Hi all!
# Progress Report
Since last time there have been another large batch of changes, fixes, and optimizations in anticipation of release on Steam Early Access soon!
Journey Express will be released onto Steam Early Access on January 2, 2026! 🎉
## Release notes:
Fix health statuses' severities not being saved to save file
Fix inconsistent behavior with health effect treatment menu options sometimes being available when they shouldn't be, and sometimes not being available at all
Finish (hopefully) the last of all of the migration from health effect logic being based on time to being based on map cell traversal
Fix traveling salesman event not showing up (again)
Remove caret characters from compass buttons
Debugging tooling updates
Fix issues with common cold event
Polish end game dialog screen
Consider hunger levels when calculating health damage
Add 'various herbs' item and update associated crafting recipes
# Project Status Update
Journey to Alpha: Arrived!
Journey to Playtesting: Arrived!
Journey to Early Access: January 2nd, 2026!
Journey to Release: Coming soon!
Discord Server:
Roadmap & Blog:
https://starcatgames.ltd/Starcat+Games/Journey+Express+Roadmap
Bluesky:
https://bsky.app/profile/starcatgames.ltd
Thanks for reading!
- C