Greetings, dear friends! Several important changes will be available to you in this update. Below I will attach links to devlog No. 28 on this topic.
✅He made changes to the system of using spatial cases with alien technologies. The module allows you to move objects in an unknown space, which makes it possible to carry a case with objects inside it in the inventory. You can install only one case of a specific model at a location. If you click "install" the same case at a location where a case of this model is already installed, then the installed one will be moved to your inventory and a new one will be installed. Thus, you can now return the cases that you once had under the textures. If you install a case of a specific model in one location and a second case of the same model in another location, you will create a spatial bridge for moving objects. By putting items in it at one location, you can pick up these items at another location. The spatial bridge will allow you to create caches and replenish supplies from items that you have put in your briefcase in advance.
✅Improved the system of interaction of ammunition for weapons from the inventory. The selected ammunition rank for the weapon is also saved, even when exiting the game. If you have loaded blue cartridges (rank 3) into a weapon, for example, and you have run out of them, or you have removed them from your inventory, then when you pick up this weapon again, the system will automatically search for the desired caliber in the inventory, starting with the 1st rank of ammunition and ending with the 6th rank. The priority of the search is from the lowest rank to the highest to save good ammunition. If you hold this weapon in your hand at zero ammo and press "R" (reload), you will see a menu on the screen with a selection of all suitable ammunition for this weapon. Previously, the system prioritized 1 rank of cartridges in a weapon when changing to another weapon slot or simply putting it behind your back, even if you loaded a high rank of cartridges yourself.
✅In the companion menu, which is accessed by pressing the "H" button, a button has been added to teleport all companions in range to your character. In this menu, you can give action commands to your companions within the radius of interaction with them. To understand which of the companions falls within the range of the menu, there will be an icon above the companion's head: a red square. The approximate girth range is about 100 meters. I remind you that there is another menu on the right of the screen for managing companions on the location.
✅An indicator showing the use of the Essence of Life for a companion has been added to the personal information menu, as well as to the companion menu on the right of the screen. A round indicator next to the companion's name: red means that he does not have the Essence, and green means that it is installed. Thus, remotely and in active battles, we can determine which companion in the group has run out of Life Essence, and we can save it in time. Also, when pointing the center of the screen at a companion, his name is displayed. An icon of the Essence of Life has been added below the name, if it is active. If there is no Essence, the icon will not be displayed. In the same place, icons of active modules installed on the companion (Reinforcement) will be displayed in the future.
✅Companions can now use first-aid kits themselves, eat and drink. It is enough to put restorative items in their inventory. When the companion's parameters decrease to the minimum values and the corresponding icon appears above his head, he begins to search in his inventory for suitable items to restore these parameters. For example, if the health has decreased, the companion searches in his inventory for an item that has a health recovery parameter. It can be any item: a first-aid kit, meat, injections, stimulants, or monster body parts. Inventory is checked according to the slots of each row from left to right, so if you want to set the order of use of certain items, for example, from strong to weak, put strong items at the beginning of the row of companion inventory slots. Attention: You can check which items a companion can use. Open the companion menu (with its parameters) and then click the "Items" menu. All of your character's inventory items that will be displayed in this menu can be used by a companion.