Lumen Nexus

Devlog

• First comission work, heatmap and some fixes
  June 07, 2026 by ToddLN#onboarding, #fixes, #heatmap, #comission

  Hi everyone, Three bigger achievements things this week, plus a small bag of fixes at the end. Let's go. First commission work A few weeks back I sent the first two buildings out to an actual artist,... Continue reading

  
• Playtest Week: 70 Issues, Two Tiny Islands and a Failed Asteroid
  June 01, 2026 by ToddLN#UI, #Texture, #Nexus, #Market, #Satellite Islands

  Hi everyone, This week was about getting someone involved for the first time. First playtest. Not me clicking my own buttons and convincing myself it works. One person. 70+ items. About two thirds are... Continue reading

  
• The planet nobody will probably ever see
  May 25, 2026 by ToddLN#Trade, #Research, #UI, #mining, #Blueprints, #CopyPaste, #Planet, #LoseCondition

  Lose Condition, Blueprints, Research Queue & Some Mild Overengineering This week was… surprisingly focused around losing. Or more specifically: Focused around overengineering a scene hopefully not m... Continue reading

  
• Behind the Scenes — Mode Pick, Departure & lots of cleanup
  May 16, 2026 by ToddLN#Backend, #Menu, #Wizard, #Cleanup, #UI

  Hi guys, nothing fancy to show today but I still want to share what I have worked on. A lot of this stuff is under-the-hood or only visible the first time you boot the game — kinda hard to post a sc... Continue reading

  
• New UI, Power Grids & Underground Oil
  May 08, 2026 by ToddLN

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  #UI, #Design, #Telemetry, #Statistics, #Terrain

  Hi Guys! Another week of quiet but satisfying progress on Lumen Nexus: Core. The big one: I started the UI redesign. The old layout was... functional. The new one actually looks like something I'm pro... Continue reading

  
• First May update — First Trade going!
  May 03, 2026 by ToddLN#NPC, #Trade, #Quest, #Mission, #Research

  Small update for what I've done since my last post. It feels cool to see, that somebody actually clicks on these postings. No game you can download yet, but hopefully not far to go anymore. Updates: T... Continue reading

  
• Touchdown: Landing Pad
  April 30, 2026 by ToddLN#simulation, #flight, #starship, #landing

  Hi guys, quick update on what I worked on today. Got a landing pad prefab up and running. Ships now come in, align, and actually land — which already adds a lot more life to the world. Biggest chall... Continue reading

  
• Charging Up: Railgun
  April 29, 2026 by ToddLN#simulation, #mining, #factory, #universe

  Hi guys, first post here with what I have done today. I think it looks pretty cool :) Reaching endgame you can build a railgun you have to manually charge first, buy clearance for, and fire. No auto-d... Continue reading