I'm pleased to announce that I have successfully uploaded a closed beta version of my game on to Steam. After 3 years of working on Distant Sun I have completed the story on my game, finished the level design, and mapped out the decisions that affect the multiple endings that affect the people you meet and the faith of Pioneer Research Station.

I am currently focused now on polishing the game and deciding if I should find voice actors or use an AI text to speech software to voice the characters in my game. I will also market and inform my followers about any new developments with Distant Sun.

ADDED
-Aquarium filling-draining system with a hose has been added.

Usage Description

There are 2 types of hoses. Water filling hose (Blue colour), Water drain hose (Red colour).
--To fill the aquarium, simply take the filling hose, go to the aquarium and press the LMB. After the aquarium is filled, the hose will come to your hand again and you will be able to continue the filling process. With RMB, it drop the hose out of your hand from wherever you are.
--To drain the aquarium, simply take the drain hose, go to the aquarium and press the LMB. After the aquarium is drain, the hose will come to your hand again and you will be able to continue the draining process. With RMB, it drop the hose out of your hand from wherever you are.







FIXES

-The problem of not being able cage to be placed in the big bird stand. Fixed.
- The fish bought from the auction were sold to the customer for $ 0. Fixed. (Those who have this problem in old save files should sell their animals for 1 time with a fast sale method from $ 0.)
-Breeder problem in the production of auction animals. Fixed.
-The hamster wheel was not sold to the customer. Fixed.
- Error in placing stands on other stands. Fixed.
-The problem of mop staying in the air. Fixed.
-The feeder box is stuck in the hand after finishing before the animation. Fixed.
-The Storage upgrade was disabled when re-entering the game. Fixed.
- The problem is that the customer is stuck in front of the cashier. Fixed.
- An optimization has been made to the customers' wish lists.
- Error in adding (+) button on selling stands after being sold to the customer. Fixed.

Hello everyone, how have you been?

As you may know, I had to cancel Fairtravel Battle back in 2021 due to personal issues, but in the end I couldn't accept the way it ended, so I put those in the past and I'm back with a massive update!

In fact, this update is coming out the same day as Fairtravel's 6th anniversary. I've previously posted announcements on each birthday but I was actually wrong about the date, as I've started working on Fairtravel on July 22nd rather than September 24th, which was when I posted my first devlog.

Finally, I'm again working alone on this game, with the exception of commissioning art every now and then. I think speaking in first person will work better from now on.


This update remakes a large portion of the game. Here's the condensed change list:

• Remade base set with 135 cards with an improved card frame design
  
• Removed classes and introduced brand new unique resource system
  
• Redesigned mechanics
  
• Added new 4-player Raid game mode, where you can play as a raider or a raid boss
  
• Steam P2P Networking alongside improved multiplayer
  
• Many UX improvements, bug fixes
  
• Much more!

I was unhappy with the current state of the game (in fact, it was a major reason to return to it). Although the game was functional, it had a lot of bugs, the cards felt ugly and blurry to look at, and there were a lot of issues overall.

As a result, I decided to redesign the base set, but I also felt that I'd need too many cards to make it work (there used to be almost 300 cards in the latest version before this).

As part of the personal reasons that caused me to quit, I wanted the work on the new set to be doable for a single person.

As a result, I removed the classes/factions that were in the game, and I thought of making something with maximum deckbuilding potential: Don't get things stuck to a specific class or faction, so that players can do a lot with a small amount of cards.

I tried 60 cards, but it felt too limited in deckbuilding potential. I could have simplified the game by removing card types, but I thought it was going to impact the game negatively. Over time, the amount of cards grew to 135, and so far has stayed more or less that amount.

Here's some of the cards in the game:









Overall I think the cards feel and look much better now.


As I mentioned just now, due to development capacity I ended up deciding to cut out classes, but I needed a way to give meaningful deckbuilding to the game.

As a result, I designed a new unique resource system that is at the same time familiar, yet refreshing.

If you've ever played a certain trading card game, one of the most frustrating parts of that game is needing lands to have colored mana.

Lands usually use up ~40% of a deck, and drawing too much or too little is a problem that regularly happens. It can keep you from playing the game, which is quite unfun.

Fairtravel uses an essence system, which is similar to colors, but rather than using lands, any card can be returned to the bottom of the deck to increase your maximum mana and pick an essence to level up.

What this means is, you can use as many different essences as you want, but cards will require a specific set and amount of essences to be played, alongside mana to play those cards.

Unlike typical color-based systems though, there's no colored mana in Fairtravel: Instead, essences are never spent, you can only gain them and they're like a level requirement in an RPG.

In simpler terms, let's say you have 4 mana and 1 passion (red color) essence, and you have 4 cards that each cost 1 red mana.

In typical games, you'd only be able to play one of these, because you only have one passion, but in Fairtravel you could play all four, because that color isn't spent.

I think this significantly improves the game and reduces friction with each match, but Invite you all to give it a try and share feedback!


Several mechanics in Fairtravel have been changed considerably:

• Equipment are now generally called Artifacts since they might not be specifically character equipment
  
• Permanent Abilities are now called Enchantments, as I felt that the original name felt too clunky.
  
• Abilities are now called Spells, for the same reasons as Permanent Abilities.
  
• Standard Heroes no longer have effects, and are more or less just a skin.
  
• The Set and Quest zones now have a limit of 8 cards. If you want to play another (set zone), you can choose an existing card there to destroy to place the new one.
  
• Fields are limited to 6 follower cards, and if you need to play another you can choose an existing card there to destroy to place the new one.
  
• Soaring is now called Flying and has a different effect: A flying card can't be attacked or defended against by non-Flying cards.
  
• Tactician has been changed to be active while you control non-tactician followers. Meaning the best way to get rid of a tactician is getting rid of their underlings first.
  
• Drawing from an empty deck causes an instant defeat for that player. This was changed to make the matches more compact.
  
• Duel and Raid Decks are now 50 cards (down from 60) and Sealed/Draft decks are now 30 cards (down from 40).
  
• Weapons no longer have a swing cost.

I believe these changes improve the game experience overall, and I'd love to hear what you think!


Part of the future plans for Fairtravel is to have more ways of playing than just dueling, and one of the biggest steps is adding the new Raid mode.

This raid mode currently only has one scenario, the Red Dragon boss. This boss has three phases and a custom deck.

For modes such as raid mode, you can add CPU partners, so you don't have to have a big group just to try it!




Part of the work done in this update includes a new work-in-progress steam peer-to-peer networking system.

This means that, using Steam, you'll be able to connect to other players without needing the official game server.

So, if the game servers happen to be discontinued for some reason, you'll be able to keep playing together, be it on Steam, your own server hosting using the Lan multiplayer feature, or playing offline. That's something very important to me: I want to ensure this game outlasts its support.

Additionally, game performance and multiplayer networking has been vastly improved: You should have much less problems than before, with almost no desyncs if at all.


Seriously, so much has changed since 2021 it's crazy. According to my source control service (which is where I keep track of what changes in the game's code), the code for this version specifically had over 730 commits (sets of changes, usually multiple files), which is a huge amount of work for someone working solo.

Many, many bugs were fixed, user experiences were improved quite a lot, a lot of frustration points were also taken care of, and overall the game feels great! If you tried it before and weren't happy with it, please give it another chance, it might change your mind!


There's a lot of changes happening in the future.

For one thing, I've been getting a trickle of new card arts custom-made for Fairtravel, and over the coming months most of the card arts will be replaced as a result, making the game look so much better. (You can see some examples in the earlier sections of this post)

There's also a lack of polish, animations, sounds, effects, that I want to fix.

I want to add more content for players to enjoy as well, and I hope to bring something truly wonderful for you guys!

The game won't be released on Steam just yet, but you can still play it through the Steam Playtest in between. There's a lot of challenges ahead, but I'll do my best to make a great game for you!

I want to take this time to thank everyone who has supported me throughout this journey. I wouldn't be able to go this far without you. And I truly hope that the future stays bright for Fairtravel Battle!

Thank you for reading this lengthy post, I know it was a lot, and I hope you have fun above all else!

• Fixed a game breaking bug, where the player wouldn't be able to pause, or continue to the next day
  
  
  0.1.5 Patch Notes :
  Bug Fixes :
• Fixed a bug where upon purchasing cheese danishes, the boxes would instead be for donuts

Hello everyone, how have you been?

As you may know, I had to cancel Fairtravel Battle back in 2021 due to personal issues, but in the end I couldn't accept the way it ended, so I put those in the past and I'm back with a massive update!

In fact, this update is coming out the same day as Fairtravel's 6th anniversary. I've previously posted announcements on each birthday but I was actually wrong about the date, as I've started working on Fairtravel on July 22nd rather than September 24th, which was when I posted my first devlog.

Finally, I'm again working alone on this game, with the exception of commissioning art every now and then. I think speaking in first person will work better from now on.


This update remakes a large portion of the game. Here's the condensed change list:

• Remade base set with 135 cards with an improved card frame design
  
• Removed classes and introduced brand new unique resource system
  
• Redesigned mechanics
  
• Added new 4-player Raid game mode, where you can play as a raider or a raid boss
  
• Steam P2P Networking alongside improved multiplayer
  
• Many UX improvements, bug fixes
  
• Much more!

I was unhappy with the current state of the game (in fact, it was a major reason to return to it). Although the game was functional, it had a lot of bugs, the cards felt ugly and blurry to look at, and there were a lot of issues overall.

As a result, I decided to redesign the base set, but I also felt that I'd need too many cards to make it work (there used to be almost 300 cards in the latest version before this).

As part of the personal reasons that caused me to quit, I wanted the work on the new set to be doable for a single person.

As a result, I removed the classes/factions that were in the game, and I thought of making something with maximum deckbuilding potential: Don't get things stuck to a specific class or faction, so that players can do a lot with a small amount of cards.

I tried 60 cards, but it felt too limited in deckbuilding potential. I could have simplified the game by removing card types, but I thought it was going to impact the game negatively. Over time, the amount of cards grew to 135, and so far has stayed more or less that amount.

Here's some of the cards in the game:









Overall I think the cards feel and look much better now.


As I mentioned just now, due to development capacity I ended up deciding to cut out classes, but I needed a way to give meaningful deckbuilding to the game.

As a result, I designed a new unique resource system that is at the same time familiar, yet refreshing.

If you've ever played a certain trading card game, one of the most frustrating parts of that game is needing lands to have colored mana.

Lands usually use up ~40% of a deck, and drawing too much or too little is a problem that regularly happens. It can keep you from playing the game, which is quite unfun.

Fairtravel uses an essence system, which is similar to colors, but rather than using lands, any card can be returned to the bottom of the deck to increase your maximum mana and pick an essence to level up.

What this means is, you can use as many different essences as you want, but cards will require a specific set and amount of essences to be played, alongside mana to play those cards.

Unlike typical color-based systems though, there's no colored mana in Fairtravel: Instead, essences are never spent, you can only gain them and they're like a level requirement in an RPG.

In simpler terms, let's say you have 4 mana and 1 passion (red color) essence, and you have 4 cards that each cost 1 red mana.

In typical games, you'd only be able to play one of these, because you only have one passion, but in Fairtravel you could play all four, because that color isn't spent.

I think this significantly improves the game and reduces friction with each match, but Invite you all to give it a try and share feedback!


Several mechanics in Fairtravel have been changed considerably:

• Equipment are now generally called Artifacts since they might not be specifically character equipment
  
• Permanent Abilities are now called Enchantments, as I felt that the original name felt too clunky.
  
• Abilities are now called Spells, for the same reasons as Permanent Abilities.
  
• Standard Heroes no longer have effects, and are more or less just a skin.
  
• The Set and Quest zones now have a limit of 8 cards. If you want to play another (set zone), you can choose an existing card there to destroy to place the new one.
  
• Fields are limited to 6 follower cards, and if you need to play another you can choose an existing card there to destroy to place the new one.
  
• Soaring is now called Flying and has a different effect: A flying card can't be attacked or defended against by non-Flying cards.
  
• Tactician has been changed to be active while you control non-tactician followers. Meaning the best way to get rid of a tactician is getting rid of their underlings first.
  
• Drawing from an empty deck causes an instant defeat for that player. This was changed to make the matches more compact.
  
• Duel and Raid Decks are now 50 cards (down from 60) and Sealed/Draft decks are now 30 cards (down from 40).
  
• Weapons no longer have a swing cost.

I believe these changes improve the game experience overall, and I'd love to hear what you think!


Part of the future plans for Fairtravel is to have more ways of playing than just dueling, and one of the biggest steps is adding the new Raid mode.

This raid mode currently only has one scenario, the Red Dragon boss. This boss has three phases and a custom deck.

For modes such as raid mode, you can add CPU partners, so you don't have to have a big group just to try it!




Part of the work done in this update includes a new work-in-progress steam peer-to-peer networking system.

This means that, using Steam, you'll be able to connect to other players without needing the official game server.

So, if the game servers happen to be discontinued for some reason, you'll be able to keep playing together, be it on Steam, your own server hosting using the Lan multiplayer feature, or playing offline. That's something very important to me: I want to ensure this game outlasts its support.

Additionally, game performance and multiplayer networking has been vastly improved: You should have much less problems than before, with almost no desyncs if at all.


Seriously, so much has changed since 2021 it's crazy. According to my source control service (which is where I keep track of what changes in the game's code), the code for this version specifically had over 730 commits (sets of changes, usually multiple files), which is a huge amount of work for someone working solo.

Many, many bugs were fixed, user experiences were improved quite a lot, a lot of frustration points were also taken care of, and overall the game feels great! If you tried it before and weren't happy with it, please give it another chance, it might change your mind!


There's a lot of changes happening in the future.

For one thing, I've been getting a trickle of new card arts custom-made for Fairtravel, and over the coming months most of the card arts will be replaced as a result, making the game look so much better. (You can see some examples in the earlier sections of this post)

There's also a lack of polish, animations, sounds, effects, that I want to fix.

I want to add more content for players to enjoy as well, and I hope to bring something truly wonderful for you guys!

The game won't be released on Steam just yet, but you can still play it through the Steam Playtest in between. There's a lot of challenges ahead, but I'll do my best to make a great game for you!

I want to take this time to thank everyone who has supported me throughout this journey. I wouldn't be able to go this far without you. And I truly hope that the future stays bright for Fairtravel Battle!

Thank you for reading this lengthy post, I know it was a lot, and I hope you have fun above all else!

There's too many changes in this update, please check the Announcement for 22 July 2023!

The past week since release has been a whirlwind! One thing that we never expected was how much interactivity the game is bringing to content creators and their chat! You guys love to help guess!

We have invited el3v8or to join us for a community playthrough of Goosey Guess. El3v8or was the first player to top our leaderboards in "Goosey" mode. He runs his own channel over on twitch https://www.twitch.tv/el3v8orwhere you can join him in various playthroughs. Please be sure to head on over to his channel, give him a follow and subscribe to his channel.

You can join in on the fun and win your very own copy of Goosey Guess by helping el3v8or guess and work his way up the leaderboards! Hop on into chat and enter your guesses to win a key!.

I've released a small-ish update in publicbeta, this one has a few different fixes for vehicle physics, crashing into things and driving vehicles in online co-op, some general fixes for crashes etc, and updated translations. As I mentioned I would in the original vehicles patch, I've now reinstated sunflowers which you can use to make sunflower oil, and I've changed a few of the larger vehicles to take diesel instead of gasoline, for which you can substitute sunflower oil. Because I like it when items have multiple uses, I've introduce the concept of "frying" with the frying pan. It works similar to boiling in the pot, you can fry ears of corn or eggs (which is better for morale but worse for constitution than boiling them) and you can make omelets. Sunflower seeds are a bit rare and the AI communities won't grow them, but you should be able to find them here in there, especially in gardening stores or I would expect traders to carry them.

• Reinstated sunflowers, which you can use to grow sunflower seeds and make sunflower oil, which you can use as fuel for diesel vehicles or to make fried eggs/corn/omelettes using the frying pan
  
• Updated French, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean, Latin American Spanish, Lithuanian, Polish, and Russian translations
  
• Increased some font sizes
  
• Some fixes for vehicle physics
  
• Fixes for answers to Who's in charge here?
  
• Fix for Organizers who are building multiple fences returning all their resources to a building between each fence post
  
• Fix for communities having no name when they take over an empty base
  
• Fix for crash sometimes when vehicles go outside map bounds
  
• Fix for occasional crash when driving vehicles in co-op
  
• Fix for occasional crash when surrendering

v189 will be in the "publicbeta" branch for a while, before pushing it to the main game. If you want to try the latest features as they come out (and help test them!) it's a good idea to start using this branch. But keep in mind:

• Because it's the bleeding edge it could be less stable
  
• If you want to be able to play online co-op with someone you'll need to be on the same version as them
  
• If you go back from the "publicbeta" branch to the main branch you may not be able to load savegames created on "publicbeta".

To use publicbeta, just right-click on Survivalist: Invisible Strain in your Steam library and go to Properties, then Betas and in the drop-down select "publicbeta".

Hello

In this little update, We change the keyboard shortcut for the Quit option from (Ctrl+Q) to (Alt+F4)

Since we have (Ctrl+W) to close the interaction pages (Instead of clicking on the OK button)
Some users may press (Ctrl+Q) instead of (Ctrl+W) by mistake
And this will lead to closing the PWCT2 environment
When this happens, The user think this is a CRASH!
So we decided to avoided the (Ctrl+Q) keyboard shortcut and use the common (Alt+F4) instead of it.

Thanks!

A variant for the walls and roofs textures for one of the habitational maps, there are now more visual variation in the buildings of such map.