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5/3/2021 - devlog

Rewriting the Stars - Development Log #283

Written by Nick

Fabian tells us how new infrastructure projects will work in the future, and Michi details the brand new map redesign coming soon.

4/26/2021 - devlog

Squashing Bugs and Taking Names - Development Log #282

Written by Nick

Michi goes on a bug squashing tirade and Nick gets back into the groove of ads and contacting content creators.

4/19/2021 - devlog

Setting Parliament into Motion - Development Log #281

Written by Nick

This week Fabian details how parliaments will function in a future update and how players can bring different changes into motion within their governing bodies.

4/12/2021 - devlog

Hints and Cookies - Development Log #280

Written by Michi

Nick is still on vacation, and I hope he will be back soon, because I am pretty bad at writing these blog post summaries and coming up with smart names for the posts :D. Anyways, this time we talk about a hint system for new players and the surprisingly tricky implementation of cookie banners.

4/6/2021 - devlog

Helpful Knowledge - Development Log #279

Written by Michi

In this week's devlog Fabian talks about upcoming changes in infrastructure, Michi shares insight about the development of the UI tutorial and Martin grants a glimpse in the direction of the mobile version of Prosperous Universe.

3/29/2021 - devlog

Slow Burn - Development Log #278

Written by Michi

The first maintenance release since Early Access has been released, we had a fun Post-EA live stream and Nick started his well deserved vacation.

3/22/2021 - devlog

Scheming and Streaming - Development Log #277

Written by Nick

This past week was a big event for the devs who met for the first time in almost a year to discuss the future of Prosperous Universe! Mark your calendars for March 24 18:30 UTC for a Live Stream on YouTube!

3/15/2021 - devlog

Transmitting New Tutorials - Development Log #276

Written by Nick

New UI tutorials are coming to help ease in new players when they are introduced to APEX for the first time.

3/8/2021 - devlog

Coming to a COMEX Near You - Development Log #275

Written by Nick

After receiving some great player feedback, shipping ads will be implemented on commodity exchange stations in the near future!

3/1/2021 - devlog

Analyzing the Universe - Development Log #274

Written by Nick

With Early Access haven gone even smoother than expected, Michi breaks down the birth of the universe with plenty of graphs and statistics!

2/22/2021 - devlog

Early Access Launch Week - Development Log #273

Written by Nick

Remember that Prosperous Universe will be down tomorrow Tuesday, February 23rd in preparation for Early Access on Wednesday!

2/15/2021 - devlog

Introducing Core Module Kits - Development Log #272

Written by Nick

Changes on how players will build their first base are coming with the reset.

2/8/2021 - devlog

Planets Reincarnated - Development Log #271

Written by Nick

Find out if some of your favorite planets will survive the leap into the new universe and learn how company headquarters function!

2/1/2021 - devlog

Company HQ Under Construction - Development Log #270

Written by Nick

All around the galaxy company headquarters are being erected and Technician-tier spaceships are being engineered.

1/25/2021 - devlog

The Universe Expands - Development Log #269

Written by Nick

The expansion of the universe is almost upon us: the formation of the fourth faction, the emergence trace resource deposits, the migration of commodity exchanges, and more ...

1/18/2021 - devlog

Winning Back Workers - Development Log #268

Written by Nick

Tired of seeing your workforce disappear once new players arrive? Never fear! Molp to the rescue!

1/11/2021 - devlog

Did Someone Say 'Reset'? - Development Log #267

Written by Nick

Attention Licensees: Early Access will also come packaged with a reset to the current game universe. A brand new world is on the horizon!

1/4/2021 - devlog

2021 Has Begun - Development Log #266

Written by Nick

Happy New Year from the PrUn team! 2021 is shaping up to be a very exciting year for Prosperous Universe and we can't wait to share it with all of you.

12/14/2020 - devlog

YouTubing & Coding Duties - Development Log #265

Written by Nick

With half the team on vacation, Nick and Martin share new YouTube content and design news for the game!

12/7/2020 - devlog

'Ignition' Blasts into Reality - Development Log #264

Written by Nick

Ignition is now live! The team talks about tasks leading up to the launch as well as for plans in 2021.

11/30/2020 - devlog

Budget Friendly Spacecrafts - Development Log #263

Written by Nick

Fabian is hard at work on Ignition testing and hints that not all ships will be out of your price range...

11/23/2020 - devlog

Substantial Ships & Pesky Pioneers - Development Log #262

Written by Nick

Shipbuilding has officially entered the testing phase, and it looks like your pioneers have finally decided to calm down.

11/16/2020 - devlog

Ship Building 101 - Development Log #261

Written by Nick

Michi outlines how to take your blueprints to the shipyard and assemble your brand new spaceship. Fabian talks about a future company headquarters feature.

11/9/2020 - devlog

Prepare for Impact - Development Log #260

Written by Nick

In this week's devlog: learn how your new ships will take damage along their flight trajectory, and try to decipher Martin's development rantings.

11/2/2020 - devlog

Blueprints, Balancing, and Blessings - Development Log #259

Written by Nick

This week the team goes in depth with post-Populous tweaks, blueprints for spaceships, and thanking the community.

10/26/2020 - devlog

Coming to You LIVE - Development Log #258

Written by Nick

LIVE STREAM on Thursday at 16:00 UTC, details below! Meanwhile, the team plugs away on UI updates and ship building blueprints that bring us ever closer to Ignition.

10/19/2020 - devlog

Here Be Pirates - Development Log #257

Written by Nick

Check out what the dev team has been working on this week

10/12/2020 - devlog

Marketing Madness - Development Log #256

Written by Nick

With Martin and Fabian out on vacation and Michi and Manoj hard at work on previously mentioned projects, Nick is left as the sole contributor for this week's devlog.

10/5/2020 - devlog

Finding the Right Balance - Development Log #255

Written by Nick

Michi fixes the dreaded drag and drop bug, Fabian balances out materials and recipes, Nick explores more ad strategies, and Manoj gets closer to a finalized mobile UI interface.

9/28/2020 - devlog

Assistance from the Big Cheese - Development Log #254

Written by Nick

Fabian shares new info on "Government Programs" which can be utilized by the governor, coming in the near future. The others continue to be hard at work on Ignition and the new UI interface.

9/21/2020 - devlog

Performing Maintenance - Development Log #253

Written by Michi

The work on the maintenance patch 08 has come to an end and the update has been released. Fabian provides some insights into the upcoming release and Manoj continues to work on the mobile interface design.

9/14/2020 - devlog

Push to Repair - Development Log #252

Written by Nick

The next maintenance release is underway, details on how ship building blueprints will translate into a ship building project, and Asteroid Day T-shirts are finally on the way. Plus, your repair button dreams have come true!

9/7/2020 - devlog

Recuperation Period - Development Log #251

Written by Nick

With a shaky start out the gate, Populous is out in wild and stable. The devs talk about the release launch and how issues that arose were mitigated.

8/31/2020 - devlog

'Populous' Unleashed - Development Log #250

Written by Nick

With Populous out this Wednesday, it's all hands on deck. Join us for a Livestream this week on YouTube, details will be announced on social media channels and Discord.

8/24/2020 - devlog

Visions of Vessels - Development Log #249

Written by Nick

In this week's devlog: Fabian gets spaceship fever, Nick takes up YouTube and the field of economics, Manoj hops between design projects, and Martin puts out server fires.

8/17/2020 - devlog

Fledglings in Fish Tanks - Development Log #248

Written by Nick

With Michi on vacation, the rest of the team continues to work on various projects like new player acquisition, Facebook Ads, and squashing more bugs!

8/10/2020 - devlog

Resistance is Futile - Development Log #247

Written by Nick

Michi shares what it is like for governors to control the upkeep of planetary projects, Fabian circles back to onboarding new players as marketing gears up on Facebook and YouTube. Plus Martin is back in action!

8/3/2020 - devlog

Probing the Populous - Development Log #246

Written by Nick

Michi and Fabian continue to iron out the Populous wrinkles, Manoj begins the PrUn website redesign, and Nick writes Facebook Ads. Plus universe reset talk!

7/20/2020 - devlog

Execute: Pest Control Initiative - Development Log #245

Written by Nick

In today's issue: Michi squashes bugs, Fabian gets really into ship blueprints, and Nick finds some YouTubers.

7/20/2020 - devlog

Warp Drive Time - Development Log #244

Written by Nick

With Martin on vacation, the rest of the team continues to work towards finalizing Populous, integrating FTL measures into ship building, and forming a valid ad strategy for Facebook.

7/13/2020 - devlog

Operation iPrUn Has Begun - Development Log #243

Written by Nick

Manoj shares the first sketches of Prosperous Universe Mobile, Michi tolls away at Populous, and Fabian has more ship building deets!

7/6/2020 - devlog

Permission to Come Aboard - Development Log #242

Written by martin

An unusual yet special week has come to an end. The mic was passed to Martin for the rundown.

6/28/2020 - devlog

Incoming Asteroid Day Giveaway - Development Log #241

Written by nick

Set your reminders now: Asteroid Day 2020 is tomorrow. Keep your eyes out for our post tomorrow for your chance to win a PrUn T-Shirt (there will be multiple winners)! Plus Michi details how you will know how much the governor has contributed to those all too important Population Projects and Fabian...

6/22/2020 - devlog

Planes, Prizes, and Population Projects - Development Log #240

Written by nick

It's a big news week for PrUn as Michi discusses Population Infrastructure Projects, Fabian talks first details on ship building (!!!) and Nick announces an Asteroid Day giveaway!

6/15/2020 - devlog

Enlisting Labor – Development Log #239

Written by nick

This week Michi teaches us how workers are distributed among the bases and how worker reserve pools will function. Nick gears up for Asteroid Day which comes at the end of the month!

6/6/2020 - devlog

The Personnel Touch – Development Log #238

Written by nick

Everyone's happy on their first day, but they might not stay that way! Fabian explains how the workforce simulation will take it easy in the beginning while you spruce up your infrastructure.

6/1/2020 - devlog

Populous: Full Steam Ahead – Development Log #237

Written by nick

With the release of Populous inching ever closer, Michi details how population and workforce will be integrated while Fabian explains the effects of planetary projects on your populous. Only one more month until our new team member arrives!

5/25/2020 - devlog

Problem Solving – Development Log #236

Written by nick

Due to the German holiday this past week, our discussion is a bit shorter than usual. Nevertheless, Michi has given us some great insight concerning the performance issues that were fixed and Nick delves into player psychology and more content creation.

5/18/2020 - devlog

Experimental Behavior – Development Log #235

Written by nick

Michi and Fabian discuss using a tool to simulate the workforce behavior output for the upcoming Populous release and Nick gets a new PR contact.

5/11/2020 - devlog

Keeping Up With Your Populous – Development Log #234

Written by nick

Fabian provides some insight with how the upkeep system will work once Populous hits and Michi explains how keeping your workforce happy is the key to success.

5/4/2020 - devlog

Playing Politics – Development Log #233

Written by nick

As Populous inches ever closer to release, Fabian takes a look at the political future of the game and Michi returns to development after fixing tons of bugs.

4/27/2020 - devlog

Outage Woes and Design Ideas – Development Log #232

Written by nick

In this week's log the team discusses issues encountered from the newly released maintenance patch and some brainstorming ideas for the upcoming Populous release's design.

4/20/2020 - devlog

A Deluge of Development Info – Development Log #231

Written by nick

Updates on all fronts with Fabian highlighting more details on Populous, Michi explaining auto-provisioning, and Martin exposing the reason for a new anti-botting fee.

4/13/2020 - devlog

Easing in the Newbies – Development Log #230

Written by nick

The team talks about a variety of topics this week including new planetary projects, aspects for helping new players assimilate into the game, art ideas, and investor dealings.

4/6/2020 - devlog

Pacifying Your Populous – Development Log #229

Written by nick

The team sheds more light on the upcoming release Populous focusing on how your planet's inhabitants might need incentives to stay put.

3/30/2020 - devlog

Update: Populous, First Details – Development Log #228

Written by nick

Exciting news this week as Fabian introduces the new Populous release coming soon and Michi shows off some features of the "New Player Experience" tutorial.

3/23/2020 - devlog

Preparing for New Players – Development Log #227

Written by nick

This week the team discusses the "New Player Experience" as well as Marketing methods of bringing new players to Prosperous Universe.

3/16/2020 - devlog

Post-Presence Launch – Development Log #226

Written by nick

This week in the development log the team discusses initial impressions on the Presence launch, minor fixes to the update, and task prioritization.

3/9/2020 - devlog

Bots Begone and Shipping Contracts – Development Log #225

Written by nick

In today’s development log, we’re discussing a few issues with bots and possible solutions plus Michi sheds some light on the new shipping contracts feature. Simulogics says goodbye to Julian and hello to Nick!

3/1/2020 - devlog

Locked Storage – Development Log #224

Written by mjeno

In today's development log, you can catch a glimpse at what happens when the rental fees for your storage unit are late. Also, simulogics is still looking for a UI/UX designer and a frontend web developer!

2/23/2020 - devlog

Crew Expansion – Development Log #223

Written by mjeno

This week, the team launched a new job search for a Frontend Web Developer and a UI/UX Designer. Read all about the new positions here!

2/16/2020 - devlog

Revamping Inventories – Development Log #222

Written by mjeno

This week, the team has been integrating the new warehouses into the planetary inventory system, which required a bigger rework than one might think. Meanwhile, the big release after Presence is already taking shape.

2/9/2020 - devlog

This is WAR – Development Log #221

Written by martin

Work on the Presence update has officially kicked into gear. Have a first look at the upcoming upgradable warehouses in today's devlog!

2/2/2020 - devlog

Presence is Coming! – Development Log #220

Written by martin

In today's development log, we're addressing a few issues the past release brought with it – but more importantly, you're getting a good look at the next, much bigger one!

1/26/2020 - devlog

Release on the horizon – Development Log #219

Written by martin

We're in between releases. The post-PC Gamer rush has ebbed away a bit and we're slowly setting our sights on the next named release. But before that happens, Michi is shaping the upcoming maintenance patch into a big bundle of QoL improvements and bugfixes while Fabian continues to wrap his head ar...

1/19/2020 - devlog

Mental Image – Development Log #218

Written by mjeno

This week, the team has worked on various tasks such as managing job applications, making a mental image of the game's systems, and preparing an upcoming maintenance patch.

1/12/2020 - devlog

Making Space – Development Log #217

Written by mjeno

This week was a very productive one, starting with a 3-day bootcamp at simulogics HQ and ending with some possible solutions to the current overflowing hub worlds.

1/5/2020 - devlog

Growth Management – Development Log #216

Written by mjeno

What a way to start the year! Fabian, our new game systems designer, joined the team, and a favorable review on PC Gamer expanded the community by a good 300%.

12/29/2019 - devlog

State of the Universe – Development Log #215

Written by martin

Another year has passed. With the team on holidays and the development efforts of the past week focusing primarily on the build-up of personal fat reserves, I'm taking the opportunity to take a brief look at 2019 and 2020. A "State of the Universe", so-to-speak.

12/22/2019 - devlog

Good news everyone – Development Log #214

Written by michi

The end of the year brings some long awaited good news: our funding application has been accepted! With the holidays coming up next week this has been the last proper work week in December. Martin has managed to finish the analytics project just before he went on vacation and Michi tried get as many...

12/15/2019 - devlog

Corporation Controls – Development Log #213

Written by mjeno

After releasing the Expanse update shortly before the holidays, the team is now focussing its resources on getting some related Corporation features out the door next.

12/8/2019 - devlog

Expanse Update Release Date – Development Log #212

Written by mjeno

The Expanse update finally has a release day, and it's less than a week away: Thursday, December 12th! Read what we've been up to this week to get it ready.

12/1/2019 - devlog

PR & Community Manager Wanted – Development Log #211

Written by mjeno

This week, Michi has finished designing the rules around the governor system. We are also now officially looking for a PR & Community Manager to succeed Julian in 2020!

11/24/2019 - devlog

Parting Ways – Development Log #210

Written by mjeno

This week, Julian has sadly announced that he will be leaving the company within the next few months. But the show must go on: Martin has been checking off administrative tasks left and right and integrated some basic analytics. Michi meanwhile has been chipping away at the upcoming governor feature...

11/17/2019 - devlog

Maintenance – Development Log #209

Written by michi

This week we took a break from the development of the Expanse Release and worked on a maintenance release instead. Besides some long awaited bugfixes we changed how resource extractors work and simplified the user interface for the foreign exchange.

11/10/2019 - devlog

Governance – Development Log #208

Written by michi

This week we finally received some news concerning our grant application and had to meet a tight deadline for the corresponding paper work. Meanwhile the work on the Expanse release continues.

11/3/2019 - devlog

Last Dev Standing – Development Log #207

Written by michi

With Julian still in hospital and Martin providently staying in bed to dodge an oncoming cold, Michi is the last dev standing.

10/27/2019 - devlog

Affinity and Defence – Development Log #206

Written by martin

Julian is fighting a boss-level viral infection this week, so the duty of writing the devlog blurb has fallen to me. Michi's work on the Administration Center steadily continues and I myself have finally gotten around to some long overdue work on our analytics system.

10/20/2019 - devlog

The Currency Conundrum – Development Log #205

Written by mjeno

In this week's development log, we want to highlight a special community milestone and we reveal more details about the upcoming tax system.

10/13/2019 - devlog

Looming Election Battle – Development Log #204

Written by mjeno

This week, we unveil a first look at the administration center and explain possible usage ideas for production fees. Plus, it's now easier than ever for content creators to get a PRO key and play the game on their channels.

10/6/2019 - devlog

Behind the Curtain – Development Log #203

Written by mjeno

Since the F2P launch, new players have been coming in every day, but some of them don't stay. This week, we started working on finding out why that is and what we can do to better help newbies set up their companies and stick around. Plus, the upcoming governor system is slowly taking shape.

9/29/2019 - devlog

Post-Prelude – Development Log #202

Written by mjeno

Friday's Prelude update has introduced a couple of new features, most of them on purpose. The big news of this week: We're bringing on a new game designer!

9/22/2019 - devlog

Prelude – Development Log #201

Written by mjeno

After a great livestream on Monday, the team jumped right back in to prepare next week's update dubbed "Prelude", which introduces production fees and building degradation.

9/15/2019 - devlog

Development Log #200

Written by martin

This issue of our development log doesn't require a title: The number is enough to convey what it will be about. Julian is still on vacation today, but Michi and I take a moment to look back on 200 weeks of development.

9/8/2019 - devlog

Full to the Brim – Development Log #199

Written by mjeno

Prosperous Universe has never been more active than these past two weeks! What's more, the game is starting to get some attention on Twitch.

9/1/2019 - devlog

The Gates Have Opened – Development Log #198

Written by mjeno

With a big release and an even bigger influx of new players, this week has been a massive milestone in Prosperous Universe's history. The team has been very busy beating the drum, making new FAQ, fixing bugs, and creating some exclusive behind the scenes content.

8/25/2019 - devlog

Thoughts on Free-to-Play – Development Log #197

Written by martin

This week's issue of our development log will be slightly different from our usual ones. Obviously, everyone on the team has been super busy with the ramp-up to our free-to-play release on Friday. If you missed it, here's our release trailer once more: But instead of talking about all the tasks i...

8/18/2019 - devlog

Landing Gear Deployed – Development Log #196

Written by mjeno

Today, we not only unveil the date and release notes of the upcoming Free to Play update, but we already take a peek at what's next content-wise: a number of big updates dubbed 'Expanse'!

8/11/2019 - devlog

Path to Freedom – Development Log #195

Written by mjeno

With the Free To Play update rapidly approaching, the team is working on a brand new trailer and already preparing to become nostalgic of the early days.

8/4/2019 - devlog

Recruitment – Development Log #194

Written by mjeno

This week has been mostly about one big thing: simulogics is hiring! If you are an experienced Game Systems Designer or Web Frontend Developer, you might want to check out our open positions.

7/28/2019 - devlog

Loading Up the Machine – Development Log #193

Written by mjeno

Free-To-Play is coming in a few weeks, and the team is building up to it by pushing out a series of smaller improvements and loading up the marketing machine once more.

7/21/2019 - devlog

Communication Filter – Development Log #192

Written by michi

It seems this is a solo devlog this week! With the upcoming free-to-play release drawing closer I want to show you some of the features that have not been implemented so far. The free-to-play release is a rather technical release, so don't expect not much new game play features, but still, there are...

7/14/2019 - devlog

Price Bands – Development Log #191

Written by mjeno

In today's devlog, we give you a first look into how price bands will work, and how the Local Markets have been doing since Locality went live.

7/7/2019 - devlog

The Wall Must Go – Development Log #190

Written by mjeno

The latest major content update isn't even two weeks old yet, but the team is already eyeing the next, even bigger milestone: Free To Play.

6/30/2019 - devlog

Asteroid Day 2019 – Development Log #189

Written by mjeno

It's been a wild week. After releasing the Locality update on Thursday, the simulogics team spent the weekend at a hotel making plans for the next few months. And of course, it's Asteroid Day today, which means there is a new artwork in town!

6/23/2019 - devlog

Locality Update! – Development Log #188

Written by mjeno

Next week will be big for Prosperous Universe and its players: Locality, the biggest update since launch, will go live on Thursday! Plus, both Asteroid Day and the annual team meeting will take place next weekend.

6/16/2019 - devlog

Breaching Contracts – Development Log #187

Written by mjeno

This week, we have made a major push towards the incoming Locality update, designing and implementing the options a player has for breaching a Local Market contract.

6/9/2019 - devlog

Trust Me – Development Log #186

Written by mjeno

With parts of the team gone, it's been a rather slow week at simulogics HQ. Nonetheless, Martin managed to get back to one of the most important changes coming this month: Player Ratings!

6/2/2019 - devlog

Cash Infusion – Development Log #185

Written by mjeno

With Michi on parental leave, Martin and Julian are keeping the ball rolling this week by applying for the new German games funding program. Everybody start crossing their fingers for good tidings later this year!

5/19/2019 - devlog

What's in a Name? – Development Log #184

Written by mjeno

The Locality update has been pushed back a little in favor of several smaller features, fixes and balancing improvements. This week, the team continued down this path, working on the planet naming mechanic and rolling out several more bugfixes.

5/19/2019 - devlog

Non-Routine Maintenance – Development Log #183

Written by mjeno

Many little details affect the overall quality of any game. That is why this week, we've shifted our attention to numerous smaller improvements we want to get out there before the upcoming big update.

5/12/2019 - devlog

To New Frontiers – Development Log #182

Written by mjeno

Today, we'd like to tell you more about the Locality update and then take you beyond, both in time and space, to the following one, which will attempt to encourage setting up new colonies in yet untouched systems.

5/5/2019 - devlog

Selling Ads – Development Log #181

Written by mjeno

This week, we're giving some insights into the differences between commodity exchange contracts and local market contracts, and the new cases the latter bring about.

4/28/2019 - devlog

Under the Radar – Development Log #180

Written by julian

In this special edition of our weekly devlog, we'd like to take a moment and ponder the question of how to deal with cheating in Prosperous Universe. Let us know your thoughts!

4/21/2019 - devlog

Awarding contracts – Development Log #179

Written by michi

It is one of these rare times where we all took some time off to visit friends and family over the extended weekend. Nonetheless we ran a small server update this week and Michi can show some work in progress with the local market feature.

4/14/2019 - devlog

Towards Convergence – Development Log #178

Written by martin

Michi made a lot of progress on the upcoming Local Markets feature which in turn relies heavily on the Player Ratings feature. Martin was supposed to work on the latter but got distracted by improving the financial charts in the game. So we have to wait a little bit longer until the two branches con...

4/7/2019 - devlog

Heads up – Development Log #177

Written by Mjeno

At the beginning of this week, Julian finally released the Honest Trailer to the world. In the meantime, Martin has finished an important back-end adjustment, and Michi is almost ready to launch the demolition refunds program.

3/31/2019 - devlog

Productive Destruction – Development Log #176

Written by Mjeno

Hardly any feature has been requested more frequently than getting back resources for demolishing buildings, except maybe a second confirmation button for certain actions. Good news: Both are coming very soon!

3/24/2019 - devlog

Buy Local – Development Log #175

Written by Mjeno

In today's devlog, we're sharing numerous details on the upcoming local markets and the kinds of ads players will be able to post on them.

3/17/2019 - devlog

The Numbers Game – Development Log #174

Written by Mjeno

In today's devlog, you can read up on what's happened in one of the most eventful weeks Prosperous Universe has ever had and, for the first time ever, take an extended look at some of our back-end statistics!

3/10/2019 - devlog

Hello World! – Development Log #173

Written by martin

An unusual week warrants an unusual devlog: If you follow this blog, our forums or any of our social media channels, it was hard for you to miss the news about the reset of Alpha 6 and the consequent launch of Alpha 7. And that's essentially what dominated the whole team's work schedule for the week...

3/3/2019 - devlog

The End is Nigh – Development Log #172

Written by mjeno

With the first Big Crunch just around the corner, the crew is working hard on putting the final pieces of the next world together.

2/23/2019 - devlog

Space Revelations – Development Log #171

Written by mjeno

The main event of this week has clearly been the live stream on Tuesday. A whole lot of changes and updates were announced, which will take effect after the game world reset in March.

2/17/2019 - devlog

Spring break – Development Log #170

Written by martin

It's Martin speaking. Spring hit Germany this week-end! Out of the blue (or rather, the grey), we have clear skies, sunny weather and crowds of people flooding parks and promenades. Those crowds include Mjeno, which is why I have the honor of writing the intro to this week's devlog!

2/10/2019 - devlog

Refilling the tanks – Development Log #169

Written by Mjeno

While Martin has been researching and implementing measures for player retention, Julian has been getting ready to draw some new attention to the game when its first reset goes down.

2/3/2019 - devlog

Reporting in – Development Log #168

Written by Mjeno

With the crew reunited, everybody is chipping away at their own list of things to do before the first game world reset since First Access started.

1/27/2019 - devlog

Sneak a Peek – Development Log #167

Written by Mjeno

An improved company set-up process and restrictions to company liquidations have been among the most requested updates to the game. Guess what we've been working on this week!

1/20/2019 - devlog

Jump Start – Development Log #166

Written by Mjeno

This week, Michi has added some great improvements to the company set-up process and Julian has worked out the new community guidelines. Martin meanwhile has temporarily turned his attention entirely to AirlineSim.

1/13/2019 - devlog

Back on Deck – Development Log #165

Written by Mjeno

With Michi back from parental leave, some new fixes are about to hit the live version and the account management system. The week has also been full of planning and plotting, as the team is slowly designing the first big balancing and feature update.

1/6/2019 - devlog

A Light Year – Development Log #164

Written by Mjeno

Like every year, 2019 started with a slow burn as the team wrapped up the holiday season. You may say that so far it's been a... light year.

12/30/2018 - devlog

Silence After The Storm – Development Log #163

Written by Mjeno

Now that the dust from the First Access launch has settled, the team has taken a week off to meet friends and family over the holidays.

12/23/2018 - devlog

The First Big Bang – Development Log #162

Written by Mjeno

As the first small patches are being rolled out, some underlying issues have surfaced. Nonetheless, the first few hundred players seem to be enjoying themselves, as this week has been very lively both in and around the game!

12/16/2018 - devlog

First Access launch! – Development Log #161

Written by Mjeno

On Thursday, Prosperous Universe has finally launched First Access, opening its doors to the public after three years of development!

12/9/2018 - devlog

First Access this Thursday! – Development Log #160

Written by Mjeno

The time has come: First Access will launch on December 13th! It will be the day that Prosperous Universe becomes acessible to everybody. The current version was already opened to testers of previous alphas on Thursday, who are busy laying the economical groundworks for the imminent launch.

12/2/2018 - devlog

Landing Maneuvers – Development Log #159

Written by Mjeno

Naturally, this log is mostly about the final preparations for our upcoming First Access release. But there is great news that we are very happy to share first: Michi's second child was born this week! This brings the amount of children born to team members during the development of Prosperous Unive...

11/25/2018 - devlog

Assembly Line – Development Log #158

Written by Mjeno

After months of working towards the next release on different fronts, the team is finally piecing it all together: game design, technical implementation, distribution methods, learning resources etc. So far, it all seems to fall into place nicely.

11/18/2018 - devlog

Fast Burn – Development Log #157

Written by martin

With mere weeks to go until the next, massive test run, the team is working on all fronts to get the game ready for First Access.

11/11/2018 - devlog

Three years of development! – Development Log #156

Written by martin

Hey everyone, this week's log will be slightly different from our usual ones. If you're the type of person who likes a game like Prosperous Universe, you're most likely good with numbers. And in that case you'll have noticed that this is development log number "3 \* 52". Due to this significant if a...

11/4/2018 - devlog

Decisions, decisions – Development Log #155

Written by Mjeno

It's been a big week at simulogics HQ. There is now a concrete plan for the next couple of months of Prosperous Universe in terms of its different phases, tests, features, and even its monetization model. First Access starts in about a month. Find out below what that means and what comes next!

10/28/2018 - devlog

The Tree Has Grown – Development Log #154

Written by Mjeno

We've been talking about the overhaul of the material tree for quite some time now. This week, the results are in: It's now three times the size it used to be! In other news, the relocation of simulogics HQ has concluded and the teaser trailer is almost ready.

10/21/2018 - devlog

Corporate projects – Development Log #153

Written by Mjeno

While Martin is still wrapped up in moving to another city, Michi has been making major progress on the "corporate projects" feature, and Julian wrapped up two bigger tasks.

10/14/2018 - devlog

Corporate headquarters – Development Log #152

Written by Mjeno

With Martin travelling on business and preparing for the move of the simulogics HQ, the field was once again left mostly to Michi and Julian this week. Michi continued fleshing out the Corporations feature by starting to work on corporation headquarters while Julian took a deep-dive into the world o...

10/3/2018 - devlog

Tackling the backlog – Development Log #151

Written by Mjeno

Things have picked up the pace this week! Julian got his hands on a new build of the game, which he promptly showed to the public over the weekend. Martin has been involved with the material tree, and Michi is finally getting around to the long list of feature requests that have been piling up since...

9/30/2018 - devlog

Phase 2 started! – Development Log #150

Written by Michi

Unbelievable: we are writing devlog #150! That's quite a figure and an important milestone! Since Martin is currently enjoying his vacation and I think the honours are all his to write the 3-year-in-development celebratory speech we are going to postpone that until october when it's three full years...

9/23/2018 - devlog

Prosperous Universe wiki! – Development Log #149

Written by Mjeno

With Julian wrapping up his freelance audio project and Martin in the process of moving, it was Michi's turn to power through this week by himself, laying the foundation of the Prosperous Universe wiki.

9/16/2018 - devlog

A CoGC in the Machine – Development Log #148

Written by Mjeno

While Michi has been weaving the effects of the Chamber of Global Commerce into existing features, Martin is still finishing up the account management system, and Julian is working to increase the game's visibility on social media.

9/9/2018 - devlog

Last man standing – Development Log #147

Written by Mjeno

Things have been quiet this week, with both Michi and Julian taking some time off. At least Martin soldiered on, getting the new account management system ready for the next, (hopefully) massive test run.

9/2/2018 - devlog

In da hub – Development Log #146

Written by Mjeno

This week, we announced a new freelance team member: Alexander Zacherl is assisting us as a game designer! Michi took some well-deserved time off, Martin has been preparing the "hub" and Julian has been handling press contacts and legalese.

8/26/2018 - devlog

Keys to success – Development Log #145

Written by Mjeno

Thanks to devcom and gamescom, the game has seen record numbers in traffic and newsletter sign-ups. In the meantime, Michi's Chamber of Global Commerce is nearing completion, and Martin is setting up everything needed for key-based access to the next test. Alpha #6 is coming...

8/19/2018 - devlog

Economic stimuli – Development Log #144

Written by Mjeno

The new Prosperous Universe homepage is finally live! Michi gives a deeper insight into the Chamber of Global Commerce, Martin continues our "new office" mini series, and Julian is in Cologne for devcom and gamescom.

8/12/2018 - devlog

Planetary projects – Development Log #143

Written by Mjeno

In this week's news, our redesigned studio website is now live and Corporations are getting their own chat rooms as well as their first large-scale cooperative feature: planetary projects!

8/5/2018 - devlog

You are corporately invited – Development Log #142

Written by Mjeno

Corporation invitiations are now done, providing the fundamentals of all Corporation features to come. Michi pushed forward both the Chamber of Global Commerce and the visualization tool from last week. Julian moved into a new office, where he got busy adding Prosperous Universe to games lists throu...

7/29/2018 - devlog

Material madness – Development Log #141

Written by Mjeno

While Julian is about to set set course towards a full-blown marketing offensive, Martin is getting Corporations ready and Michi is working on the mother of all material trees.

7/22/2018 - devlog

The Chamber of Global Commerce – Development Log #140

Written by Mjeno

While none of us have anything show you just yet, we do have some exciting things in the works. First and foremost: the Chamber of Global Commerce!

7/15/2018 - devlog

Scan incoming – Development Log #139

Written by Mjeno

This week, Michi has been implementing the new ship information feature, Julian is redesigning the company website, and Martin has completed all that is needed for the formation of Corporations.

7/8/2018 - devlog

Knowledge is power – Development Log #138

Written by Mjeno

While Michi was finishing up the new fuel usage model, Julian has been busy with the creation of a wiki, the company's rebranding, and more player interviews.

7/1/2018 - devlog

Neighborly business – Development Log #137

Written by Mjeno

During Martin's last week of parental leave, Michi diversified the possibilities for player interactions, Julian engaged with the community via Skype and in person, and Mac made a new piece of concept art in honor of Asteroid Day 2018.

6/24/2018 - devlog

Enhanced cartography – Development Log #136

Written by Mjeno

Martin is taking some time off to adjust to the new life situation, Julian is getting the overhauled texts and homepages ready, and Michi's focus has shifted from space stations to orbiting space ships and improved maps.

6/17/2018 - devlog

Baby steps – Development Log #135

Written by Mjeno

While Julian is getting the PR material ready for the next, bigger alpha test, Michi is working hard on an ever more versatile flight model. Today's biggest news, even though not game-related, comes from Martin, who has become a father on Thursday!

6/10/2018 - devlog

Space stations – Development Log #134

Written by Mjeno

This week, Michi can finally go into detail about an exciting new and important feature: space stations! Meanwhile, Martin got busy with the backend for upcoming tests and Julian dove into the world of clans and guilds.

6/3/2018 - devlog

Teaser week – Development Log #133

Written by Mjeno

With a lot going on outside of game development, this week was mostly about planning some upcoming milestones. Here's a couple teasers of what's to come!

5/26/2018 - devlog

Admin tools to the rescue – Development Log #132

Written by Mjeno

The first admin tools have been included into the ongoing test, marking the biggest update to the current alpha yet. In the meantime, a storm is brewing at the publicity front and Michi is stretching his legs in the countryside.

5/20/2018 - devlog

Distress beacon detected! – Development Log #131

Written by Mjeno

Michi can finally show the fruit of his labor on the advanced Flight Control, Martin has been busy creating tools for helping stranded players, and Julian has started to stalk a new kind of prey: influencers!

5/13/2018 - devlog

Messages in Flight – Development Log #130

Written by Mjeno

Excuse the bad play on words in the title, but our communications guy took a few days off this week, so that's gotta do! While Michi wrapped up one flight-related topic and got started on the next one, Martin continued his merry preparations for the upcoming GDPR.

5/6/2018 - devlog

Artwork exhibition – Development Log #129

Written by Mjeno

With Michi gone for the week, Martin and Julian set out to exhibit the game and its latest artwork at Games/Bavaria Vernissage in Munich.

4/29/2018 - devlog

Quo Vadis mini-documentary – Development Log #128 Special

Written by Mjeno

Today, we have a special treat for you: a video devlog! We cut together a three-minute documentary about our trip to Berlin and the Indie Game Expo at Quo Vadis. Check it out:

4/22/2018 - devlog

Boarding procedures – Development Log #127

Written by Mjeno

After the flight model, the material tree is in for a material overhaul (haha), and so is the game's entire look. Besides preparing all this, the team has been getting ready to travel north.

4/15/2018 - devlog

Extended space flight – Development Log #126

Written by Mjeno

This week, you can catch a first glance at what exactly the Corporations will be. In similarly exciting news, Michi has been fleshing out the flight system, and Julian is getting everything ready for our first exhibition of 2018!

4/8/2018 - devlog

Slow burn – Development Log #125

Written by Mjeno

With Easter getting in the way of work, it's been a short week for the team. Martin spent his time working for AirlineSim, so he'll be taking a timeout from devlogging just this week. Here's what Michi and Julian have been up to:

4/1/2018 - devlog

Corporate design – Development Log #124

Written by Mjeno

With Michi still locked in the engine room, Julian was able to confirm some exhibition events, and Martin finally started working on a whole new feature, arguably the single most important addition to the core gameplay: Corporations.

3/25/2018 - devlog

Team meeting time! – Development Log #123

Written by Mjeno

In a rare case of sociability, the simulogics team left their respective caves to get together IRL this weekend. Michi has an upcoming overhaul of the location system to report, while Martin is about to roll out the customizable notification feature to the alpha test. Julian meanwhile has found his ...

3/18/2018 - devlog

New game tutorial & custom notifications – Development Log #122

Written by Mjeno

While Julian took a breather this week, Martin has implemented customization options for notifications and Michi took care of some backend stuff to pave the way for more advanced flight mechanics.

3/11/2018 - devlog

Alpha #5 now live! – Development Log #121

Written by Mjeno

On Wednesday, we finally launched our fifth Alpha test. It's going to run for at least four weeks and you can still join by signing up in this forum thread. Julian crunched away to get the tutorials ready before launch, and Martin and Michi met in person to discuss the "post-reset" era.

3/4/2018 - devlog

Factions and fictions – Development Log #120

Written by Mjeno

The next alpha test is scheduled to start next week and we can't wait to see how it goes. It will feature tons of improvements, re-balancing and new features we've been working on for months. Plus, we've been cooking up an extensive tutorial series to help new players get into the game and bring our...

2/25/2018 - devlog

March test preparations – Development Log #119

Written by Mjeno

This week, Michi got into the nuts and bolts of the Expert system while Martin was busy preventing us from breaking European law. Julian has finished up last week's list and started preparing learning resources for the next play test, which is just around the corner.

2/18/2018 - devlog

Lists, experts, and lists of experts – development log #118

Written by Mjeno

This week, you can catch a sneak peek at two upcoming features: notifications, which Martin has been working on, and the reworked, more detailed traffic info display Michi has been cooking up. Meanwhile, Julian has been making lists.

2/11/2018 - devlog

Dev'ing at the speed of light – development log #117

Written by Mjeno

While Michi and Martin (!) continued working on the technical side of things, Julian has mainly been writing down ideas and planning tasks for the coming months. Martin spent most of his time implementing alerts, i.e. notifications a player receives outside the game when something noteworthy happene...

2/4/2018 - devlog

New Team Member! – Development Log #116

Written by Mjeno

This week, we've welcomed a new member to our team: Julian will be in charge of our PR and Community Management. The three of us spent two days planning and plotting at our headquarters, which was exhausting but also fun and productive. This week, Julian will be hogging the spotlight, but updates fr...

1/26/2018 - devlog

Development Log Week 115

Written by michi

This week has all been about solving technical issues. Martin tried to persuade our age-old email server to continue sending emails after it stopped suddenly and without prior notice. Michi is still working on the space flight feature and moved code to the server to prevent issues in the future.

1/21/2018 - devlog

Development Log Week 114

Written by martin

While Martin's current workload doesn't allow for much PU development, Michi keeps on improving the flight model of spaceships in the game - despite some roadblocks!

1/14/2018 - devlog

Development Log Week 113

Written by martin

The year is still young, but we're almost back to 100% capacity: While Martin struggled with his post-vacation backlog of admin tasks, Michi was busy upgrading our faster-than-light flight model.

1/7/2018 - devlog

Development Log Week 112

Written by michi

Happy New Year everyone! We hope you had relaxing Holidays and start with some fresh energy into the new year! We certainly did and do :) In this week's devlog Martin talks about the start of our new payment system and Michi tries to catch up with the events on the test server.

12/31/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 111

Written by martin

So that’s that: 2017 is a wrap! We hope you had fun holidays with family and friends and are ready for the new year with all that it may bring. Michi and myself took some time off as well, so naturally not much happened that would be worth writing about in this nicely numbered devlog 111. Hence, it’...

12/24/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 110

Written by martin

Christmas is around the corner. But before we took some time off to celebrate with friends and family, there were final tasks to complete, including the launch of alpha test round #4.

12/17/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 109

Written by martin

First of all, in case you missed it: We are looking to expand out team with a PR & Community manager. So if that sounds like something you might be interested in or you know of someone who could be, check out the ad! With that out of the way, back to the development log!

12/10/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 108

Written by martin

If we had to name one defining thing that makes Prosperous Universe what it is, the thing that determines game feel, pacing and a player's progression in the game world, we'd have to say this was the Material Tree. And with most core features of the Early Access release candidate being in the game, ...

12/3/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 107

Written by martin

Just like that it's December and the new year is approaching quickly. While Michi continues adding depth to the base building feature, Martin is hard at work to make sure our new payment systems are ready before January.

11/26/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 106

Written by martin

Our third alpha test has started and is focusing on space flight and trading between two colonies. Meanwhile Martin has started implementing the new payment system, a critical subsystem for the early access milestone.

11/19/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 105

Written by martin

While Michi is knee-deep in preparations for the next round of closed alpha tests, Martin got started on the rather boring topic of real-world payment systems needed for a commercial launch of the game.

11/12/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 104

Written by martin

We continue to follow our testing schedule and just like that, our second closed alpha test has already officially passed. Meanwhile, we are at work implementing feedback and preparing for the next round of testing while also ramping up for the actual release of the game.

11/5/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 103

Written by michi

The whole team has been on vacation for the better part of the week, so from a development perspective it was a slow week. Nonetheless the second alpha test is in full swing and runs smoothly.

10/29/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 102

Written by martin

This week, among many other things, Martin added starting profiles and Michi reduced the amount of materials that can be bought from NPCs. The reason: We want to make the second round of our closed alpha test way slower than the previous one, forcing players to trade! As always, find all the details...

10/22/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 101

Written by michi

Reflecting on the outcome of the first alpha test we decided to squeeze in some changes in our (already pretty full) schedule before going on as planned. The changes mostly concern how fast and big bases can be built.

10/15/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 100

Written by martin

100! It's hard to believe, but Michi and I have been working on this project for about 100 weeks now and we've written a development log in each one of them. I'm not sure which one of the two is the bigger achievement, but we're proud either way. The timing couldn't be any better for such a mileston...

10/8/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 99

Written by martin

What a week! For the first time in almost two years of development, other people than ourselves started playing Prosperous Universe! We were prepared so see everything blow up in a spectacular ball of fire, but to our surprise, we saw relatively few technical issues. That said, this is our very firs...

10/1/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 98

Written by martin

There's excitement in the air: After almost two years of development, the first closed alpha tests are about to commence. Consequently, a lot of our time this week was spent on preparing said tests and we can't wait to finally open the gates to Prosperous Universe!

9/24/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 97

Written by martin

With the closed alpha tests coming closer every day, our work revolves more and more around getting the game ready for its first contact with actual players and ramping up our marketing and communication efforts. Oh, and we also have our first development video ready for your enjoyment!

9/16/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 96

Written by michi

This week Martin enjoyed the second half of his vacation and managed to stay away from work rather well. In the meantime I resumed my work on the material editor.

9/10/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 95

Written by martin

This was a very quiet week. Literally. Both Michi and myself were on vacation this week so there isn't too much progress to report on. But I couldn't help but experiment with something that has been bothering me for a while now: Tile contexts!

9/3/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 94

Written by martin

Michi is on vacation throughout week 94 and 95, so it's Martin speaking! This week, I finally completed the chat feature's improved integration into the tiling UI. It took quite a bit longer than originally planned, but I think it turned out quite nicely. Because of this, I'll just plaster this week...

8/27/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 93

Written by martin

Before leaving for two well-earned weeks of vacation, Michi continued getting our data pipeline into shape. Meanwhile, Martin worked away on the revamp of the chat feature.

8/20/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 92

Written by martin

Work on the game continues more or less as usual and we're making steady progress on the way to first limited Alpha tests. But a lot of tasks remain to be finished until then, both in terms of development and on the business-side of things.

8/13/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 91

Written by martin

These week, Michi gives you a comprehensive tour of our largest custom development tool: The World & Material Editor. Meanwhile, Martin reports about the true problems in implementing transponder codes for the ships in PU.

8/6/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 90

Written by martin

Michi is back in the office and Martin in uncharted waters.

7/30/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 89

Written by martin

Welcome to a very short and very late issue of our development log!

7/23/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 88

Written by martin

A lost week comes to an end: I was confined to bed on doctor's orders and therefore couldn't get any work done on PU or anything else. Hence, this development log will be very different from our usual ones.

7/16/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 87

Written by martin

While there are plenty of bigger features still on our list to be finished before a first release, this week was all about small-scale improvements and work on infrastructure.

7/9/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 86

Written by martin

Week number 86 was a slow one, so the log entry turned out to be rather short as well.

7/2/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 85

Written by martin

Another week comes to an end. This one was clearly dominated by Asteroid Day for which our very own Mac once again prepared a great asteroid-themed artwork. You can find it on our blog or on the forums in case you missed it. But that's not all that happened this week!

6/25/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 84

Written by martin

Just as planned, work on the material tree editor continued this week.

6/18/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 83

Written by martin

This is going to be a short one: As discussed last time, I'm working on an editor for our material tree right now. Just like the problem it is intended to solve, the tool itself is rather complex and consequently will take a while to finish.

6/11/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 82

Written by martin

While I spent a big part of the week traveling and in meetings concerning an unrelated project, I still got around to deal with tools and tooling for Prosperous Universe.

6/4/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 81

Written by martin

We did it! It only took us 81 weeks but we have finally managed to complete our internal Alpha milestone. With the final bits of the Foreign Exchange feature falling into place this week, the game is now feature-complete in the sense that every core gameplay feature that we want to be in the first r...

5/28/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 80

Written by martin

With Thursday being a public holiday in Germany, I have been away on a micro-vacation, traveling all the way from the South of the country into the North and back again. Nevertheless, a few small things went on around Prosperous Universe despite the short week!

5/21/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 79

Written by martin

There is this weird effect that work progresses considerably faster when a deadline is looming on the horizon. As was the case this week with our demo at the Games/Bavaria Vernissage.

5/14/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 78

Written by martin

There are weeks when all the things happen simultaneously and we make good progress and there are weeks when not much happens. This week is one of the not-so-much-progress ones, but Martin still managed to work on the foreign exchange transactions.

5/7/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 77

Written by martin

Yes, there are development news this week, but they all somewhat pale into insignificance beside the events happening in one of our team member's private life!

4/30/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 76

Written by martin

Once again, Michi spent a week at simulogics HQ so we were able to work in the same place. As you might have guessed, we were mostly busy with getting our new website out of the door, but we also addressed some other issues, including the current elephant in the room: How to design the material tree...

4/23/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 75

Written by michi

A picture says more than a thousand words, so without much ado, enjoy our development log number 75, including a first (animated) peek at the ship editor and a brief insight into currency pairs.

4/16/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 74

Written by martin

A short work week and external deadlines make for a pretty boring development log. But those are the realities of indie game development…the money to pay the bills has to come from somewhere and even the most ambitious game developer needs a break every now and then. So Happy Easter everyone and see...

4/9/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 73

Written by martin

We mostly wrapped up work on our account management systems and are back at gameplay systems again. While Michi is already knee-deep in work on a huge new feature - ship construction - Martin is just getting started on another one - Foreign Exchange.

4/2/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 72

Written by martin

Sometimes technical problems appear out of thin air and keep you awake at night. We still managed to get quite some work done: the community forum software is set up, the world editor got a facelift and we started a new feature!

3/26/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 71

Written by martin

We can't wait to get started on the things we laid out last week. But before we can do that, we need to close some other remaining issues and generally rid our to-do list of tedious maintenance tasks and necessary polish for generally-done-but not-quite-finished features. Don't let procrastination w...

3/19/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 70

Written by martin

For our 70th week of development, Michi and I met up at simulogics HQ again to spend a total of 5 days planning and scheming!

3/12/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 69

Written by michi

This week we prepped for our simulogics HQ meeting next week and polished the chat system.

3/5/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 68

Written by michi

When switching to a new user interface one should always make sure that every aspect of the game has been migrated, or else you'll end up writing a devlog about how you adapted an age-old system to the new design.

2/26/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 67

Written by martin

Sorry for releasing this issue of our development log so late, but we were busy polishing Prosperous Universe until the last minute. Not saying we're crunching...just maybe working a tad more than usual. We really want to get that Alpha done, though!

2/19/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 66

Written by martin

Account management systems and usability improvements probably aren't the most exciting things to read about on our dev-log. But the fact that this is exactly what we've been dealing with this week can only mean one thing: We're making good progress on our way towards a version of Prosperous Univers...

2/12/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 65

Written by martin

The first internal alpha milestone is coming up in a few weeks, so it's time to wrap up the important tasks and add at least a bit of polish.

2/5/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 64

Written by martin

After six days of meeting, reading, talking and experimenting our simulogics ops meeting is over and the quietness of our offices feels eerie.

1/29/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 63

Written by martin

Hey guys, sorry for the late and very short dev-log this week. We're having an extensive 6 day meeting to discuss and set up the technical operations of Prosperous Universe. Fortunately, we are accompanied by our long-time admin Sven who's already responsible for running all the servers over at Airl...

1/22/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 62

Written by michi

The development of Prosperous Universe gained momentum this week: We worked on very technical things like the servers' cluster setup and monitoring as well as user interfaces and gameplay relevant topics. Feels good, let's keep it up!

1/15/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 61

Written by martin

The theme of this week's development log could be "dynamic" because both Martin and Michi have been working on things that quite literally make the interface come alive. Our maps now support visualizations of live data on ship traffic and the commodity exchanges, featuring real-time price updates an...

1/8/2017 - devlog

Development Log Week 60

Written by martin

It seems like the team has made a few New Year's resolutions. At least that would explain the frequent mentioning of automated tests in this issue of our development log...

12/25/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 59

Written by martin

We're spending a few days of quality time with friends and family over the holidays and we hope you're doing the same. That doesn't mean we didn't get some work done the week before, though. While Martin continued to complete the population aspects of the game, Michi worked on fancy visualizations f...

12/18/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 58

Written by martin

In this week's devlog we explain how the planet's populations work, why you will be able to mine liquid oxygen and a bit about the visualizations of the main map.

12/11/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 57

Written by michi

It lives! In a game about production, transport and trade, things have actually been produced this week! Meanwhile, yet another part of our planet generation code fell into place.

12/4/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 56

Written by michi

The unofficial title of this issue could be "Generating star systems with science". Because that's essentially what Michi did this week and he'll tell you all about it below.

11/27/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 55

Written by martin

While Michi went on to tackle the minutiae of world, star and planet generation, Martin reactivated crucial systems to get the overall simulation back to work.

11/20/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 54

Written by martin

We are knee-deep in code again. Well, at least Michi is. And there's pictures!

11/13/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 53

Written by martin

What better way is there to get over Trump becoming the president of the world's most powerful nation than to lock ourselves into a dark room and work on a game for 5 days straight? Exactly...there isn't one! So that's what we did this week.

11/6/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 52

Written by martin

This is development log number 52. Which means we've been releasing these posts every single week for a whole year now.

10/27/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 51

Written by michi

Check out what the dev team has been working on this week

10/23/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 50

Written by michi

Since Martin is on vacation, I continued my work on the client side. That way I can focus on the UI and probably won't have any problems with the new server code he wrote.

10/16/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 49

Written by michi

Martin prepares for two weeks of well earned vacation and Michi is cleaning up last weeks refactorings.

10/9/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 48

Written by martin

A short but productive week has passed. And that’s about all I can think of that’s noteworthy enough for the introduction this week. Find the details below as every Sunday :)

10/2/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 47

Written by martin

Sometimes, a seemingly small change leads you down a rabbit hole of large changes all over the place.

9/25/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 46

Written by martin

What does the cockpit of your spaceship in Star Citizen have to do with a browser-based business simulation game like Prosperous Universe? Find out in this week's unusually lengthy development log!

9/18/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 45

Written by martin

There aren't too many big news this week, besides maybe that the long lifespan of persistent online games can be both a blessing and curse.

9/11/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 44

Written by martin

This is going to be a short one...Michi took a week off of work, so all there is to talk about this time is Martin's progress.

9/4/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 43

Written by martin

We start to see the light at the end of the seemingly endless tunnel of UI redesign work: With the basic UI stuff mostly done and in place, everyone’s turning their attention towards more tangible parts of the game again.

8/28/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 42

Written by martin

There we are...week number 42. You would expect that we'd found the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe and everything, but nothing of that sort happened. Instead, we continued right where we left off the week before and churned through more UI-related tasks.

8/21/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 41

Written by michi

Remember the big pile of UI-related tasks that we mentioned in last week's blog post? Well, it is still there :). I managed to port the whole chat system and some minor other things, but that is just a little fraction of what is left to do. Unfortunately Martin sp

8/14/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 40

Written by martin

After a fun week of UI brainstorming we now have to tackle the resulting pile of work. This isn't too interesting for either you or us but once finished we might actually be able to show preliminary screenshots of the game for the first time.

8/7/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 39

Written by martin

This week has been a bit different from our previous ones so our dev-log will be slightly different as well.

7/31/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 38

Written by martin

We have almost reached the point at which we can properly deploy Prosperous Universe, but not quite yet :)

7/24/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 37

Written by martin

This week was all about the technical groundwork to get the server running on a dedicated machine and validating input from the client. Let us know if you want to know more technical details in our dev logs or if you're just interested in the game itself :)

7/17/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 36

Written by martin

While developing the chat system old memories of long gone or not used anymore chat systems and clients arise, some good, some bad, some ugly :) ICQ, IRC, Skype, MSN, Usenet

7/10/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 35

Written by martin

While Michi is working on the chat system Martin enjoys a week-long caffeine-high induced by his new coffee machine! Oh, and Juno reached Jupiter! Congratulations!

7/1/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 34

Written by martin

Asteroid Day was this week and Mac has prepared an amazing piece of concept art matching the theme. If you missed it, check it out here. Besides that it's been a relatively slow week. But as usual, find all the details below!

6/26/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 33

Written by martin

Ironically, in the week of the Brexit decision, our work continued to revolve around bringing people together (Michi's work on the chat system) and dealing with economics (Martin's population simulation code). We also received some external help this week to get our UI design process back on track a...

6/19/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 32

Written by martin

Neither birthdays, bad weather or the Euro 2016 soccer championship can distract us from Prosperous Universe. The showdevelopment must go on!

6/12/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 31

Written by martin

While Martin dug deeper into the simulation aspects of Prosperous Universe, Michi started work on another integral

6/5/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 30

Written by martin

And just like that, we've spent 30 weeks working on Prosperous Universe. Time really does fly! This is what we've been up to this week:

5/29/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 29

Written by martin

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5/22/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 28

Written by martin

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5/15/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 27

Written by martin

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5/8/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 26

Written by martin

We presented Prosperous Universe to the public for the first time on Friday at the Games Bavaria Vernissage in Munich. So the better part of the week was spent fixing UI bugs, tweaking gameplay elements and doing everything possible to make the game look good :). The vernissage is a small event with...

5/1/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 25

Written by martin

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4/17/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 24

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4/17/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 23

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4/10/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 22

Written by martin

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4/3/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 21

Written by martin

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3/20/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 19

Written by martin

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2/14/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 15

Written by martin

Another week that was mostly spent writing our grant application. On Tuesday we were on the Cassandra Day in Munich. We managed to get at least some work on the world generator done and did some brainstorming on the simulation aspects of the game.

2/7/2016 - devlog

Development Log Week 14

Written by martin

This week we were mostly working on writing a grant application for prototypes offered by the FFF Bavaria. On Friday we went to Bamberg for the AirlineSim team meeting.

1/31/2016 - devlog