Development Update #29

Development Update #29 - Throwing Knives, Crouch Cover, Settings UI, New Training Area, VTOL Model, Many Bugfixes, Tweaks, and Adjustments.

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Throwable Knives

• Deal 75 hp damage.

• Enemy AI may now drop knives on death.

• Added rotation to knife throw.

Crouch Cover

• Ability to crouch while in cover mode!

Weapon and Item Switch UI

• Item Switch UI Indicator (Experimental)

Training CQC Layout

• Small enclosed CQC room layout for short range combat.

• New song to play when entering layout.

Main Menu UI

• Resume

• Home Portal (Showcasing News and Update messages)

• Character Customization (Now includes zoom in/out feature)

• Controls Screen (Mapping not yet included)

• Settings Screen (Few options for adjustment)

• Exit

• Exploration Level

• Training Level (Now the startup level)

• Metro Level

• Kill Block

Informational Text

• Visual text log to show item pickups, weight changes, etc.

• Added as logged journal entry with animations and fade.
  

Changelog

• New Outfit - Pilot.

• Enemy AI now Roam with Weapon out and lowered. Once spotted character, will adjust into combat mode.

• Increased lean distance and adjusted animations to match.

• Increased distance offset of Left Shoulder Cam for more viewing space.

• Fixed bug where you could kick while in cover mode.

• Fixed bug where you could initiate a dodge/animation while in cover mode.

• Entity Highlight offset is now working correctly. Previously the highlight box was not precisely centered on the target pickup object.

• Added new Backpack entity to be worn. Currently available at the start of Metro level.

• New Open world environment started for Pre-Alpha Phase 3.

• New cinematic song created for Pre-Alpha Phase 3.

• Increased Size of Spetsnaz helmet.

• Specific outfits now have Full collar / Half collars.

• Fixed bug that allowed you to endlessly pick up an item after it had already been taken.

• Player now has the ability to climb into smaller crouching spaces. Prior players could only climb into areas where there was standing room.

• V-23 Osprey - First draft model completed.

• New models for Phase 3 environment (Buildings, Signs, Trees, Logs, Water, Trash Piles, Debris Piles).

• Fixed major issue with Enemy AI Tracers, where they would not travel in the correct gun point direction.

• Decreased shotgun spread resulting in increased accuracy.

• Increased duration of item icon visibility after initiating a NLNK scan.

• Removed ability to take/use items while reloading.

• Disabled chance of a Superflare event on the Training level.

• Increased speed of dodge animation to allow quicker strafe movement.

• Fixed bug where informational text failed to initiate on start

• Added equipment UI Icons to show which throwable is equipped.

• Added delay when switching throwables (Flare, Knife, Grenade)

• Added shotgun pickup to Metro level.

• Adjusted AI Time to kill by Reducing amount of enemy shots per 'attack event'.

• Re-Adjusted Shotgun lowered animation.

• Increased distance to pick up items in FPS mode. Previously it was difficult to pick up items off the ground while standing.

• Updated the underwear male outfit texture.

• Metro scenario now has Pixel Perfect textures. Previously textures were smoothed.

• Color depth reduced to 256 colors.

• Increased kick damage radius, making it easier to kick enemies.

• It is now possible to shoot through transparent rails in the Metro level.

Next Steps / Work in Progress

• Switch Weapon UI

• NLNK UI

• Inventory System

• Trench coats

• Phase 3 game world