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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I'd rather I had released the game with an obvious bug that crashes the game. Instead, it had a bug which just ensures you start the game with particularly unpromising (and un-fun) starting prices. The worst kind really, coz now the 50 people who kindly downloaded it might just think...bleh. 😒

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Well, this is awkward. I was sat with my completed game for 5 days before releasing it. And a couple of hours before releasing, I decided to delete an essential RANDOMIZE command. Which ruins it. So this is the REAL file! Sorry!! saucerbrain.itch.io/silk-road-tr...

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Silk Road Trader by saucerbrain

A trading game for the ZX Spectrum 48k

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Jim Blimey @jimblimey.com · 28/08/2026

Friday once more! Some Old Peculier in the glass and @saucerbrain.bsky.social 's new game on the rubber.

ZX Spectrum 48K with a pint of Old Peculier and Silk Road on the screen

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Buy low, sell high, and look after your donkey. Here's my trading game for the #ZXSpectrum. Hope you enjoy it! saucerbrain.itch.io/silk-road-tr...

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Silk Road Trader by saucerbrain

A trading game for the ZX Spectrum 48k

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Final tests before publication. Seems stable so far. Also, creator's tip: If you haven't got a camel by year 4, you're not winning!

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

I've restored the Silk Road empires (Rome, Persia, Kushans, China) coz I'm trying to do something with them. I tell you what though: I'm scrabbling around for memory like a hungry ant-eater in the heart of Notmanyantsland.

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Finished at last! Play-testing for bugs and balance (and I'll add some camels to the title screen before release, obvs)

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I learnt that donkeys are protective of their stablemates, and pretty badass (excuse the pun) against wolves. So, I had to put that in.

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I needed to get more camels into the game somehow.

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

There are now bandits on the Silk Road. Kind of.

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Just rejigging prices and other variables to see how it plays. It seems to be coming along. I quite enjoy test playing it now at least...🤞

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Animals now get tired, and you can redistribute/ditch cargo mid-journey if you wish to save their poor legs. Unless a mirage, the end is in sight...🫏🐫 #ZXSpectrum #ZXBasic

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Seasons done. Next, making your donkeys and camels get knackered. Getting there...

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Slowly coming together. The months change as you travel now. 🐫 #ZXSpectrum #ZXBasic #RetroComputing

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saucerbrain @saucerbrain.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Progress report for any saffron addicts that might be here: (a map makes all the difference, I reckon. Plus we can have bandits (UDG: INK 2; FLASH 1, obvs) moving around which you have to take into account, etc)

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