# build now — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover build now. Page: Feed: --- ## [You Should Know About Surveys to Write About Surveys](https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/you-should-know-about-surveys-to) _2026-08-14 · Lyman Stone · Lyman Stone_ Are men happy to be replaced? ## [Somalians and Christians](https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/somalians-and-christians) _2026-08-06 · Lyman Stone · Lyman Stone_ The problem of tolerance ## [Two Reasons Why Daycare Isn't the Answer to Low Fertility](https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/two-reasons-why-daycare-isnt-the) _2026-07-31 · Lyman Stone · Lyman Stone_ Time is the ultimate limit, and expectations reset on social structures. ## [Can Sharing a Surname Save Your Marriage?](https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/can-sharing-a-surname-save-your-marriage) _2026-07-30 · Lyman Stone · Lyman Stone_ Updates and responses to critiques ## [Devlog!](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/2026/07/08/devlog/) _2026-07-08 · stefanhendriks · Dune II – The Maker_ Instead of a big feature in a post, here are some smaller things we ve been working on: Harvester memoryHarvesters now remember where they last mined spice. After dumping credits at a refinery, they head back to that spot rather than searching from scratch. A small quality-of-life change that keeps your economy ticking more smoothly. SardaukarYou \[ \] ## [We Should Have a Mega-Baby-Bonus](https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/we-should-have-a-mega-baby-bonus) _2026-07-07 · Lyman Stone · Lyman Stone_ Happy Birthday, America. ## [Pathfinding improvements](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/2026/07/01/pathfinding-improvements/) _2026-07-01 · stefanhendriks · Dune II – The Maker_ Mira has been doing a significant amount of work on the pathfinder across several pull requests, such so that it deserves its own blog post :-). Technically speaking: The pathfinder is no longer a static class and is now adapted to the actual map size, which opens the door for larger maps without issues. Neighbour \[ \] ## [Map editor improvements](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/2026/06/24/map-editor-improvements/) _2026-06-24 · stefanhendriks · Dune II – The Maker_ Mira has been putting a lot of work into the map editor, and this build includes several useful additions. Having an internal map editor is really cool. It is still very basic, but it has all if not most features required to build Skirmish maps. We have plans to expand it to make \[ \] ## [“Surprise me” in Skirmish!](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/2026/06/13/surprise-me-in-skirmish/) _2026-06-13 · stefanhendriks · Dune II – The Maker_ Ever just want to start a game and not be spoiled what map, which units, credits or which players are there to compete against? Well you can , with the Surprise me feature. Click and you will immediately launch into a game, on a random selected map (it \*could\* even be a randomly generated map); \[ \] ## [Ordering units via the minimap](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/2026/06/04/ordering-units-via-the-minimap/) _2026-06-04 · stefanhendriks · Dune II – The Maker_ In the next version you ll be able to send your selected units directly to a location by clicking on the minimap. This is something that has been on the wishlist for a while. Mira wired up the minimap click events to issue move orders to selected units. On top of that, I added two pieces \[ \] ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ukEjeKR1cA8z) _2026-06-04 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [A New Measurement of Maternal Mortality](https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/a-new-measurement-of-maternal-mortality) _2026-06-03 · Lyman Stone · Lyman Stone_ U.S. maternal mortality is low, and most cases of maternal mortality are of women with rather short counterfactual life expectancies. ## [Falling Marriage Caused Turkey's Recent Fertility Decline](https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/falling-marriage-caused-turkeys-recent) _2026-05-26 · Lyman Stone · Lyman Stone_ And the digital revolution caused falling marriage. 5G won't zap your balls but it will zap your heart. ## [Upcoming: Camera tracks and follows selected units](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/2026/05/25/upcoming-camera-tracks-and-follows-selected-units/) _2026-05-25 · stefanhendriks · Dune II – The Maker_ One of the more noticeable improvements for the next release is that the camera can now lock onto and follow your selected units across the battlefield. Press T to enter tracking mode. The camera locks onto all selected units and follows them smoothly. It automatically zooms out when needed to keep all tracked units in \[ \] [Listen](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/d2tm-tracing.mov) ## [The (Fake) Long Decline of Fertility](https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/the-fake-long-decline-of-fertility) _2026-05-19 · Lyman Stone · Lyman Stone_ There are three fundamental forces shaping fertility in the long run... and also cell phones ## [Dev update: In-game Map Editor](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/2026/05/16/dev-update-in-game-map-editor/) _2026-05-16 · stefanhendriks · Dune II – The Maker_ One of the biggest additions since v0.8.0 is a fully in-game map editor, built by Mira — one of the major driving forces behind D2TM’s continued development. You can now create and edit skirmish maps without leaving the game, and play them immediately. Curious? Check out the Bleeding Edge Builds! Getting started The editor is \[ \] ## [What Will the Build Now Act Do To States?](https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/what-will-the-build-now-act-do-to) _2026-05-15 · Lyman Stone · Lyman Stone_ 18 states will lose money so that 5 states can gain money-- but 90% of the benefits go to just two cities. ## [The Mathematical Insanity of the Build Now Act](https://lymanstone.substack.com/p/the-mathematical-insanity-of-the) _2026-05-14 · Lyman Stone · Lyman Stone_ Opaque, bizarre, disproportionate, and sometimes just plain stupid. Congress will probably pass it. It's just a scheme to take money from Texas and California and give it to New York City. ## [Dev update: Bug fixes](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/2026/05/09/dev-update-bug-fixes/) _2026-05-09 · stefanhendriks · Dune II – The Maker_ Since v0.8.0 a good number of bugs have been squashed — some long-standing, some recently introduced. These fixes are available in our bleeding edge builds. Unit behaviour Fremen units spawning off the mapWhen triggering the Fremen special weapon, units could spawn on border cells outside the playable area, causing them to get stuck or behave \[ \] ## [Dev update: Bleeding Edge Builds Now on GitHub Releases](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/2026/05/02/dev-update-bleeding-edge-builds-now-on-github-releases/) _2026-05-02 · stefanhendriks · Dune II – The Maker_ If you like to follow D2TM closely and try the latest changes before an official release, you’ll want to know where to find our bleeding edge builds. These are now available on GitHub Releases. What are bleeding edge builds? Every time a change is merged into the master branch and the build succeeds, a new \[ \] ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kpFdCG8jQZT2) _2026-05-02 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## [Dev update: Controls — What’s New and What’s Back](https://dune2themaker.fundynamic.com/2026/04/25/dev-update-controls-whats-new-and-whats-back/) _2026-04-25 · stefanhendriks · Dune II – The Maker_ Since v0.8.0 we’ve been quietly cleaning up a lot of the game’s controls. Some things that stopped working got fixed, and a handful of genuinely new features were added. If you want to check them out, download one of the bleeding edge builds. What’s new Flexible key bindings You can now remap keys in settings.ini \[ \]