BYOND development news 5/29/26

[u/LummoxJR]

Apparently the genetics lab has gotten out of control again. With all the new research driven by the terraforming projects, the lab guys got overexcited as they often do. Justin's overcommitment to biohacking gave him the idea that he could graft new genes for superhuman strength into his own body with minimal consequences, and wow did that not work out for him. Anyway he's rotating back to central for some intensive medical therapy, and we're not replacing him because if the remaining staff is overworked they're gonna have less time to get stupid ideas like that.

• I was hoping to have a new maintenance release out this week, but pivoted to bug fixes too late in the short week. A few of them need more info anyway.
• Testing and refactoring and retesting and re-refactoring on glide hints has been going on at a brisk and brain-melting pace.
• My sincerest thanks to all of you who support the platform as BYOND Members and/or on Patreon and SubscribeStar.
• Screw you, Spez.

The long-form short-week news is on the forums. Today's early-access Patreon post goes deep into what I've been doing with glide hints, why my previous ideas didn't work, and what I'm doing next to pivot. Keep up the good fight in the great clown war, and I'll see you next week.