Race

  • Added an animated jockey on the horse.
  • Added new calculations for distance from track borders, corners and straights.
  • Implemented an initial decision-making AI to manage when horses move outward or inward on the track, while preserving a more chaotic and natural race flow.
  • Added work-in-progress race UI:
    • Initial leaderboard.
    • Final leaderboard.
    • In-game UI is still temporary/debug.

Demo and Game Flow

  • Prepared the demo version of the game.
  • Demo mode currently allows players to play only one consecutive year.
  • Fixed bugs related to skip day.
  • Fixed several issues on horse cards.

Race Entries and Transactions

  • Partially implemented race entry transactions.
  • Entry advances are currently paid, while the main payment on race day is still missing.

Settings

  • Implemented saving and loading of settings.
  • The first loading pass still has some behaviors that need refinement.
  • Added and verified:
    • Music volume.
    • UI volume.
    • Language.

  • Added graphics settings that still need to be verified in a build:

    • V-Sync.
    • Resolution.
    • Scalability.
    • Frame rate.
    • Shadow quality.

  • Added the APPLY button flow for settings, currently tested only on resolution.
  • Other settings are still applied immediately when changed.

Auctions

  • Worked on the auction flow.
  • Removed auto bid.
  • Changed bid percentage from 0.05 to 0.07 of the horse’s starting price, making auctions slightly faster.
  • Added the horse details screen in the pre-auction phase.
  • Improved on-screen variable display.
  • Added simplified formatting for economic values.
  • Adjusted several elements in the horse details screen.
  • Added potential values display for all horse variables.

Save System

  • Added training values to the save system.
  • Sponsors are not saved yet in the game save.

UX and Interface

  • Fixed several bugs and UX adjustments.
  • Swapped warning buttons.
  • Added green color to the confirmation button for better clarity.
  • Added sponsor selection by directly clicking on the sponsor slot.
  • Sponsor selection still has some bugs.
May 2nd update · Champions Stable: Equestrian Dynasty Playtest patch notes · SteamPeaks