Dev-Com

Hello, world! Midway Branch of Penkura is now updated to 0.1.9.3 MW 6

• Main Menu was offset off the screen on 4k monitors.
  
  
• Archeological base doors were affected by the environment from both sides.
  
  
• Bots didn't activate proper functions on power management after loading the game.
  
  
• Not all collision triggers were loading at Command Center Armor Mesh.
  
  
• Oculus Bot was capable of glitching through collision, which triggered in-game security systems pushing the bot on top of the model (in this case buildings) to not allow it to fall under the ground.
  
  
• Player was able to interact with Lazarus Bed through its outer armor.
  
  
• Solar Panel and Ore Extractors animations didn't trigger properly when the player spawns after game load.
  

• Magnetic Wind Turbine added to the game.
  
  
• Added Magnetic Wind Turbine to the construction list.
  
  
• Added auto UI adjustment system for 4k and above screens.
  
  
• C.A.T is now clickable in the RTS mode.
  
  
• Added 6 new consumable:
  /// Dark Matter Cola Malloc Extreme
  /// Dark Matter Cola Sour Acid
  /// Dark Matter Cola Neuron Breaker
  /// Dark Matter Cola Malloc Extreme Expired
  /// Dark Matter Cola Sour Acid Expired
  /// Dark Matter Cola Neuron Breaker Expired
  
  
• Added new global wind system.
  
  
• Added 4 weather types (for the moment affecting only foliage, wind, and all objects affected by the wind, for example, magnetic wind turbines).
  /// Calm Weather
  /// Windy
  /// Strong Wind
  /// Extremely Windy
  
  
• Wind system will now change its wind power.
  
  
• Wind now will change its direction each time there is a shift.
  
  
• Added wind effect to all non pickable foliage in the game.
  
  
• Added new wind animation on all types of grass.
  
  
• Improved wind system on all trees, now trees bend according to their density from top to bottom.
  
  
• Global wind system takes a gas giant location on the sky to change its wind power.
  
  
• Whenever taking over a bot, it will trigger a global check to activate all animations, AI, triggers, and every visual effect at the view distance to reduce errors in sudden camera position change.
  
  
• Graphicly improved Dark Matter Cola Original, Aqua Jelly, and Rotten Aqua Jelly.
  
  
• Added Gamma settings to the Video Options.
  
  
• Options settings not properly save each time the main menu is closed. Even if the player forgot to apply and save it directly in the main menu.
  
  
• Player jump range increase by 15%.
  
  
• Added Sprint Toggle to the Key Binding Menu.
  
  
• Crouch is now more smooth. (added additional check to make sure there aren't hitches in the animation).
  
  
• Added Crouch Toggle to the Key Binding Menu (on by default).
  
  
• Added Walk Toggle to the Key Binding Menu.
  
  
• Optimization off over 29 background calculations (minor performance boost, reduction of game hitches).
  
  
• Energy Balance Changes:
  /// Liquide Construction Component energy requirement lowered from 2000 to 1250.
  /// Refined Polan Crystal energy requirement lowered from 5000 to 2000.
  /// Refined Xavoc Crystal energy requirement lowered from 3000 to 1500.
  /// Crystalized Construction Component energy requirement lowered from 4000 to 2000.
  /// Battery ST-1 energy requirement lowered from 10 000 to 5 000.
  
  
• Improved M.P.B textures.
  
  
• Improved texture of small foliage.
  
  
• All tree collisions are now much more precise.
  
  
• Added new storyline pages, to Epsilon Base, and Underground Temple Base.
  
  
• Improved grass rendering (minor performance boost).
  

Dev-Com

Hello, world! Midway Branch of Penkura is now updated to 0.1.9.3 MW 5.1

• Possible fix for SteamVR activating when Vive or Oculus Rift is connected to PC.
  

• Modification to main character UI (UI size is changed to eliminate content being cut from smaller resolution).
  
  
• Added light to Maintenance Platform Screen.
  
  
• Maintenance Platform will now detect the first entering character and trigger a constant scan each second.
  
  
• All particle effects are now activated and deactivated per player camera frustum and distance from the center of the effect. (minor performance boost).
  
  
• Color improvement and Ore Extractors and Maintenance Platform.
  
  
• Improved close distance texture rendering on Ore Extractors and furnitures.
  
  
• MPS will now inform the player if Ore/Crystal type in the Ore Vein is depleted.
  
  
• Minor changes to Saras Dialog.
  

Dev-Com

Hello, world! Midway Branch of Penkura is now updated to 0.1.9.3 MW 5

• Player was able to trigger bio-meter check animation while holding the map, glichthing map into the view screen.
  

• Solar panels provide 12% more energy at a full day peak.
  
  
• Days are now 18% brighter.
  
  
• Falling Stars added to the night sky.
  
  
• Added Experimental Helmet Effect.
  
  
• Improved camera dirt effect. I will now change color depending on the dominating light, and the center of the screen will always be clean to not hinder player visibility.
  
  
• Day-night cycle is now 15% shorter.
  
  
• Transition between the night and day (the complete darkness moment right before the sun rises) is now shorter by 70%.
  
  
• Fog color now depends on the sun color, planet color, and environmental effects.
  
  
• Planet is now moveable, properly reflecting light from the star.
  
  
• Depending on the position of the planet, nights can become 50% of its normal brightness to 200%.
  
  
• We removed the automatic color adjustments from the sun position, and created by hand entire world coloring. (entire 24-hour sun rotation).
  
  
• Visual update to Double Door mesh.
  
  
• LionsMat system updated to version 3. LionsMat is now able to render multiple textures on a single drawcall while still providing high-quality textures with different resolutions.
  

Dev-Com

Hello, world! Midway Branch of Penkura is now updated to 0.1.9.3 MW 4

• Player was unable to change key input settings in the main menu.
  
  
• Improved 3d widget translation from systems mouse to in-game widget cursor representation. (cursor should not shake as much).
  
  
• Collision fixes in Gemini Base.
  
  
• Player was head bobbing when interacting with the map.
  
  
• Fixed player position to ground detection, player won't head bob when in the air.
  

• Save system will now save players and other bio characters thirst.
  
  
• Added save adjustments protocol to maximize player thirst after first game load to make sure that older saves adjust to new player statistics.
  
  
• Tirix Fusion Power Plant construction requirement lowered till new items are added to the game. ( Liquide Construction Component lowered from 80 to 65).
  
  
• Gas Planes removed from the game, switched with new localized fog emitters.
  
  
• Drasticly improved environmental gas zone distance calculation. (calculations needed for effecting players stats based on player distance, type of gas, amount of gas .etc).
  
  
• CCC bot list now shows bot name and bot type.
  
  
• Speed up interaction with the screen when weapon/tool is equipped.
  
  
• Graphical modification to the camera rendering (text sharpening on UI) will be activated after the map is shown not before.
  
  
• Complete rebuild of CCC UI.
  
  
• CCC now features Base Status, Bot Control, Crew Status, Planetary Map, RTS (Base Construction) as separated screens.
  
  
• Added Base Statistics to the Base Status window in CCC.
  
  
• Added Operations logs to Base Status window in CCC.
  
  
• Construction bot will now print all of his movement triggers, commands, and errors in the Operations Log.
  
  
• Added ability to change the base name.
  
  
• Base name is now connected to Map Points of Interest Detection.
  
  
• Bots will now read points of interest and base beacons by name and not by code. Allowing the player to use his own base name as the target location.
  
  
• Bots will now trigger messages to the player only when in close proximity.
  
  
• Player is now able to read bots logs from CCC.
  
  
• Added new messages to Bot AI (to improve communication):
  /// Bot will now inform what he was ordered to follow.
  /// Turning Off.
  /// Turning On.
  /// Detecting Manual Control.
  /// Lifting Manual control.
  /// Returning to the home beacon.
  
  
• Dark Matter Cola and Expired Dark Matter Cola now provides 100 Hydration from 40.
  
  
• Vivi Drink and Expired Vivi Drink now provides 330 Hydration from 250.
  
  
• Aqua Jelly now provides 60 Hydration from 50.
  

Dev-Com

Hello, world! Midway Branch of Penkura is now updated to 0.1.9.3 MW 3

• All Tunnel Types were unscannable from inside.
  

• Completely redone scanning light effect on MPS.
  
  
• Glass is now also affected by environmental degradation (dirt/dust).
  
  
• Set objects are now scan-able by MPS.
  /// Metos Drone.
  /// Metos Warrior.
  /// Metos Grower.
  /// Alien Obelisks.
  /// Alien Temple.
  /// Alien Square.
  /// Alien Sarcophagus.
  /// Vanduti Crystal Beacon.
  /// All Door Controls (buttons).
  /// Cave Support Beams (with light).
  /// Holo Signs.
  /// Holo-Viewers.
  /// Corporate Containers.
  /// Metos Nest.
  
  
• Minor graphical improvement to MRT.
  
  
• MPS information can now change depending on the object's live properties (MPS will reset data each second when scanning even after the initial scan to change the information provided if needed).
  
  
• MPS will now provide "container dimension" (class size) when scanning any type of storage container.
  
  
• Added additional scan-able objects into the Ancient City.
  
  
• Minor adjustments to Gemini Section of the game.
  

Dev-Com

Hello, world! Midway Branch of Penkura is now updated to 0.1.9.3 MW 2

• Wrong names on some of the personal computers.
  
  
• Animation error in Tirix Power Plant (light flicker at end of animation).
  
  
• Buildings give Ambient Occlusion, even if not build.
  
  
• Large items when drop from inventory, rubs the player collision slowing its fall down.
  
  
• There was a chance connected to RTS system, that would not save or register building on stage 0. (Hologram would not appear).
  

• Graphical Update to Small Landing Area.
  
  
• Cave Support pipes are now affected by the dirt from the cave.
  
  
• All door activators, now can be affected by dirt and corrosion just like the buildings.
  
  
• Reductions in calls by 70% in all holographic signs.
  
  
• Added new items to the randomly generated loot (furniture/chests)
  
  
• Eliminated over 400 drawcalls by model optimization (small performance boost).
  

Dev-Com

Hello, world! Midway Branch of Penkura is now updated to 0.1.9.3 MW 1

• One dialog line missing from Sara Neurocore Main Base.
  
  
• Typos fixed at the Miss Onishi Base.
  
  
• Save repair system activated itself when progressing to the next level, even if the player never was in this level before (leading to one of the missions being progressed too soon).
  
  
• MMC didn't refresh "can be created" checks after changing items on the list, and pressing STOP and CREATE to reset MMC.
  
  
• Solid Construction Component used wrong preview item.
  
  
• Dialog System didn't properly save triggers.
  

• Added a new structure to the game, Small Hydrogel Tank.
  
  
• Hydration requirement added to the game.
  (Player now requires 1500 hydrogel units to hydrate which is equal to 3 liters of water).
  
  
• Added environment based dirt/damage/corrosion effect on buildings, interactables (furniture).
  
  
• Added 4 new items:
  /// Aqua Jelly
  /// Water (Materialized)
  /// Rotten Aqua Jelly
  /// Dirty Water (Materialized)
  /// Clips
  
  
• Added Aqua Jelly and Water (Materialized) to MMC blueprints.
  
  
• Balans changes to set items:
  /// Dark Matter Cola and Rotten Dark Matter Cola now provides 40 Hydration rather than 50 Nutrient.
  /// Vivi now provides 25 Nutrient (from 150) and additionally 250 Hydration.
  /// Rotten Vivi now provides 5 Nutrient (from 50) and additionally 250 Hydration.
  /// Camubron still provides 35 Nutrients but also takes away 25 Hydration.
  /// Golden Malok now adds 5 Nutrients (from 10) but also adds 15 Hydration.
  
  
• Increased Path Lamp, light range by 15 %.
  
  
• Switched Medium Cabinet to Large Cabinet in Command Center increasing storage from 15 to 20.
  
  
• Graphical improvement to CCC.
  
  
• Size of the Bio-Ring screen was increased by 40%.
  
  
• Added Nutrient and Hydration bars to the Bio-Rings.
  
  
• Changed position of Blueprint Repository and Large Cabinet in Command Center.
  
  
• Improved atmospheric coloring change when the sun rises and sets.
  
  
• Improved textures of clouds.
  
  
• Improved sun position calculation (minor performance boost).
  
  
• Change the name of Hydrogel Storage to Hydrogel Tank.
  
  
• Hydrogel Tank now adds 10000 Hydrogel Storage rather than 5000.
  
  
• Hydrogel Tank construction cost increase:
  /// From 4000 energy to 6000.
  /// From 3 Stages to 4.
  /// From 7 Liquid Construction Component to 10.
  /// From 0 Solid Constrcution Component to 4.
  
  
• Hydrogel rebalances:
  /// Command Center now stores 1 hour of oxygen (from 45 minutes) and contains 360 Hydrogel.
  /// Atmospheric Vaporator now produces 1.5 Hydrogel rather than 10.
  /// Oxygen Tank requires 60 Hydrogel for construction rather than 600.
  /// Oxygen Station now stores 180 hydrogels rather than 1800.
  /// Med-Spray from 750 Hydrogel to 120.
  /// Stimpak from 750 Hydrogel to 200.
  /// Neuclir from 500 Hydrogel to 100.
  /// Nutrino Bar from 300 Hydrogel to 60.
  /// Nutrino Box from 1000 Hydrogel to 250.
  /// All tunnel connectors from 100 Hydrogel to 10.
  /// Bio-Recycler now stores 200 Hydrogel from 1000, and use 5 Hydrogel when activated rather than 25.
  /// Tirix Fusion Power Plant now stores 100 Hydrogel rather than 300.
  /// Hydrogel Purificator now stores 500 Hydrogle rather than 1000.
  /// T-1 Storage now stores 50 Hydrogle rather than 1000.
  
  
• Added curve effect to some of the UI elements (this effect is bound directly to the UI rather than directly to the camera effects, which won't lower the frame rate/performance).
  
  
• Improved fog by adjusting its color depending on sun position on top of self coloring effects.
  
  
• Clouds will now change colors depending on the sun in the day and Gas Giant color at night.
  
  
• Gas Gaint now reflects stars light on to landscape, providing correct shadow rotation, and coloring.
  
  
• Beacon button will now change the color of its text in the "Planetary Surface Overlook" if it's our current position.
  
  
• Change function name of "Extensive Extraction" in Ore Extractor to "Extensive Ore Extraction Mode", to minimize confusion.
  
  
• Save and Load system can now adjust to new furniture (storage) added to the game by the developer, it can also adjust save to load the content of one furniture into another in case of furniture switch was needed.
  
  
• Information window of a currently selected beacon in the "Planetary Surface Overlook" will now adjust its size to the amount of information in it.
  
  
• Global Music and Global Ambient will now respect the save system and instantly change on load rather than gradually adjust.
  
  
• Visual improvement to holographic keyboards, they also generate their own emanating light.
  
  
• Visual improvement to Hydrogel Tank.
  
  
• Added new sound effect when player "Journal" is updated.
  
  
• Decrease in draw calls in Lamps, Hydrogel Tank, Power Storage. (very minor performance boost).
  
  
• Increased the item name, and message board text size.
  
  
• Failed Objective Bar was removed from Objectives Window. (failed missions are now stored in the completed objectives bar).
  
  
• Visual update to Macro Bar.
  
  
• Added new items scattered around the level.
  
  
• Added new tutorial triggers to explain new and already implemented gameplay elements.
  
  
• Minor visual changes to mission title notification.
  

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Hello, world!

Dev-Com

Hello, world! Penkura is now patched to version 0.1.9.2.2

• When connecting to RTS mode or Bot Control, wrong Anti Aliasing was used.
  
  
• Minor typos fixed in CCC.
  
  
• Neurocore in MedBay didn't react after the first conversation (which is correct) but It didn't show an empty dialog window.
  
  
• Metos Wing was unscannable.
  
  
• Argus bot (type Oculus) could be added to the bot ownership list twice if missions didn't load from saving before CCC creates its list.
  
  
• Player was able to use items from the quick slot bar when interacting with computers or in the middle of a conversation with NPC.
  
  
• When interacting with the Computer Screen or starting a dialog, the play holstered his weapon after focusing on animation rather than before.
  
  
• Player didn't reequip his weapon/tool after using the computer screen or ending the conversation.
  
  
• Character View had a chance to not reset properly after ending manual control of a bot.
  
  
• MMC didn't refresh its construction list after changing its slot sequence, when "create all" is active.
  
  
• MMC will now always create the first item on its list rather than check item ID and its position on the construction list.
  
  
• After death Metos Drone and Metos Warrior bones starter to twitch because of the physics system not registering that animations are no longer active.
  
  
• NPC bones collision reset to default disabling ragdoll physics.
  
  
• Neurocore save slot didn't refresh its time imprint info if "Quick Save" was used while Neurocore save slots are visible on the screen.
  
  
• Save Icon didn't appear after the second load when using the "Quick Save" function.
  
  
• Activating Steam Overlay, broke some of the background calculation.
  
  
• When selecting bot in CCC, the current status always defaults to idle. (rather than checking if the bot is on/off).
  
  
• Oculus showed the wrong preview when selecting in CCC.
  
  
• Bot could have zero power consumption if the player exits bot control while jumping with sprint activated and deactivating nightvision at the same time.
  

• M.P.S screen increase by 15%.
  
  
• UI of M.P.S increase by 15%, font size by 10%, icons lowered by 15%.
  
  
• Added ID security system to all bots, buildings, etc. when adding to ownership lists.
  
  
• Minor visual improvement to MMC UI.
  
  
• Added location bound sound cue to Bio-Meter activated when the player is below 1% of oxygen or nutrient.
  
  
• Added light and UI visual cue when the player is below 1 % of oxygen or nutrient, status is triggered once per status change to save performance.
  
  
• Oxygen, Nutrient, and Energy calculation were moved from player direct calculation to globalize system, saving minor performance and fixing issues connected to activating third part overlays.
  
  
• M.P.B max energy increases from 1000 to 1500.
  
  
• Oculus Bot max energy increases from 800 to 1200.
  
  
• CCC now informs the player of Bot power requirements/consumption when selected.
  
  
• Added more information when scanning these items:
  /// Bio-Container Aequus
  /// Bio-Container Bilitor
  /// Biowaste
  /// Bio-Container Curatio
  /// Bio-Container Dissol
  /// Bio-Container Ercore
  /// Bio-Container Ferox
  /// Metos Wing
  /// Metos Jaw
  /// Metos Claw
  /// Gracheri
  /// Arachnorex
  /// Noble Metal Ore
  /// Metal Ore
  /// Heavy Metal Ore
  /// Refined Polan Crystal
  /// Polan Crystal
  /// Xavoc Crystal
  /// Refined Xavoc Crystal
  /// TRX Ammo Pack
  /// Subincar
  /// Odo Roll
  /// Nutrino Bar
  /// Nutrino Bar (Expired)
  /// Nutrino Box (Expired)
  /// Nutrino Box
  /// Camubron
  /// Golden Malok
  /// Bluefloir
  /// Dynka (Seedling)
  /// Dynka (Matured)
  /// Dynka (Overgrown)
  

Dev-Com

Hello, world! Penkura is now patched to version 0.1.9.2.1

• Quick Save and Quick Load keybinding were not visible in the Main Menu Controls Window.
  
  
• Metos (Warrior) Abdomen item had wrong texture material.
  
  
• By manipulating save files, the player was able to trigger completion of the "Preparing for the Storm" mission.
  
  
• Experimental fix for possible Fatal Error related crashes.
  

• When in RTS mode, selecting a building will now highlight the entire building rather than just the main part of it.
  
  
• Right-click on the selected item in the inventory/storage will now unselect it.
  
  
• Added mention of right-clicking to unselect to the info window in the inventory.
  
  
• Improved collision calculation at high-speed moveable objects. (bullets fly now 75% faster).
  
  
• Anti Aliasing quality improved on higher Anti Aliasing option settings.
  
  
• Solid Construction Component now requires 15 Heavy Metal Ore for creation rather than 2.