Furtive
Dev Update - June 12th
Just a little update about the next update. Since releasing Call To Arms Part I, we've had to scale back our efforts to take a small break for ourselves and we've had time to reconsider how we will be approaching our future plans. First, we're going to be pushing back the content we were planning to release this month to a later point for now, but we're doing this to ensure we're delivering a satisfying content update that comes with as little issues as possible, and so that we have time to improve other areas that need attention as well. So you can expect the features we had planned and more for the next content update.
Before then, we want to prioritise controller support and localisation so we can broaden our player base and bring more players into our community in time for the next content update. We believe bringing full controller support can come with many opportunities such as putting our game on the Steam Deck and even porting to consoles one day.
This means there will be a shift in all future plans we originally had but we'll touch more on that at a later point in time. Thanks for all the support everyone, we'll share our progress soon!
FURTIVE v0.2.1 - Call To Arms Update Fixes
Fixes
- Buffed the HV-1 winch strength and increased it's maximum length.
- Optimised health code to minimise game freezing on death.
- Fixed a bug where the third person's gun model parts and muzzle flashes would be rendered in the first person camera after exiting a vehicle.
- Fixed a bug where the mission to steal a HV-1 was not completable and caused the game to stop working correctly.
- Fixed the road collisions near the outpost that leads to the main facility bridge.
- Fixed NavMesh around the fortresses so soldiers and animals are no longer able to spawn or walk inside the walls.
- Fixed a bug where the HV-1 was still drive-able after it had run out of fuel.
- Adjusted helicopter spawnrate to be slightly less frequent.
- Helicopter will now flee if it is unsuccessful in finding players after a while.
- Adjusted textures on Chris Roberts and Aaron Roberts default and survivor outfits, as well as all Corocotta disguises to prevent them clipping in the camera.
- The fortress floors now give the correct footstep sound effects.
Thanks everyone!
CALL TO ARMS PART I - FURTIVE v0.2.0
Welcome to the Call To Arms update! Part 1 of 2 of the new content and features coming to FURTIVE. The second part will be releasing some time in June.
Please note we strongly recommend starting a new save file for this update.
New Content Additions
- Weapon Attachments: Added attachments for all guns (excluding Rocket Launcher), including Silencer, Red Dot Sight, Reflex Sight, Halo Sight, and ACOG Scope.
- HV-1 Winch: Introduced a new winch feature for the HV-1 vehicle to help it get unstuck.
- Steam Achievements: Implemented 60 new achievements.
- Building Items: Added new items including Table, Standing Torch, and Sleeping Bag.
- Map Points of Interest: Added 2 new Fuel Depots and 2 new Corocotta Fortresses.
- Weapon Crates: New weapon crates can be found in Outposts, Fortresses, and Supply Boats. These crates may contain weapons like Rapidhawk SMG, Hunting Rifle, Galil, IS-1911, as well as attachments and ammunition.
- Cosmetic Outfits: Introduced a new set of 'Survivor' outfits for all 4 characters.
Changes and Improvements
- Workbench V2: Updated the workbench with a new UI, allowing players to craft items, change firearm attachments, and repair melee weapons/tools.
- Item Degradation: Melee weapons and tools now degrade with use and can be repaired at the workbench.
- Weapon Info UI: Reworked the bottom right UI to display ammunition type for firearms and a health bar for melee weapons.
- Rucksack Model: Added a visible rucksack model to the player character's back when their inventory contains items.
- Inventory Rucksacks: Redesigned the death drop rucksacks to spawn on the server, interactable by all players as normal storage containers, with an improved UI for item management. These rucksacks now also save and load correctly.
- Weapon Icon Artwork: Updated all weapon icons to match the style of other items.
- Metal Axe Model: Upgraded the model for the Metal Axe.
- Aiming Adjustments: Lowered the camera field of view when aiming down sights to improve aiming accuracy. Additionally, weapon walk animations now do not play when aiming down sights.
- Supply Crates: Removed the ability to add items back into supply crates.
- Tree Generation Option: Added an option to generate fewer trees when creating a new save to enhance performance.
Bug Fixes
- HV-1 Mission Crash: Fixed a crash that occurred when completing missions while inside the HV-1.
- HV-1 Crouch Bug: Fixed a bug where entering the HV-1 while crouching caused it to flip when exiting.
- Galil Model: Optimized the Galil weapon model.
- Fire Particles: Fixed transparency issues of fire particles against fog.
- Map Errors: Corrected errors in certain map locations.
Work In-Progress Fixes
- Framerate Optimisation: We're still working on ways to improve framerate. The Part II update will feature further optimisations of in-game assets around the new points of interest.
- Furnace Items: Addressing inconsistencies when adding to or removing items from the furnace.
- Dialogue Voice Volume: Slightly adjusted dialogue voice volume, but we're continuing to work on achieving a better balance.
- Wood Footstep Sounds: Fixing the issue where wood footstep sounds are incorrectly applied when walking on terrain around wood pillars.
- Client Control of the HV-1: Ongoing work to resolve issues with client control of the HV-1.
Our discord server now features a new bot with commands to report bugs and suggest features that will give users a prompt to fill out. These reports will go straight to our development dashboard so we can work fast to address it and provide updates as we go along. Join the discord!
Thank you! We look forward to hearing about your experience with the new update.
CALL TO ARMS PART I - MAY 28th
CALL TO ARMS PART I. Kicking off on May 28th in Steam's Open World Survival Craft Fest.
We've had to split May's update in half due to the scope of update creeping higher than we initially intended, the second half will be coming around 3 weeks or so after the first part releases.
Part I Features: Weapon Attachments, HV-1 Winch, Melee Weapon/Tool Degradation and Repairing, Workbench V2, New Map Points of Interest, 60 Steam Achievements, New Unlockable Character Outfits.
Part II Features (Coming Soon): New Village NPC that provides Raid Missions quests, HV-1 Refueling, Weather System, Map Locations Markers and Craftable Waypoint Markers.
Both parts will also feature some bug fixes and improvements.
See you all soon!
Weapon Attachments & New Locations
Another improvement also being made to firearms is we've taken out the walking animation while aiming down sights to keep the weapon steady, we're also lowering the FOV while aiming which will significantly improve the ADS experience when using the firearms.
In case you missed our last couple of posts, the new workbench as seen above will be replacing the current workbench. It will replace the crafting UI with a new one that is more similar to the inventory's crafting UI. It will also feature 2 other pages in the UI for setting weapon attachments and repairing damaged tools.
We're adding more improvements and locations to the map. The new update will see some small little additions to the world that will give the island some more life, as well as new point of interest locations. These locations include 2 new fuel depots which will tie into the new raid missions, and also be a place to steal fuel from for your HV-1's.
More to share soon! Cheers.
First Look Into CALL TO ARMS
We've heard a lot of people getting their HV-1 stuck too often, so today we present a new modification to the vehicle. The winch! Hook it up to a nearby tree and wind yourself in to get the vehicle unstuck.
I'd also like to show improvements made to the weapon UI that shows the ammunition type for the currently held firearm and melee weapon/tool degradation health status.
We're also bringing 60 new steam achievements with this update, here's a little peak into my folder with some of the artworks.
We've got heaps more to show off soon as we get closer to the release of this update, at the moment we're aiming for the end of the month to have it out.
FURTIVE v0.1.6
- Client players can now interact ride in the HV-1 as passenger, currently only hosting player can drive the vehicle. We are still fixing an issue with the client's ability to drive the vehicle.
- Save file stability in new updates has been improved with a new save file upgrading function in the save system.
- Breaking tree stumps will no longer break multiplayer sessions.
- Items near other players no longer glow for the local player.
- Interaction range has been slightly increased so players can pick up items and interact with objects from a slightly further distance.
- Characters will now properly unlock when the player using them disconnects, leaving the character free to be chosen by the next joining player.
- Fixed corrupted metal axe icon in the equipped weapon display on the bottom right corner of screen.
Another issue we have recently picked up is the save and load system won't consistently load players back into their position they saved in, instead just go back to spawn. We're investigating the cause for this, but other than that everything else loads correctly.
Upcoming Content Sneak Peak.
CALL TO ARMS - May Content/Quality of Life Update
This update plans to include a complete rework to the Workbench, improving it's UI and functionality. This station will not only be used for crafting anymore, it will now also be used for repairing weapons/tools as we plan to introduce degradation, and last but not least, customising firearm attachments. Firearms will receive a range of attachments to apply improvements on your selected firearm.
Map Location Markers. Newly discovered locations will become marked on the player's GPS to help with familiarising yourself with the map as you discover it. Player's will also be able to craft waypoint markers to drop behind in locations they wish to remember to come back to, such as bases.
Raid Missions. We plan to introduce a new NPC in the night crawler group at the active night villages. Offering rewards for completing small strike missions to cripple The Corocotta and help the group with their needs. Rewards will include gold, xp and any loot you obtain from the mission.
There's a lot more to coming with this update that we'll go into more detail on as we get closer. These are just some of the main highlights.
VERDANT SECTOR - August Content Expansion
We've also begun early production on August's major content update. We call this an expansion as we plan to expand the map in a pretty big and unconventional way, with plenty of interesting areas to explore, new missions to do, new weapons to obtain, new enemies to face, and more. We'll touch more on this a little bit later.
Can't wait to share more of the upcoming content with you all. Massive thank you to everyone for the incredible support in our first few weeks of launch!
FURTIVE v0.1.5 Patch Release
- Major performance stuttering has been fixed. Our next steps will be to achieve a higher FPS.
- Added buoyancy to items in lakes, which should rectify the issue of not being able to pick up items under water. Items can be picked up once they have surfaced.
- Added a new skill tree for upgrading inventory capacity up to 100, mastery level lets players keep their toolbar items after death.
- Added repair functionality to the building hammer, allowing the player to repair damaged structures using 1 wood log per third of maximum health of the building object.
- Changed Toolbar UI placement in the inventory item window to be more prominent, with an added header.
- Adjusted spawnrates of soldiers, wildlife, helicopter patrols, and boats. Let us know if these rates need further tweaking.
- Soldier's attack priority between players and buildings has been adjusted to prioritise the player more. Let us know if they still tend to target buildings more.
- Removed forced opening prologue for first time players. You will now only be prompted once when clicking play in the menu, asking if you wish to play the prologue or not.
- Trees now fall in the direction the player is facing when chopping them.
- Fixed missing stump texture underneath cut trees.
- Menu screen buttons now hightlight when hovering the mouse over and clicking.
- Fixed a bug where The Trader NPC would spontaneously attack the player.
- Added a check to prevent removing items from furnaces/campfires if the player's inventory is full.
- Soldiers/Wildlife will no longer take damage from vehicles that have no players inside, and the minimum impact damage has been increased so they don't die too easily when touching vehicles.
Ongoing Improvements
- Performance drop while wielding building hammer.
- UI Markers clipping out after 1000m.
- HV-1 Interaction for client players.
- Still looking for any further multiplayer bug reports so that we may address them promptly.
FURTIVE v0.1.4 Patch Release
- Fixed Save Loading not loading save files properly, saves should no longer load without trees in the world. The cause was rooted to a wildlife loading issue which broke the load cycle, all has now been resolved.
- Fixed game breaking bug where dying in a HV-1 would get the player stuck and potentially fall through the map, the game will now kick the player from the HV-1 right before death to prevent this.
- Fixed more UI Icons being corrupted.
- Crosshair is now turned off while inside the HV-1
Missed In Last Hotfix Notes
- HV-1 has the ability to turn on/off the headlights. The button is bound to the attack button, left mouse click by default.
- HV-1 has had further handling improvements, and improved braking.
Ongoing Improvements
- Investigating ways to improve performance stuttering.
- HV-1 Interaction for client players.
- Still looking for any further multiplayer bug reports so that we may address them promptly.
Please continue to alert us of any further issues, thank you for the continued support!