The latest version of Dimensional brings lots of changes including, improvements to the user interface (more to come later), lots of bug fixes and improvements to existing levels and a brand new level.

Important: New levels are unlocked after attempting (not necessarily completing) the previous level, so load your last unlocked level to unlock the next.

The new level (They're listening) concentrates on the use of audio. Voice sensors and droids can be alerted by your voice or Digby's. Sometimes you'll want to stay quiet, other times it may be useful to make a noise. You'll also need to quickly locate the source of certain sounds. Dimensional uses HRTF enabled sounds which should make finding the source in 3d space fairly simple.

Level 2 has been extended to give a more gradual introduction to using Digby to make sure you understand how to control him properly. It may be worth playing this level again. You could find a new hidden area too.

Thanks to everyone who's provided feedback and helped me to identify the latest batch of improvements.

Other notable improvements:

Optimised floor grid setup
Get a grade for each level depending on secrets found and number of times you had to reset
Checkpoints made more apparent and explained in 1st level
Button to respawn ball at start of level 3 if you go wrong
Some challenges will show a "Simplify" button if you fail more than 3 times so you can optionally make it easier.


I will be reaching out for beta testers shortly. I need more help identifying bugs, but also I need to know if I create a challenge that's too obscure for anyone to complete.
Please let me know if you get stuck
or find bugs

A new challenge will be coming in the Trials level this month and I'll be working hard on the next complete level while making further general improvements.

I'm also upgrading to Unreal engine 4.13 and will be introducing Oculus Touch support before the hardware is released to consumers.

The narrative will get more attention soon as well.


I'm trying to make Dimensional a very varied and experimental game. Each level introduces new mechanisms and ideas and ends up taking a lot of development. To get the game finished I will need to cut back a little on the number of levels so that I have time to improve the existing levels. If sales of the final game go well I would still like to add more content after the release. The full game has to be released this year, but I'm currently aiming for the end of November.

Thanks for your patience and I hope to keep improving the game for you.

The latest version of Dimensional brings lots of changes including, improvements to the user interface (more to come later), lots of bug fixes and improvements to existing levels and a brand new level.

Important: New levels are unlocked after attempting (not necessarily completing) the previous level, so load your last unlocked level to unlock the next.

The new level (They're listening) concentrates on the use of audio. Voice sensors and droids can be alerted by your voice or Digby's. Sometimes you'll want to stay quiet, other times it may be useful to make a noise. You'll also need to quickly locate the source of certain sounds. Dimensional uses HRTF enabled sounds which should make finding the source in 3d space fairly simple.

Level 2 has been extended to give a more gradual introduction to using Digby to make sure you understand how to control him properly. It may be worth playing this level again. You could find a new hidden area too.

Thanks to everyone who's provided feedback and helped me to identify the latest batch of improvements.

Other notable improvements:

Optimised floor grid setup
Get a grade for each level depending on secrets found and number of times you had to reset
Checkpoints made more apparent and explained in 1st level
Button to respawn ball at start of level 3 if you go wrong
Some challenges will show a "Simplify" button if you fail more than 3 times so you can optionally make it easier.


I will be reaching out for beta testers shortly. I need more help identifying bugs, but also I need to know if I create a challenge that's too obscure for anyone to complete.
Please let me know if you get stuck
or find bugs

A new challenge will be coming in the Trials level this month and I'll be working hard on the next complete level while making further general improvements.

I'm also upgrading to Unreal engine 4.13 and will be introducing Oculus Touch support before the hardware is released to consumers.

The narrative will get more attention soon as well.


I'm trying to make Dimensional a very varied and experimental game. Each level introduces new mechanisms and ideas and ends up taking a lot of development. To get the game finished I will need to cut back a little on the number of levels so that I have time to improve the existing levels. If sales of the final game go well I would still like to add more content after the release. The full game has to be released this year, but I'm currently aiming for the end of November.

Thanks for your patience and I hope to keep improving the game for you.

Youtubers Vanoss and H20Delirious have both posted new videos of their “epic” break-in attempts. The Meerkat Gaming team loved these videos, not only for the non-stop hilarity but also as an aid to help us reproduce and fix many of these issues. I’m happy to report that a majority of the glitches showcased in the videos are now patched but don’t worry, we’ve got a ton of big features in the works so I’m sure they will have no shortage of new material for an Episode 3.

Be sure to show your support by liking their videos and subscribing to their channels!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTkHywu-VKc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_0F4doxWKA


General

• All new locomotion and arrest animations!
  
• Players now ragdoll when hit by a car
  
• Police now ragdoll when hit by a car - triggers level failure like hitting pedestrians
  
• Added level restart option to lawyer scene
  
• Fixed van headlights
  
• Exiting vehicle too close to wall would cause players to pass through or get stuck inside wall - Fixed
  
• Fixed vehicle camera angle displacement when looking straight down in first-person view
  
• Fixed players sometimes being unable to move while crouched
  
• Fixed issue causing 2-hand carry items to occasionally get stuck to player
  
• Handyman fixed the stuck bathroom door at 707 Rosemar in Murky Meadows, repainted the meth house interior, loosened jammed windows and doors at 602, unblocked obstructed door at 801 and replaced the unpickable deadbolt at 821.
  
• Scrolling through radio stations in van sometimes plays two stations at once - Fixed

Multiplayer

• 3 new player characters! Players will be automatically assigned a unique character. Character selection and customization coming later in Alpha 0.2.0.
  
• Fixed issue causing passengers being unable to move after exiting vehicle
  
• Getting shot now ends level for all players in co-op
  
• Fixed issue causing headless thieves even though this was clearly not a bug, it was a Halloween feature...
  
• Players should no longer be able to launch each other in the air (challenge accepted?)
  
• Fixed inventory not displaying looted items in multiplayer
  
• Fixed mission details not populating in multiplayer

VR

• Oculus: Increased default graphics quality for shadows and post-processing - You can scale these back down to low via options menu
  
• Vive: Fixed hand drift that occurred during player rotation
  
• Vive: Added tablet interaction. Use right index finger to hover buttons and right trigger to make selection
  
• Vive: Players can no longer use their superhuman strength to flip cars
  
• Vive: Players are now visible to NPCs
  
• Vive: Movement now locked when arrested
  
• Vive: Adjusted hand collision size
  
• Vive: Added vehicle controls to motion controllers
  
• Vive: 2-hand carry items now attach to left hand
  
• Vive: Adjusted hand mesh location
  
• Both: Fixed camera root so VR players are no longer resting their head on the lawyers lap (I guess that was one way to cover the legal fees…)

Youtubers Vanoss and H20Delirious have both posted new videos of their “epic” break-in attempts. The Meerkat Gaming team loved these videos, not only for the non-stop hilarity but also as an aid to help us reproduce and fix many of these issues. I’m happy to report that a majority of the glitches showcased in the videos are now patched but don’t worry, we’ve got a ton of big features in the works so I’m sure they will have no shortage of new material for an Episode 3.

Be sure to show your support by liking their videos and subscribing to their channels!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTkHywu-VKc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_0F4doxWKA


General

• All new locomotion and arrest animations!
  
• Players now ragdoll when hit by a car
  
• Police now ragdoll when hit by a car - triggers level failure like hitting pedestrians
  
• Added level restart option to lawyer scene
  
• Fixed van headlights
  
• Exiting vehicle too close to wall would cause players to pass through or get stuck inside wall - Fixed
  
• Fixed vehicle camera angle displacement when looking straight down in first-person view
  
• Fixed players sometimes being unable to move while crouched
  
• Fixed issue causing 2-hand carry items to occasionally get stuck to player
  
• Handyman fixed the stuck bathroom door at 707 Rosemar in Murky Meadows, repainted the meth house interior, loosened jammed windows and doors at 602, unblocked obstructed door at 801 and replaced the unpickable deadbolt at 821.
  
• Scrolling through radio stations in van sometimes plays two stations at once - Fixed

Multiplayer

• 3 new player characters! Players will be automatically assigned a unique character. Character selection and customization coming later in Alpha 0.2.0.
  
• Fixed issue causing passengers being unable to move after exiting vehicle
  
• Getting shot now ends level for all players in co-op
  
• Fixed issue causing headless thieves even though this was clearly not a bug, it was a Halloween feature...
  
• Players should no longer be able to launch each other in the air (challenge accepted?)
  
• Fixed inventory not displaying looted items in multiplayer
  
• Fixed mission details not populating in multiplayer

VR

• Oculus: Increased default graphics quality for shadows and post-processing - You can scale these back down to low via options menu
  
• Vive: Fixed hand drift that occurred during player rotation
  
• Vive: Added tablet interaction. Use right index finger to hover buttons and right trigger to make selection
  
• Vive: Players can no longer use their superhuman strength to flip cars
  
• Vive: Players are now visible to NPCs
  
• Vive: Movement now locked when arrested
  
• Vive: Adjusted hand collision size
  
• Vive: Added vehicle controls to motion controllers
  
• Vive: 2-hand carry items now attach to left hand
  
• Vive: Adjusted hand mesh location
  
• Both: Fixed camera root so VR players are no longer resting their head on the lawyers lap (I guess that was one way to cover the legal fees…)

Did Dubira mention Dubira is land baron now? YES, DUBIRA IS BESTEST, MOST GENEROUS BARON OF ERENOR! Dubira building whisperer, they say. Look upon Dubira wares and weep!

• Packs of 20 Worker’s Compensation potions – 3000 Credits
• Packs of 300 Bound Tax Certificates – 1350 Credits
• 2 Building Management Tiles – 300 Credits
• 2 Expansion Scrolls  – 300 Credits
  
  • Important Note: Each of these bundles can only be a limited number of times per server.
  • The ArcheAge Marketplace will display how many purchases are left on a server.
  • Once the quantity is gone, the bundle will be removed from your server’s Marketplace. GET IT WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

Oh, is inky-ink running on that scroll? Dubira go in back and write up new one with specialy-special marker. Wait moment…

Did Dubira mention Dubira is land baron now? YES, DUBIRA IS BESTEST, MOST GENEROUS BARON OF ERENOR! Dubira building whisperer, they say. Look upon Dubira wares and weep!

• Packs of 20 Worker’s Compensation potions – 3000 Credits
• Packs of 300 Bound Tax Certificates – 1350 Credits
• 2 Building Management Tiles – 300 Credits
• 2 Expansion Scrolls  – 300 Credits
  
  • Important Note: Each of these bundles can only be a limited number of times per server.
  • The ArcheAge Marketplace will display how many purchases are left on a server.
  • Once the quantity is gone, the bundle will be removed from your server’s Marketplace. GET IT WHILE SUPPLIES LAST!

Oh, is inky-ink running on that scroll? Dubira go in back and write up new one with specialy-special marker. Wait moment…

Greetings Captains!

This week was mainly dedicated to improvements and polishing. We've still got a ways to go before everything is complete, but we're getting there!

We also reached a decision to migrate to the latest unreal engine version in order to improve optimizations!

• If units go behind obstacles, you will be able to see their silhouette through objects
  
• Wagon in the third mission is now easier to select
  
• Units in timed assault now have equipment set to them
  
• Made improvements to first mission to show where the east, south and west gates are during the first tasks
  
• Chanter invocation area of effect has been made slightly more transparent to be able to see units better
  
• Campaign Map is now complete with proper points of interest
  
• Updated the Game Engine to the latest Unreal Engine 4.13
  
• Various additional optimizations

• Fixed a bug with codex journal entries, they were playing behind the codex and were being hidden by it
  
• In-game conversations will no longer stack if another one is already playing
  
• Cannons now display their ability in the HUD again, this was un-intentionally removed
  
• Loading story progress from steam now works properly
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed you to upgrade an item for free if it was locked
  
• Fixed a problem with cherubs killing altars instead of healing them
  
• Fixed units going through solid objects, they aren't incorporeal after all :p
  
• Fixed a grammar mistake during the second mission dialog
  
• Story mission 2 and 3 now allow you to Surrender properly

What do you think of our updated map? What about chapter 1 of the story?

Greetings Captains!

This week was mainly dedicated to improvements and polishing. We've still got a ways to go before everything is complete, but we're getting there!

We also reached a decision to migrate to the latest unreal engine version in order to improve optimizations!

• If units go behind obstacles, you will be able to see their silhouette through objects
  
• Wagon in the third mission is now easier to select
  
• Units in timed assault now have equipment set to them
  
• Made improvements to first mission to show where the east, south and west gates are during the first tasks
  
• Chanter invocation area of effect has been made slightly more transparent to be able to see units better
  
• Campaign Map is now complete with proper points of interest
  
• Updated the Game Engine to the latest Unreal Engine 4.13
  
• Various additional optimizations

• Fixed a bug with codex journal entries, they were playing behind the codex and were being hidden by it
  
• In-game conversations will no longer stack if another one is already playing
  
• Cannons now display their ability in the HUD again, this was un-intentionally removed
  
• Loading story progress from steam now works properly
  
• Fixed a bug that allowed you to upgrade an item for free if it was locked
  
• Fixed a problem with cherubs killing altars instead of healing them
  
• Fixed units going through solid objects, they aren't incorporeal after all :p
  
• Fixed a grammar mistake during the second mission dialog
  
• Story mission 2 and 3 now allow you to Surrender properly

What do you think of our updated map? What about chapter 1 of the story?

Hello Ragers! We have heard you! Office Freakout is now $8.99 USD, so be sure to take advantage of this awesome deal!

1.0.2 Patch
We are releasing a new patch update with lots of new fixes to gameplay and bugs sometime soon. It is still in development, and is not released yet. But the wait shouldn't be long.

• Optimized load times
  
• Rage Meter optimizations
  
• Destruction Orbs removed
  
• More feedback functionality to melee
  
• And lots of bug fixes

Halloween Patch!
We will be releasing a patch full of brand-new halloween content at the end of the month in celebration of spookyness! There will be more details on this patch soon, but with this update, you will have access to new halloween patterns, rage weapons, character skins, levels and more!

Stay tuned!

I just pushed out an update of the Rift Version of Multiscreens ("Launch Multiscreens in Oculus VR Mode") that allows you to capture the entire desktop in Multiscreens in Windows 7 :) (you could already do this for Windows 8+) There will be a little blue icon in the taskbar that is your desktop and you can pull up that window to have full desktop capture :)

It is slower than Desktop Capture for Windows 8+ which is why I normally didn't have it as an option, however if you are on a Rift and enable ASW the performance should now be decent enough to be usable.

So enjoy! Let me know if there are any bugs you run into. I could also make this work for the Vive, however without ASW it is fairly laggy, so it is up to you all if you would like me to add this or not.