Hello everyone,

Today we will go over some UI stuff and work that was done in the background for the networking and handling of data

ALL UI DESIGNS ARE STILL WIP

Here's a main over view of the current HUD, yes we switched what side the stats are on, we would like to keep things simple if you switch to a different game that's similar to this one or vise versa

In the upper left corner is a mini map and the worlds time, weather and temperature

Simple design, Health, Stamina, Thirst and Hunger. More things will probably be added to this setup such as body temperature or body fat like we had previously, but since mods are planned this could over complicate things for creators, so at this point in time the feature isn't on the radar.

This is your mini map and it displays North, East, South and West so you always know what direction you're moving in, but what if you need a full overview of the map or a precise location for meeting up with people? well we have that covered too

This is a full map view with grides to help you move to certain locations or to water sources, note down where you found bodies or where a rival group of players are moving to so you can alert friends or group members, speaking of group members, on here you will be able to see where your group members are on the map so you can navigate to them with ease and plan a proper route to get to them without stumbling your way to a cliff side and realizing you have to retrace your steps and take a new route.

We also started work on implementing the players list for networking side of things so you can see whos online, the project has had Steam networking implemented as of right now and we're in the process of setting it all up in the backend and linking it all together

Devlogs might seem a tad short and that's due to all the background work required being done, yes all the boring stuff that can't be covered in a devlog to well.

Overall everything is going very smoothly and being well organized and thought out for the future and of course modding support.

With the map and mini map the spawning method may be changed to a new system, there's an idea to have it be click where you want to spawn, basically you can pick anywhere on the map, any location, just click the spot you want to spawn and the game will place you exactly there, but again this is just an idea and not currently in the works.

For making it to the end of this Devlog here's a reward, One of my 3 Ferrets:

I will see you guys next week!

-Mr.Opendix