As per the last update, we have been working hard on the Tombstone migration. This is almost finished and the first test version with Tombstone version 2.9.1 is heading to the test department today.
Almost all features have been transferred over - except for the new font rendering (Slug) and the new sound format. Also the editor widgets are still displayed the old traditional C4 way, with rounded buttons instead of the new square layout.
The rest of the engine migration will now mainly take place in the editor. The code under the hood is already almost completely transferred from Tombstone, but the GUI panels are still the old ones because they are harder to replace in the middle of production.
CNC can load assets from both C4 and the Tombstone Engine. In principle, besides many basic tasks in this branch, almost the entire renderer was replaced/reworked. The renderer still works with OpenGL but with a much slimmer driver interface which actually requires OpenGL 4.3 with a Direct State Access API.
The generation of the OpenGL shaders was heavily reworked and there were many changes that also broke our custom changes and had to be repaired first. Currently the tessellation on the field is still affected.
All multithreading optimizations of the Tombstone Engine have also been adopted. This concerns especially the light/geometry interactions. So the culling - to see if a geometry should cast a shadow - is swapped to jobs which are calculated on as many cores as available.
But if the tests go well and no further major problems occur, the update 0.9.5 for the community could follow in the next two weeks.
We also continue to work, in addition to a multitude of fixes and improvements, on AI bug fixes and a new extensive tutorial system which should make it easier for beginners to get started and provide you with tips and infos. This should make it possible to pause the running game in order to play a specific tutorial mission to learn the operation and contexts, or even a whole tutorial chain from the main menu.
[ 2020-02-28 16:32:55 CET ] [ Original post ]
🕹️ Partial Controller Support
- "Cattle and Crops"-SteamOS [35.9 M]
- Professional Farmer: Cattle and Crops - Digital Supporter Pack
You have the choice: control the vehicles yourself and experience realistic driving or leave the work to your employees, lean back and enjoy the field ballet.
Highly detailed machinery, realistic harvesting methods, original sounds and an authentic vehicle physics system offer you a compelling experience in Cattle and Crops.
Experience the varied everyday life of a farmer. Choose between a story mode or free play. The game also provides additional tutorial missions to make you familiar with the simulation.
Hire employees to cultivate your fields, or to assist you when you’re harvesting. You can delegate tasks with your calendar and watch your employees do their job or take care of the work in front of you on your own. Cattle and Crops provides a complex employee system where the workers take care not to damage the harvest.
Skillfully avoid unnecessary driving tracks on the field to keep soil compaction low so your plants can spread their roots in the loose soil to maximize the yield.
Take care of your crops so don’t hang their heads and make your fields prosper.
Plant growth (using the real BBCH scale) is based on multiple soil attributes like moisture, pH value, temperature, sunshine hours, NPK fertilizer and diseases.
Gather the harvest at the right time and try not to get stuck in the mud when it’s raining.
Cattle and Crops offers a range of big, well known industry brands such as CLAAS, Köckerling, Lemken, Mercedes-Benz and a lot more.
Extend the game with your own vehicles, implements and maps. We’re providing you with all the tools you need for it.
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04 or newer (glibc 2.14 required)
- Processor: CPU: Intel Dual-Core 2 GHz or similar AMD CPU
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon 550 RX or above (with 2 GB VRAM or above)Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 7 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Works best with proprietary Nvidia driver. OpenGL 4.5 required
- OS: Ubuntu 16.04
- Processor: CPU: Intel Quad-Core 3 GHz or similar AMD CPU
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 1070 / AMD Radeon 5600 XT (with 8 GB VRAM or above)Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 10 GB available spaceAdditional Notes: Works best with proprietary Nvidia driver. OpenGL 4.5 required
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