In the latest series of updates for Shogun Exodus, we have overhauled our core actor systems to provide greater transparency and mechanical depth. The introduction of a data-driven status effect system in Update #065 moves away from hardcoded penalties, allowing needs like hunger and exhaustion to trigger modular, color-coded buffs and debuffs visible in a new “Effects” tab. This structural foundation is complemented by Updates #066 and #067, which focus on character identity and UI clarity; we have implemented moddable GOAP action labels and a persistent AI name generation system, ensuring every actor in the world now possesses a unique, save-persistent identity and clear, readable behavior states. These changes collectively streamline our development workflow while offering players a much more detailed look at the status and actions of both the Shogun and the AI inhabitants of the world.
Raw Patch Notes
UPDATE 2026-04-14 #065 - Named Status Effects For Needs + Effects Tab Runtime - Moved the current need-driven hunger/sleep/relax/social penalties and buffs into named status-effect payloads in `Data/Stats/status_effects.json`, including UI metadata (`display_name`, `hidden`, `tags`, `polarity`) and gameplay payload (`state_flags`, tick rules, derived rules, movement lock, action-efficiency multiplier). - Replaced the old hardcoded need penalties in `Data/Stats/needs.json` with `runtime.status_effect_rules` so needs now apply/remove named effects like `starving`, `sleep_deprivation`, `stressed`, and `shared_room_company`. - Extended `GameDB` to compile merged status effects and compiled per-profile status-effect trigger rules for shared runtime reuse across all actors. - Extended `Stats.gd` to own active status effects per actor, apply effect payloads dynamically, expose visible active effects in activation order, and include effect-driven tick/derived rules in runtime stat behavior. - Switched `SocialSystem` to apply its named effects through the actor `Stats` component instead of duplicating effect state logic locally, while still honoring movement-lock and action-efficiency payload from the effect definition. - Populated the character sheet `Effects` tab from active visible status effects and color-coded them by polarity (`buff` green, `debuff` red). - Added `Effects/ContentVBox` nodes to the shared stats-panel scene variants and updated the current docs/agent guidance for the new effect contract. - Follow-up balance tuning: `stressed` and `sleep_deprivation` health-drain payloads were reduced from `-150.0` to `-10.0` per in-game hour to avoid effectively instant death at zero relax/sleep. - Added a generic `slowed` debuff in `Data/Stats/status_effects.json` and switched building separator/pillar slow zones to apply/remove that shared status effect instead of directly hardcoding speed modifiers in the area script. - Files: `Autoload/GameDB.gd`, `Autoload/SocialSystem.gd`, `Scripts/Stats.gd`, `Scripts/StatsPanel.gd`, `Scripts/Areas/SpeedModifierArea.gd`, `Scripts/Buildings/BuildingSpawner.gd`, `Scenes/Base.tscn`, `Scenes/BaseTempBackup.tscn`, `Scenes/TestScenesDev/SetHouseTestMap.tscn`, `Data/Stats/needs.json`, `Data/Stats/status_effects.json`, `AGENTS.md`, `mod-guide.txt`, `current-game-setup.txt`, `update-log.txt` UPDATE 2026-04-14 #066 - Moddable GOAP Action Labels In Info Tab - Added merged `Data/GOAP_action_labels.json` loading in `GameDB` so planned and active action text can be modded separately from internal GOAP action ids. - Added actor display-name and current-action display helpers for player and AI, with `Shogun` as the player display name and a generic `X` fallback for AI until unique characters are implemented. - Updated the character sheet `Info` tab to show `Current Action:` using the actor's current display label, including planned labels like `Going to bed` and active labels like `Sleeping`. - Added `Info/ContentVBox` nodes to the shared stats-panel scene variants and updated current docs for the new data contract. - Files: `Autoload/GameDB.gd`, `Scripts/BasicWanderAI.gd`, `Scripts/Player.gd`, `Scripts/StatsPanel.gd`, `Scenes/Base.tscn`, `Scenes/BaseTempBackup.tscn`, `Scenes/TestScenesDev/SetHouseTestMap.tscn`, `Data/GOAP_action_labels.json`, `mod-guide.txt`, `current-game-setup.txt`, `update-log.txt` UPDATE 2026-04-14 #067 - Persistent Generated AI Identity In Character Info Tab - Added new `CharacterGenerator` autoload to load `Data/female_first_names.txt`, `Data/male_first_names.txt`, and `Data/last_names.txt`, generate persistent AI identity records, and avoid exact duplicate full names when possible. - Extended `BasicWanderAI.gd` to persist `character_id`, `display_name`, and `gender_id` through its existing custom save-state hook so generated identities survive save/load and world travel. - Updated the PLAY button new-game path to reset generated character identity/session claims before loading the base scene. - Updated the character sheet `Info` tab to show `Name` and `Gender` under `Current Action`, using actor identity display APIs instead of placeholder text. - Updated current docs for the new name-pool files, character-generation autoload, and persistent AI identity flow. - Files: `Autoload/CharacterGenerator.gd`, `project.godot`, `Scripts/BasicWanderAI.gd`, `Scripts/Player.gd`, `Scripts/PlayButton.gd`, `Scripts/StatsPanel.gd`, `mod-guide.txt`, `current-game-setup.txt`, `update-log.txt`
*This is an automated post, using Python and LLMs to summarize game updates. Mistakes, while rare, may happen.
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