#16 Hiatus

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DigiMastered Works LLC

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DMW107IB1016

Date 11/12/2022 05:00 PM

THIS IS FINALIZED INTELLIGENCE

To: The People

From: Tanner Fry

Subject: Yearly Hiatus

October

    Short and simple, environment updates and storyboarding additions.

Weather

    The weather system has been enhanced with more modes of operation. Moving forward, the system will allow for 8 different modes of operation.

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  Clear
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  Clouded
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  Distant Storming
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  Storming
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  Raining
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  Snowing
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  Blizzard
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  Hurricane

Raining Transition

    As seen above, when the weather system transitions to a new type it can change the atmosphere. By atmosphere we currently mean the lighting but there may be other effects later down the road. Such effects are dark clouds, lightning, stormy weather (faster rain/wind and more lightning), and others that may make managing your agency a little bit harder. Although the game's wind direction works on cardinal and ordinal directions, the weather system accommodates only West and East of all directions. This preserves our top-down approach. In the future you will probably see more on enhancements to wind direction as different weather types are implemented. 

    Thought has taken place on how to interconnect the systems together. For instance, different weather could have events that could happen at specific areas of the map (think lightning strikes taking out transformers or cloud coverage and storms causing reduction or interference of radio signals strength). For example, you may have an operational base or outpost (not implemented) far away from your headquarters that could, in theory, have a blackout due to weather events. If you're conducting an important operation against foreign agencies, the blackout can lead to the operational base failing to retrieve vital information and orders, thus not functioning as you intend.  

    Either way, it's an intriguing enhancement that brings about its own challenges. 

Story Building

    We've been busy on the storytelling but it will need more work.

    FYI: by the spring to early summer we would like to have talked about and showcased the following:

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  Researching Technology
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  Agent Action Wheel
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  First AI Iteration
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  More AI Art Conversions
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  Different Weather Types
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  More Dynamic Buildings
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  Currency Costs Across the Board
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  Music and Sounds

    That's all for October's development update. Thanks for reading and we hope you didn't have high hopes stumbling on this post. They're not all glitter and gold. If you have any questions feel free to email our support at Support@digimasteredworks.com.

Roadmap

Milestones To Do:

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  2022 Q4 - Development of core mechanics and game story
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  2023 Q1 - Internal testing of core mechanics and Alpha testing
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  2023 Q2 - Internal testing continued with review of core engine and mechanics
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  2023 Q3 - Expansion of core features and Beta Testing
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  2023 Q4 - Add enhancements from Beta Testing
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  2024 Q1 - TBA

Milestones Completed:

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  2021 Q1 - Initial designs and planning
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  2021 Q2 - Initial designs and planning
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  2021 Q3 - Initial designs and planning
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  2021 Q4 - Development of core engine
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  2022 Q1 - Development of core mechanics and game story
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  2022 Q2 - Development of core mechanics and game story
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  2022 Q3 - Development of core mechanics and game story

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Approved for release: 11/08/22 ID: IB1016

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