LEGO Worlds
Announcement Update 4 - Patch now live!
You’ll be pleased to hear that the Patch to push update 4 from the Beta branch to the Main branch has now gone live! As such we’ll be disabling the Beta branch so that everyone moves across to Main branch automatically!
You’ll also be pleased to know that we’ve fixed quite a few issues, so without further ado, here are the Patch notes:
V 0.5.1 Patch Notes:
<*>Performance improvements to terrain generation speeds
<*>Fix for Saves being wiped when updating from specific game versions
<*>Various crash fixes
<*>Various camera fixes
<*>Fixed a hang related to water placement
<*>Resolved several ability button conflicts for character abilities
<*>Fixed an issue that caused duplication of camera interface
<*>Prompt text will no longer appear in screenshots
<*>Resolved an issue where all colour options would pop when selecting a transparent brick colour
<*>When in split-screen both players are able to make discoveries simultaneously
<*>Resolved an issue where the customiser roll-out would close if a 2nd player entered a separate tool
<*>Resolved an issue where player health would randomly reset when at water surface levels
<*>Resolved a problem with raise/lower tool options for mouse and keyboard control schemes
<*>Fixed a collision issue with Polar bears
<*>Players are no longer catapulted into the air if driving into water from great heights
<*>Drillex now operates smoothly when drilling upwards
<*>Fixed a conflict in the customiser that caused hair to be removed when equipping capes
<*>Resolved an issue that prevented placement of player exported models
<*>Fixed a collision issue relating to certain player animations
<*>Items that have targeting options can now be put away
<*>Fixed various button overlaps when using controllers
<*>Resolved an issue that prevented creature interactions when using certain control schemes
<*>Fixed a bad interaction between bouncy props and interactable props
<*>Moving a brick with the controller will no longer delete bricks located beneath the movement space
<*>Players / NPC's can no longer mount creatures at the same time
Happy weekend!
The LEGO® Worlds Team
Suggestions Megathread
We had a lot of fun with our previous suggestions thread, so we've set up a new one!
Head here to share your thoughts and ideas with us:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/0/451850213952448148/
(Note; we ARE making an Online Multiplayer mode, so we'd ask that people avoid just commenting on that in the thread without saying anything else, just to help keep things nice and easy to read!)
Thanks,
Chris
Announcement: Update 4 Live!
The final update for 2015 is now live!
As we’re going to allow the team the chance to sleep over the winter break, we’re not likely to have a patch available straight away for any issues we see people encounter. So with that in mind, we have decided to place the Update build onto a Beta Branch within Steam so that you can revert back to Update 3 if you need/want to. Here are the steps to do this:
1. Right Click on LEGO® Worlds within the Steam Library and select Properties.
2. Click on the Betas tab
3. Select the ‘Beta’ option from the drop down menu
4. Go to Local Files and click ‘Verify Integrity of Game Cache’
As mentioned in our teaser announcement, the major new feature is Split-Screen Co-Op! It works like this…
First, the short version: To have 2 Players on a Single PC, Press F2 to drop player 2 in and out. You must have at least one controller connected.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=577451828
Now, the long version: If you have a controller connected, press F2 on the keyboard to drop player 2 in on the inactive control system – this means that if you’ve been using the controller, player 2 will drop in on mouse & keyboard, and vice versa. If you have an additional controller, F2 or START on that controller will drop player 2 using it, leaving player 1 as they were. F2 will always drop player 2 out.
It’s 2 players only, and you can’t have both players on the keyboard, or one on keyboard and one on mouse – yet! Also, if you find that the game is slowing down for you a lot in Co-Op, there are a few things you can do to help resolve this. The first is to try and lower the games Quality settings in the Video Options and Effects Options of the Setting Menu. Another useful fix is to switch to Windowed Mode (if the PC doesn’t have to draw as big a window, then it doesn’t have to work too hard, so the Frame Rate picks up!)
There are a few new props to find in some of the biomes, and who left explosive crates lying around? You know we can’t be trusted with that stuff! Make some noise, and wake up the world next door!
Next up, Brick Building has seen some improvements too. While a wider-ranging upgrade to the interface is still in development, the basic building controls have been improved. On mouse & keyboard, when deleting bricks you no longer need to select a brick to go back to placing – just tap the left button to return to your previous brick. On controller you no longer manually swap modes with [Y] – instead, just tap [X] to start deleting, chip away at the landscape without having to manhandle the crosshair into a brick, then tap [A] to go back to placing.
Still in Brick Building, we’ve also expanded the brick palette for those Master Builders out there. I lost count of how many so here’s a picture instead:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=577543369
As usual there are a few new characters, creatures, vehicles and items to discover. In particular, try to find the awesome new weapon – it’s the perfect complement to split-screen and will bring even more colour to your worlds. Who will find it first?
Oh yes, items – if you’re playing on mouse & keyboard there is a Put Away button, or if you’re playing on a controller, you can now put your item away by tapping Down on the d-pad, get it back out with Up, and quick swap through all the items in your backpack with Left and Right. The interface update mentioned above will simplify the regular way to choose items from the grid, but these new controls feel great anyway.
There are some new quests to find, as well as those that unlock characters and creatures, a few more now have additional quests. But why is that Fisherman afraid of… oh!?
Just… one… last… thing… Check out the character customizer for a small festive addition.
Thanks for a great year everyone!
John Hodskinson
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As always, here are the patch notes:
Fixes/Changes
- Performance fixes related to dynamite
- Tweaks to spawning criteria of certain vehicles
- Updated localised text
- Resolved an issues when skydive was initiated whilst under lava
- Fixed cases where falling context was entered unnecessarily
- Fixed certain item animation clipping issues
- Fixed several cases where players would get stuck in terrain when performing specific actions
- Dragons and similar creatures can no longer fire projectiles backwards
- Adjusted the glow of neon paints
- Fixed missing faces on certain props
- Helicopter should now descend if unmanned
- Pickaxe can no longer mine water
- Fixed a few cases where props would re-appear afet being destroyed
- Fixed discovery animation not playing if players made multiple discovery types simeltaneously
- Fixed Camera issues caused by fast/repeated throwing of certain items
- Fixed certain props missing break-up debris
- Fixed an issue where players could not open chests if NPC's were close-by
- Players now correctly turn when firing the Bow & Arrow
- Quest prompts now appear correctly when nearby quests have been completed
- Stopped props re-spawning in the same location on reload of a world
- Corrected some missing bricks in certain LXFML models
- Missing audio on certain creatures corrected
- Corrected control information in certain contexts
- Stopped interact prompts appearing when quests called for characters/creatures to be subdued
- Seasonal Hat added
We want to thank everyone for what has been a brilliant 2015 for us. The game has come a long way, and has a long way to go, but it’s been great to talk with so many of you and see your energy and excitement for where we’re headed—it’s been infectious!
Many thanks and we wish you all a happy 2016,
The LEGO® Worlds Team
Announcement: Update 4 News!
It’s about that time again, update news o’clock!
This will be our last update for 2015, and as it is the season of sharing and being together, it seemed fitting that this update should feature the inclusion of Split-Screen Multiplayer! Drop Player 2 in on your controller (or a second one), and start co-operating. You will play nicely and co-operate rather than just shooting each other, won’t you?
But wait, what’s this? More bricks for our Master Builders? Yep. Here’s a teaser of just a few of them, but last time I counted there were exactly “quite a lot” – we’ll reveal more soon:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=573915603&fileuploadsuccess=1
So what else?
- New characters, creatures and vehicles to discover.
- A fun new item to help bring colour into the world.
- An explosive new prop to play with.
- More additional quests.
- Improvements to Brick Building controls, especially on controllers.
- A proper way to put items away.
- A seasonal surprise in the customizer.
As usual, we’ll go into more detail and add a full set of patch notes when the update rolls out, so you can also check the issues that have been addressed.
Keep your eyes peeled for the update! Speak soon!
Feel free to further join the discussion here:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/0/487876568229631721/
Many Thanks,
The LEGO® Worlds team
Highlights: Treasure Chest Building Challenge
We've had a good look in the Creative Corner, and after much deliberation over cake, coffee and cake; we've picked out the following builds as the highlights of the Challenge!
[B]Satturo - Baba Yaga Hut
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=545312406
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/5/490124466466374812/
LEGOrabbit - Dragon Wizard Tower
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=559718840
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/5/485622866444811651/
Nasa105 - Warehouse
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=559165145
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/5/485622866442105306/
Torsk - Egyptian Temple
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=550863244
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/5/490125737469486818/
Arkelia - Floating Ruins
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=546191334
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/5/490124466470847834/
Excellent work all, some very cool ideas! Thanks to everyone who took part in sharing their creations with us! I will contact the above users to arrange collection of their models and take their credit names!
Be sure to keep sharing your builds with us in the Creative Corner here:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/5/
Keep your eyes peeled for upcoming news on the next update!
Keep building,
The LEGO Worlds Team
Dev Diary - Procedural Sky
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/0/485622866440633602/
Update 3: Patch now live
We've rolled out a patch for Update 3 to address the following:
Major Issues Resolved
- Various crash fixes relating to Fixture & Fitting placement
- Resolved various issues that were causing performance issues on low spec machines
- Various missing translations added
- Fixtures & Fittings now show correctly when converted to LXFML via the export tool
- Vehicles that are spawned into the world via Drag & Drop are now fully functional
- Resolved an issue where the helicopter wouldn't always animate
- Resolved an issue with helicopter audio not playing
Minor Changes
- Resolved a sizing issue with certain text
- Spawn rate for certain vehicles has been modified
We're still investigating a few other issues, and will also have some news regarding the next major update as well in the not too distant future.
Thanks,
Chris
The Elegance of the Cloud Octopus!
Occasionally on your journey in the clouds, you may stumble across across a cloud that has become home to a gathering of Cloud Octopus! These mysterious beasts seem to defy all logic, which is useful, because as a Square Foot, you tend to be a little odd yourself (you're up in the clouds yourself after all?! By the way, how DID you afford a Helicopter?)
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=549098307
Taming one of these graceful beasts is as simple as hopping on and diving off the clouds to the World below!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=549098671
It's a fun adventure for all those involved, though the scientists are still baffled not only by how they get there to begin with, but do they still count as a Cloud Octopus once they pounced down to the World below?
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=549099107
The Cloud Octopus is a keen ally in the raging debate about the greatest creature in the land against that pesky Land Shark.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=549099504
Go No-longer-in-the-Cloud Octopus! Be free!!!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=549099899
#CloudOctopus
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Tales from the Worlds: What to do if you find yourself face to face with a Land Shark
What to do if you find yourself face to face with a Land Shark
-a mini Land Shark story-
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=549019236
"...so you’ve been casually walking along and inadvertently almost bumped into a Friendly Land Shark. It happens. Except Land Sharks are not friendly, and will eat you up in a second given the chance. They’re particularly partial to Gingerbread, so you’re doubly in trouble buddy."
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=549019566
"That’s probably a more appropriate reaction, but don’t worry too much buddy, just remember this mantra:"
Land Shark all up in your face, punch the nose and watch him race
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=549019768
"Feeling better already, huh? But this is no time to be grinning away, you’d better sort that Land Shark out pronto or you’ll be crumbs!"
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=549020099
"Look at that blundering big fish go! Now you can kick back and have a jelly tot. And that’s what to do if you find yourself face to face with a Land Shark"
-fin-
... #LandShark #SillyLandShark #OMGSharkOnLand?!
Discuss your encounters with the LandShark below or join the discussion here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/0/490125103627575780/
Announcement: Update 3 is live!
Update 3 is now live! So what are you waiting for?! DOWNLOAD IT NOOOOWWW!!!
Here’s a rundown on the feature updates;
Quest System Improvements
Several Characters now also have quests AFTER they’re unlocked. This will allow us to author more interesting quests down the line and even allow for us to create random events that occur within the worlds. Perhaps you’ll find some spooky goings-on?
Updated Skybox
A huge overhaul to the skybox system shows off much improved visuals during both day and night and sees a vast improvement to the natural lighting. From the warm glow of sunrise, through to the twinkling starry nights, your world looks drastically more alive. And fear not, the improved lighting is actually more efficient than the previous setup, so performance won’t suffer because of it.
Vehicle Camera Fixes
We’ve improved the vehicle physics and sharpened up the camera while you’re in vehicles. The controls still remain the same for now – with options to come a little later – but these changes mean the vehicles now handle more like you’d expect when using WASD.
Fixtures and Fittings
Does your house have a noticeable breeze/blizzard/volcanic burn running through it? Not sure we can do much about the last one without some industrial air conditioning, but for the rest there is now a selection of working doors and windows in the Brick Building tool! Time to renovate your existing models and make some new ones too! We’ll add more to future updates, and we certainly haven’t forgotten about other bricks, which will come in the future too.
More Varied Item Discoveries
Tied in to the quest system, some item discoveries now make more sense. For example, we recently unearthed the shocking revelation that apples are actually found on trees rather than in chests as previously thought, so you’ll have to find a suitable tree and give it a whack. There are a number of other examples, but we’re not telling you all of them, that’s your job to figure out.
Brick Build Blueprints
As well as finding cool items in big chests, you’ll now also have a chance of finding a blueprint for some super cool brick builds. When found, they’ll be added to your brick builds grid in the menu allowing you to place it whenever you want.
Picture Album
Remember those pictures you took with the camera? Now you don’t need to go foraging for them on your computer, you can view and delete them on the front end.
Items Backpack
We’re adding a very simple but much quicker way to get to your items. Like many of you, we feel it’s important for gameplay that we don’t keep them embedded in the menus any longer, especially now they’re becoming more fun and useful.
Minimap Update
We’ve added a nice little feature to the minimap. If you click on it (mouse & keyboard only for now), you will be given a 3D overview of the areas in the world you’ve visited, similar to the preview when you choose your world on the front end. It’s great for tracking progress and finding your bearings!
Content
There are several new characters (which are SPOOKILY relevant to the time of year), vehicles and props available to discover and unlock too. Make sure to consult with other players to see where they can be found – some of them are really quite rare!
We’ve also got a full Patch Notes to accompany the feature updates:
LEGO Worlds v0.40 Patch Notes
Major Bug Fixes
- Various Stability/Crash Fixes
- Updated localised strings
- Fixed rare Occurrence where player was able to tag away from the playable character
- Fixed an issue with coastline generation
- Fixed a render issue with certain brick types on low/medium graphical settings
- Fixed Alt+Tabbing causing loss of camera controls
- Fixed to slope matching not functioning correctly with terrain tools in certain cases
- Fixed WASD keys still registering inputs when game is running in windowed mode and not focused
- Fixed corruption of water terrain on front-end world preview on certain machines
- Fixed camera not following or rotating correctly with chase mode enabled
- Fixed some cases where 2-core CPU's stall when using certain terrain tools
+ We're aware of the issue that is causing this and will continue to address this in future patches.
Minor Fixes/Tweaks
- Mouse wheel zoom is now more granular
- Resolved an issue where player could place props above ground, resulting in floating props
- Resolved a problem where manual deletion of single bricks wasn't registering in 100% of cases
- Fixes to various Gingerbread man animations
- Drowning no longer makes you immune to drowning
- Resolved an issue with camera not returning to player focus when completing a quest
- Death Debris added to various creatures
- Corrected a problem with the mini-map that caused caves not to appear
- Underwater VFX should no longer appear on-land
- Player heart colour will no longer quickly flash between blue/red when at water surface level
- Fixed rare issue where prop debris would float upwards if there was a water volume above it's location
- In-game Save & Exit option now returns you to the main menu rather than to the title screen
- Fixed a problem with looping Bicycle audio dropping out at odd intervals
- Undo option in Brick-by-Brick menu now has audio underwater
- Fixed duplication of items in certain animations
- Selecting a prop that contains an inventory item then cancelling or exiting out of placement mode no longer leaves the prop floating in the air
- Volume of certain ambient night themes has been adjusted
- "Clear All Discoveries" should no longer ignore certain models
- Texture update to the Elephant
- Adjustments to cave generation algorithms
- Undo/Redo should now function correctly when affecting edits made by the Smooth Terrain tool
Forcing the Update to Download
Usually Steam will automatically download the Update for you as soon as you sign-in, however, if you have the game running already, or if there’s some reason that is hasn’t automatically triggered you’ll need to manually force it doing the following:
• Log into Steam (make sure it’s running in Online mode!)
• Go to your Library
• Right Click on LEGO Worlds and select Properties
• Click the ‘Local Files’ tab
• Click on ‘Verify integrity of Game Cache’
The download will now begin!
Let us know how you’re getting on with the new update in the discussion below! And once again, we want to thank everyone for their continued responses and feedback! It’s been very fun reading and watching everyone’s various comments and videos!
We’re likely going to roll out a small patch at some point next week to address a couple of minor Localisation updates and the odd tweak here and there, but we’ll keep an eye out for any majors that people find too and see if we can fit those in.
Finally, don’t forget, we’ve got a live Building Challenge on the go right here too:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/332310/discussions/0/483368526574411171/
Happy Halloween!
The LEGO ® Worlds Team