MANIFEST Devlog - itch.iohttps://scotchable.itch.io/manifestRun a hard-SF space shipping company: manage ships, move cargo, and keep contracts on time.https://scotchable.itch.io/manifest/devlog/1567580/pulling-the-numbers-out-of-the-codePulling the numbers out of the codehttps://scotchable.itch.io/manifest/devlog/1567580/pulling-the-numbers-out-of-the-codeSun, 28 Jun 2026 23:44:21 GMTdevlogMost of what I shipped this week is invisible. No new screen, no new ship, nothing you can point to in a screenshot. It's plumbing, and plumbing doesn't demo well. But this is the work that decides wh...

]]>https://scotchable.itch.io/manifest/devlog/1557048/making-the-management-layer-honestMaking the Management Layer Honesthttps://scotchable.itch.io/manifest/devlog/1557048/making-the-management-layer-honestThu, 18 Jun 2026 03:45:43 GMTdevlog

Since the last post, a lot of the work on MANIFEST has been about turning the idea into a game that actually behaves the way it says it does. The big theme has been truthfulness. If the Run Planner sa...

]]>https://scotchable.itch.io/manifest/devlog/1525726/starting-with-systems-not-screenshotsStarting with systems, not screenshotshttps://scotchable.itch.io/manifest/devlog/1525726/starting-with-systems-not-screenshotsSun, 17 May 2026 01:02:09 GMTdevlog

I started MANIFEST in a slightly backwards way. Before there was much of a game to look at, there were a lot of documents. That was deliberate. This is not the kind of game where I can just throw a sh...

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