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Update 0.7

Today we release Update 0.7 for Movie Night as we progress with development the backend and functions of the game become more robust. We have a lot to share take a look:

Video Player

  • All players in the room can now request a video regardless if they are the room master or not
  • Recoded how the player fetches the url string so it will wait until all players in the scene are ready to play

Level System

  • New player level system added that will track the players xp level and progress. This will be saved in our backend so your progress wont be lost
  • XP is earned based on playtime and the xp requirement for the next level will slowly increase as you level up
  • No rewards are given at the moment however this level system will give us a really good base to add level requirements for content in the future if we choose to do so
  • Level up sound effects and visual effects added on level up

Player Character

  • Camera zoom script has now been re-added and completely re-coded it will now smoothly zoom with your scroll wheel and wont interrupt the character controller
  • Stairs bug has been fixed the player will no longer freak out when going down stairs
  • Names above the player in game have been reworked and will now just show a simple text above their head RPG style

Lobby

  • Player names have been re-coded it will now take your steam account name instead of asking for a name to be input
  • Fixed some overlapping issues with text
  • Added new map images and fixed how the map selection is made
  • New map suburban home re-added

Cinema Map

  • The NPC behind the counter now has correct lighting

Backend

  • Added a ban check throughout the game that will periodically check if the player is banned against our backend
  • Added developer console in game with various commands which will only be activated on the developers end
  • The game will now check your player information against our backend if it cant make a connection or if your steam is offline it will tell the player
  • If the backend goes down or if anything happens i will be immediately notified now

Steam Achievements

  • Added 5 steam achievements and all triggers have been tested

Main Menu

  • New main menu music track added to the list
  • Updated the news to 0.7
  • Changed the UI around a bit
  • Added animated NPC's in the scene to represent the game

Suburban Home

  • The map is now complete featuring a full neighbourhood and redesigned home
  • Lighting reworked and visual effects added to scene
  • All doors fully networked between players
  • Chairs added to the scene

Steam Store

  • Updated the steam store images to better represent the game

Notes

- I will be online in the game as much as I can however its safe to say the rarest achievement in the game will likely be the "Is it really you?" as this will depend on if a developer visits your cinema.
- In the future i want to completely rework the video player if I can and im also looking into subtitle generation for the videos.
- As always let me know what you think and if you notice any issues i might have missed let me know :) And of course keep updated on our trello.

- LimeLab Studios