NEW FEATURES

• NEW UI SYSTEM: We have scrapped the old 2D UI system and replaced it with a whole new 3D system.
  
• BOMB VIDEO TUTORIALS: When in the fancy new bomb select screen, players now have the opportunity to view a video showcasing the bomb in-game
  
• NEW REGION - MIDDLE EAST: Three new levels in a drasticly different envoroment; disrupt the peaceful scenery of F.O.B Michael, enjoy a day out shopping in Baazar and ruin some rich peoples lunches by blowing up Al-Manara
  
• SO MANY VISUAL UPDATES: I don't want to spoil too much, I would rather you guys experience for yourselves
  
• MULTIPLE BUG FIXES: More details below
  

BUG FIXES

• Fixed a multitude of camera issues, implemented a new camera system that chooses the best angle to capture the destruction from
  
• Fixed several buildings in multiple scenes that were unaffected by several level events in the American region
  
• Kinetic Projectile no longer bounces off buildings in Nevada
  
• Targeting Camera is no longer offset when a level is loaded
  
• Fixed a bug where on restarting a level, the camera would be in the opposite direction and could not rotate
  
• Added a border around levels to stop bombs falling forever into the great abyss
  
• Pressing "escape" when in the pause menu no longer resumes the game with the options menu open
  
• Most if not all bugs to do with menu UI have been fixed or removed due to the overhaul in the 3D menu
  

KNOWN BUGS AND ISSUES

• Huge frame rate drops in Middle Eastern Levels; This is down to the way level events generate assets and the ones in Al-Manara are linked to the amount of chunks in the scene when the skyscrapers are being fractured. Fixing this is currently top priority.
  
• Audio sometimes doubles up upon restarting a scene
  
• Screen flicker is linked to how much is being displayed on a screen at one time; if a screen has a lot of text on it, the screen flickers rapidly to try and conserve memory
  
• In-game camera sometimes spins around when decreasing shot power values
  
• Scroll bars in menu currently do not move with the mouse scroll wheel
  
• According to our crash reports, when the game closes it causes a crash. This shouldnt affect anyones game, but its still weird
  

Changelog

Gameplay

• New level Hudson City, the largest so far, with lots of tall buildings to destroy
  
• Updated loading screen images for the levels
  
• Added Steam achievements:
  
  
  
  • Baby Steps: Earn one bronze medal
    
  • Learning to Run: Earn one silver medal
    
  • Winning 1st Place: Earn one gold medal
    
  • Above and Beyond: Earn one platinum medal
    
  • Broke the Bank!: Have a balance of -$10,000,000
    
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missile: Keep the homing missile in flight for over two minutes
    
  • Power of the Atom: Find and detonate a nuclear device
    
  
  
• Added unlock requirements to projectiles
  

Improvements and Bugfixes

• Updated Unity version to 2017.3
  
• New camera system to make targeting easier and allow for future expansion to more cinematographic shots
  
• Set the default sound level to not be deafening
  
• Missing tutorial now readded to the game
  
• Optimised the chunk dissolving effect so there is no graphical overhead until it is required
  
• Bridges should no longer explode without due cause
  
• Partial support for ultra-widescreen monitors (21:9), although some menus may have graphical issues
  
• Changing the targeting camera rotation mode in the options menu now has an effect
  
• Aftershock is no longer usable during a level event
  
• The round countdown timer is now paused during a level event
  
• Physics-enabled objects can now be vaporised if an explosion is powerful enough
  
• Added splash effects when things land in water
  

Known Bugs

• Pausing the game, using Aftershock, and/or toggling the medals panel at once still messes with time
  
• Occasionally the round countdown timer and its UI become out of sync and the game ends without proper indication by the UI
  

Next update

What's included in the Update?

• Hudson City
  First of all, the third map is included in this update. Named "Hudson City", this level is the largest destructible level that is currently available. It features a large number of tall skyscraper buildings and small townhouse blocks allowing for large amounts of verticality. Some of the buildings may be replaced and objects added/removed in the future to improve the look and flow of the level based off of your feedback.
  
  We have also decided to update the loading screen snapshots for all of the level to be more interesting to the player. Here is a look at the new loading screens for each of the current levels:
  
  Nevada Ranges
  
  
  Serenity Falls
  
  
  Hudson City
  
  
  
• Steam Achievements
  We are proud to announce that the game now supports Steam Achievements which will go live with the release of the update. The first batch will include seven achievements that the player can unlock straight away, but we plan on adding more to the game as it continues to evolve. As always, we are open to suggestions from players regarding Achievements which can be added!
  
  
• Projectile Unlock Requirements
  To tie in with the new achievement system, we have also decided to add Unlock Requirements to the projectiles. These are actions that the player has to perform in-game before they are able to purchase the projectile. This will not affect projectiles that you have already unlocked, so projectiles that have requirements introduced will still be unlocked if you have previously purchased them. As with the achievements, we will add new requirements to projectiles as more content is added to the game. We hope that this will be a positive addition to the progression system within Megaton!
  
  
• Streamlined Camera System
  A new camera system has been implemented to reduce the number of camera-related bugs which have occurred, as well as to allow for the easy addition of a Cinematic Camera System in the next update. All of the camera views are now just one camera repositioned in the world to stop bugs from occuring when multiple cameras were being enabled and disabled across different areas of a level.
  
  
• Sound Fixes
  Over the previous few weeks, it has come to our attention that the sound levels for new players was VERY high. This was from a bug in the early versions of the Options Menu and Options saving feature where the audio levels would default to 100% when a new game had been started.
  
  Audio bugs within the game have also been fixed when a fast moving projectile is manouvered around the scene. Before, audio tearing could be heard when the player entered aftershock and started to quickly manouver the projectile, due to the game having audio listeners on every camera in the level. The multiple audio listeners would all 'hear' the 3D Sounds from different distances and the resulting noises lead to the tearing effect. This has now been fixed thanks to the streamlined camera system.
  
  

After the Update

Changelog

New Projectiles

• Acid - releases a burst of acid either mid-flight (by pressing the Fire button) or on contact which immediately eats away at buildings.
  
• Implosion - pulls objects inwards after a brief charging period.
  
• Laser - performs a 360° sweep of the surrounding area with a high-intensity laser, destroying whatever it touches.
  
• Kinetic - AKA the "Rod From God", a tungsten rod launched from an orbiting satellite at the target. It produces an incredible amount of destructive energy thanks to its speed.
  

Improvements

• Performance:
  
  
  
  • Improved render times when many building fragments are on screen.
    
  • Removed expensive particle-based waterfall in Serenity Falls and replaced with something more visually consistent.
    
  
  
• Graphical:
  
  
  
  • Improved water shader - the rivers in Serenity Falls now actually flow downstream.
    
  
  
• Miscellaneous:
  
  
  
  • Corrected some typos.
    
  • In Serenity Falls, the trees are now planted in the ground rather than a small distance above it.
    
  
  

Bug Fixes

• The ammunition icon will now correctly update after a pickup has been used.
  
• Physics-enabled objects that aren't buildings should now always be affected by explosions.
  
• Destroyed chunks should no longer phase back into existence.
  
• Fixed reduced performance when detonating a Gravity bomb.
  
• No more buildings should have the purple error shader on their fractured faces.
  
• Transformers should no longer explode in silence, but sound like electrical explosions.
  
• The townhouses in the back right of Serenity Falls should now dissolve when destroyed, like other buildings.
  

Known Bugs

• Pausing the game, using Aftershock, and/or toggling the medals panel at once has unintended consequences for managing time.
  
• Aftershock is still usable during unique level events.
  
• The final round timer continues running during level events.
  
• The camera bounces around during targeting when targeting around taller buildings.
  
• Unintentional phaser (sweeping) effect sometimes present in game audio.
  

Next Update

Changelog

Serenity Falls

• Removed one of the large apartment blocks from the mid tier residential area and replaced it with a construction area.
  
• Reduced the size of a second apartment block and placed a walled fountain area within the block.
  
• Added destructible bridges to the river crossings.
  
• Improved the waterfall effect.
  
• Updated the water in the scene to use a new water shader.

Misc Changes

• Reduced the number of fractured chunks in all of the rich apartment and townhouse blocks.
  
• Created a water shader that animates waves and foam.
  
• Created a shader that dissolves the fractured chunks of objects before they are destroyed from the world.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where the Player Progression System would add copies of the players unlocked projectiles.

The Next Update

Changelog

Content Updates:

Serenity Falls

• Added the basic layout of the city and covered all areas with destructible buildings.
  
• Began to dress the level with explosives and vehicles.
  
• Temporarily placed the pick-up crate in the Transformer park.
  
• Designed the level's bespoke Event.

Player Progression Updates:

• Removed the data storing the player's earned money and equipped projectiles from Unity's PlayerPrefs.
  
• Now store the player's best attempts at each level including highest score and best medal achieved.
  
• Set up the system to allow players to purchase and unlock map regions in future updates.

Bugfixes:

• Fixed a bug where the shadow settings would reset to "Good Shadows" after the game has been restarted.

Next Week's Update

Changelog

Projectile Updates:

Singularity Projectile Changes:

• Now attracts building chunks over its lifetime.
  
• Added a second collapse condition. The Singularity will collapse if it reaches a critical size.
  
• Updated the Singularity's visual effect to emit a dark glow from the edges.
  
  Gravity Projectile Added:
  
  • Gravity projectile is now unlockable from the Unlock menu for $1,000,000.
    
  • It throw objects within its AoE into the air.
    
  
  Projectile Mechanics Update:
  
  • Explosions no longer effect world props through other objects. This reduces the chance of explosives, such as propane cylinders, from being triggered accidentally through a building.
    
  
  Map Changes:
  
  • Added a wall surrounding the Northern Apartments to hide the sharp transition between the paved area and grass area.
    
  
  
  
  Misc Fixes:
  
  • Replaced sprite for the Ember Particle in all explosion effects. It should now be the correct sprite.
    
  • Added ropes to the crane on Nevada Ranges.
    
  • Relocated the Pickup. It is now attached to the crane rather than on top of the parking lot.
    
  
  
  

Next Week's Update

Changelog

• Fixed the Main Menu so that the Controls Menu is not overlaid on top of the other screens.
  
• Fixed the Tutorial UI which would reappear if the player paused the game midway through the tutorial sequence, or after completing the tutorial.
  
• Lowered the default volumes so that players are not deafened. (Sorry about that!)
  
• Channeled all of the projectile Audio Sources through the correct Audio Mixers.
  
• Increased the volume of the Mortar slightly.
  
• Replaced all vehicle explosions with the correct effect.
  

Changelog

• Nevada Ranges Updates; the level now includes a construction area with destructible items within for the player to earn cash from, as well as updating all of the vehicles in the level to become explosive. Please note that the effects on the exploding cars is subject to change!
  
• New Camera Control; as requested by a few players, a number of new camera controls have been added to the game. Players can now zoom the camera in/out while in targeting mode. There is a new camera option (changeable in the Options Menu) to allow for the camera to be rotated using the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON and dragging the mouse.
  
• New Sound Assets; a number of ambient sounds have been added to the game. These include; Mortar movement sounds, and wind gusts during projectile flight. UI audio can also be adjusted via the options menu.
  
• Bug Fixes; Buildings of equal distance from the impact location of a projectile will now both explode. input_config.xml now correctly updates to include an new controls which have been added to the game.
  

Next Weeks Update