Hey, it's an actual status update! ^_^
Ok, so this is not anything that'll be out soon, but I figured you all would like this...
I got EVIL to finally work with the new QSP player, 1.9. I haven't fully tested it out, so I'm not 100% sure yet, but I got it to play for a bit without the dreaded "crash on capital" bug. Turns out it was the use of regex in the code.
Let me vent for a bit on this:
You wanna know what the problem was? No? Well I'll tell you anyways, for anyone else who's modding this: Qqsp ('qsp 1.9') doesn't like regex. You know what the original dev decided to do to put commas in your money display? The one that shows on every screen starting with going the Capital? That's right! Regex! Gah! why would you specifically use a feature only supported by an older player for the engine, and then only use it once, but for a feature that appears everywhere?!
...Anyway, I don't think regex was used anywhere else in the code, but if it is I'll be sure to remove it, so that from the next update (whenever in the future it is) onwards, you'll theoretically be able to use any QSP player to play EVIL, not just the old one!
So yeah, not really a big feature, but one of the major things I've done since I started getting a little time back to code. I've been cleaning up the code here and there recently, trying to get rid of redundant code here and there and condense code down before I actually get back into the swing of things.
My business overhaul that I teased a while back is going to take a backseat for a bit while I get back into the groove, but I have constantly been tinkering with it to make it part of the game world as more than just the dry money-making mechanic it has always been. When I do get back to it, there'll be some pleasant surprises in store for you!
I'm still only able to code for only 4-5 hours a week (which is admittedly better than the 1-2 I was dealing with before), and just like I said in the post above, I don't know when I will have something for you all. But now that I have actual progress, no matter how small it is, I wanted to share it.