Space Journey X - 1.50 Status and Outlook to 2.x

Hi,

I have been busy the last weeks working on the game, so here is a quick update.

Short Update on V1.50

• Version 1.50_14 is in Official Release on Patreon/Substar and running stable
• With inclusion of minor fixes, the public release as V1.50_15 is planned for Dec 14

Whats going on beyond that

• I have been reviewing the Sw-Design and did some major overhauls
• All my SDK, OS, 3D Tools, Renpy have been updated to latest version last week and toolchain confirmed
• Code migration to Renpy 8.3/Python 3.x finished (1.50 was still on 7.8 / 2.x) and successful!
• New architecture for potential save game compatibility / content loading introduced
• With this tech overhaul code V2.00 will be released to BETA around Dec/Jan for stability testing (with some new content)
• 2.10 (The Drengar Conspiracy) will be released in Spring 2025 and conclude SJX I
• After that I'll take a break and think about whether to episodically continue using the new architecture or do sth different

Concept of compatibility loads - For the Renpy / python experts who are interested:

• Save/Load anywhere and rollbacks still usable by players
• Safe Zone on top call hierarchy level was introduced for cross-version saving
• Safe Zone is passed every night
• Post load version check with callback()
• Reinitializing new content (quests, locations, screen elements, ...)
• Clearing of rollback queue and continue

I can't guarantee this works but first tests look good and it may solve the intractable "call from" labeling issue .
I think this is a good balance between "save anywhere" and "fixed save points" and would allow packages which touch "only" locations, quests, artwork, screen elements to be published save game compatible.

y.v.