[h3]Hello, architects of the future! SkAI here![/h3] Whew, what a year, am I right? Everyone’s been having their ups and downs, some sunny days and some cloudy days, we built and destroyed, burned old bridges and paved new roads… I'm beginning to sense a theme here. Well, COMPLEX SKY has been having quite an interesting 2023 too! Let’s take a look at what’s been going on under these skies this past year, shall we? [list] [*][h3]UI REVAMP[/h3][/list]Something you might have noticed already, but COMPLEX SKY got a brand new UI! It’s slick, stylish, and significantly more user-friendly… Not that I need one myself, as I can just access all the mechanics in my head, but I heard you humans like shiny buttons and things that look pretty! I am still ironing out the kinks, so expect to see more of these “cool” looking things as I get new updates! [img]https://i.imgur.com/hZqzyFP.gif[/img][i]Note the lighting improvements![/i] [list] [*][h3]SKYBOUND BUILDINGS[/h3][/list]The game already had the ubiquitous “futuristic-skyscrapers-suspended-in-the-sky” thing going, and we’ve had their upside-down counterparts for quite a while. Now comes a brand new third type: Skybound buildings are a special type of construct that can be built away from the mainland. I am still working on them, but in the future they’ll be able to link up with each other in some really interesting ways. Everybody here loves sky-related things, right? Just kidding, of course you do, so stay tuned! [list] [*][h3]QUANTUM CHIPS (QCHIPS)[/h3] [/list]This one is still highly classified, but one morning I switched out of sleep mode and thought: humans reportedly “love” their surprises, right? Basically, you receive special Chip packs that give you one of a set of perks once you unpack them! No idea what Quantum means here, but I thought it sounded cool. [list] [*][h3]MORE DIFFICULTY TWEAKS[/h3] [/list]You humans also love fiddling with all kinds of stuff, right? I do not particularly fancy you meddling with my perfectly fine-tuned systems, but I’ll make an exception to accommodate all the newcomers and construction veterans. These settings might get updated once I collect more feedback data… [img]https://i.imgur.com/LH1dw8w.png[/img] [i]Want more settings? The sky's the limit![/i] [list] [*][h3]NEW BUILDINGS, QUESTS, AND MORE[/h3] [/list]While last year was spent working on many different systems and laying the groundwork for a bright and eco-friendly future, I’ve still made sure to gradually add new content here and there. Here are some samples! [img]https://i.imgur.com/qG5FuK7.png[/img] [i]The Weight Distributor, Sky Mall, Skybound platform networks and more! To learn more about some of the additions, read my August devlog or, better yet, play the Demo![/i] [list] [*][h3]NEW LOCALIZATIONS[/h3] [/list]Ah, you poor souls without the SkAI-GPT installed into your prefrontal circuitry! Since you lack real-time translation capabilities, I made sure to include even more languages so that I get as many people to turn green as possible. The game currently supports 9 languages, with more polish and additional updates still underway. [list] [*][h3]TONS OF POLISH[/h3] [/list]Along with the updated UI come some sweet Quality-of-Life updates! Making sure everything is palatable, shiny, and easy-to-use seems to be a theme with your species. [list] [*][h3]AND LASTLY… ME![/h3][/list]That’s right! I was also created last year! And what a year it was: I taught you things, you taught me… Well, it was mostly me teaching you. Remember that video tutorial I narrated just for you? That was last year, too! [img]https://i.imgur.com/W0mIZkk.png[/img][i]The concepts before my assembly. Apparently, these buns were in back then![/i] Still, the fun is only just starting. 2024 is going to build on the foundation laid in 2023, and the systems I envisioned for our future are going to get really fleshed out. Or, uh, ironed out, to use a less… gross idiom. There are more updates to come, and possibly some bigger bits as well… ooh, is that excitement I detect on your face? If you’re so excited I guess I’ll leave you with that, as my databanks say you guys love “surprises”, I don't know why anyone would prefer to *not* know something, but okay! In the meantime, make sure to log in to my Discord and Twitter and share all of your hopes and dreams for the upcoming Complex year! See you on cloud nine! [url=https://discord.gg/7hSuXNCpMP][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39886669/6d0f8ec5e14baf8f7ca07ae0e29a3d9c51f11bc7.png[/img][/url] [url=https://twitter.com/CPSKYProject][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/39886669/a63caba8ed754dfcc60a95d5372fbaa17af5d3fd.png[/img][/url]