Equity City dev log
These posts track how deterministic systems, rendering work, and observability tools are converging into a playable city-building experience.
April 25, 2026
As Equity City's economy and simulation systems grow, the "wiring" behind the scenes naturally gets more complicated. Every new feature—from complex NPC minds to intricate brand dynamics—ne…
Open postMarch 15, 2026 - March 23, 2026
Week 8 was about proof. Week 9 is about pressure.
Open postMarch 12, 2026 - March 13, 2026
The last few weeks made Equity City feel alive. This week was about proving that feeling holds up under pressure.
Open postMarch 9, 2026 – March 11, 2026
In a capitalist city simulation, the CEO is king. But what if the CEO is just an employee of the shareholders? This week, we implemented the final piece of the economic puzzle: Equity & Con…
Open postMarch 2, 2026 – March 8, 2026
This was our biggest week yet. We hit the Living City milestones (LC1-LC5), transforming a headless simulation into a vibrant, visual world.
Open postFebruary 23, 2026 – March 1, 2026
After a month of rapid feature development, every project needs a cleanup week. This week was about Consolidation—making sure our foundation was solid enough for the "Living City" milestone.
Open postFebruary 16, 2026 – February 22, 2026
In many games, money just appears. In Equity City, money must be created. This week, we solved the "Genesis Problem" by implementing the Government Bank Seed Flow.
Open postFebruary 9, 2026 – February 15, 2026
Simulating a city in real-time is great for playing, but terrible for balancing. If we tweak the tax rate, we can't wait 10 hours to see if the economy collapses. This week, we built the so…
Open postFebruary 2, 2026 – February 8, 2026
While the simulation core runs in pure C (platform-agnostic), we needed a way to visualize and interact with it. This week, we established the Web Architecture that would power the game.
Open postJanuary 26, 2026 – February 1, 2026
The journey began with a simple but ambitious question: Can we build a city simulation where every economic interaction—every job offer, every purchase, every wage payment—is fully simulate…
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