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This is the list of the most important changes for latest update:
New features: •Added Owen Gun. •Added new BAR 1918 variant. •Reworked animations for Colt m1911. •Reworked animations for BAR. •Reworked animations for Enfield (both variants). •Reworked animations for MP40. •Added some new Map Editor props.
Fixes: •Fully reworked pause settings to load faster and to be more user friendly. •Fixes in heightmap import in Map Editor. •Fixed wrong tetxures in some items and vehicles. •Fixed Japanese mortar nomenclature. •Fixed occasional bugs with skin color. •Fixed a bug where sometimes player's weapon stopped shooting. •Many other fixes from Feedbacks gathered on the Discord server.
We will be continuing reworking animations and UI in the next weeks. We are also gonna start testings on Normandy campaign very soon. The Normandy campaign will include 6 beach landings missions, at least a couple paratroopers battles, a few tank and a few city battles. Here's a screenshot of current status of Omaha Beach:
We keep improving all features of the base game and as always we will be going on listening to suggestions from people inside the Steam Discussions and the Discord server.
The updates for the base game we are constantly releasing are very expansive, so if you are interested on giving us a hand to make a better work, this is our Patreon. All the money raised from this will be spent to make a better game.
As scheduled, the third Community Update is now available! Focusing more on the User Interface, this update brings new bug fixes, improves some elements and offers new features requested by the community.
Improvements
Buying or selling items in batches of 10 is now possible at all merchants.
Immersive mode now removes all items from the HUD.
Two tutorials have been created to better guide new players through their journey. They will appear when you first go to the "Tactic" tab or use a "Weather Stone" in exploration.
The mouse cursor has been standardized across all menus and sub-menus.
Patch Note
Fixed a hardlock where you could face the Junkyard boss before meeting Ysoris
Fixed a visual bug in the craft menu
Fixed a visual bug when selecting a character on the "Main" tab
Fixed a visual bug that hid information on the HUD when fighting in controller mode
Fixed a tutorial window that appeared between two loading screens at the beginning of the journey
Added a list to select your game support when a bug is reported
Improved the UI when an equipped weapon is on the list of components needed to craft a new weapon
Improved combat against the Red Widows when defending the refugee village in the Jungle
Teleporting to Inel is now possible for players who have not unlocked the zone teleporter
What's Next?
Next month's fourth Community Update will bring fixes and new features to the overall UI as we continue to improve your gameplay experience.
We're also looking forward to unveiling an upcoming update with more content that will dramatically change the entry point into the adventure.
Thank you for your feedback
Your numerous feedback allow us to constantly improve your journey on Heryon and to offer you the best game possible. Feel free to share your feedback, suggestions and ideas on the Steam forum, the comment area below or more directly on Discord. Your feedback will always be read and taken into consideration by the members of the Eterniteam (Midgar Studio's internal team dedicated to Edge of Eternity).
With 8 new countries included in the upcoming West Balkans DLC for Euro Truck Simulator 2, our teams have their hands full; Especially when it comes to creating its abundant amount of wilderness and nature. With its exceptional wealth of plant and animal life, the Western Balkans is one of the richest parts of Europe in terms of biodiversity.
It is also a region that is mostly covered in mountain ranges, especially between the northwest and southeast. Drivers can expect a very diverse terrain profile when it comes to trucking, including some very scenic mountain routes.
Of course, not everywhere is hilly! You'll come across more even looking terrain as you travel inland. In these areas, you'll find that agriculture is more prominent, as conditions are more favourable for growing fruits, vegetables and livestock; especially in the warmer climates.
The West Balkans are also home to a variety of beautiful National Parks, which include everything from verdant valleys, to towering mountains, and a diverse array rivers, waterfalls and more which await visitors in this historic region.
With so much ground to cover, we are sure you'll have plenty time on the road to take it all in. We look forward to sharing more in-depth development blogs in the future which will feature specific areas. Like what you see? Consider adding the West Balkans DLC to your Steam Wishlist, it really helps support our studio and we thank those that have done so already!
We humbly apologize for the unexpected break in our competition. Your patience and unwavering support mean the world to us, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
I have great news for you all, now we have rid of those pesky Nox Bats the competition is back on, and it's fiercer than ever! The final weekend is upon us, and it's time to show the world what you're made of. Remember, the best time to play is from Friday to Sunday from 18:30 GMT as that’s when we have our wonderful streamers live! Stay tuned for the full schedule for the weekend!
Get your decks ready, sharpen your strategies, and unleash your might in the arena. This is your chance to claim eternal glory and prove yourself as a true champion of Issilith.
Let the battles begin, and may the odds be ever in your favour!
Hey there, fellow Catz! Today I want to talk about the progress of the last months and the changes of the new version (prologue / demo).
AI Upgrade
Last time, I talked about Familiars in ZpellCatz. Familiars can be controlled by a friend in local multiplayer or by an AI for moments when there are no friends sitting next to you. ^^ In order to be able to switch back and forth between those two control schemes, I had to upgrade the AI systems for better pathfinding.
The cool bonus: The enemy controlling AI also benefited from it! Enemies get stuck in corners less often and multiple melee enemies that hunt your cat hero do a better job at cooperating as a group.
Kudos to Cory Koseck (7ark) for their Unity-Passfinding repo. I used that one as a starting point and adjusted it to my needs. The red nodes on the image above show blocked paths, the blue nodes with green connections show possible paths.
Floor Visuals
One of the reasons that I started a crowdfunding campaign for ZpellCatz last October was to collect money in order to be able to polish the art a little bit. Thanks to the support it was possible to add some assets from matching "low poly / polygon" asset packs. One of these new additions are floor visuals!
The floor tiles are intentionally kept plain and monochromatic so as not to take the focus away from the combat action. But they look a lot better than the simple flat ground before.
Familiar Skill Trees
Next to the AI update mentioned before, I've also continued to work on the Familiars themselves. Today, lets have a look at the skill tree of them.
Each Familiar has a set of 4 active skills that unlock one by one over the first few levels. In addition to this, Familiars have passive skills called talents. Most talents affect the Familiar as well as your cat hero. Talents come in a "select A or B" fashion and can be respected for free in the village.
The first two available Familiars are Loki and Bashu. Loki uses high damage ranged spells (fire and nature element). The active skill "Heat Nova" also reduces the resistances of all enemies hit.
Loki's talents provide offensive stats like critical chance, spell power or faster cast.
In contrast, Bashu uses melee spells (lux and storm) and it is able to take a lot more damage than Loki. Two of Bashu's four active skills scale with max HP as well as spell power, so it's able to deal some damage even if you build it very defensively.
Bashu's talents provide defensive stats like block chance, life on hit or hit points.
Note: All info here is in development content and subject to change.
"Down to Earth" Update (0.96.0) February '23
*** General *** - Fixed ingame texts - Adjusted AI pathfinding to get stuck less often - Minor pause menu UI adjustments - Fixed strange tooltip positions near screen edges - Added floor visuals
*** Quality of Life *** - Double clicking a cat's save file now starts the game with that cat
*** Balance *** - Fixed wolf and fox AI to feel more like "hit & run" - Flathead enemies (zombies) now have increased defense / HP - Early enemy types (stars, ducks, urchins) now use more interesting spells
*** Engine *** - Game engine update - Library updates
Loco Shortline Operations - The Stoned Raider Joseph B
New buildable factory buildings New Construction tools (needed for making the other factories) --Construction tool Factory --Heavy Goods Factory
Changes to how clients connect
New economy distance multiplier bonus. (distance multiplier that pays you a bonus the further the distance from pickup location to the drop off location)
Added Loco inspcection Menu f9 (currently shows locos type and id) Improved textures performace when using many of the same wagon / train (for many vehicles)