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Calypso Update 10.13.14

This week’s update is going to be the last weekly update I do — as I shift my role within Star Sonata a bit. I’ll still be making updates but they’re not going to be scheduled as they are now, instead they’re going to happen less frequently, mainly when I have something exciting or interesting to announce.

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For those of you wondering, this is a result of me moving from my position as a full-time developer to a part time role as I pursue other career goals. I’ve really had a blast working full-time the last few years with Jeff, Jey, Blue Dwarf and the other developers so I’m definitely sticking around. I’m still going to be working on exciting new content, bug fixes, etc, I’m just reducing my involvement (much like I did when I first left for university all those years ago, for those of you who might remember Star Sonata 6-7 years ago). I’ve been a part of the game’s community, and the game’sĀ development, for over 10 years at this point and I’ve loved every moment of it. I’m definitely never leaving!

Now, onto the actual update portion of this post.

This past week was mainly about making some last minute changes and additions before we start the new universe. Chief among these included finishing the loot tables for the Jungle. There are a lot of items to be obtained there, as well as quite a few blueprints to build those items, so that equals out to a quite a bit of content work. I’ve also added a new blueprint feature — allowing blueprints the option of taking equipped items. This is something they currently can’t do and will no doubt be useful in upgrading equipped items, like base lasers or dampeners, automatically. I also spent a fair amount of time working with The Vert on something I’m very excited about, Junkyard project.

Junkyard

Normally, I ask The Vert to QA content I’ve worked on (like Arctia or the Jungle) so it was a fun reversal to QA something he’s worked on. In addition to testing, I also helped him rework the Junkyard’s introductory mission structure a bit so it’s more dynamic; no more of that pesky docking between missions! Finally, I worked on enabling the easter egg mission mechanic on all the item classes that he needed so we could turn your dusty DG loot into shiny new Scrapnotes!

That’s it for this week’s update. I’ll be back again with another update when I have something new and exciting to report! Until then, feel free to post questions, comments or suggestions in the forums!

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