Weekly development report 2025/05/31

And as usual, after a period of being quiet, things started coming out in the almost stable version of the game. ;) While working on the development version of the game, I found several unplanned features that were fixed. However, a few others are still waiting for a fix. Just like checking if there's anything left to fix. New finds in the stable version:

• Fixed possible game crash when fighting an enemy ship starts.
• Fixed the list of player ship crew members being sorted by orders.
• Fixed game header update after training skills at bases and accepting a new recruit into the crew.

The development version is moving forward at its slow pace. Generally, the same tasks that started a few weeks ago are still performed:

• Work on the new UI is slowly moving forward. This week, I managed to complete the skills training screen in bases. At least its first version. There are still some things to improve in appearance, but now everything works as it should. Currently, work has begun on another, larger screen, recruiting new crew members at bases. Additionally, I slightly changed the code used to display some things to make it easier to use in the future.
• As usual, when working on a new UI, work is also underway on the library used by this UI. This is definitely a continuation of the work started a few weeks ago.
• Bugs detected in the stable game version have also been fixed in the development version.
• Work on a new version of generating opponents is slowly heading towards the end. Almost all the new code is already in place; now I mainly improve and test it. All NPC ships also have established reputation levels at which they will appear. At the end, there will only be fun balancing gaining reputation among the factions and an update of the game's help.
• And the old code, as always, has been slightly improved and cleaned up. Standard post footer. :)