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[StupidElves]

PTW

[Majestic7]

You can play around with this, but I wouldn't call the early access a game yet. It looks promising, though and I'm waiting new versions with great anticipation. Right now the most fun I have is watching my colonists start a cult worshipping Cthulhu.

[Darkmere]

So, the update for saving games just went out. As an unexpected bonus, you can also LOAD games, too. So that's a thing.

I admit I haven't been playing it much after kinda burning out poking buttons and breaking geometries, but I'll dive back in the next content update no questions asked.

[lordcooper]

Echoing the sentiments that are already posted.  It's a pretty solid foundation and I can't wait for a bit more content

Also, you guys need to use this in some promotional materials.

[Citizen Daniel]

We posted a small update earlier this week with saves in it, but there aren't any significant gameplay changes.  Those will be hitting the experimental branch roughly weekly until we post a major update in September.

Finally having a chance to get organized regarding economic model and combat.

Dusting off old designs.

Lots of 80s rock work montages.

[SharpKris]

anything new about the graphic issue?

[Citizen Daniel]

A few things. Some people were having issues with black terrain etc from intel cards, which as I said, we dropped support for due to how nightmarish that process was.

Some people had some black terrain with non-integrated cards, and that is often resolved by deleting the config file and not messing with the options menu, as those options still need work.

Some people have their video cards working like crazy on the game, for which Nicholas is attempting to implement "instancing" (basically batching the rendering of objects because it's much, much cheaper), no ETA but it seems to be coming along really well.

If that doesn't cover the graphics issue you're talking about, I'd really recommend asking on our forum, as they seem to know more about the fixes for various issues than I do at this point

[Greenbane]

Random question, Daniel: considering you intend to implement some manner of conflict with other colonial powers in the future, will players be able to construct ships in their in-game settlements? If only to protect the colony from foreign invasions... I feel a naval aspect is important in any colonial/imperialistic Victorian-esque setting, but I'll understand if you deem it outside of CE's scope.

[Citizen Daniel]

We talked about naval combat, but it's very much its own system, and it has some really interesting and difficult problems.  We have a few assets for it, but we've shelved the naval combat system indefinitely at the moment.  Military protection is currently planned to be land-based.

[Citizen Daniel]

New experimental branch update is live, changelog is posted here:

https://community.gaslampgames.com/threads/revision-30d-is-up.9203/#post-89889

This is the changelog between 30C and 30D. There's a bunch of stuff that's changed since version 30.

Also, it's "Experimental" for a reason. There are known stability issues with it; we're working on them

[Retropunch]

We talked about naval combat, but it's very much its own system, and it has some really interesting and difficult problems.  We have a few assets for it, but we've shelved the naval combat system indefinitely at the moment.  Military protection is currently planned to be land-based.

I think adding in Naval combat would be great as an expansion. It's the kinda thing that changes it significantly enough to warrant a whole expansion, and it's certainly not one of those things that should have been included with the original game (even the most demanding of fan would understand that it's such a big system to implement).

[Citizen Daniel]

Oh hello! *turns, smoking jacket glinting off the fire in the hearth*

I didn't see you there. I was busy submitting the first major patch of Clockwork Empires to Steam.

*puffs on pipe*

You may be interested in what we've been working on.  The details are over there on the side table. *points*

(newspaper article on the front page: Clockwork Empires v31: "Conscript Steelcog versus THE MURDERCULT")

[Oneir]

I had no idea that pulpy version names were something I needed in my life. Yet here we are.

[Darkmere]

I'm definitely going to check out the new jungle biome. Nothing says home-cooked comfort food like beetlesteaks.

[Majestic7]

Mmh, still many random bugs, but progressing nicely. Mainly, loading save game seems to bugger things up, making soldiers stop fighting and people get stuck just picking up things, then dropping them down and picking them again.

Deep ones having guns feels a little strange, though - wouldn't the gunpowder get wet underwater? I'd prefer fishies to attack with javelins and melee. If you want gun-using attackers, add in bandits, former-colonists-gone-insane-and-now-worshipping-totally-not-cthulhu or human natives. Giving the nasties other objectives than just murder would be nice too. Like fishies coming to abduct humans for sacrificial needs/food. Human attackers could raid luxuries and guns etc.