The Withering Update 2.1.3.7
The Withering Update 2.1.3.7 is now live! Hello everybody! With 2.1.3.7 update we are introducing a new game mechanic. Players will now encounter survivor hideouts in the city and will be able to either intimidate the survivors to gain loot, or persuade them to join the camp and
The Withering Update 2.1.3.7 is now live!
Hello everybody!
With 2.1.3.7 update we are introducing a new game mechanic. Players will now encounter survivor hideouts in the city and will be able to either intimidate the survivors to gain loot, or persuade them to join the camp and gain their favors. Additionally, we are addressing several reported issues.
Update Notes
Fixed:
* Several places on the city map where players reported navigation issues were fixed
* Fixed Lives Lost achievement wouldn't unlock
* Adjusted falling mechanic for player controller to resolve the endless fall loop
* Fixed several navigation issues in main camp
* Fixed Events would sometimes not start properly
Added:
* New survivor hideout minigame mechanic
* Hideouts were placed across the city map
Feedback
Please leave your thoughts, feedback and ideas in the following thread:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/427950/discussions/0/2741975115076574273/
Please feel free to ask questions in that thread as well.
Thank you!
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This update also addresses multiple issues that were reported by the community or discovered during internal testing.
Here is another example of a rural location.
Players will often find abandoned cars and trucks on roads and highways.
And of course, gas stations and other service area locations.
Most of the locations will have one or more events with increased chance for higher grade loot.
I plan to continue working on constructing the free roam map for the next week and then start preparing the build for an update that will include a portion of the free roam wilderness map.
Thank you!
This setting works well with the lowest drawing distance, more suitable for low end machines as well. You can see that happening on the next screenshot.
Additionally, if you look at the next screenshot you can see the new ground textures that I mentioned in my previous announcement and the amount of ground details that are now present on the new map.
If you look at the hillside on the right from where the character is standing, you can see how the new textures form a relief on the ground. This is being achieved by utilizing the shaders and new textures. Looking at the far hills, you can see that the amount of nature elements are almost three times more than the original screenshots I posted.
All that was achieved by utilizing a complex DirectX 11 technologies, and the great part about it is that it does not require DX11 at runtime, even if low end video cards will fallback to using DX9.
In this next screenshot you can see that enemies are being spawned at the location and the navigation system is working. The enemies will also dynamically load and unload with the location.
Some additional details were reworked, like skyboxes with better textures and more details.
Thank you, cheers!