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Armadillo Studios

Released: Aug 7, 2017
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22 Oct 2024Developer post
qb Community Update
Hey guys, It’s with a heavy heart that we’re writing this today. Some of you might have noticed our earlier messages about the slower development pace, and unfortunately, those were leading up to this. We’ve got some tough news to share about qb. For more than seven amazing years
29 Nov 2022Developer post
qb Community Update
Hey guys, it's time we give you an update on the current status of qb, and sadly it's not very positive news. qb being the very first game for all of us enabled us to experiment around, learn new skills and expand on various systems and we are glad we took this path. However due
10 May 2022Developer post
Update 0.5.0.5
Hey guys, we are releasing version 0.5.0.5 to the wild, which comes with the following bugfixes and features: New Features: Fishtrap can now be built, it automatically collects fish for the player Torches now properly align with the side of the block they are placed against Vario
Hey guys,
we are releasing version 0.5.0.5 to the wild, which comes with the following bugfixes and features:
New Features:

Fishtrap can now be built, it automatically collects fish for the player
Torches now properly align with the side of the block they are placed against
Various brandy and fish related recipies for all kinds of tastes
Juniper bushes can spawn in several biomes
Recipes that allow multiple compatible ingredients now show these by switching their icon and tooltip
Balance:

Chests in prefabs and villages are now locked 90% of the time
Recycling reworked, as it could grant too much resources
Bug Fixes:

Various fixes to the way entities are handled...
... this also fixes not being able to place stuff on a new world
Cave reverb effects too loud
Wolf, Warg, Snail and Bear have received a couple fixes regarding animations and collisionboxes
Chat autocomplete uses naturally ordered list
Bamboo forest water ponds squareness has been rounded
Beehive did not spawn bees when destroying it
Old planks were recyclable
As always, please don't hesitate and report further issues you might encounter. Your feedback is appreciated.
qb Team
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16 Feb 2022Developer post
Update 0.5.0.4
Hey guys, this time around we are releasing version 0.5.0.4, which comes with the following changes: Bug Fixes Smoke particles apply sunlight now Questicons above NPCs were bugged sometimes Camera no longer jumps up in 1st person when aggresively choosing your next potion/tool St
Hey guys,
this time around we are releasing version 0.5.0.4, which comes with the following changes:
Bug Fixes

Smoke particles apply sunlight now
Questicons above NPCs were bugged sometimes
Camera no longer jumps up in 1st person when aggresively choosing your next potion/tool
Static entites (like Campfire) no longer spawn too deep into the ground when there is a snow layer
If you ever wondered, why Bob didn't like giving you a construction flag... it is fixed now
Loottables refined to not give out too much of the same loot
Changing mouse sensitivity does not require restart anymore
Bandits no longer kill themselves if they might hurt one another in the heat of a battle
Hair no longer despawns in Q-menu in 1st person
Bears could not be hit because their collision box was too small
Mac users now also receive latest updates
New Features

It's possible to store extended data per block, allowing...
...plants that grow when you are away from a chunk, or not playing the game at all
Signs with text, that are visible on the map/minimap ... and right in front of you!
A potion that brings you back home safely, turns out all you needed was a beer and a good amount of sleep
Startquests give a shovel and an axe along the other items
Wardrobe can now be opened and has visual content
As always, please don't hesitate and report further issues you might encounter. Your feedback is appreciated.
qb Team
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15 Dec 2021Developer post
Update 0.5.0.3
Hey guys, today we releasing version 0.5.0.3 that comes with some new features and bug fixes. New Features: HRTF (3D Sound) is now available HDR tone mapping is now enabled for all clients Level of Detail is now available for all models UPNP Support (port forwarding) if enabled F
Hey guys,
today we releasing version 0.5.0.3 that comes with some new features and bug fixes.
New Features:

HRTF (3D Sound) is now available
HDR tone mapping is now enabled for all clients
Level of Detail is now available for all models
UPNP Support (port forwarding) if enabled
Fireplace added
Improved particle effects for campfire and fireplace
Bug Fixes:

Beehive will spawn bees when hit
Icons over NPC's and bosses are reworked and will now be shown as intended
All collision boxes have been updated to correct size
Replugging your audio device no longer stops the sound
log4j security fix CVE-2021-44228
All collision boxes have been updated to actual size
Gingerbreadman animations not working
As always, please don't hesitate and report further issues you might encounter. Your feedback is appreciated.
qb Team
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10 Nov 2021Developer post
Update 0.5.0.2
Hey guys, based on community feedback we are releasing small changes with 0.5.0.2 to balance the shovle speed. balance shovle speed for all kind of shovles torch visually improved As always, please don't hesitate and report further issues you might encounter. Your feedback is app
Hey guys,
based on community feedback we are releasing small changes with 0.5.0.2 to balance the shovle speed.

balance shovle speed for all kind of shovles
torch visually improved
As always, please don't hesitate and report further issues you might encounter. Your feedback is appreciated.
qb Team
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03 Nov 2021Developer post
Update 0.5.0.1
Hey guys, Following the release of 0.5.0.0 issues have been reported and bug reports have been submitted. A couple of them are being fixed today. fix qb unable to start on some linux distributions fix crash when joystick is connected fix crash when statistics are visible before l
Hey guys,
Following the release of 0.5.0.0 issues have been reported and bug reports have been submitted. A couple of them are being fixed today.

fix qb unable to start on some linux distributions
fix crash when joystick is connected
fix crash when statistics are visible before loading a savegame
fix sun beams texture format problem on NVIDIA GPUs
As always, please don't heistate and report further issues you might encounter.
qb Team
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26 Oct 2021Developer post
Update 0.5.0.0
Hey guys, we are back! And we bring you 🔥 0.5.0.0 🔥 After quite some time where we could not deliver updates for qb we finally made it. We were at a point, where it felt necessary to rather invest time into our codebase than developing more new content. The rework turned out to
Hey guys, we are back! And we bring you 🔥 0.5.0.0 🔥
After quite some time where we could not deliver updates for qb we finally made it. We were at a point, where it felt necessary to rather invest time into our codebase than developing more new content. The rework turned out to create one new problem after another, which meant two years of continuous development to get to a stable state. It is clear to us that this time was painful and not acceptable. But we did not want to deliver an unfinished state where you would rather see setbacks instead of progress. We were not idling - we even increased our team by one more codemonkey since the middle of 2021 :). Most of our freetime was used to get qb to the point where it is now. Over 500 tickets have been finished and many more tickets are on our list for the next update 0.5.1.0.
As follows a brief summary of whats included:
New Content

Over 500 new character and NPC animations
New NPCs (ram, elephant, ibex, salamander, elementals, frog, goose, snail, goat and many more)
New combat system: dual wield weapons and shields, cooldown timer when attacking, enemies will taunt before they attack
New weapons: mace and shields
New sounds for all kinds of things
New multiplayer server browser showing all available public servers
3rd person camera (toggle by pressing C)
Happy little animated Loading screen
Usable game objects now have an outline effect
Hall effect in caves added
Quality of Life

Left & Right rings and earrings are a thing of the past, you can now wear them on either slot
Character editor rework (includes modifiable hair)
In the Player Overview you can now see all active Conditions via a toggle button
Pie menu rework (better item size scaling, along other fixes)
Options got a new Tweaks-tab to contain minor settings
Empty potions are no longer shown in pie menu
General Balance

NPCs don't drop items that are worn by them
All recipies have been adjusted to reduce confusion about combustible materials and wood
Consumables have been adjusted to regenerate longer over time instead of giving a quick boost
Uncooked food can cause poisoning effect
Wild thorns will now make damage based on your health (try to wear some cloth to avoid it ;)
Tutorial quests have been adjusted to support multiple players
Low gravity potion allowes the player to jump higher
Furniture cannot be destroyed by Area Of Effect damage
Behind the scenes

Experimental version is available for everyone (in Steam under Betas)
Codebase completely redone
Remade animation system
Remade watershader & glowing weapons
New network system using Steam P2P (join your steamfriends)
New behavior-driven AI
UI-elements are forced into 16:9 aspect ratio to accomondate for larger displays
NPCs use blueprints, setting the foundation for modding
Default model & textures are loaded when something is missing instead of hardcrash to desktop
Reworked the way chunks are loaded and rendered (no more missing chunks, no remaining chunks out of view distance)
Reworked rendering pipeline to support gamma corrected sRGB color space
Known issues

Connecting a game controller when the game is running leads to crash
Some collision boxes are too small
While regenerating health/mana causes the tooltip to disappear on items
Clicking fast with staff consumes 2x mana
There is an invisible button in the Option-tabs causing the last added checkbox to toggle when pressed
First person with visible character shows too much bodyparts
When resizing the game window there might be visually broken pixels in the UI
Port forwarding for visibility of a server (27016/UDP) is still required, we will look into supporting UPnP in the future
Notes

In first person the hands are gone, there is an experimental toggle to use the 3rd person animations in 1st person
Support for MacOS has been put on halt until a general startup issue is resolved
From here on we will aim on more regular updates again like you have been used to in the past. Even more so you can now test new features and updates before they go live as we will upen up the Experimental branch to the public (rightclick qb - Properties - Betas). We plan more new content and further rework to make qb more challenging and better performing for the players.
As you know, we created a Discord Server for you to join where we plan to keep you updated on the current progress in a more intermediate style of communication, so feel free to join, if you haven't.
Thank your for your patience and as always: Your feedback is appreciated!
qb Team
Original post
25 Jul 2020Developer post
Status Update for 0.5.0.0
Hey guys, to keep you in the loop for how far we've come with the next update, we prepared an overview of the points we worked on so far, what is still blocking us from releasing it and the next steps after the update is available. What we worked on so far: Steam API update, you
Hey guys,
to keep you in the loop for how far we've come with the next update, we prepared an overview of the points we worked on so far, what is still blocking us from releasing it and the next steps after the update is available.
What we worked on so far:

Steam API update, you can play with friends via rightclick and join
Network code rework
UI rework (Dialog System reworked, most Windows received a rework aswell)
AI code rework (based on Behaviour Trees)
NPC definition code rework (based on Entity Component System)
New animation system together with new animations (500+) (based on State Machines)
A lot of new animals and new models for existing animals (cattle, salamander, bear, wolf, crocodile, ibex, frog, goose, snail, goat...) ...
... and fixes to the existing models, both items and NPCs
Reworked the way chunks are loaded and rendered (no more missing chunks, no remaining chunks out of view distance)
Dual wield single handed weapons added
Integrated tests made possible due to rework
3rd person cam added (deactivated 1st person for the moment)
New water shader (to be fair, it is not yet done, but it is already visually more pleasing than what was done previously)
Loading Screen added
Server browser added
Pie menu rework (better item size scaling, along other fixes)
When a model could not be loaded a default model is used instead
And smaller more gameplay related stuff:

Hall effect in caves added
The amount you gain with health/mana/stamina points have been rebalanced
Furniture cannot be destroyed by Area Of Effect damage
In the Player Overview you can now see all active Conditions via a toggle button
Rebalanced food & potion regeneration completely, it is now always giving a condition to regenerate slowly over time
Eating uncooked food has a chance to give poison condition
Left & Right rings and earrings are a thing of the past, you can now wear them on either slot
Added a couple trivia to items
What is still up to do until update:

Animation System fixes and combat update
Starting dedicated server and connecting to it locally doesnt work
NPCs shall taunt before attacking
Hopefully bring 1st person back
Add more sounds where none have been before
Writing tests for Quest and Inventory system
When server shuts down the client is not notified
Loading Screen needs some more robustness when something in the background fails
... and bugfixing:

NPCs can teleport sporadically
Spawn of elementals via enchanted weapons is broken
A couple Quest System related bugs
When resizing the game window there might be visually broken pixels in the UI
Next plans for update 0.5.1.0:

Further combat rework
Destroying blocks shall happen in steps to give better feedback
In total we worked on over 300 tickets so far, some more mentionable than others. But we are far from stopping on working on qb :) A lot of time was spent on the various new systems and techniques but we are now seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. As it turned out we couldn't just implement one new system and keep everything else running, it was an iterative process which led us to completely rework the entire codebase underneath.
As you know, we created a Discord Server for you to join where we plan to keep you updated on the current progress in a more intermediate style of communication, so feel free to join, if you haven't:
> https://discord.gg/BAHt2dA
We hope this gives you guys a clear overview of how far we've come with the next update 0.5.0.0. You won't have to wait another year, but it will take us a little bit more time nonetheless.
qb Team
Original post
23 Jul 2019Developer post
Status Update
Hey guys we have a status update for you on the rework of the codebase, so what follows are the current improvements that will be in the next update: Total revamp the way the game starts and stops This means we can provide dedicated servers New Entity Component System that runs i
Hey guys
we have a status update for you on the rework of the codebase, so what follows are the current improvements that will be in the next update:

Total revamp the way the game starts and stops
This means we can provide dedicated servers
New Entity Component System that runs in parallel with the old codebase, this gives us a lot of options in how Animals and Human NPCs are put together (modability)
New AI that uses Behaviour Trees instead being Task Priority Driven (this enables us to implement tauning enemies for example)
Humans (both player and NPC) received a whole new set of Animations, although 1st person is still using the old one
We've added a 3rd Person cam too
The balancing for Food, Potions and Skills will be included
New watershader
Better error handling, thus we and you know the root cause of crashes or bugs
Extensive logging
Especially the new animations and the Behaviour Trees will focus on what we plan for reworking the combat system that we shared with you last year.
Keep in mind, some of these changes are almost done, others are still being worked on. We do not have a date yet for the update but we keep on working on it.
We've also created a Discord Server for you to join where we plan to keep you updated on the current progress in a more intermediate style of communication:
> https://discord.gg/BAHt2dA
qb Team
Original post
07 Apr 2019Developer post
Current update situation and future progress
Hey guys, we are currently undergoing heavy restructuring and rebuilding of several systems. The animation code base as well as animations in general are being worked at with brand new animatons. The AI is being reworked to work with ECS which means way better support of future m
24 Oct 2018Developer post
Update 0.4.20.0
ADDED - Halloween Candy Scraper making your precious Halloween a little less safe ADDED - Halloween Pumpkin containing sweets and goodies ADDED - PresentBox can spawn Snowman during Christmas ADDED - Option to always hide bottom bar ADDED - Option to hide player hands BALANCE - S
06 Oct 2018Developer post
qb Community Survey
Hey guys, in the past weeks we had a couple brainstorming sessions. In these we thought about how to make qb more engaging and fun. We think we found the most important ones and wanted to share these with you: Combat System total rework of current “hack it till it dies” feeling s
Hey guys,
in the past weeks we had a couple brainstorming sessions. In these we thought about how to make qb more engaging and fun. We think we found the most important ones and wanted to share these with you:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/601400/discussions/2/1728711392736873293/

Combat System

total rework of current “hack it till it dies” feeling
sometimes the player suddenly is surrounded by enemies and did not know where they came from
enemies should taunt the player with a distinguishable sound and wait around 2-3 seconds before attacking
enemies shall attack slower with visual feedback for the player to predict incoming damage
implement ability to block damage with shields and weapons
Regeneration System

food and potions are not used anymore once the regeneration skills are active
food and potions should grant more regeneration over longer time
the regeneration skills will be nerfed accordingly to make food and potions more attractive
Death System

it feels awkward when there is no penalty to a players death (i.e. keep inventory on death, respawn with 100% HP/Mana)
when the player dies he should leave his items at the place of death in a gravestone
the player then has the option to run back to the gravestone marked on the map or to re-equip at his base or use the ankh and respawn near the place of death
Health/Mana/Stamina System

a player with 1000HP can just kill everything with his bare fists, we want to remove that playstyle
Health/Mana/Stamina will increase automatically per player level up
the Health/Mana/Stamina +-buttons will be deleted/deactivated
Of course some of these changes are pretty drastic but we think it will benefit the overall feel of the game.
Do you have something up your heart that you think we overlooked?
Please feel free share your opinions and thoughts about qb!
qb Team
Original post
24 Sep 2018Developer post
Hotfix 0.4.19.1
FIXED - Russian language UTF-8 encoding partially broken
20 Sep 2018Developer post
Update 0.4.19.0
ADDED - New Lion model ADDED - Antialiasing option FXAA ADDED - Resolution switch for ASCII filter FIXED - Steam related logfile pollution reduced UPDATED - qb uses now Open JDK Version 10 instead of Java UPDATED - Underlying system for permissions have been reworked and uses the
04 Sep 2018Developer post
Update 0.4.18.0
ADDED - New Sheep model ADDED - Relevant Npcs for active quest have an icon over their head now ADDED - Gravestone is displayed on the (mini)map when the player died ADDED - Forced spawn of a random quest giver in the first village ADDED - Hammer item ADDED - Bob is able to build
24 Aug 2018Developer post
Hotfix 0.4.17.2
FIXED - Sometimes player gets stuck after teleport / respawn ADDED - Russian language (unfinished). Special thanks to Narrnika for translating it.
22 Aug 2018Developer post
Hotfix 0.4.17.1
FIXED - Cutting trees cause game crash because the rendering data was remove too early FIXED - Log entries are written twice FIXED - Some combinations of keybinds cause game crash At the last update we were too hasty and overlooked some serious bugs. Many thanks to all bug report
20 Aug 2018Developer post
Update 0.4.17.0
ADDED - Seperator between normal required items and burnables in crafting menu UPDATED - Reworked whole world rendering, this means less stuttering, more view distance with less RAM usage UPDATED - Reworked chunk data format, this means less network traffic FIXED - Projectiles al
31 Jul 2018Developer post
Developer notes
After a short summer break we are back again with the whole team. Our main developer is back as he completed his Master's thesis! We look forward to publishing updates more frequently again and presenting you some nice features. :)

Updates & announcements

New Content

Quality of Life

General Balance

Behind the scenes

Known issues

Notes