Breakwaters
-Quick update to flotsam and icons in online
-Fixed flotsam inventory bug in online games so they now have loot like in single player
-Map icon bug fixes
-Cooking station menu bug fix
New online tech is now in public beta! Lots of updates and improvements.
Lots of improvements, updates and additions too.
Once the new online tech leaves beta, I will be working through a big list of content updates in May.
Jump into the Discord if you want more details or have feedback or a bug to report.
Happy Friday, hope your weekend is great.
Build notes:
v0.7.79
-Moved the new online tech from alpha into beta and turned it on in the main branch in Steam.
-Brightened the Titan beam attack telegraph shader at night time.
-Fixed blueprints in the Recycle bench so they provide the expected resource.
-Update to red stone so it interacts with NPC pathing correctly.
-Fixed throwing coconut bombs while driving a Hawk in the air.
-Updated Titan Melee to also rotate boats as they are pushed away.
-Improved online cannon charge shot aim on client machines to better align with host machine.
-Fixed a case where pause screen could be stuck on the screen if a specific order of events was taken.
-Fixed case with boats where their map icon wouldn't turn off after being destroyed.
-Misc online system bug fixes and error fixes.
-Update to Charge Shot logic so the beam doesn't run into water colliders.
-Update to Titan Map Icons so they correctly turn off when dead.
-Fixed a bug in reviving the Glider boat Hawk from the Ferry.
-Fixed boat revival in online games where the boat position wouldn't update correctly on other machines.
-Updated Grey Stone Door to require the correct resources.
-Fixed Hawk not showing the correct Model name in the UI and not updating the UI in the build menu correctly.
-Update to Stats point spending window to update the pending stat count after spending a point and to play sfx feedback when spending.
-Updated Crystal Tiki Torch dropped version so that it can float in water.
-Fixed a crate item dupe bug in online games.
-Updated travel menu to correctly show the start and end location of travel path options.
-Fixed UI issue in boat revive menu where glider boats didn't show their boat type.
-Increased max accuracy of the basic Bow to make it more accurate.
-Update to Pirate Tower Cannons and Pirate Boat Cannons so they see all online players.
-Update to pirate boats to fix a situation where they would save without a sail.
-Fixed a network object ownership issue for players on boats when the boat is destroyed and had been a npc boat controlled by another computer.
-Fixed NPC not correctly throwing weapons for client machines when the host wasn't close enough and the animation had LODed out.
-Fixed pirates on boats floating up and down oddly when they attack a player on the same boat.
-Improved NPC movement on boats in online on client machines to reduce/remove stutter.
-Fixed an issue with boat ownership in online games where it wouldn't switch correctly anymore to a client computer and only the host was in control of them.
New Titan map threat feedback. Improvements and fixes for single & online alpha
-Fixed an issue where the remote workbench menu being used could allow you to build some objects when you didn't have all of the required resources.
-Improved NPC rotation logic to remove some stutters from them turning too quickly during combat.
-Setup world map and minimap icons for the Titans so there is a threat circle feedback.
-Improved player minimap icon so it doesnt go away on the edge in some cases.
-Boat motor exhaust vfx improvements.
-Improved cannon vfx while shot from a moving boat.
-Update to Titan logic so the Head Look works on client machines in online.
-Update to Titan logic so it will "forget" its current target if the target is killed.
-Update to Titan vfx to improve visuals and reduce perf on some vfx.
-Fixed Walking Trees rendering issue in online games on client machines.
-Setup cannon aim rotation in online to match the person on the cannon.
-Improved bream cannon logic.
-Improved online boat logic for clients while the host is switching zones and the zone ownership changes so players dont fall out of their boats because of a incorrect physics state.
Quality of life improvements and bug fixes
v0.7.77
-Update to Titan Pillar Conch window so it live updates the distance to the Titan instead of only on window open.
-Improved Titan Pillar logic for when they are destroyed and if they can block the Titan.
-Improved treasure map interaction so when its unsealed it opens the map windows right away.
-Setup an attraction firepit and smoke for the first island archaeologist.
-Fixed Hermit double attraction icon issue.
-Misc UI polish and quality of life improvements.
-Improved Pirate boat npc lod distance
-Bug fixes for pirate boats and npc on pirate boats for single player and online games
-Fixed an item dupe bug in crates in online games
-Update to LOD bias default setting
Quick fix : Ferry update, plus other bug fixes and improvements
-Updated Ferry Boat logic so it works correctly again... new networking logic was causing issues in single player as I finish the updates for adding in the new online tech to release in the default branch very soon.
-Changed Main Menu background video to not be a streamed from disc asset. As a Streamed asset it wouldn't always load and sometimes could cause crashes. This new setup uses more memory but is more stable.
-Improved placing objects on floating docks to fix pipes attached to Refinery since they didn't want to attach previously
-Update to Stats button in player menu to be an icon instead of words and to show the number of points available.
-Improvement to player death logic
-Improvement to boat death logic
-Fixed localization setup for Yellow Boat Motor speed stat in motor description
-Added Metal Sheet to the possible treasure found from Rare Treasure Maps
Quick Fix: Health logic update
-Fixed a object health bug that prevented some objects from being destroyed. (Accidentally caused by recent changes for online features.)
-Update to Buried Treasure logic
-Update to NPC attack logic
Pirate NPC improvements and Online Alpha bug fixes
-Update to pirate npc logic to fix situations where they may not attack the player or would wait for the LOD system to tell them they could.
-Update to pirate towers pathing to fix some pathing issues with walls
-Fixed online cooking and water stations so client interaction is the same as the host and items cooking/water status is in full sync.
-Update to buried treasure in online games so they spawn treasure correctly and destroy correctly.
-Updated treasure logic for sunken treasure in online games so they have the same items found in single player.
-Fix for an online EXP bug where clients could gain exp from dead creatures.
Important bug fixes and improvements
-Fixed a bug with the Remote Bench menu which would error if there had been no tabs to switch between.
-Fixed a bug where objects may not render correctly after traveling and coming back.
-Fixed a bug where objects attached to docs may move to the world floor after traveling and coming back.
-Fixed a online bug where objects may not save/load correctly after traveling and coming back because they failed to cleanup correctly.
-Update to save/load logic to spawn objects on floating docks after the dock has spawned to fix a rendering bug.
-Update to Golem Stone item icon to make it more unique.
-Update to placement logic to only allow some objects to be placed on boats.
Quality of Life updates, improvements, and bug fixes
-Increased Net Bag size and Cloth bag size
-Reduced max tide height slightly
-Adjusted crab shell drop rate to increase it a little bit
-Update to Grey Stone so it drops resources while being mined, not just when it is destroyed
-Update to the stone quarry on the Pine tree island so that it spawns a much higher number of metal resource boulders to provide more iron
-Changed Blue Golems so they will not try to stun attack the player if the player is already stunned or was just stunned
-Fixed lights sometimes showing a soft dark spot in one direction
-Fixed a rendering issue where pooled objects wouldn't always initialize correctly after a long distance travel
-Improved SFX logic in inventory so it can't play a sound multiple times on the same frame
-Improved description for Remote Workbench tutorial text
-Multiple online alpha system level fixes, stability improvements, and UI bug fixes
-Improved cloud shader
Remote Workbench feature and other recent updates
On the path to finishing the new online tech, I am improving various parts of the gameplay and adding new contraptions and items. In addition to the below, check out the latest Online Public Alpha branch build for all the online bug fixes and improvements. Its very close to moving to the next phase of getting it ready for the default branch.
Remote Workbench
Most recently I added the Remote Workbench feature to the game. You can open the Remote Workbench menu from the player menu, or by hotkey (R or d-pad down which can be remapped in Settings). If a Workbench is nearby which allows remote access, it will let you build contraptions from it. This bench will directly enter build mode for these contraptions and will consume prebuilt items or resources each time you place the contraption in the world.
This is different from the normal interaction with Workbenches, which will build inventory item versions of everything. The other difference is that the Remote Workbench menu can’t build any equipment, only contraptions.
Try it out next time you play. It makes base building much smoother and makes it easier to be more creative.
Cannons on boats and Boat storage
If you are firing a Cannon on a boat, it would previously only consume ammo from your players inventory. The logic was updated so that Cannons can now also look in the boats inventory for ammo. It makes it easier to load up a boat with ammo and cannons and set sail without swapping out your players inventory items.
Updated Titan Beam
Some users have said they play games without Bloom turned on. When I played Breakwaters in this mode, I found the Titan Beam VFX didn’t look good enough, so I did an update pass to the visuals to make them look better with or without post process turned on.
Titan Fireworks
I mentioned the Titan Fireworks item addition in the last update but have done some minor updates to them in recent build changes. They are meant as more of an early game item or a quick deterrent while exploring. I am currently working on the late-game equivalent now and hope to share that soon.
I hope your week is going great, I am looking forward to sharing more updates and new content very soon! Keep an eye open for the next News post.