able to load a game while you're already in-game.
I won't hide from you that I want to continue optimizing the game so loading times are faster, but I also need to add content, so we'll see for the rest.
I'll leave you here, see you next week. In the meantime take care of yourselves
Xavier aka Binogure