A large number of new classes have been added! And you can match your own troops, so why wait for the beta version to download and play!!
What's new:
1. A large number of new classes have been added
2. Players can choose their own class before the start of the game
3. The game art style is back to pixel style!
4. Added a large number of special effects, such as fire and laser.

Early wishes! Happy new year!
-New vehicle: IS-3 heavy tank! With such a stunning appearance, the reload speed no longer matters!
-Added new character illustration for Maria! The new illustration is now the default display.
-Reduced the number of enemies in the survive mission of Forest.
-Optimized the environment of Nameless Forest. If you experience any frame drops, you can try lowering the graphics quality in the options menu.

A quick hotfix!

- When loading an older save with no volume data set, your volume settings will default to '100' rather than '0'.
- Fireballs now have a trail/explosion sound.
- Fireballs now do less base damage on hit (5 -> 3), and less base damage while burning (5 dps -> 2.5 dps), but their scaling has been increased so it will do more damage at higher levels.
- Fixed some enemy rotations as they would spawn in facing the wrong direction.
- Fixed a minor level issue.

v0.13.4 updates:

• upgrade prices changed
  
• max enemy spawn set to x5
  
• new coin gain formula
  
• added snowflake unlock challenge to Lv1
  
• Gift Box HP bar now has numerical values
  
• added an info box when a new challenge has been completed
  
• German Umlaute added to the font (Ä,Ö,Ü,ä,ö,ü)

Good day fellow Meeps!

After spending loads of time on the recent UI update, I've started working on new gameplay features again. First off, I'm adding the functionality to allow manual control over certain individual Meeps. These Meeps will be required to perform special tasks required to keep the realm ticking over efficiently.

Icons will appear at special locations around the map for some tasks, while others will be highlighted around the current location of the mouse cursor.



Some of the tasks currently envisioned / implemented, are:

• Completing Apprenticeships at Woodcutters, Stonemasons, Builders, Wanderers, etc. to allow the Meep to perform the tasks associated with those Meeps' skills, to assist in time of need.
  
• Fast-tracking construction.
  
• Fertilizing fields used to cultivate crops, so nutrients do not get depleted.
  
• Gathering wood, stone or shards.
  
• Surveying important points on the map.
  
• Keeping the realm's campfire burning and stocking up on firewood for it.
  
• Helicopter-based tasks!

Many of the building blocks required to implement this functionality already exist, but all the new possibilities need to be properly blended into the existing gameplay without causing clashes or bugs.



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Thanks for your support in 2023 and see you next year!
May you be happy and content in 2024...
De Chelonian Mobile

Hello Everyone! Filip, a Paragrowth developer here.
Here's another report on the latest developments in the game.

Last month I started moving to the new home, which is taking a lot of time, so I moved report of some jobs done in november, to be included in this dev log.
I also prepared a short summary of 2023 on the bottom of this dev log, so don't miss it!



Over the last two months, I've focused on planning and creating game template.
This template sets the direction for implementing various mechanics in the game.
It offers a clear understanding/debugging/controlling of what is happening with characters in game, simplifies testing new features, and makes debugging more straightforward.



Until now, I was preparing different mechanics in somewhat isolated environment, which posed challenges in integrating these elements with other game components. The new template has made this process much more manageable and has helped maintain organization within the project.

I've drawn inspiration from Unreal Engine's design pattern for categorizing different game elements, each with strictly specific objectives. These objectives are managed by components like Pawns, Character Controllers, Game Modes, etc. but a bit different than it's done in Unreal. I did many changes, which will work better with my projects, like Paragrowth.

(This scheme shows just small part of the core for the game. It's not including things like world generating, environment control etc.)


A significant addition to the core of this template is a range of helper features. For instance, I can now easily group required game scenes and define their workflow. This will be very beneficial when focusing on specific aspects, like night survival gameplay/combat mechanics/interactions with npc. I can set up a test environment, load necessary features, prepare a test character, and start working on the new subject, with just a few clicks.


This flexibility also means that whenever a new idea strikes, I can quickly shift from working on one feature to another, like night survival events, and test it efficiently. It's really nice quality of life improvement.

Next thing... In November, I encountered sad news: one of the technologies I was using for spawning forest got deprecated and it will be no longer supported. I tried finding similar one, but there wasn't anything which would give enough features.
So I've made my own solution for placing trees, bushes, grass, rocks and other forest elements on the map.



It's not fully complete yet but is tailored to my project's needs and offers greater control, which also will solve few issues there was in the previously used technology.

When working on the forest spawning feature, I needed to find solution for fast searching world areas for certain objects and I learnt to use so called "Octrees". It's universal algorithm, and right now it's used by finding trees to remove by the masks you see in the gif above + it will be used for world eco-system for animals, for 3d models generating utilities and others.

That's all for November/December game development report.


As mentioned lately, I completed my work studio, which gives me better space for focus, sound production, and planning new ideas. Here how it finally looks like (though it's still awaiting some furniture):



Now let's do a small summary.
Year 2023 was fully focusing just on fundamentals, on tools and building up / upgrading systems, for later use in gameplay mechanics.

Key Achievements of 2023:
-Completed custom Physical Movement system (still will be developed)
-Upgraded FPS interactions system
-Polishing RealWaves audio system for immersive audio simulation (still will be developed)
-Made input prioritizing system
-Completed procedural legs animation tool (Legs Animator)
-Upgraded world map generating system (still will be developed)
-Get used with URP render system (better game performance)
-Reworked inventory system for gameplay use and added few upgrades
-Made Character equipment system for changing weapons/clothes (visually on game model)
-New helpful features for my Animation Editing Tool (Animation Designer)
-Created animations for test creatures
-Created new animations for character combat/traversals
-Implemented character traversal actions (climbing, vaults etc.)
-Made texture tools for faster materials creation and optimization
-Added many new features for procedural architecture generator tool (PGG)
-Created early version of FGame Template
-Rewrite for Combat system (now awaits for being implemented in the FGame Template)
-Anim-Actions API (extended control for combat animations/traversal animations)
-Rewrite for Anim-Setup API (animation priorities, to avoid using animation graphs)
-FAnimate system, for clear control over all character animation related things
-Added better characters ragdoll physics (still will be developed)
-Few upgrades for weather and time of the day system
-Created shaders for creating more randomized look of destroyed buildings
-Created APIs to ease up creating mesh generating algorithms
-Made root walls and roots enviro generating algorithms
-Made procedural mesh generators for roots, mosses, rails, roads
-Made procedurally generated scheme for electricity poles and similar structures
-Made components to easily generate holes in walls for destroyed buildings
-Made few locations using the mesh generating tools
-Prepared models for crafting table
-Made custom trees/bushes/grass/details spawning system for terrains
-Thanks to Stuku we have Distillery Station model and Grain Creature model

There might be a few things I've missed, and also some of these achievements weren't mentioned in previous logs as they're hard to showcase visually. But rest assured, you'll see the fruits of these elements soon!

So the plan for 2024 is fulfilling lacking features for the systems, creating gameplay mechanics for exploration, combat, character skills development, crafting, and night survival.
It's gonna be much more exciting year than 2023 for sure!

Happy new year 2024 everybody!

Happy New Year! Just a reminder that it's snowing in Trail Out and for a limited time you can pick up a Santa skin for your character.

Thank you for sticking with us. It's been a big year and the biggest updates in the history of the game. We're proud of it.

Next year we only expect a port of the game to consoles and possibly other platforms, but for now it's all in the plans.

Online is unfortunately permanently canceled, as we completely left for a new project with the whole team, ports on consoles proved to be problematic and the time frame stretched for almost 8 months.

- Campaign groups and units balance pass, added two air units from challenge levels.
- Torpedo input buttons are now axis based rather than event, the game engine appears to have some event registration issues with some keyboards.
- Fixed an issue in the loadout screen which skips displaying the already visibly selected item for the first time a slot is accessed.
- Fixed an issue in crew loadout customization when there is an empty crew slot, which causes incorrect visual assignment to the loadouts.
- Fixed role selection UI not being updated properly.
- Fixed FPS limiter setting to either use 60 fps or the monitor refresh limit.
- Fixed 81' prototype bad mortar repair position.
- Fixed player targeted air groups ceasing to spawn since v1.4.2.5 stable, reintroduced them with increased cooldowns.
- Fixed boat name typo "Little Jue"-> "Little Joe"
- More adjustments to pier generation.
- Removed placeholder text for some news event popups.

* hopefully improved terrain performance
* fixed order of monsters on end scene
* replaced placeholder model for RadioImpProjectile
* fixed glitching wind sound when going in a diagonal direction
* Added separate configurations for horizontal and vertical mouse sensitivity
* reduced microjetpack sound

Hi folks, Cris from Lunar Chili here, with a not-so-obscure reference to another 80s rock anthem.

As we all prepare to welcome 2024, we're also excitedly counting down to Jan 15th – the day "Time Survivors" goes live. This game is our small team's labor of love, a blend of inaccurate history and overpowered characters.

Watch Anita Garibaldi in action, bringing her own brand of fireworks to our game's world. A glimpse of what's waiting for you:


From your timeless team, Happy New Year!
- Cris, DDT, Lele (Lunar Chili team) 🌙🌶️


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