Hi all!
# Progress Report
In the last couple of weeks, there has been quite a bit of activity with Journey Express!
First of all thank you for everyone that has tried out the Playtest -- I really appreciate the interest! Please see the notes down below about the playtest's duration, as it will soon be deactivated!
Secondly, quite a few changes have been made all around the game to make things work better, be more intuitive, and lay the groundwork for future development!
# Playtesting
## Release notes:
Fix a number of various issues with the UI in the journal
Show party member hunger level in the status screen
Add way to detecting locations and discoveries while traveling
Generate nav-meshes for AI agents in the exploration scenes
Set coordinates of discoveries so they are correctly positioned on the map
Fix some incorrect sprites for items/traits
Add traveling salesman event
Fix some issues with travel scenery
Add credits to main menu
## Playtest Signups
Like I mentioned last time, if you're interested at all in playtesting Journey Express, feel free to request access via the green button on the store page!
Note that the Playtest will be ending soon! I plan to deactivate the playtesting feature for Journey Express on Sunday (August 31st)!
Thank you for your interest and feedback!
# Project Status Update
Journey to Alpha: Achieved!
Journey to Playtesting: Achieved!
Journey to Beta: Coming soon!
Journey to Release: Coming soon!
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Thanks for reading!
- C