VOIDCOM Dev Blog https://voidcom.example/atom.xml 2026-04-15T12:00:00.000Z Devlogs, design diaries and patch notes from the build of VOIDCOM: Path to the Stars. VOIDCOM static feed generator Pre-Alpha Roadmap Kickoff tag:voidcom.example,2026-04-15:2026-04-15-pre-alpha-roadmap-kickoff 2026-04-15T12:00:00.000Z 2026-04-15T12:00:00.000Z Voidcom Corp. We're putting the first stake in the ground. Here's what the next four phases of VOIDCOM look like — and which spreadsheets you'll be cursing first. Pre-alpha is officially open. After months of whiteboards, prototypes and questionable napkin math, the simulation finally runs end-to-end without bursting into flames. That feels like reason enough to publish phase one of our public roadmap.

Where we are

Right now you can boot up the office hub, click around three economic modules — Mining, Logistics and Research — and watch numbers slowly turn into bigger numbers. It is, somehow, already addictive. We're keeping the loop tight before we layer on the rest.

[Screenshot: DEVLOG_OFFICE_HUB_001.PNG — The office hub at 3 AM. Yes, the printer is intentional.]

What's next

  • Forge the first version of the research tree (~180 nodes).
  • Bring Media and Biotech online so the supply chains start interlocking.
  • Prototype the starmap — currently a sticky note on the wall.
  • Onboard the first wave of closed playtesters via Discord.

The plan isn't to ship faster. The plan is to ship a thing that's worth waiting for.

If you want to follow the build, the socials below are the right move. Devlogs will land here every two weeks once we settle into a rhythm.

]]> First Module Online: Mining tag:voidcom.example,2026-03-28:2026-03-28-first-module-mining 2026-03-28T12:00:00.000Z 2026-03-28T12:00:00.000Z Mira K. — Lead Sim Drills are spinning, conveyor belts are belching, accountants are happy. A look at how the Mining module went from spreadsheet to playable in 9 days. We picked Mining as the first vertical slice for one obvious reason: it's the one place where every other module eventually connects. Without raw materials, Logistics has nothing to truck, Biotech has nothing to refine, Media has nothing to spin.

From spreadsheet to ship

Mira on the sim team built the entire economic model in a Google Sheet first — yields, decay curves, surplus thresholds — before a single line of GDScript was written. Once the spreadsheet felt fun (yes, that's a thing), we ported it node-by-node.

[Screenshot: DEVLOG_MINING_NODE_GRAPH.PNG — Mining yield curves, before they got nerfed twice.]

  • 12 ore types tuned across 4 asteroid biomes.
  • Drill upgrades gated behind 6 research nodes.
  • Automation belts at 60 FPS even on a potato laptop.
  • 1 (one) accountant who actually smiles when ore prices spike.
$ voidcom --module mining --status
  yield/min : 412.6
  decay     : -0.018%/h
  morale    : 91/100

Logistics is up next. Bring trucks.

]]> Hello, Voidcom tag:voidcom.example,2026-02-10:2026-02-10-hello-voidcom 2026-02-10T12:00:00.000Z 2026-02-10T12:00:00.000Z Voidcom Corp. First post, first pitch, first flag in the dirt. What we're building, why we're building it, and what you can expect to read here over the next year. Welcome to the Voidcom dev blog. We're a small team building VOIDCOM: Path to the Stars — a 2D semi-retro economic simulation about leading a corporation from a rented co-working pod to galactic dominance.

What you'll read here

  • Bi-weekly devlogs covering modules, systems and design decisions.
  • Behind-the-scenes of the simulation: balance sheets, math, mistakes.
  • Roadmap updates as we transition Pre-Alpha → Alpha → Beta → Launch.
  • The occasional post about coffee, sleep deprivation and how we got the title screen to feel just right.

Make humanity multi-stellar. Preferably under our logo.

More soon.

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