Experimental Info:

• Testing Cycle: ~2 weeks
• Experimental Saves: Enabled
• Backwards Compatible: No
• Update Type: Major Patch
• Contains Spoilers: Yes

v0.2.0 Patch Notes

(not including 0.2.1 or 0.2.2)

Core Tech:

• Complete refactor of the database & library system in the game. This will drastically improve initial loads into the game, as well as reduce load times going into saves. Will also improve general performance on library access calls. (i.e. whenever an entity is created, which happens a lot)
• New world generation algorithm, using advanced generation functions to create biomes that influence how a region spawns. This is still heavily work in progress and requires feedback.
• Improvements to the entity model constructor, that will make it vastly more efficient.

General Improvements:

• Improved simulation stack, with higher entity performance across the board.
• Predictive aiming for turrets, letting them lead shots to be far more accurate on moving targets.
• Refactor of the resource storage & management system, removing resource restrictions in place of a locally shared repositories. This is still being tested, but I am looking for feedback on it now!
• Removed resource tier restrictions from the game, letting any tier resource be stored anywhere.
• New model accent system, for applying custom colors & material values. Utilized heavily by the resource and faction system, making it extremely modular.
• New model animation system, for defining animation groups which can be interacted with from each entities script. Currently used by turrets, and will be expanded on in upcoming versions.
• Cargo drone distance prioritization, improving the overall efficiency and reliability of cargo drones.
• Drone route connection previewing, showing the specific route a drone will take.
• New sound system, creating more localized sound instances & interactivity by utilizing a simulated 3D environment based on spatial blending.
• Wall connection key improvements, for more efficient connection changes.
• Redesigns on most of the UI, for better clarity & more intuitive navigation.
• Updated how categories are defined and created in the inventory. Allows for dynamic categorization of entities at runtime, instead of categories needing to be predefined.
• Numerous shader improvements that will help overall clarity, notably on regional boosters.
• Many small improvements to the tile grid and tile selector system, making them more efficient & modular for upcoming expansions on these systems (i.e. copy + paste)
• Tucked away the info popup behind a keybind. Holding left control will now pop the window up.
• New resource query system & internal storage improvements, enabling the following changes...
• Burner generators can now take multiple resources, and the burner will always choose the resource with the highest power value to burn next.
• Labs will now prioritize converting the resource it has the most stored of. If multiple resources have the same storage amount, it will then priotize the resource closest to being finished.
• Crafters no longer need to have a specific recipe set. Just dump the resources into them and if the resources match an unlocked recipe it will be automatically crafted!

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed decryption finished event tripping the bug manager to pop up.
• Fixed unreadable text on some of the info popups do to coloring constraints.
• Fixed shader error on region boosters, which would make the shader extremely bright.
• Fixed damage numbers getting frozen in world in some instances.
• Fixed force closing UI's getting frozen on screen in some instances.
• Variety of other bugs fixed indirectly by numerous core system improvements. Please let me know if certain bugs carried over from v0.1.4, as I will priotize fixing these first.