The game client has been written from scratch.
This is the first of 3 announcements around Friday, the 9th Launch. This announcement is focused on the client piece.
Multiplatform Support
- Windows
- OSX
Modernized UI
- Original artwork is pixel-perfect and scalable to make it easier to see on modern displays including 4k and HDR
- Fonts are TTF based so they can be seen and read on modern displays
- All windows are moveable
- Most windows are resizable (some horizontal, some vertical, some both)
- Skills can be turned into floaters to be viewed without the skill window open
- The time of day window is updated showing time along with the light level
- Consistent and modern UI controls added for user interaction (sliders, buttons, dropdowns, menus, etc..)
- Game Window can be resized and fullscreen providing more area for windows during gameplay
- UI can be locked to prevent accidental moving
Fixed and Upgraded Legacy Functionality
- MIDI music player works
- Pixel perfect lighting system replaced lookup lighting
- Textures and artwork is rendered in True Color
- Pixel shader support added
- Sound effects added for in-game actions like combat as well as UI
- Music, sound, and volume are all controllable in settings
- 3rd Party Requirements Removed (DirectX, etc..)
- So many bug fixes … too many to list[
Enhancements
- In-game Main Menu
- Proper logout sequence back to character select and main menu
- Creating a character now shows the impact of selecting race and profession
- Input Remapping for power users supports Keyboards, Mouse, GamePads
- Hotbars added for easy and quick usage of items
- UI Controls simplified (no double clicking needed) while supporting backward compatibility for current players
- Map refresh is repairable
- Configuration of in-game options and UI is saved with global settings and per-character settings.
- Default configuration presents art that is appropriate for most modern displays
- Controllable global scaling for 4k displays
- Ability to adjust game cursor sizes and target box thickness
- The Trade window now works (and will support token trading in release very soon)
- Buy/Sell dialogs in the game now support sliders and typing quantities in the control
- Limits on buying quantities increased substantially
- Server selection now shows more details about each server
- Options support classic targeting modes and vertical health indicator
- Transparent console windows