ReSurfaced

Devlog

• Week 17 Status: Temporary break
  April 26, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#status

  Last week I’ve been working on problem #1 written in previous post “Retrospective #1”. Most of the time I’ve been focused on writing tests to automate checks I make manually before each releas... Continue reading
• Week 16 Status: Retrospective #1
  April 19, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#retrospective

  This week I decided to make a break from game development. I’ve been working on a game for over a year now, and it is publicly available for almost 4 month. Today I want to share my thoughts on the... Continue reading
• Week 15 Update: Quarries refinement!
  April 12, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#update

  I’ve been sick this week, so the list of changes will be short. Mainly I’ve focused on making quarries more transparent. Also new type of resources named “Liquids” were added. First resource o... Continue reading
• Week 14 Status: Polishing things
  April 05, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#status

  Last week I didn’t have much time to continue working on the game. Most of the time I’ve spent on thinking how I can make UI less cluttered, especially with multi-production buildings, such as bri... Continue reading
• Week 13 Update: Quarries overhaul!
  March 29, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#update, #hotfix

  After more than 4 weeks of work I’ve finally finished new quarries mechanic. And I must say, it completely worth it. Despite all the problems and compilations, new system makes it possible to be les... Continue reading
• Week 12 Status: Quarries status and next update
  March 22, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#status

  This week I’ve finished implementing new quarries, but I decided to release update next week. The main reason behind this is the fact that I wasn’t able to test all changes manually. Also new syst... Continue reading
• Week 11 Status: Replacing the internals
  March 15, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#status

  This status report will be relatively short compared to previous ones. This week I’ve finished migration from old algorithm of resources production to new one. All previous code tests are green now... Continue reading
• Week 10 Status: City's calculations refinement
  March 08, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#status

  This week I’ve been working on city’s implementation. As result, big classes were broken down into smaller ones, allowing more flexibility compared to single all-in-one classes. This approach, how... Continue reading
• Week 9 Status: Ores extraction
  March 01, 2024 by AlexTheRegent

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  This week I’ve been working on update of the city resources production algorithm. Right now, it is possible to select type of resources to be extracted by miners and quarries, and I find it a little... Continue reading
• Week 8 Update: Researches tree and more animations!
  February 23, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#update

  This week I’ve been working on new research tree and animations. New research tree removes the need of the storyline and offers more freedom to the player. And animations slightly improves overall l... Continue reading

  
• Week 7 Update: Idle system and first light machines!
  February 16, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#update

  Last two weeks I’ve been working towards on the idle style of the game. This update reinforces concepts of idle genre while keeping active gameplay style. As a result, many different aspects of the... Continue reading

  
• Week 6 Status: Before the metal age
  February 09, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#status

  This week I’ve been working on metal age while tweaking values towards idle gameplay with regard to active play style. I’ve encountered number of problems with full-scale idle system, where most i... Continue reading
• Week 5 Update: Small improvements!
  February 02, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#update

  This week I’ve been focused more on progressing further on game story and next epoch. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to finish it in one week, but I think next update will introduce beginning of the... Continue reading
• ReSurfaced v1.4.1: population hotfix
  January 27, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#hotfix

  v1.4.1 hotfix Fixed production modifiers are not updated automatically when population is changed, only when new building is added or employment center is used... Continue reading
• Week 4 Update: City population rework!
  January 26, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#update

  Previously is was possible to finish game having 0 houses at the end. The only reason to grow population was to get outposts to expand your territory. This update introduces population as modifier for... Continue reading

  
• Week 3 Update: Builder rewards, animal husbandry and cleaner UI!
  January 19, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#update

  Version 1.3.0 is focused on polishing things out. Most important change is more rewarding city building process. Every time you add items to the building, you will get paid in return (according to the... Continue reading
• Week 2 Update: City production overview, buffs and bugfixes!
  January 12, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#update

  Version 1.2.0 is focused on better city control and buffs system. I want to add a way to control production speed, and logistic center does first small step towards this direction. Now you can see how... Continue reading
• Week 1 Update: Bunch of QoL and side content!
  January 05, 2024 by AlexTheRegent#update

  Version 1.1.0 is focused on quality of life changes and side content expansion based on initial feedback. This update does not contain any story or epochs-based updates. New game is required, old save... Continue reading
• ReSurfaced v1.0.1: hotfixes
  December 29, 2023 by AlexTheRegent#update, #hotfix

  Gameplay: Changed default builders power from 0.0 to 0.1 (wooden builders have 1.0 power) Disabled brick city hall upgrade (there is no next version yet). Fixed brick barn uses wooden barn building re... Continue reading

  
• ReSurfaced: first version is out!
  December 28, 2023 by AlexTheRegent#release

  First version of the game is out! First version includes: Two epochs to progress (stone age and part of the metal age). More than 100 items, objects and prefabs, 20+ quests to complete. Expected play... Continue reading