Hi, everyone. Welcome to another week's developer's diary.
Unfortunately, the daily update got interrupted for a few days as I was working on a lawsuit in Qingdao (an ex-German enclave before WW1, famous for its beer. :P )

So, this week's development was focusing on some relatively minor features, and the colonel's story will need to wait another week to appear.

In more naive games, heroes do things to save the world, solve people's problems without asking for too many rewards, as if that's their job. They are meant to do all that dirty work given by Preston Garvey, just because he calls you "General" in Fallout 4, or even when you have built up an entire town, paid all the debt, made all the decorations, you still meet someone like Tom Nook as if you owe him in Animal Crossing. Fuck those people, they have not even said thank you for once. :D

It's human nature to desire recognition, which is on the third and fourth levels of Maslow's pyramid.

OK, let's fix this problem, even just for a bit.

Even just for the sake of JD Vance.

Well, you know, I do still have a disagreement with him on Ukraine. But his performance on Bluesky this week earned him some well-deserved respect from me. :D

Joke aside, let's talk about how that reflects in the game.

Now, random citizens or soldiers in the two major towns on Jiru Island will be more appreciative of YOU, yes, you, for all the hard work you have done for them.

They shall thank you for fixing the leaks in their heating system.

They shall thank you for bringing in all the construction materials to reinforce their defenses.

They shall thank you for eliminating a dangerous cult lurking in their town.

They shall thank you for exposing a conspiracy of another secret organization.

You have done all those things and much more for them. And, they shall remember your deeds.

They will give you random small gifts.

The chance of triggering such events is based on what you have done to them and your relationship with them.

Oh, talking about relationships, I have also added their relationship values that shall now display in the menu so that you can check them directly.

The relationship bar's color is also now more unified.

It's now always red = negative and green = positive.

It's currently only an experiment on Jiru Island. If nothing explodes and everything works as planned, then you may see the system get added to other towns in the game as well, so that you know the world appreciates your contribution.

After all, why play heroes if you are unappreciated and if no good deeds go unpunished? (Unfortunately, that's real life. So, I'd still encourage you to be more pragmatic in real life, even if that means being villains in some other people's story.)

That's one thing taken care of.

Now, how about some food?

It's starting to get hot in the northern half of this planet. Although modern technology has brought us air conditioners that we can turn on every day to escape the high temperature while ignoring that Hamas-loving Thunberg shouting, "How dare you?" from a distant land, traditionally, people eat certain foods to counter the negative effects caused by hot weather.

I am not talking about ice cream.

I am talking about curry.

Hot climates can often suppress appetite, but curry’s spiciness and rich aroma stimulate the taste buds and help increase appetite. Meanwhile, spices in curry, such as turmeric and chili, have antibacterial and preservative properties. In tropical regions—where high heat and humidity cause food to spoil quickly—these characteristics help extend the shelf life of food. Plus, curry is delicious and can be combined with almost everything.

It's no longer just something limited to India, Thailand, or various Muslim nations in Southeast Asia. People all over the world now eat curry.

In the game, Curry is somehow like an "addition" to other dishes. (You can add them to almost everything in the game.)

It works like this:

1, It amplifies the MP recovery of food by 10% as food becomes more appetizing.

2, If such MP recovery rate is lower than Curry's MP recovery rate. It will be updated to Curry's MP recovery rate. Because Curry, by itself, also has recovery effects. (Scientifically speaking, it contains turmeric, which is known for its potential wound-healing properties.)

3, All food that is cooked with curry will turn brown. This is just a cosmetic effect as we can procedurally generate food icons. :D

As you know, I enjoy cooking all by myself when I am not too busy. Thus, here is a photo of a curry dish I made.

"Discovery requires experimentation." --- Daniel Whitehall

I always enjoy experimenting with new recipes, and the game will always evolve because of such an ambition to gain more knowledge. :D

Some other small changes include: a lot more shade creatures have been added to "The Guide to Monster Hunting," and Jiru Island's map has been expanded to the Asmaru Mine.

That's for this week. Next week, we shall get more content about the inquisition activity in Fjordr and finally bring the colonel to appear in the game.

Full update log of this week:

20250614

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\[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Shade-Tainted Babies.

\[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Shade-Tainted Agents.

\[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Shade-Tainted Researchers.

\[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Shade-Tainted Gangsters.

\[Guide to Monster Hunting]Added the entry for Shade-Tainted Slaves.

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【怪物狩猎指南】加入了被暗影侵蚀的婴儿的条目。

【怪物狩猎指南】加入了被暗影侵蚀的特工的条目。

【怪物狩猎指南】加入了被暗影侵蚀的研究员的条目。

【怪物狩猎指南】加入了被暗影侵蚀的帮派成员的条目。

【怪物狩猎指南】加入了被暗影侵蚀的奴隶的条目。

20250617

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\[Jiru Island]New Location: Asmaru Mine 1F

\[Fix the Leaks]The game now tracks how many times you have finished this repeatable quest.

\[Relationship]Dana survivors now have their own relationship value with you. Fixing the leaks can now improve your relationship with them.

\[Wiki]Updated the location page.

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【吉鲁岛】阿斯玛鲁矿山第一层

【修复泄露】游戏现在会追踪你完成了这个任务的次数。

【关系度】达那幸存者现在有了一个独立的变量记录你和他们的关系度。修复泄露任务会提高你和他们的关系度。

【维基】更新了地点页面。

20250618

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\[Butterfly]You can now teleport out of the Asmaru Mine

\[Butterfly]You can now teleport to the Asmaru Mine from any Jiru outdoor area after you have visited the mine once.

\[Asmaru Mine 1F]The roadblock to areas that are still under development is now correctly set.

\[Relationship]After you enter the Dana Shelter, your relationship with Dana Survivors will now be displayed in the relationship menu.

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【蝴蝶之翼】你现在可以从阿斯玛鲁矿山传送出来。

【蝴蝶之翼】你在首次进入阿斯玛鲁矿山之后，现在可以从吉鲁岛任何室外区域传送过去。

【阿斯玛鲁矿山第一层】前往仍然在开发中的区域的路障现在已经被正确设置。

【关系】在你首次进入达那避难所后，你和达那幸存者们的关系现在会显示在关系界面。

20250619

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\[Dana Shelter]Added a microwave so that the survivors can cook.

\[Food Ingredient]New Food Ingredient: Curry

\[Shopping]Various food ingredient vendors now sell curry.

\[Curry]You can basically add curry to any food dish. It works like this: curry will give +10% MP from the food (or at least +10MP). Curry will also make the food look a bit brown.

\[Wiki]Updated the cooking page.

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【达那避难所】加入了一个微波炉，以便幸存者们可以做饭。

【食材】新食材：咖喱

【购物】各种食材商人现在会贩卖咖喱。

【咖喱】你基本可以往任何食物里加入咖喱。效果是：该食物额外提供+10%的MP（或者提供+10的MP）同时食物会变得有点棕色。

【维基】更新了料理页面。

20250620

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\[Dana]Sometimes, you can find random citizens or soldiers who give you random gifts after you have finished the "Fixed the Leaks" mission once. (The higher your relationship with Dana Survivors, the higher the chance such an encounter will trigger.)

\[Defense Material Needed]The game now tracks how many times you have finished this quest.

\[Fjordr]Random citizens or soldiers may now give you random gifts if you have finished "Defense Material Needed" at least once. (Require positive relationships with local citizens. The higher the relationship, the higher the chance to trigger.)

\[Fjordr]Random citizens or soldiers may now give you random gifts if you have wiped out the Aten Cult in this town during the main quest. It does not matter if you kill those converted townfolks or not. (Require positive relationships with local citizens. The higher the relationship, the higher the chance to trigger.)

\[Fjordr]Random citizens or soldiers may now give you random gifts if you have exposed Commissar Bao's plan to the sheriff. (Require positive relationships with local citizens. The higher the relationship, the higher the chance to trigger.)

\[Relationship]Your relationship with Fjordr townfolks will now show on your relationship UI after you have entered Fjordr once.

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\[RelationshipUI]Fixed a bug that causes the relationship bar's color to be incorrect.

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【达那】当你完成过一次【修复泄露】任务之后，随机的士兵和村民现在可能会给你礼物。（触发概率随着你和当地幸存者的关系提高而增加。）

【我们需要防御建材！】游戏现在会追踪你完成了这个任务的次数。

【福尔德】随机的村民和士兵可能会在你完成过【我们需要防御建材！】至少一次后给你随机的礼物。（需要和当地居民关系度至少是正值。关系度越高，触发的概率越高。）

【福尔德】随机的村民和士兵可能会在你在主线过程中干掉当地的阿腾邪教组织后给你随机的礼物。不管你顺便是不是也把参加邪教的平民也干掉了。（需要和当地居民关系度至少是正值。关系度越高，触发的概率越高。）

【福尔德】随机的村民和士兵可能会在向当地的警长举报了包政委的阴谋后给你随机的礼物。（需要和当地居民关系度至少是正值。关系度越高，触发的概率越高。）

【关系】在首次进入福尔德之后，福尔德镇民的关系度会出现在关系界面。

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【关系界面】修复了一个造成关系度的进度条颜色错误的Bug。

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