Apr 25, 2017
QuiVr - Blueteak
It has now been one week since work started on the procedural canyon system, and an incredible amount of progress has been made!
From a small subset of 7 tiles, over a thousand dynamically created maps are possible. Additionally, more layers of randomization have been added in the form teleporter placements and enemy spawns within the tiles will lead to the very real possibility of never playing the same map twice!
Most of the week was spent creating the underlying infrastructure within the game to handle the dynamic level generation, and only two days were really spent making the current tiles interesting (for reference, the current map took a month to create and playtest to its current state) so the variety and overall feel of the individual tiles will improve over time.
You can now play a test version of the Procedural Map game in the Beta branch. I am primarily looking for bug related feedback, as there are over 2,000 new lines of code to handle the map generation and synchronization and I'm sure there are still many issues to tackle (particularly in Multiplayer).
You are, of course, also welcome to give feedback on general impressions of the system and where improvements could be made to make the maps more fun and engaging.
Currently the system is fairly simplistic, where a new map will be generated at the end of a game (after the countdown finishes) as well as when you create/leave a multiplayer game.
In the future, more systems will be put in place for things like the weekly map and special maps with a particular challenge.
Almost every ability has also had their graphical effects updated, and each one has quality settings to push your GPU to it's limit regardless of generation.
More abilities are also coming down the line. There are already three fully functional abilities to be added to your arsenal, though their items are not yet complete or available. So in addition to new maps and environments, you will also be getting a new set of items to earn through play very soon.
From a small subset of 7 tiles, over a thousand dynamically created maps are possible. Additionally, more layers of randomization have been added in the form teleporter placements and enemy spawns within the tiles will lead to the very real possibility of never playing the same map twice!
Most of the week was spent creating the underlying infrastructure within the game to handle the dynamic level generation, and only two days were really spent making the current tiles interesting (for reference, the current map took a month to create and playtest to its current state) so the variety and overall feel of the individual tiles will improve over time.
You can now play a test version of the Procedural Map game in the Beta branch. I am primarily looking for bug related feedback, as there are over 2,000 new lines of code to handle the map generation and synchronization and I'm sure there are still many issues to tackle (particularly in Multiplayer).
You are, of course, also welcome to give feedback on general impressions of the system and where improvements could be made to make the maps more fun and engaging.
Currently the system is fairly simplistic, where a new map will be generated at the end of a game (after the countdown finishes) as well as when you create/leave a multiplayer game.
In the future, more systems will be put in place for things like the weekly map and special maps with a particular challenge.
Other Additions
In addition to the procedural maps, the Beta introduces a new Effect setting system and HDR Bloom using MSAA thanks to Unity 5.6.Almost every ability has also had their graphical effects updated, and each one has quality settings to push your GPU to it's limit regardless of generation.
More abilities are also coming down the line. There are already three fully functional abilities to be added to your arsenal, though their items are not yet complete or available. So in addition to new maps and environments, you will also be getting a new set of items to earn through play very soon.
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