So I haven't pushed the last few Experimental builds to the Default branch in the last two weeks, sorry for that! The reason is I tried to implement Virtual Texture to improve FPS but ultimately the ratio complexity/gains became too weak so I scrapped it. One week down the drain!
But fear not, as I still managed to improve the FPS via several shader refactors.
New terrain shader yields FPS Improvements
I tweaked and improved the terrain shader: we jumped from 70 to 95 fps (from 50 fps two months ago!). Still sensible gains!
The look will be a bit different, but it will actually look better from afar.
Planet Texture:
I also added a setting for the planet texture generation, which give planets a hd looks when viewed from space.
The new high settings makes the planets looks twice better!
Two new cockpit instruments were added:
Artificial Horizon:
this represent the ship roll and pitch, like in modern plane.
It is made mainly to make your cockpit a bit more lively - but it is actually fully functional!
Docking Procedure screen:
This is actually inspired by the docking procedure screen of one of my favorite movie, 2001 A Space Odyssey!
Stone/Rock color refactor:
This builds improve the rocks/stone brick color logic to hopefully clear out some frustration they were provoking.
now each rocks name will contains their color, so hopefully it will make it clearer on why different rocks cannot be merged for crafting.
stone can be painted, and will remember to original color when paint is removed.
stone cannot received metal material (issue fixed)
the color buckets now uses OKLCH color spaces, so hue variations should be more natural.
Crosshair refactor: I continued work on the making the UI more lisible and informative with more work on the crosshair.
Deleting sensitive bricks now shows more information next to the crosshair.
The command crosshair now shows contextual action icons.
The crosshair now adapts its contrast against bright and dark backgrounds.
The fast delete build option is now a dropdown with separate normal, sensitive-only, and full fast delete modes.
Cargo pickup crosshair labels now use rarity color.
Changes and improvements
Space battle editor no longer available in Survival
Improved activate over-text on warp cores: shows Store or Take Void Pearl with dedicated icons depending on what you are holding.
#7802 #7751 Stone colors
#7771 Warning gate works with spaceship events (spaceship -> event gate -> warning gate)
#7825 #7783 Ship dimension no longer include fields and decals
Teleport stations can be activated manually to open the Codex teleport tab. Player-built stations open a configure menu to rename the brick and open the teleport tab.
The linking order for display has been reversed to be in similar to gauge and event gate! Your save will be updated.
Help messages can now inject translated item names, sprites, and keybinds after translating the base text.
Community Suggestions
#7719 Shipyards turned OFF with a switch are no longer offered for landing; existing saves migrate pads to ON.
#7720 Vehicle computer command events now separate remaining power from live power usage.
#7490 Displays can aggregate up to four compatible tanks or storage units.
Linking for tanks, life support, and power cells now starts from the source block to the display; old blueprints migrate on load.
#7702 Can rename Teleport Station
#7702 Teleport station collider fit the shape now
#7731 Gizmo is now showing on the blast door.
#7726 Build preview will show dark over a light background
#7781 Mouse cursor for ship now uses same contrast shader as cursor
#6807 Assembler displays component quantity in storage. Missing components appears in red.
Bugfixes:
#7795 Life support when seated
#7808 Paint, tools and prefabs can no longer be sold at trading kiosks
#7820 Void Pearls in player inventory or item bar now block warp
#7821 Scrolling in a galaxy map dropdown no longer zooms the map
#7755 #7822 Void pearl can show in the wrong slot of warp system
#7744 Painting with RMB and LMB goes wild
#7750 #7772 #7448 Repair tool now fixes damaged bricks on child entities
#7062 Missing block schematics: glass arch, mug, fan.
#7569 Repair tool now removes persistent damage decals on fully repaired hull.
#7790 Ladders dont work
#7762 Ship systems no longer stall on depleted power during warp or stargate travel.
#7838 Assembler no longer stalls when crafting stone slabs from rocks in adjacent storage.
#7801 Manual undock issues
#7779 Docking event gate state on blueprint spawn is now reset
#7710 No Npcs on consortium small stations
#7724 Fuel delivery missions can now be completed incrementally, with a partial fuel sale option for ships that cannot carry the full contract volume.
#7730 Codex filter reset button fixed
#7728 Repair missions now scale to smaller stations and rebuild repair objectives cleanly.
#7725 World rocks and ore despawn when mined to zero health.
#7477 Docking port item transfers no longer clog the port when no destination is available.
#7633 Event Gate percentage thresholds no longer save as 100x the entered value.
#7695 Targeted item preview not visible with Box Delete tool
#7696 #7307 #6852 Ladders no longer apply gravity while climbing.
#7655 Delivered mission cargo is now removed from the item bar.
#7655 Mission cargo rewards are granted to the player's ship instead of a docked parent entity.
#7655 Mission warp waypoint distance and autopilot alignment now match the selected target system.
#7499 Monitor and text screens no longer keep rendering after the brick is heavily damaged.
#6236 Fuel outpost refuelling missions can now be completed and correctly restored after loading a save.
Assembler/Furnace can push/pull from others assembler/furnace
#7736 No computer linked message on linked yoke setup
#7758 Fixed dismantled ships still being available through shipyard recovery
#7782 #7330 #7025 #7024 Assembler status tooltip could hijack tooltip if windows was closed when on the status tooltip
#7760 Deleting children entity now gives bricks back in survival
Thanks for playing!
