Prerequisites:
Space Combat Expansion Phase 2 (Released)
Combat - A/E Removal (Released)
Entity Cargo Overhaul (XaaC) (Planning Phase)

Description:
Encounters are event triggered or scheduled occurrences that might bring in things to a system or planet with buffs and debuffs that will be rewarded or give temporary access to specific vendors. These could be like bandit attacks, NPC Traders, Blockcades, Pirate Attacks, Physical DC Vendors and more.

Leads To:
Asteroid Mining Phase 3

Prerequisites:
NPC Cargo Transport Phase 2 (On Hold)

Description:
NPC Cargo Transports will fulfill multiple manifest items at once, if they have enough capacity. They will still be dispatched based on the highest priority item, but if they find additional manifest items available at the source they will fulfill other manifest items which are NOT being fulfilled by another already-dispatched transport. Future transports will also check en route (returning) transports for their actual cargo when determining what manifest item to service.

Goal:
2024

Prerequisites:
Asteroid Mining Phase 2 (Released)
Space Combat Expansion Phase 2 (Released)
Encounters (On Hold)

Description:
Asteroid Mining activity within asteroid fields will trigger attacks from NPC forces which must be defended against before mining can resume.

Prerequisites:
Poison (Released)

Description:
Revise how atmospheric damage is done, and calculated.

Goal:
TBD

Prerequisites:
Combat - AI Overhaul (Released)

Description:
Changes to Space Combat

Leads To:
Orbital Bombardment (TBD)

Goal:
TBD

Description:
Enable facilities to participate in combat (both by being attacked/destroyed and by attacking/returning fire when appropriate).

Goal:
TBD

Prerequisites:
Bounty Hunting Phase 2 (Released)
Room Combat (Released)
Space Bandit Capture Updates Phase 2 (Released)
Space Combat Expansion Phase 2 (Released)
Combat - A/E Removal (Released)

Description:
New missions, similar to Bounty Hunting.

Goal:
TBD

Prerequisites:
NPC Cargo Transport Phase 1 (Released)
Space Combat Expansion Phase 2 (Released)

Description:
Step 1: Allow NPC Cargo bases to be accessed remotely, allowing for remote manifest and squadron launching and management.

Step 2: Allow NPC Cargo Transports to move raw materials to locations outside the same system. Will be limited between bases/sources in systems that are under the maximum Hyperlane length (but not limited only to Hyperlanes).

Leads To:
NPC Cargo Transport Phase 3 (2024)

Description:
The ability for NPC vendors to sell ships and vehicles in addition to crated items.

Goal:
TBD

Prerequisites:
Combat - Space Overhaul (On Hold)

Description:
Allow capital ships to bombard planetary shields, and planetary defenses to fire back.

Goal:
TBD

Prerequisites:
R&D - Entity Stat Overhaul (Released)

Description:
This will define the process on how to research "new" entities into the game. This is also called innovation research and development.

Goal:
TBD

Prerequisites:
R&D - Entity Stat Overhaul (Released)

Description:
This is develop the ability to reverse engineer already existing things by tearing apart and examining the them.

Goal:
TBD

Prerequisites:
Combat Core Upgrade (Released)
Merge Ships and Vehicles (Planning Phase)

Description:
Allow vehicles to fight other vehicles.

Goal:
TBD

Prerequisites:
Space Combat Expansion Phase 1 (Released)
Combat - AI Overhaul (Released)

Description:
Allow freighters (light and heavy) to be attackable.

Leads To:
Encounters
Asteroid Mining Phase 3
New Missions (TBD)
NPC Cargo Transport Phase 2

Goal:
Q3 2022

Released:
Y23 D276

Prerequisites:
Combat - Stun (Released)

Description:
Arrest & Execute will be removed to allow for more unrestricted development of future combat features.

Leads To:
New Missions (TBD)
Encounters

Goal:
Q3 2022

Released:
Y23D276

Description:
Ability to add custom room map decals and greebling onto entity room maps.

Goal:
2026

Released:
Y26 D75

Prerequisites:
Fitout Custom Slots (Released)

Description:
Convert cybernetics to be an equippable item when installing it allowing to add custom images.

Goal:
2024

Description:
Add new slots for custom purposes and redesign of current fitout.

Leads To:
Cybernetics itemize/Customs (2024)

Goal:
2024

Released:
Q4 2024

Description:
Enable all ship classes (Except super Capital) within Space Showdown to give a better picture was is needed to fully release them for full combat.

Leads To:
Space Combat: Frigate Combat (2025)

Goal:
2025

Released:
Y26 D55

Description:
A sideways replacement for the "desktop notifications", and give some sort of push notifications via using discord.

Goal:
2026

Released:
Y26 D55

Description:
Currently, if even a single counterfeit item is added to a crate, the entire crate is considered contaminated. We are re-engineering this process to instead take counterfeit items from a crate based on the proportion of counterfeits in that crate.

Goal:
Q2 2025

Released:
Y26 D82

Description:
Hyperspace Entry Point (HEP) Protection will grant a protection to any ship the comes out of hyperspace. This protection will be removed by several follow on actions that could take place.

Goal:
2024

Released:
Y25 D231

Description:
Faction types will be removed in favour of a singular modular type. Factions will purchase modules to unlock features currently available to faction types. For example, a faction may wish to purchase the Mining and Medical modules. Each module specifies a member and capital cost. The member and capital costs are cumulative across all purchased modules except the Government module.

Modules for the existing types Paramilitary, Manufacturing, Mining, Medical, Trading, Information, and Religion will join new modules for Diplomacy, Planetary Control, Datacard ownership, R&D, and Subfaction creation, as well as a Government upgrade module. There will be a warning and preparation period prior to release. Factions will initially be able to opt-in to converting to the modular type. Eventually all factions will be converted. There are no plans to allow for existing faction mergers.

Goal:
Q2 2024

Released:
Phase 1: Y25D75, Phase 2: Y25D90; Phase 3: Y25D155

Description:
This will change how combat takes place on Non-Combat Enabled Ship.

Goal:
2024

Released:
Y25 D231

Description:
Allow cybernetic implants to be installed on NPCs. As opposed to players, NPC cybernetics have a chance to kill the NPC if the procedure fails (rather than install a faulty cybernetic), and cannot be removed.

Goal:
Q3 2023

Released:
Y24 D267

Description:
Rebuild the ship capture system to allow for repeated attempts and enable the ability to capture player owned ships.

Goal:
2025

Description:
The chance to find small habitable planets when otherwise scanning a deep space asteroid field for raw materials.

Goal:
Q3 2022

Released:
Y23 D259

Description:
Allow for mining of asteroid fields. See https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Asteroid_Mining for more details

Goal:
2020

Released:
2020

Description:
Allow for Asteroid Mining to transfer materials automatically to depot stations.

Leads To:
Asteroid Mining Phase 3

Goal:
2020

Released:
2020

Description:
Allow for prospecting asteroid fields for raw materials. See https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Asteroid_Mining for more details

Goal:
2020

Released:
2020

Description:
Put bait. Get target. Pew.

Goal:
Q4 2021

Released:
Y22 D355

Prerequisites:
Bounty Hunting Phase 3 (Released)

Description:
The ability to turn Beskar ingots into usable items.

Goal:
2022/Q1 2023

Released:
Y24 D53

Description:
Migrate script functionality into game engine for better optimization. Add in new tracking mechanic.

Leads To:
New Missions (TBD)

Goal:
2021 (Y22)

Released:
Y22 D93

Description:
Harder "boss" targets accessible only to Master Bounty Hunters. New type of reputation earned for completing boss contracts, to be spent on future rewards.

Boss contracts are multi-hunter; first to kill gets grand prize and other contributors get lesser monetary rewards. Accessing a boss contract requires “buy in” by spending regular BH rep.

Leads To:
Bounty Hunting Phase 4 (Q4 2025)
Beskar Crafting (2022/Q1 2023)

Goal:
Q4 2021

Released:
Y23 D15

Description:
A repeatable quest where bounties are placed and you have to retrieve the bounty on the person.

Goal:
2020

Released:
2020

Prerequisites:
Combat Core Upgrade (Released)

Description:
Update the combat AI functions to split behaviors (hunt, flee, wander, etc.) from effect (engage, etc.). Add controlling AI function to move between behaviors and effects appropriately. Add target and threat priorities so AI-controlled units make smarter decisions.

Leads To:
Combat - Ground Overhaul (2025)
Force X (2023-24)
Combat - Space Overhaul (TBD)
Space Combat Expansion Phase 2 (Q3 2022)

Goal:
2021

Released:
Y22 D358

Description:
Health gets to 1 HP and the character gets stunned similar to fire delay but lasts for longer.

Leads To:
Combat - A/E Removal (Q3 2022)

Goal:
2020

Released:
2020

Description:
Utilize stimpacks to recover from being stunned earlier than the normal duration

Goal:
2021 (Y22)

Released:
Y22 D89

Description:
Update combat engine (within existing rules framework) to optimize for future enhancements and ease of adding new combat types.

Leads To:
Vehicle Combat Phase 1 (TBD)
Space Combat Expansion Phase 1 (2021)
Combat - AI Overhaul (2021)
Space Bandit Capture Updates Phase 1 (2021)

Goal:
2021

Released:
Y22 D234

Prerequisites:
NPC Training Overhaul (Released)

Description:
Allow creatures to be trained like NPCs in specialized rooms in certain facilities.

Goal:
Q3 2022

Released:
Y23 D259

Prerequisites:
Lightsaber Quest Revision (Planning Phase)

Description:
This will be to allow the construction of double bladed lightsabers.

Goal:
2024

Prerequisites:
Room Combat (Released)

Description:
Use of explosives as an alternative to Electronic Lock Breakers to disable doors.

Leads To:
Space Bandit Capture Updates Phase 2 (TBD)

Goal:
Q1 2022

Released:
Q3 2022

Description:
Allow for a board to approve certain actions related to faction management and ownership. https://www.swcombine.com/rules/?Advisory_Panels

Goal:
2020

Released:
2020

Description:
This will be minor repairs that will be similar to droid repairs but for ships and vehicles.

Goal:
Q3 2023

Released:
Y24 D324

Description:
A new Force power that allows a Force user to cure status effects on the target.

Goal:
2024

Description:
A new Force power that grants extra firepower to a Force user and their party's weapons.

Goal:
2024

Prerequisites:
Combat - AI Overhaul (Released)

Description:
Changes to The Force to bring powers more in line with how SWC has evolved over the years. Examples include the use of squad mechanics and AI. Force skills will be reset, facets will be removed, and changes may occur to training, skill point assignment, and how being FS is discovered. Priority will be placed on development of iconic Force skills to allow basic/essential skills to be used before the system is fully implemented.

Partially released - Ongoing

Goal:
2023-24

Released:
Y24 D119

Description:
The addition to the ForceX system that enables armor and cybernetics to affect a Force user's Alpha level as well as the maximum Force point pool for using Force powers.

Goal:
2024

Description:
This is a rebuild of Detection to increase its utility. It will include the ability to detect Force users, Force status effects, and potentially Force usage outside of combat.

Goal:
2024

Description:
The ForceX master/student training will be updated to support more flexible training options. This update will introduce Force meter changes from master to student based on the separation of their Force meters, as well as the ability to unlock hidden powers from master to student.

Leads To:
Holocron Core (2025)

Goal:
2025

Released:
2025

Description:
Ground Showdowns will be revamped and enabled similar to Space Showdowns to allow the more dangerous features to be tested and experimented with before release to the reset of the game.

Goal:
2024

Released:
Y25 D231

Prerequisites:
ForceX Training Overhaul (Released)

Description:
The introduction of Holocrons and the ability to construct them. Holocrons will be used as quest rewards, containing new Force powers that a Force user can learn.

Leads To:
Holocron Battery (2025)
Holocron Training Item (2025)

Goal:
2025

Released:
2025

Description:
The creation of hyperlanes and the ability to scan, analyze, and travel along hyper lanes. This will offer a more efficient method to travel amongst the stars.

Goal:
2021

Released:
Y22 D58

Description:
Rooms in entities which are larger than the standard 1x1 square on the room map

Goal:
Q3 2023

Released:
Y24 D267

Description:
Create a new player world where they can or will spawn at and then provide lots of training quests to learn the game mechanics. This will replace the need for homeworlds as the place to spawn though might be in addition to it.

Goal:
2020

Released:
2020

Description:
Allow players and factions to automate transportation of Raw Materials within the same star system (planetary and sublight travel only).

* Create Cargo Fitouts for Tags, similar to NPC Fitouts
* Assign Tags to Cargo Bases via Inventory
* Manifests auto-generate from Tags
* Link Cargo Sources to each Base
* Assign Transports (and Escorts, if desired) to Cargo Squadrons, similar to Garrisons
* Transport Squads automatically find Sources based on Manifest and transport RMs to the Base

Leads To:
NPC Cargo Transport Phase 2

Goal:
2021

Released:
Y22 D246

Description:
Update certain entities with Training Rooms, which can train one squad of NPCs at a time, instead of using Patrol actions.

Leads To:
Combat - Ground Overhaul (2025)
Creature Training (Q3 2022)

Goal:
2021

Released:
Y22 D325

Description:
Player- or faction-owned vendors which sell crated items from entities with storage rooms.

Goal:
2021

Released:
Y22 D191

Description:
Allow poison damage and ability to add poison to weapons to deal potentially more damage over time than normal. Certain creatures, weapon will also be poisoned anyways to make things more interesting combat wise.

Leads To:
Atmospheric Damage Revision (TBD)

Goal:
2021

Released:
Y22 D89

Description:
Reduce overall poison effectiveness against high level targets by capping damage. Reduce total damage to lower percentage overall. Poison damage per hour depends on weapon which applied the poison.

Goal:
Q4 2021

Released:
Y23 D1

Description:
Improvements to the Quest Journal, and backend tooling for setting up quests. LISP hook improvements to make scripting quests easier. Ability to add player specific notes to quests beyond the generic quest description. Ability to create repeatable quests (dailies).

Goal:
Q2 2024

Released:
Q2 2024

Description:
Revise stats to better suit combat and R&D. Current planning is focused on a component-based approach to entity stats, to allow for standardization where possible.

Stations: Q4 2023 - Q1 2024
Ships: Q2 2024

Leads To:
R&D - Entity Modifications (2025)
R&D - Innovation (TBD)
R&D - Reverse Engineering (TBD)
Space Combat: Frigate Combat (2025)
Space Combat: Capital Ship Combat (2026)

Goal:
2025

Released:
Y26 D55

Description:
Adding a privilege to factions that restrict who can recycle faction entities.

Goal:
2024

Description:
The remote item now offers a training option to be used for those long hyper trips or just whenever you want to.

Released: Year 22 Day 61

Description:
Backend changes to the way rooms and doors interact to simplify the architecture.

Goal:
Q1 2022

Description:
Reworking Combat codebase to allow for Combat in Rooms, especially in entities which are not located on the ground.

Leads To:
Explosive Door Breaching (Q1 2022)
Space Bandit Capture Updates Phase 1 (2021)
New Missions (TBD)

Goal:
2021

Released:
Y22 D184

Description:
Upgrading our server infrastructure to stay on top of security upgrades and for scalability reasons. Includes PHP8 upgrade and Database Partitioning.

Goal:
2024

Description:
Bait for causing the respawning of bandits in asteroid fields. Will utilize the Subspace Radio item in a way similar to how ground bandits are respawned using the Bait item.

Goal:
Q1 2023

Released:
Y24 D53

Prerequisites:
Room Combat (Released)
Combat Core Upgrade (Released)

Description:
Adds hostile guard troopers to bandit corvettes, which must be dealt with before the ship can be hacked.

Leads To:
Space Bandit Capture Updates Phase 2 (TBD)

Goal:
2021

Released:
Y22 D266

Prerequisites:
Explosive Door Breaching (Released)
Space Bandit Capture Updates Phase 1 (Released)

Description:
Adds locked blast doors to bandit corvettes.

Leads To:
New Missions (TBD)

Goal:
TBD

Released:
Q3 2022

Prerequisites:
Combat Core Upgrade (Released)

Description:
Expand Space Combat to Atmosphere and Ground layers

Leads To:
Space Combat Expansion Phase 2 (Q3 2022)

Goal:
2021

Released:
Y22 D266

Description:
Allow system and planet custom images to be requested by the appropriate parties via the custom image system rather than manual Art team upload.

Goal:
Q4 2022

Released:
Y23D283

Description:
The ability for a player to take ownership of item(s) in their possession.

Goal:
2024