The Plan for 2024 (Patreon)

Hi everyone, 2024 is almost here (and for some people, it already is). I hope everyone had a great 2023! So where's Engine Simulator currently at and what's the plan for 2024?The PrototypeThe Engine Simulator prototype which most of you have downloaded already, has achieved its goal. The new fluid simulation runs on modern computing hardware and it works well. Next, we'll take this simulation and put it into a 3D interface that allows graphical engine editing, but first...Steam Engine Simulator: what's going on with that and what does it have to do with ES3D?A Steam Engine Simulator DLC has been in development for some time. The original intention was to have this developed by a third-party developer so that I could focus my time on Engine Simulator. Unfortunately, this didn't work out as expected and it's clear that to deliver the best possible product, I will need to complete the project myself.The effort that goes into this DLC is all directly transferable to ES3D since all my projects share a common codebase. The multithreading and performance improvements made to SES as well as the interface controls (text, buttons, etc) will be directly transferable to the ES3D interface.The ES3D InterfaceThe 3D interface which forms the core of Engine Simulator will begin to take shape in January. The basic framework of this application exists already which I've demonstrated on my YouTube channel. All it needs is the simulation elements from the prototype and the interface components I've been working on in Steam Engine Simulator.ES2DAs much as humanly possible, I'm trying to release things incrementally so you guys can directly observe and experience progress on the project. I've thought about bridging the gap between ES2D and ES3D by backporting some of the improvements to ES2D. This will take some development effort though so you guys can decide.Thanks for the continued support everyone!