# ------ Announcements

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## Sprint

\n5th sprint, of the 3rd cycle. Chapter 04/Pass 02. (The last chapter).\nAll chapters are at the same pass, Next sprint is a new cycle!\n\n[c]Play-tests are always welcome open. If you want to help me with your feedback, please contact me :)[/c]\n\n**Explanation and showcase**\n\n

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# ------ Game

## General

\n\nNEW\n* Added app icon to windows.\n* Added basic haptics (force feedback) to interactions. Can be toggled in the settings.\n\nImprove:\n* This build contains LOTS of refactor and improvements.\n* * More soft object pointer usage.\n* * Refactor and cleaned the book class.\n* General cleanups, optimizations, small fixes, and documentation everywhere.\n* * Optimized Nanite\'s \"Pixel programmable distance\".\n* * Enabled GarbageCollector\'s actor and asset clusters.\n* * PSO cache and precache.\n* * More stringent cooking to reduce package size.\n* Updated to Sentry 1.1.1.\n* Fixed issue with shaders not compiling for low quality scalability settings.\n\nKnown issues:\n* Outline effect looks odd with TAA at a shallow angle.\n* Shelf has issues on proton with non-nanite mesh.\n* The plate at end shows up and the fade starts later.\n* Missng hint for poem on chap 02.[/p]

## Settings

\nNEW:\n* Added configuration for \"color aberration\" visuals, and a feature toggle.\n* Added ability to set defaults on game settings.\n\nImprove:\n* Improved setting full screen mode, resolution, and resolution scaling.\n* * Resolution scaling now shows the actual resolution %. Might not be accurate if the main resolution changed, and it has not been applied yet.\n* Added (performance) trace start/stop for debug builds.\n\n

## Art

NEW:\n* Working on the new hall01, and toy.\n* Adjusted the character energy particles.\n* Added light importance volumes.\n* Added reflection captures.\n* Added and optimized cloud material.\n* Added meshes for: cup. Not yet in build: cabinet-02.\n* Improved UI style for: \"big button\", checkbox.\n\nImprove:\n* Optimized ambient occlusion. And enabled them for baked lights.\n* Optimized lamp cover.\n* Optimized shadows.\n* Optimized drawing using Packed Level Actors.\n\n

## Chapters

All:\n* Added/Improved hints. With more complex conditions :).\n* Added interactions: clothes hanger, more light switches.\n* Configurable range for Card-00, and foxified it.\n\nCH00:\nCH01:\nCH02:\nCH03:\nCH04:\n* Added LogicCard 04. Not enabled yet.\n* Added word puzzle, changed flow.\n* Added world text.\n\n

# ------- Subsystems and plugins

## All

> Public repos for the plugins are updated on a later date, according to (my) availability.\n\n

## Flashbacks

New:\n* Experimental Anim FB Fps. Adjusts the fps of the animations based on the flashback. Has a feature toggle in settings.\n* Added cloud effect.\n* Added sound filter (echo/panning) on flashback.\n\n

## Dialogs

https://codeberg.org/jerobarraco/Diags \n\nLifeDev:\n* Fixed some dialogs. Added some more.\n* Improved dialog prompt animation.\n\nPlugin:\n\n

## Interactions (and animations)

https://codeberg.org/jerobarraco/Interact \n\nLifeDev:\n* Removed `RewardFlag`. It\'s superseded by auto-flag.\n* Foxified cards.\n\nPuzzle:\nPlugin:\n* Improved `SetHiddenInGame` and `SetActive`. Removed call to `SetAutoActivate`.\n\n

## Inventory / Flags / Teach

https://codeberg.org/jerobarraco/Inventory \n\nLifeDev:\n* Refactored inventory to show feedback when an item is consumed or acquired. Took some work.\n\nTeach (NUX):\n* Improve NUX animations and looks.\n\nPlugin:\n* Added cool down factor. Can be changed dynamically. And foxified it.\n\n

## JSignificance

https://codeberg.org/jerobarraco/JSig \n\n

## JUtils

https://codeberg.org/jerobarraco/JUtils \n\nNew:\n\nImproves:\n* Moved UI stuff to `JUtilsUI`.\n* Optimized `QuickMesh`. Disabled \"Affects navigation\".\n\n

## Sounds

https://codeberg.org/jerobarraco/Sounds \n\nLifeDev:\n* Adjusted audio volumes.\n* Adjusted music order.\n* SFX for: Hanger, Heater.\n\nPlugin:\n\n

## Story

https://codeberg.org/jerobarraco/Story \n\nLifeDev:\n* Adjusted some cameras.\n\nPlugin:\n* Block loading on a background thread.\n* Improve step teleport.\n* Reworked inter show/hide.\n\n

# ------ Links

\nPlay on Steam [dynamiclink href=\"https://store.steampowered.com/app/2450230/LifeDev/\"][/dynamiclink]\n\nForums https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/solodev-lifedev-my-game-about-overcoming-cptsd/1172122 \n\nTwitter: [dynamiclink href=\"https://twitter.com/jerobarraco\"][/dynamiclink]\n\nMastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@jerobarraco \n\nSupport on patreon (\"one time\" also available) https://www.patreon.com/c/jerobarraco \n\nSupport on liberapay https://liberapay.com/nande \n\nSupport on Ko-fi https://ko-fi.com/jerobarraco \n

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