Development Update #23

Development Update #23 - Character Creation base, Training Level, Camera and movement improvements, and new Highlight system.

beta decay v.0.0.23a

Character Customization

• Created Character Creation Screen UI for the Pre-Alpha Phases. Currently you are able to generate:

  • First Name

  • Last Name

  • Gender

  • Head / Face

  • Hair

  • Outfit

Training Level

• Shooting Range

• Door Breaching

• Underground Kill house

New Highlight System

• Subtle but dynamic visual changes for highlight overlay on entities. The highlight will automatically readjust to entity size rather than a static UI overlay.

New Entities

• Wooden Doors

• Button Panels

• Binoculars (As entity)

• RPG Shells

Changelog

• Many many new Camera tweaks and distance adjustments. Mainly for the purpose of better visibility during indoor maneuvering.

• Fade in screen always added to player start in game.

• Readjusted Pistol ADS Accuracy.

• Readjusted SMG ADS Accuracy.

• Added Recoil to SMG.

• Fixed bug where you could switch to Adventure camera mode while aiming.

• Fixed bug where character would be stuck in walk mode after leaving cover.

• Sprinting while in cover now ends Cover mode.

• Many bugfixes and tweaks to better transition in and out of cover mode.

• Readjusted TPS Camera Rotation angles

• Improvements to the Camera for Entity Pickups. For more accurate highlighting/selection of entities.

• Tweaks to SMG aiming animation.

• Removed mesh dithering fade when too close to character's head.

•  Many minor tweaks around sprinting/walking modes after and during aiming.

• Shotgun pellets now deal damage to entities.

Next Steps / Work in Progress

• Kick functionality

• Inventory Drops

• Exit Menu

• Inventory UI / NLNK UI improvements

• Highlight UI tweaks