This is a copy of our v017 release post for early adopters over on Itch.
Salutations explorers! Welcome to our next patch for Sapphire Safari! Version 017, just a few days after our massive v016 release.
So unlike our other patches, this one will be short and sweet, so here we go.
AI Eyes and Sightlines
In the last patch, we had to turn off the eyesight for the roaming monster girls on the island, which in turn disabled the stealth mechanics of the game. It added a lot of computation requirements to the game leading to stuttering and just making it unplayable. So this patch includes our new system (instead of using the standing Unreal Engine tech).
Each girl will see roughly 20 meters in front of them, if you hide behind objects they won’t be able to spot you. Making noise like running, stepping on noise makers like twigs and branches, or jumping into vegetation like bushes while near the AI will cause them to look around, if they spot you during this time they will react, and then flee.
No Beacon left behind
We have unlocked and lightly developed the missing area of the plains, which previously held a radio beacon you couldn’t access. This is now available to explore and the beacon can now be activated.
This patch also includes several fixes to AI and UX. Overhauls some of the problems the save system was encountering holding onto map discovery and such. But here is the full changelog.
- new vision system for girls
- new area on previously locked-off radio beacon
- clipping removed on some rocks in the plains
- wind animation added back to some foliage in the plains
- river barriers now do not block throwable tools
- save system bugs related to the FOW and Map not loading in are fixed
- save system bugs related to beacon activations not loading in are fixed
- bounty computer UI navigation tweaked
- notifications for entering and leaving radio beacon zones added
- photo capture flow bug related to the submission system deactivating on scoring has been fixed
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1526900/Sapphire_Safari/
I hope this patch finds you well! We would love for your continued feedback.