Dec 20, 2024
Vincemus - Air Combat - Zer0
Prepare for Battle! - Vincemus V1.2 Total Overhaul
Vincemus V1.2 Overhaul is here!
A Quick Summary of how the V1.2 Patch is going and an update on what to expect in it.In the V1.2 Overhaul of Vincemus immerse yourself in high-stakes WW2 aerial combat! V1.2 is a major update that brings forth the complete re-work of almost everything in Vincemus to bring out better gameplay, more aircraft, a brand new modular health system, re-worked missions coupled with smarter & more dynamic AI. V1.2 comes with many additional features for a deeper customisation for your aircraft with the ability to add Direct Injection retrofits to changing your ammo racks to fit an all Tracer belt. V1.2 also offers better customisations in the game’s settings from Delayed & Safety fuses for your payloads to aligning with the aircraft for those immersive barrel roles. The Skies of Vincemus have never felt this alive or dangerous.
With V1.2, it brings our brand-new modular health system adding higher-stakes where your decisions in the sky matters. you’ll need more than speed and firepower to survive. Manage your aircraft’s critical systems as each component (wings, elevators, rudders, and cockpit) can be damaged or destroyed in combat.
Expand Your Hanger!
With V1.2 Update get prepared for new flyable aircraft available for both player and AI. Introducing 5 new unlock-able Aircraft. giving players even more variety in their dogfighting experience.Upgrades for Every Play-style
Due to the introduction of the modular health system & New Generic System means no two aircraft are alike. As such I’ve completely gone away with the previous upgrades and have come back with a newly Overhauled Aircraft Upgrade system. Equip your aircraft with modules specialised to critical components such as your Airframe, Engines, Cockpit and Armaments each with different characteristics as Your play style defines your aircraft’s survivability.
Dynamic Ai Dogfights / Revamped AI
Our AI pilots have been completely overhauled to create a smarter, more dynamic, and more dangerous enemy for players to face. The new AI system brings a heightened level of strategy and teamwork to dogfights, making every encounter more intense and unpredictable. Here’s what to expect:- Coordinated Squadrons:
- Our AI no longer fights alone. They now work together in squads, designating targets based on threat levels and coordinating attacks to bring down the most dangerous opponents. Expect to face more than just a single foe as AI squads will challenge you to adapt and survive against a well-organised group of enemies.
- Adaptive Combat Techniques:
- The AI can perform a variety of combat manoeuvres based on the situation, whether in air or ground combat. They dynamically adapt their tactics depending on multiple factors such as: how fast the target is moving in relation to the AI, the target’s proximity, the direction you’re facing and what type of vehicle their target is using as their own vehicle. Whether it’s dogfighting in the skies or launching ground assaults, they’ll tailor their moves to outsmart and overwhelm you.
- Flanking and Ambushes:
- Don’t get too comfortable in your routine manoeuvres as our AI will perform flanking techniques if they spot you from afar, setting up ambushes to catch you off guard. They’ll exploit openings in your defences and use your blind spots against you, making every encounter feel fresh and challenging.
- Morale Based Behaviour:
- Our AI is also programmed with a morale system. If they find themselves outmatched or sustaining heavy damage, their morale may drop, causing them to retreat, fly more defensively or move into a Fight or flight mode giving them a short burst of increased performance but at the sacrifice of decision making and their endurance, pushing themselves and their aircraft to the limits for a short time and will aggressively pursue you. But be warned when their morale is high, they will be able to conduct more complex manoeuvres to get in in their crosshairs or to move into a more advantageous position, forcing you to fight harder or flee yourself.
- Difficulty Meter and Ranking System:
- With the new difficulty meter, you can control the level of challenge you face. In addition, AI pilots and squads now also have a ranking system. The higher their rank, the more advanced their combat maneuvers become. Elite pilots and squads will pull off complex moves and coordinated strategies that will push your skills to the limit.
Revamped Aircraft Physics
With our new modular health system & the inclusion of the New Generic System created for Vincemus which is to help streamline development of Aircraft components. Aircraft Handling and the physics calculations related to the aircraft’s flight has underdone a massive change. Making every flying your aircraft much easier and more accurate to control. Every dogfight will feel a lot more smooth and heavy. Letting you feel the tension as you or your enemy aircraft limps with missing parts and a struggling engine, trying to survive until the mission is complete.
Fight for Every Part of Your Aircraft
In Vincemus V1.2, Dogfights are no longer just about taking down your opponent. They're about surviving with what’s left. Our modular health system ensures that each aircraft component has its own damage model. Take a hit to your wing? Your manoeuvrability suffers. Lose an elevator? Good luck pulling up in time. This system adds a new layer of strategy, making every hit count and keeping you on your toes in the heat of battle.
Major Improvements across the board!!
- Main Menu- The Main Menu has had a complete redesign for smoother navigation and a more intuitive experience.
- In-Game HUD
- A cleaner, more informative display to help you track everything from damage to mission objectives in real-time.
- Mission Manager
- We have had an overhaul on missions. Enhancing them with a new Mission Manager to allow multiple primary and secondary missions running simultaneously, adding a better variety to planning mission routes and mission tracking for smoother gameplay progression.
- Save/Load System
- Out with the old and in with the new. The old Save/Load system has been removed from the game with only certain remnants of old save data. To incorporate a new version designed to lower the tedious process of manually entering values to save for different properties.
- The new Save/Load system also creates backup save files that automatically saves loaded variables when you start the game for the time in a game session.
- Improvements have been made since the last update, so expect better performance when navigating windows and faster as well as smoother loading transitions.
- New Input System
- The V1.0 of Vincemus uses Unity’s built-in “New Input System” but this turns out still have a lot of limitations and issues listening to anything that isn’t a mouse. So I’ve ultimately decided to scrap the entire thing and rebuild it using a modified version of a new design that’s now in Vincemus V1.2.
- Allowing for key binds on almost every single input and almost all types of Controller/Joystick types with Axis Sensitive customisations, Improving control mapping for a more responsive and customisable gameplay experience.
- Universal AI/Player Control System
- The AI now uses the same flight control system as the player, creating more realistic and fair dogfights. This means the Ai is now able to use the same flyable aircraft as the player and shares the same base stats for their aircraft, Also allowing them to fit randomised upgrade modules to their aircraft to give them an extra edge in different combat aspects to their Ai peers.
Smaller yet interesting changes
- Entirely re-made code Backend- We have rewrote a crazy amount of code, basically making the back end an entirely new game. Made to run more smoothly and to be more efficient with rendering distant objects. This has allowed us to add around 2x-4x extra Ai active in missions be it both Allies and enemies making it more chaotic on certain missions.
- New Generic Class System
- I’ve included a new code layout which I call the CoreGeneric system, This causes all object to inherit specific classes & creates off chute classes that’s based on the type of object the component is connected to.
- For example
- Vehicles in Vincemus are now all sharing the same base class, but when the object type is marked as an aircraft. The vehicle then populates itself and prepares to take assume of the roll of being an aircraft.
- This allows us to customise vehicles based on Type/Class/Group of vehicle. anything more specific outside of the generic parameters connects itself onto the generic system and after initialisation it spawns an already working system without the need for any duplicate code or changes to the coreComponents.
- Audio Changes
- Audio got a RNG multiplier for pitch and spawn times so each repeating sounds a tad different.
- A small yet helpful audioManager was created to help compensate for the increased amount of weapon fire in missions, limiting to how many sounds can be played at once based as well as filtering them based on the type of sound
- Gunner & Co-Pilot models now a thing
- You are no longer alone in your larger aircraft as your aircraft seats are now filled with Co-pilots and Gunners.
- Using IK handles, their body will follow the target they track and their hands will be ready on the triggers of their current weapon systems
Are You Ready?
With these improvements, Vincemus V1.2 provides a more engaging combat experience. No two encounters will feel the same, and you’ll need to bring your best strategies to outthink and outfly your new enemies. Every encounter becomes a test of strategy and skill. Are you ready to take on the smartest enemies in the skies of Vincemus?Prepare to dominate the skies with enhanced controls, smarter AI, and better streamlined performance.
Thank You to Our Amazing Community!
We want to take a moment to sincerely thank everyone who has followed our journey and is waiting patiently for this exciting patch. Your support, feedback, and enthusiasm have driven us to make Vincemus the best it can be. We couldn’t have done it without you, and we’re beyond excited to share this next version with the community. Cheers from Zer0, I thank you all and can’t wait to see you take to the skies in this new patch!
This V1.2 overhaul is a massive patch for Vincemus and some errors and bugs may have snuck through, so Please feel free to let me know if you come across anything out of the ordinary and don't forget to let me what you think of these new additions to Vincemus or if there’s anything else you would like to comment about. Please don’t be afraid to reply! Or make a post on the steam forums and if you want you can message me directly on Discord through our server.
I wish you all an awesome one!
Zer0
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