Hello everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know how the new update is coming along and when you can expect to see it. So lets start with how the update is coming along. So far, everything has been focused on singleplayer. Some functionality such as the inventory system has been added and I have finally added support to fly/enter the one space ship that has been in the game since march. I have also decided to go back and redesign how planets work. At the current moment, there is a new shader for the atmosphere and if you leave the planet, you will be put into zero gravity. There is one downside though, I had to remove the way players could run around the planets and that was because the code I was using was simply placeholder to see what the game should have in the future. I am looking for a solution to the planet gravity so most of the singleplayer experience can be more fleshed out than it currently is. Here is a screenshot taken in the new update so far. :)
There is still some things that are planned for this update that I am trying to get done. One thing that might be hard to see in the picture posted above is what the player is holding. The player is holding a drill, and that item will be used to repair your ship (no ETA on when that feature will be available but vehicle health is already added into the game). Here are a few questions that I answered for this update:

So, when is the update coming out?

Well I am glad to say that I am trying to get this update out by May 20th and it will be Alpha 1.1! Now I really wanted to get this update out sooner, but some features took longer than expected. Also note that if you want to keep up to date with the work progress to check out the trello as I try to update as much as I can there.

What are your plans for singleplayer?

For future plans, I have some things on the drawing board such as NPC shops/interactions, space stations (in the concept phase now), quests, the ability to build bases on planets (won't be added/worked on until I code my gravity solution), a terminal overhaul (for singleplayer/multiplayer), and a crafting system.

Will these new features be added to multiplayer?

Sadly at the current moment I am focused on working on these new features for singleplayer only (other than the terminal upgrade). Now these features should show up when I overhaul the multiplayer in the future, but the overhaul hasn't even been concepted yet. Once I have begun concepting the new multiplayer overhaul, I will be sure to let everyone know! :)

[ 2018-05-14 03:48:15 CET ] [ Original post ]