So apparently I'm re doing everything again, a lot of the game is based off of old code and actors that I just ported from the original UE project, And given the amount if library updates to UE4 following UE4.26 I'm just going to have to phase out a lot of that old code, This includes the aircraft FM the UI and the gameplay system, The full Alpha is going to take a long time to finish so here are some features that are going to 100% be in the Alpha build:

• Campaign mission (No voice acting yet sadly)
• Two arcade modes: Endless Survival and Custom Survival, and if I fix up the MP system: COOP support
• Better settings menu: Now its no longer just 4 - 6 Presets
• New aircraft models
• More optimizations
• New spawning system (Save is automatically created so you no longer get a instant mission failure due to the Spawner not being able to get your selected Aircraft ID because the save does not exist)
• Less RNG based damage system, Weapons have damage values
• Better AI
• Performance Improvments

With these also comes some things that are not going to be in the game even for the final build:

• Damage Effects: they get annoying and trigger WAY to often
• That's literally it.

VR support is not going to be a focus given almost all of the 1307 UI elements (Packaged or not) are made for normal 2D support and cannot render properly in VR, The game still can be launched in VR but the UI is unusable. A lot of things are getting redone so its going to take a long time for the next update to release to the default branch however I will release some updates to the Open Beta branch (Should change it to Open Alpha( or is it a open beta of the alpha?)) but be prepared for crashes and bugs.
Oh I should also mention full custom Skin support, already made a paintkit for the first Replacement aircraft for the F18 the F/A-18X S-8 UPDATE: Paintkits work! Made this Razgriz skin for the F18, the dynamic material works so far...

[ 2021-04-20 15:36:15 CET ] [ Original post ]