Devlog - 3

I have written my firmware and I have decided to make it for CAD. I do CAD for school and home and I want a hackpad for my shortcuts. So I have added escape key, line key, measure sketch key, undo key, dimension key and extrude key. I have for currently have only rotary to have volume up and down. I have the screen set to JP for now. I will be changing these things. It was quick because QMK MSYS or something like that made it easier. But took me a lot of video tutorials before to actually understand it and use it. I also worked on the top and just added some text and cut outs to my CAD design. I did have some time issues like I recorded on Lapse but my Hackatime also recorded time so I will have to ask to remove like 20 minutes from the total time plus the 46 minutes before due to sync error. So it was a quick project I didn’t expect it to be this quick but yea. This is my last devlog before shipment!

Devlog - 3

I have written my firmware and I have decided to make it for CAD. I do CAD for school and home and I want a hackpad for my shortcuts. So I have added escape key, line key, measure sketch key, undo key, dimension key and extrude key. I have for currently have only rotary to have volume up and down. I have the screen set to JP for now. I will be changing these things. It was quick because QMK MSYS or something like that made it easier. But took me a lot of video tutorials before to actually understand it and use it. I also worked on the top and just added some text and cut outs to my CAD design. I did have some time issues like I recorded on Lapse but my Hackatime also recorded time so I will have to ask to remove like 20 minutes from the total time plus the 46 minutes before due to sync error. So it was a quick project I didn’t expect it to be this quick but yea. This is my last devlog before shipment!

Devlog - 2

I have created the base design for my JP Pad. This is the simple design that I had in my mind. I basically measured my PCB design and used those measurements to make this. I have a cutout for the switches, a screen and lastly a rotatory encoder. I will be adding more to the design like a linear pattern which should take me that long to make it. I think I was quick in doing this because I have made this simple designs for my engineering classes and like have done it in general, so I was quick with making this. Let me know what you think of this design. Thank you

Devlog - 2

I have created the base design for my JP Pad. This is the simple design that I had in my mind. I basically measured my PCB design and used those measurements to make this. I have a cutout for the switches, a screen and lastly a rotatory encoder. I will be adding more to the design like a linear pattern which should take me that long to make it. I think I was quick in doing this because I have made this simple designs for my engineering classes and like have done it in general, so I was quick with making this. Let me know what you think of this design. Thank you

Devlog - 1

Ok so I have started on this hardware project which is JP Pad. Why I chose that name? Because JP are my initials and this is a macropad so pad comes from there. I have designed the schematic for the pcb and have routed the pcb. This was my first time making it but it was fairly quick. I am attaching the images of it down below. Let me know what you think about it.

NOTE: IT TOOK ME 39 MINUTES TO MAKE IT BUT THERE IS A SYNC ISSUE WITH LOOKOUT AND HACKATIME FOR ME. I AM REQUESTING THE REVIEWER TO DEFLATE 46 MINUTES OF MY TIME TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT INCREASE DUE TO A SYNC PROBLEM.

Devlog - 1

Ok so I have started on this hardware project which is JP Pad. Why I chose that name? Because JP are my initials and this is a macropad so pad comes from there. I have designed the schematic for the pcb and have routed the pcb. This was my first time making it but it was fairly quick. I am attaching the images of it down below. Let me know what you think about it.

NOTE: IT TOOK ME 39 MINUTES TO MAKE IT BUT THERE IS A SYNC ISSUE WITH LOOKOUT AND HACKATIME FOR ME. I AM REQUESTING THE REVIEWER TO DEFLATE 46 MINUTES OF MY TIME TO ACCOUNT FOR THAT INCREASE DUE TO A SYNC PROBLEM.

Devlog 27: Tutorial:

After feadback I have dicided to make a tutorial and made a couple quality of live updates that made the game easier to understand.

Devlog 26: Last devlog

I’ve officially finished the game. It’s been an incredible journey, and I’m pretty happy with the end result.

excavator

The excavator is now fully functional. You can use it to create mines, which automatically convert into factories once placed.

a lot of small things

I have done a lot of small things to optimse the game and fix things i coudend test till now

Release

This is the last devlog I’ll be writing for this project. I want to thank you all for the support. I hope you enjoy playing the game.

Devlog 25: Planes and saving!

I’ve locked in over the last 2 days and finished the final 2 of the 3 major systems. I’ve completed the planes (which now spawn when you accept an order) and finished the saving system.

Planes/order system

I’ve finished the order system, when you accept an order, a plane now spawns a couple thousand pixels out. It flies to the airstrip, loads up at the end of the runway, turns around, and flies away. It doesn’t taxi all the way to the terminal because I just don’t have time for that, but it looks good enough for now.

Saving

You can now save 3 worlds in the game. Everything gets encrypted and saves all the world values. It was pretty difficult converting some of the arrays filled with instances into dictionaries and back again, but it works on both PC and on the web.

whats left:

The only things left are the excavator and some smaller things. I’m finishing that all tomorrow, and that will be the last devlog for my ship. The main gameplay loop should be finished by end of day tomorrow. If I can’t finish everything, so be it, I dont have time to work on it anymore if I also want to continu in third space, but I’m happy with how it works now and what I have learned along the way.

Devlog 24: Construction finished and start secunce made

I’ve finished the construction system and made the start sequence actually playable by adding a resource box containing 10 iron bars needed to build a terminal. It’s been 2 weeks since my last devlog school and commitments to Third Space have kept me busier, so I’m not 100% certain I’ve captured everything that’s changed.

Construction system

The construction system now generates building routes that you can assign vehicles to. Resources must be delivered to a building site before construction begins, making the resource system meaningful in actual gameplay.

Starting secunce

The starting secunce now has a couple of steps:

1. Place the resource box
2. Place a runway
3. Place a terminal
4. Conect the runway with the terminal with a taxiway
5. Place 4 base tiles for the vehicle to spawn on

What has to be done:

• Mine/excavator system ~3h
• Finish trade system ~3h
• Save system ~2h
• Documentation ~2h

Devlog 23: Vehicle pathfinding and construction

I have fixed the vehicle pathfinding (mostly) and I have made the construction system.

Vehicle pathfinding

I have fixed the vehicle pathfinding and it works now mostly. I say mostly because it breaks when a trailer is equipped, but that is a way smaller thing to fix.

Construction system

It’s almost done. The system makes it so the resources actually have a function and you now need to deliver resources to a building site before the factory can get built.

Still not done

I know I said it would be done this weekend and it still isn’t, but it’s almost there. What I still have to do:

• The mine/excavator ~5h
• Finishing a couple of systems (like the construction and trade system) ~5h
• Make a savegame system ~5h
• Small things ~2h
• Documentation ~2h

So 2 devlogs left, and otherwise I will just ship incomplete because I don’t have time anymore.

Devlog 22: Factory UI and Finished base building

I’ve finished base building and am now working on the factory UI.

Factory UI

I’m working on the factory UI, where you can see the factory’s storage and change its recipe. It’s almost finished.

Base building

Base building is finished you can now make taxiways and build a warehouse. I’ve also put these into a UI like the factory’s, so it only takes one button.

Vehicle physics/pathfinding

I’ve spent yet another hour on vehicle physics/pathfinding, and I’ve narrowed it down to a bug in the handoff to the prebaked paths of the factories.

Timeline

I’m pretty sure I am gooing tho finish it this weekend. What’s left:

• Vehicle physics ~3h
• Mines/excavators ~5h
• Building construction (will reuse most of the factory logic) ~2h
• Random bugs and small things ~5h

Devlog - 8

I have never been this frustrated to deploy a website. When I went to deploy the website, it kept giving me errors and errors. The main fault was that Vite 8 used a rolldown to bundle dependencies. It couldn’t bundle my satellite.js as it used js and WASM. Then I tried many times to make the code forcefully use the JS version but it just didn’t work. Then I searched up and saw that Vite 8 causes this and if I downgrade to Vite 7 then it will work then I did that and finally the deployment was turned from errors to success message and now the site is finally live. I will be shipping this project soon. Thank you for the support once again!

Devlog - 8

I have never been this frustrated to deploy a website. When I went to deploy the website, it kept giving me errors and errors. The main fault was that Vite 8 used a rolldown to bundle dependencies. It couldn’t bundle my satellite.js as it used js and WASM. Then I tried many times to make the code forcefully use the JS version but it just didn’t work. Then I searched up and saw that Vite 8 causes this and if I downgrade to Vite 7 then it will work then I did that and finally the deployment was turned from errors to success message and now the site is finally live. I will be shipping this project soon. Thank you for the support once again!

Devlog - 7

I am happy to announce that OrbitTrace is complete. My own 3D satellite tracker is complete. For the last 2 hours I have focused on features which are Ground Track & Replay. Let’s start with Ground Track. The satellite on the model let’s us know that where the satellite is and the projected paths are just circles you may say. But Ground Track let’s you know the satellite is traveling relative to Earth. Like it travels in weird patterns around the Earth. The replay as you may guess is the where you can time travel. You can go behind in time for about 90 minutes to see where the satellite was. It increments per minute so it doesn’t take full 90 minutes to replay. Thank you for all the support.

Goal

As I have mentioned earlier this is my last project before and my last hope for A1 Mini 3D printer as it is getting hard to manage school and coding at the same time but I will try my best to work on more projects. I need around 200 more stardust and I think this project has the potential to achieve that. Thank everyone once again!

Devlog - 7

I am happy to announce that OrbitTrace is complete. My own 3D satellite tracker is complete. For the last 2 hours I have focused on features which are Ground Track & Replay. Let’s start with Ground Track. The satellite on the model let’s us know that where the satellite is and the projected paths are just circles you may say. But Ground Track let’s you know the satellite is traveling relative to Earth. Like it travels in weird patterns around the Earth. The replay as you may guess is the where you can time travel. You can go behind in time for about 90 minutes to see where the satellite was. It increments per minute so it doesn’t take full 90 minutes to replay. Thank you for all the support.

Goal

As I have mentioned earlier this is my last project before and my last hope for A1 Mini 3D printer as it is getting hard to manage school and coding at the same time but I will try my best to work on more projects. I need around 200 more stardust and I think this project has the potential to achieve that. Thank everyone once again!

Devlog 21: Trading Finished, but I’m Stuck

I’ve finished the trading system!

Trading System

The trading system is done. Orders are generated, you can accept them, and accepted trades show up in the UI. The only thing left is adding the planes, but that depends on finishing the base-building system first.

Base Building

I’ve started working on base building. It’s pretty simple and mostly uses systems that already exist, so it should only take around an hour to fully implement.

Stuck

Development has been going way slower than I hoped because my codebase is currently a bunch of bandaids stacked on top of each other. I also need to ship this week since Thirdspace starts next week, which means I probably won’t have time to add much polish.So I need your opinion: is it worth delaying the game for another week? 😭 Or should I just ship it?
Do you think I’ll still be able to afford the Framework 13 if I release it now?
My current plan is to focus on getting the core systems working, fix any major bugs, and leave extra polish and construction vehicles for a post-launch update.

Devlog 20: UI and Trading

Got the backend for the trading system done and overhauled the UI to go with it.

Trading System

I made a trading system. It generates contracts with the recipient’s name, the resource being traded, and the price. Basically the foundation for the aircraft system.

UI

Redesigned the time and date display because it looked kinda rough. Also switched the economy back to money instead of the resource, makes way more sense for trading. Oh, and vehicles now actually speed up when you speed up time, which is pretty cool.

What’s Shipping vs Later

I’m not including construction vehicles in the initial release because that’s like 40+ more hours of work and I want to actually finish this before Thirdspace starts (I’m gonna compete too). So yeah, that’s going to a post-launch update.

Still gotta do:

• Get the excavators working (mines) ~5h
• Finish the trading system ~3h
• Fix vehicle physics again 😭~5h
• Random bugs and polish ~5h

Hope I can get that done this week. Tryna hit at least 14sd/h so I can hopfuly buy that Framework 13 lol

Devlog - 6

Ok guys, I think this was the hardest part of the project till now. I was trying to get the day/night version so it replicates the real earth. I this whole time figuring it out. Firstly I start up with math to actually figure out like astronomical values for the shader and to figure out where the Sun will be at what point of time but it didn’t work out but then I went to online libraries which let’s say also didn’t work as I could understand how to use it properly. I made so many changes through out this almost three hours but at the end I made a version where it sees users local time and adjusts the earth whether it will be day time or night time. Thank you and stay tuned!