Hey everyone, we’re getting closer and closer to beta. In this build, we mostly fixed a lot of the NPC behavior problems. We also moved the game up to Unity 5.24, which should fix some of the vehicle physics problems. We went about fixing most of the story related bugs, so players should be able to play through what we have right now. We’re trying to wrap up the story before beta. For the next build, which will be around mid-March, we’ll be focusing on AI groups and AI behavior, Adventure mode features, as well as the World Editor along with its story editor. Due to upgrading to Unity 5.24, we had to repack our assets, so this build is pretty big and might affect some saves (we’re not sure). Changelist Fixed not being able to assign a job to Nan Fixed NPCs standing too close Fixed giant robots not shooting missiles Fixed some NPCs not fighting enemies Fixed planting time being reset upon fast travel Fixed missions in adventure mode spawning enemies too close Fixed NPCs not getting on the monorail Fixed L1 section camera issues Fixed ragdoll getting stuck when dying on signal tower Fixed not being able to repair turrets Fixed not being able to dig in water Fixed farm not saving Fixed arrow numbers not showing up Fixed NPC not in towns unless reloading in adventure mode Fixed multiplayer colonies not being able to upgrade Fixed not being able to plant in multiplayer Fixed monorail not being able to connect two ends Fixed NPCs falling into the ground in multiplayer Fixed multiple AI robot follower bugs Fixed enemy inconsistency in multiplayer Fixed not being able to place the repair machine on level 1 colony Fixed NPC getting stuck in the Factory Replicator Fixed farm UI Optimized object spawning Optimized group spawning Tweaked nuke effect so that frame rate doesn’t drop Tweaked the amount of rain Tweaked the blurring underwater Tweaked multiple story scenes Added not being able to fast travel when on vehicle Added mission failed UI prompt Added followers helping player cut tree (when equipped with tree cutting equipment) Added enemy missiles attacking multiple targets Added torpedo effects Added the Stay command for NPCs Added colony self-sufficiency in multiplayer Added some cave animals Added middle mouse button for scrolling text Added outline to UI numbering Added launch facility location in the desert in story Updated to Unity 5.24 fixing a bunch of physics bugs

Game Modes

• Story Mode – Story mode is the main meat and bones of the game, it is the action-adventure-rpg-somewhat-4X segment, offering npcs, missions, colony building, farming, ranching, training, diplomacy, and of course, a storyline that you can follow or ignore. This story features a 17X8km world map with many unique character, landscapes, biomes, locations, and over 100 types of potential enemies. Even though we’ve made it seem like a very action oriented game in the trailers, in reality, players can choose to not fight so much as to just plant a farm, make some food, keep the colonists alive, negotiate with the sentient aliens, and defend the perimeter from the local life forms. That can still eventually arrive at the ending. And yes, there is an ending. Story mode also features coop with other players.
  
  
• Adventure Mode – This mode is based on a procedural map generated from a seed. Currently, it comes in a 40X40 kilometer map. Players will be able to complete random missions, defeat bosses, and explore different landscapes in the mode and eventually be able to setup conditions that they want to play (such as tower defense or attack an alien camp). This mode will also feature survival gameplay. The randomization in this mode will eventually pull in player made objects and locations so that a world will always feature something new and unique.
  
  
• Build Mode – In this mode, there are no enemies and an infinite amount of building material. It also currently comes in a 40X40km map. Players will be able to build whatever they want in this mode, including everything in the Creations Editor. Think of this as the perfect testing ground to test everything you build. Or…it’s your place to build your garden without ever worrying about the pesky aliens.

• Coop – Coop comes in many selections, such as adventure mode, tower defense mode, build mode, etc. This is pretty much an open world sandbox with a max of 32 players (this number still needs to be stress tested).
  
  
• Versus – This mode allows teams of up to 16 players to battle against 16 players from another team. We allow full terrain manipulation in this mode. Currently, it's a point based system where one team wins if they reach a certain point level based on kills, built objects, resources mined, etc.

• 20+ hours of storyline
  
• 70+ types of enemies
  
• 20+ unique mainline NPCs
  
• Able to dig
  
• Able to build
  
• Able to plant farm
  
• Able to build colony
  
• Able to have followers
  
• Creation Editor to create vehicles, weapons, objects, vtols, and more
  
• Day/night cycle with realistic moon cycles
  
• Weather system
  
• 15+ types of mineral types
  
• 200+ unique items
  
• Resource scanner
  
• Realtime AI pathfinding
  
• Multiplayer COOP
  
• Multiplayer VS
  
• Realtime water physics

• Finish up the single player storyline
  
• 30+ more enemy types
  
• More mainline NPCs
  
• Multiple boss types
  
• Story Editor
  
• Herding
  
• AI bot followers
  
• Ingame music player
  
• Hardcore survival mode
  
• Negotiation with aliens
  
• War with aliens
  
• Missions to the moons
  
• More objects in Creation Editor (boats, mechs, armor, etc.)

• Riding animals
  
• NPC Marrying
  
• NPC Procreation
  
• Season system

• OS: Linux Kernal 3.2
• Processor: i3+Memory: 6 GB RAM
• Memory: 6 GB RAM
• Graphics: GTX 460+ HD 5770+Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Storage: 6 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1)

• OS: Linux Kernal 3.2+
• Processor: i5+Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Memory: 8 GB RAM
• Graphics: GTX 760+ HD7000+Network: Broadband Internet connection
• Storage: 8 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Must have OpenCL compatible CPU or GPU (DX10.1)