Delta Horizon
Delta Horizon is being retired.
After reflecting on the game and how far I've come as a game developer since then, the best route forward is to retire the game. There is too much room for improvement where it'd be better to start from scratch and build something much greater rather than improve upon what exists now. This includes new artwork/audio/features/maps and anything else wild that I can think of.
Thank you to anyone who may have enjoyed the game over these years. I hope that you will be back to try the next iteration, whenever that time comes.
Cheers,
Skylar
Spaghetti Cowboy
Developer Update - 9.27.18
Thanks for all the players in the last week, we've had so many new people check out the game. I am looking into incentivized events to increase times where more players are online together.
FEATURES
- Reload Alert that shows up when your active weapon is out of ammunition.
- Added simple functions based on a weapon's profile to differentiate gun's
audio pitch, distance falloff, volume until a suitable audio library is found.
MISCALLANEOUS
- The Chat Container is more functional both in menu and in game.
- Added Skull Icons to Player Scoreboard Items to indicate when they are dead.
- Added an animation to the ready button in lobby, it can be hard to see for first time users. (Looking into more rework)
- Increased certain blend tree speeds to match the soldiers movement speed.
- Insurgent cosmetics have been named.
- Optimized and reduced times RPC methods are executed to increase network performance.
BUG SQUASHES
- Fixed an error where a room was not becoming joinable for others after the initial room's players loaded the level.
NEXT UP
- Rework various sections of the UI to provide a more fluid and intuitive experience.
- Add more Social functionality.
- Audio logic library to account for objects between the player and the audio source.
Remember to join the Discord Community to chat in voice channels, stay updated and submit your requests in realtime to the developer.
https://discord.gg/VVaqKSD
Delta Horizon becomes Free To Play!
After the sudden realization that it would be extremely difficult to build a community around Delta Horizon: a paid multiplayer-only game with virtually no marketing. Especially with free AAA quality games such as Fortnite or Paladin already out there, it would be virtually impossible with a paid version. I knew I shot myself in the foot and had only one choice to make, let the people play for free.
If you would like to support Delta Horizon and see the game progress, the Supporter Pack DLC is available for purchase. The Supporter Pack gives you some nice cosmetics in game with future cosmetics and perks to come.
All of the amazing people who bought the paid version will receive a Supporter Pack key free of charge!
Don't forget to join the Discord Community to receive the latest updates, use the voice channels while playing and all of that good stuff!
https://discord.gg/VVaqKSD
Developer Update - 9.19.18
Hey guys, there will be an important announcement later today so check back later to see the game changing news!
MAPS
I've spent the last week reworking three maps that I felt unhappy with. They lacked verticality so I did what I could and hope you enjoy the changes.
The three maps are Stronghold, River, and Overgrown.
MISCALLANEOUS
- Added Recoil Kick dampening to soldiers so that the kick in aim angle that they receive diminishes.
- Demolition now has two demo sites for each team, this will open up possibilities in strategy.
Remember to join the Discord Community to chat in voice channels, stay updated and submit your requests in realtime to the developer.
https://discord.gg/VVaqKSD
Developer Update - 9.10.18
What's up guys! Back another day with some more good updates!
BUG SQUASH
- Beginning Round Music and Ending Round Music now play properly.
- Unexpected falling animation when walking across objects with cracks (bridges) has now been fixed.
MISCALLANEOUS
- Eden's sized has been scaled higher.
- Eden now has Extraction, Demolition, Turf Tango
- Echo has been populated out more.
- Added more tags to objects to produce respective audio sounds and effects.
- Performance has been increased on Temple, Trade District, Skyline
- Objective and Teammate markers now tell the distance between your soldier and the objective or teammate.
Thanks for everyone who was able to support Delta Horizon by purchasing Early Access. Spread the word and let your friends know about the game!
Remember to join the Discord Community to chat in voice channels, stay updated and submit your requests in realtime to the developer.
https://discord.gg/VVaqKSD
Developer Update - 9.9.18
Hey guys, thanking for everyone who was able to support Delta Horizon by purchasing Early Access. Spread the word and let your friends know about the game!
Remember to join the Discord Community to chat in voice channels, stay updated and submit your requests in realtime to the developer.
https://discord.gg/VVaqKSD
MAP
- Eden: A small nature themed map with fog obscuring your vision. Testing the map with suppression first and will implement turf tango and other appropriate gamemodes in the near future.
BUG SQUASH
- Resolved issue on Turf Tango where the turf wouldn't reset properly
- Resolved issue on Demolition where planting the bomb wouldn't work sometimes.
MISCALLANEOUS
- Leaderboards are more efficiently downloaded and uploaded.
- Weapon profile tweaks. AK-47 was a bit overpowered
- Demolition has been added to Overgrown and Trade District
Thanks for checking out Delta Horizon and I hope to see you in game!
Early Access Release Update 9.7.18
Delta Horizon has officially released for Early Access. Spread the word to your friends and let's start to expand the community!
So much has been fixed and added over the past week alone. I've been working overtime to bring you guys something that I can consider the bare minimum. There is still much more to come in the near future to make this game even more enjoyable!
Please join the Discord Community for realtime updates and to use the voice channels while in game!
https://discord.gg/VVaqKSD
FEATURES
Score Feed
- A basic score feed that will show you how much XP you are earning for different events or actions you take such as killing or participating in the objectives. I look forward to expanding on this feature soon.
Improved Stats
Steam's back-end will now be saving even more statistics like gamemode specific (Bombs Planted / Bombs Defused). More and more stats will be saved in the future to bring you a more exciting reason to compare stats with your friends!
Compass
A compass has been added to the in-game UI to aid in strategy and communication.
BUG SQUASH
- Numerous match synchronization issues.
- Fixed bug where some profile stats were showing the wrong value.
Spec Ops vs Insurgents
- Insurgent themed soldiers have been implemented into the game, which will make soldiers slightly differentiated from the opposing team.
MISCALLANEOUS
- Updated the look of the scoreboard and to add columns for specific game modes.
NEXT UPDATE
- New Map
- New Gamemode
- More tweaks and bug squashes.
Thanks for checking out Delta Horizon and I hope to see you in game!
Early Access releases September 6th!
Delta Horizon will be released for Early Access this Thursday (September 6th) at 5 PM EST!
Let's get the party started.
As promised, a developer update will be released shortly.
Developer Update - 8.24.18
Welcome to the third installment of the Developer Update!
Delta Horizon is reaching closer and closer to a benchmark that I am comfortable with releasing Early Access at. Please be patient while I continue to work towards reaching this checkpoint, it is so close!
The bugs and miscellaneous sections do not reflect 100% of the changes that have been made.
FEATURES
Demolition
- Fight over a Neutral Bomb, plant it at your enemies Demo Site and defend until it explodes. Easy Enough. I am looking into spicing things up a bit though so beware!
Global Chat
- Easily chat with other players who may not be in the same room as you.
BUGS SQUASHED
- Multiple Match State Synchronization bugs.
- Artifacts properly deleted after the match finishes.
MISCALLANEOUS
- Further weapon profile tweaks.
- Unlocked Items show up on the Post Game Screen.
- Certain UI panels have been altered to appear more orderly.
- Added an Interact Panel to the In Game UI.
Developer Update - 8.14.18
Welcome back to the Second Update!
Moving from this update and forward, I will be releasing updates once a week to keep the community in the know and the features rolling.
Please join the Steam Group Chat for realtime updates!
FEATURES
Crosshair Customizer
- You can find the customizer in your settings page. This feature was created for someone in particular because they weren't "FEELING" the default crosshair I created. There you go, Travis!
Turf Tango
- A gamemode that resembles King of the Hill but with a catch. Turf holders can earn their team double points if they spend their time dancing in the turf. Tango your hearts out and protect your tango!
BUG SQUASH
- Animation transition errors have been fixed.
- Fixed a bug where player loadouts were not saving properly.
MISCALLANEOUS
- Fixed a render issue that results in a slight performance increase.
- Added additional Hotkeys in Settings.
- Weapon profiles have been tweaked.