Novel Ventures

Devlog

• Week 7 DevLog: NPCs, as easy as 123...
  February 22, 2026 by ClockworkIndusties#solo, #devlog, #bookstore, #sim, #retail, #simulation, #cozy, #funny

  Another week and more work on NPCs. The week started with the accessories being randomized for all the NPCs in the 1000 NPC pool at game start. The NPCs all keep the same outfit throughout the entire... Continue reading

  
• 6 week Video Dev log!
  February 14, 2026 by ClockworkIndusties#dev log, #sim, #simulayion, #bookstore, #retail, #shop, #management, #cozy

  the 6 week mark in this game's development. This video shows the transformation from week 1-6... Continue reading

  
• Week 5 Recap. NPC AI systems, more assets and garbage
  February 08, 2026 by ClockworkIndusties#NPC, #3D, #Bookstore, #simulator, #Brain, #Devlog, #book, #cozy

  Week 5 was another fun one. This weeks effort was mostly spent on NPC AI systems, but I also got a lot of other little things done. The NPCs are finally autonomous. They can now move around and perfor... Continue reading

  
• One month devlog!
  February 04, 2026 by ClockworkIndusties

  OK, it is my one month update! I began development of this gamethe last month, and I am haing such a great time making it. I have most of my core systems in place (not polished, but functional and sol... Continue reading

  
• Week in review, end of Development week 2
  January 17, 2026 by ClockworkIndusties#Simulation, #retail, #bookstore, #devlog, #solo dev, #development, #cozy, #management

  This week was a productive week. Announcing my new project! This project is a bookstore management simulator with deep mechanics other retail sims are lacking. I will be making weekly progress reports... Continue reading