Wrath of the Goliaths: Dinosaurs
Patch 0.1.6.1.5
Fixes:
- Fixed weather system to load the selected Time of day and weather
- Fixed hunters first person animations, the gun animations weren't playing so it appeared as if you held no weapon
- The spawn system now picks a spawn point based on if the landscape is currently loaded and the height is valid
- Fixed some audio that wasn't linked to an audio class
Added
- Additional audio options
Patch 0.1.6.1 Notes
Added:
- Edited credit titles
- Added hud elements to show ammo and current weapon
- Added DirectX pre-requisites
- Added display notification for once you have scrolled to far when selecting weapons during a hunt
- Tweaked the weather function
- Removed Lambda Valley map from being selected
- Reduced the price of the -Omitted- Island map to 250
- Added additional action button for selecting weapons (Tab key is default)
- Reassigned thrown weapon key to another button (H key is default)
Bug Fixes:
- Crosshairs now disappear when aiming
- Shotgun reload fixed
Summer Update - 0.1.6.0
New features:
- Several new skins for the dinosaurs
Included are: T.Rex, Apatosaurus, Majungausaurus, Carnotaurus, Triceratops v1 & v2. Dilophosaurus, Prestosuchus, Megalosaurus and Carcharodontosaurus.
- Weather System implemented onto the island
- Time of Day implemented onto the island
- nVidia Ansel plug-in implemented
- Ability to disable HUD using 'f12'
- Tweaks to all the weapons
- Damage and magazine size have been changed
- Bullet damage particles have been rescaled
- Improved the timing system for syncing animations between objects
- EULA added
- Proper credits
- Added copyright information
- Animation speeds retweaked
- Ability to enable broken ragdolls
- New main menu
- New UI buttons
- Added lore objects around the island
- Megalosaurus now huntable
- 90% of achievements now achievable
- New achievement icons
- New hunt icons when selecting your hunt
- Increased walk speed and decreased run speed
- Reduced the size of the kill radius for the T.Rex, Carcharodontosaurus, and Acrocanthosaurus (In the final game there will be a kill animation, for now you just rag doll when you are killed)
- Bagged hunts are now saved, we believe that once the trophy room is added the saved hunts will be able to be displayed in future updates.
- Increased bagging distance
Bug fixes:
- Bagging hunts now properly displays the animal you bagged
- Consolidated the dinosaur actors into a parent blueprint and reparented the dinosaurs, this improves the fps and the ability to make and edit new dinosaurs
- Removed redundant code
- Grenade trajectory no longer shows if you are out of grenades
- Dinosaur calls now correctly cycle
- AI improved targeting
- Tweaked aiming, aiming is more accurate and the cross hairs are more reliable(edited)
- Various other fixes
Summer Update - Coming Very Soon
*The new weapon system
*Several new skins for the dinosaurs
Included are: T.Rex, Apatosaurus, Majungausaurus, Carnotaurus, Triceratops v1 & v2. Dilophosaurus, and Carcharodontosaurus.
*Weather System implemented onto the island
*Time of Day implemented onto the island
*nVidia Ansel plug-in implemented
*Ability to disable HUD
*RMAT Rifle added - Advanced version of the RP500
*Tweaks to several weapons
Damage and magazine size have been changed
*Bullet damage particles have been rescaled
*Reloading animations are better synced
*Improved the timing system for syncing animations between objects
*EULA added
*Proper credits
*Added copyright information
*Missions added
*Multiplayer disabled again until proper implementation
*Animation speeds retweaked
*Majungasaurus reanimated
*Triceratops Reanimated
*Ability to enable broken ragdolls
*Intro video when starting game
We do plan to reduce the project size as well, but we can not guarantee this. Our goal is to reduce the current size of the project by 2gb.
Why this has taken as long as it has is due to school, my personal health, and being the sole person working in-engine. Thus, I have had a bit more time lately to work on this update.
For now, this is all. Till next time!
0.1.1.1 Patch notes
- Update Apatosaurus and the new Tyrannosaurus Rex now huntable
- Updated the spawn system, the selected hunts have an increased chance at spawning
- Several new animations from our new animator Jonathan!
- SpeedTree and Quixel Foliage, Materials, and models added Audio implemented
- Landscapes now have more grass and are correctly painted, gaps are no longer visible in the landscape
- Pistol has audio again
- Removed the constant breathing from the triceratops and stegosaurus by fixing the attenuation
- Fixed the attenuation of all audio, menu music volume reduced, and audio is now no longer disorientating. However, volume level may still be an issue in-game, so please adjust it to a suitable level before playing.
- Menu music replaced
- Credits updated
- Shotgun damage reduced
- Edaphosaurus and Dimetrodon hitboxes fixed up
- Bouncy of all animals altered to be around 0.35-1.01
- Altered Menu background to be Ceratosaurus posed on pedastal
- Redwood trees added to valley map
- New trees added to Island map
- Removed minimap cam from island map (Working on fixing the minimap to work on this map)
- Resized the view distance for level streaming on the island map
- Added footprints to T.Rex and Apatosaurus
- Removed Triceratops temporarily from being able to spawn
- Placed several animals on the island (Carcharodontosaurus, Allosaurus, Apatosaurus, T.Rex, Spinosaurus, Acrocanthosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Carnotaurus) due to the AI issue, the spawners have a reduced number to spawn. So we hope this can balance that
- Tweaked several other setting for saving
- Replaced materials on valley map
- Added new grass
- Add color grading
- Tweaked the white balance
About the download size
We are aware of the download size, and come 0.1.1.15 we will make sure to find methods to reduce the overall size. Currently, the project is at 21 GB at version 0.1.1.1, and the update itself being 8 GB.
The frame drops on the -Omitted- Island map
There is frame drop on the island map. It is at an interval of roughly once a second. It does progressively get worse. This issue is due to a bug in our AI. We are currently removing our old AI and replacing it from scratch. This will come in a Hot-fix soon, and we really hope to squash it out once and for all since it has plagued us since the first alpha build that included the Island map.
News - 1/24/2018
An update on the current patch. We are hard at work to make it include many additions and fixes. We have recently decided to re-do our AI in hopes it will fix one of the biggest issues with the frame rate. Currently, we are unsure of the exact cause, although we have found that it may be the AI or the foliage. We have planned to replace the foliage eventually, and as for the AI, I will be thorough and clean as I possibly can.
We do use Blueprints to program the project, and C++ could help us fix a lot of major issues. So I will be taking some time to create AI that is C++ based or we will figure out an alternative.
What does this mean for the updates? Nothing too out of the ordinary, in fact! We will be adding a lot, from aquatic hunting, to several new areas to hunt. Time of day and weather effects are in the game as of now and some of the feature will be present in the upcoming update.
Progress so far!
Matt has recently been hard at work and has now completed a majority of the audio for our 20+ animals in-game! And our newcomer, Jonathan has animated Apatosaurus and the new T.Rex model along with creating audio for the T.Rex. Jonathan also developed a new soundtrack for our main menu! I am incredibly excited to implement all of these, the Main Menu will also feature an update too! Charlie and Moreno have also worked hard on the weapons. Moreno is getting a ton of new explosives done and the last few weapons. Charlie and I will be working together soon to get the trailer done. Thus, we are quite literally on the verge of Early Access and I couldn't be more proud of my team! The UI is next on our list to update, however, we have much to implement before we go live; I will leave you all with this.
A Mysterious Hunt has been discovered!
A theropod has been spotted, but only in unconfirmed reports from hunters in exclusive areas. This theropod appears to have been never documented before, appearing to have long arms with sickle like claws, and quill-like spines along it's tail. We are awaiting more reports on this creature.
Happy holidays 2017
Changes in 2017:
- Optimized several features, from the AI to adding additional LODs to each model
- Refined several details in The Valley and -Omitted- Island map.
- Removed several features that were redundant
- Removed several files that bloated the overall size of the project
- Added two new dinosaurs, Parasaurolophus and Dilophosaurus
- Revamped two dinosaurs, Tyrannosaurus Rex and Carcharodontosaurus
- Added a ton of much needed audio
- Added our first large scale map, 10km squared
- Optimized said 10km along with adding breathtaking detail We only need to optimize our code, and then you will have that glorius smooth fps!
- Retweaked our AI to use a standard controller, increasing framerate and core workload when adding new dinosaurs
- Added several new weapons along with a whole new set of animations for the hunter
- Upgraded the crosshair and particles
- Added Steam Support, this was a very big deal to us as it helped open the door for multiplayer support Which is planned to be in the final release
These are just a few of the several additions throughout the year, and I would really like to commend my team for doing an amazing job! We hope to see you all next year with a lot of major updates!
Here is what you can look forward to in the next update:
*Patch 0.1.1.1062
- Apatosaurus and the new Tyrannosaurus Rex now huntable
- Updated the spawn system, the selected hunts have an increased chance at spawning
- Several new animations from our new animator Jonathan!
- Audio implemented
- Landscapes now have more grass and are correctly painted, gaps are no longer visible in the landscape
- Pistol has audio again
- Removed the constant breathing from the triceratops and stegosaurus
- Fixed the attenuation of all audio, menu music volume reduced, and audio is now no longer disorientating. However, volume level may still be an issue in-game, so please adjust it to a suitable level before playing.
- Fixed the issue with 4k resolution being selected when selecting 1920x1080, and 1080p causing graphical issues if 4k is available.
- Fixed the issue with fullscreen not updating when selected
*- Most of the fixes and additions are already finished; however, we may save things for another patch/hotfix/update. So this is not set in stone.
We want to thank all of you for being incredibly supportive and helpful as we debug and begin our journey to the Beta version of Wrath of the Goliaths: Dinosaurs!
Hotfix 0.1.1.006:
-Fixed carnivore attacks
-All carnivore anim bps are synced with the attack bool
-Optimized the omitted island
-Tweaked all carnivore animation bps to be very similar
-Preliminary: added footprint system to all carnivores, not yet functional
-Removed residual save data in Steam upload
Hotfix 0.1.1.005 is now live!
Changelog:
-Fixed Main Menu version
-Fixed shotgun firing animations
- Turned Tessellation off (should increase fps for -Omitted- Island map)
- Added Navigation Mesh Invokers to each animal
-Nav Mesh Invokers for all licensed hunts is 5000, with a remove distance of 7000
-Nav Mesh Invokers for Edaphosaurus and Dimetrodon are 3000, with a remove distance of 5000
-Nave Mesh Invokers for Compsognathus is 300, with a remove distance of 500
-Shotgun reload to fire fixed, you can now fire in the middle of reloading a lot more efficiently
-Tweaked shotgun rotation
-Fixed player spawning on -omitted- island map
-Fixed dinosaur spawning on -Omitted- Island map
Update 0.1.1.0 is now live!
New features:
- Updated First-person animations
- TR Shotgun, a power shotgun capable of hunting down even the largest of predators in only a few shots
- Valcon SMG, a quick way to deter any animal
- New crosshair
- Updated AI for Utah Raptor
- Updated AI for Dimetrodon
- Updated AI for Edaphosaurus & Compsognathus
- New unlockables! Hunt various dinosaurs to unlock more. Unlockables can be earned by hunting specific dinosaurs (Hints for these will be added in a later patch), or can be earned by gaining enough perma!
- Controller keys and actions options
- Audio Control options
- Updated graphics options
- Added audio sensing to AI, try to hold your fire until you're capable of taking down your target
- Animation speeds updated
- Hunter run speed updated to 1,200
- Hunter walk speed updated to 500
- Hunter now can fire while running
- Weapons now apply a bit of a kickback, which raises the camera each time the weapon is fired:
TR Shotgun: 10 degrees
RP500: 5 degrees
Valcon SMG: 15 degrees
Pistol: 2 degrees
- Hunt calls have now been added, but temporarily disabled
- Herbivores now flee when frightened
- Herbivores now react with Carnivores, fleeing away when theyre near
- Carnivores now react with Herbivores, attacking their preferred diets
- In-Game UI overhauled
- UI configured to work with Steam (I.E. Main menu displays your correct Steam name and profile picture, displays your current friends and their online status, shows players who are in the same game/lobby)
- Added map images to multiplayer UI selection
- Fixed spawning in multiplayer
- Added Elasmosaurus, Parasaurlophus, Allosaurus, Carnotaurus, Majungasaurus and Carcharodontosaurus to Multiplayer
Bug fixes:
- Optimization
- Crosshair not fading when zooming in
- Better aligned animations for more accurate hunting
- Several AI bugs to be detailed later
- Slight changes to Multiplayer
- AI optimizations
- Ragdolls are now correctly implemented
- Hunt menu bugs (I.E. choices not carrying over, wrong map being ultimately chosen, prices being miscalculated)
- Fixed AI attack spheres
An audio update will come out soon that will add audio to each animal that has none or is missing any. We had to relieve Rolland as he had to move on and didn't have spare time for WOGD. We thankfully were able to have Matt come back on the team to help out for the time being. As such, this was one of the reasons for the large gap between the last update. The others being new techniques I learned, and revamping our old system for the animals. Which has helped us optimize the game better and allow it to run on more PC's. We want to thank you all for bearing with us, and we hope to see you at launch soon!
Please note that these may not be every change, more exact changes like AI values, and smaller fixes and updates are not noted. In future hot fixes and releases we will be able to note that
REMINDER This is the last update to contain multiplayer until further notice.