Patch Notes
Major game optimization and performance update (Expected improvements below)
Upgraded the game engine to Unity 6.3 (from Unity 2023.2)
Optimized game assets (textures, meshes, materials & audio files)
Added Impostor LOD to all buildings (6 triangles instead of 1000-5000 when far away)
Reworked the lighting setup in the game scene for better visuals and performance
Added a Minimap to the Player HUD that automatically shows/hides when using any GPS app
Added 10 more level milestones that are awarded between level 105-200
Changed the Anti-Aliasing setting options from 2-8x MSAA to FXAA, SMAA, and TAA
Fixed sidewalks and road texture brightness stuttering when looking down and up
Fixed lighting artefacts that would appear on buildings at night with weird dark patches or lines
Fixed a bug where a player would get a bugged level milestone window when they already had the maximum level milestone reached
Fixed null errors within the menu script that occurred when players returned to main menu from the game scene
Performance Test Results (in comparison to v0.2.10)
Frame rate up 70-80% on PC / up 50-200% on Laptop
Memory usage down 57% on PC / down 46% on Laptop
Hey everyone, firstly, I'd like to thank everyone for the continued support of this game. I have spent this month learning everything about optimization, which I have completed for FDS, which included upgrading the game engine to the latest stable version. I'm sorry to those who expected more content in this update, but please understand that this is an extremely necessary step. The road is now paved for me to add new planned features without worrying about optimization, and I promise to work on that next!
Thank you to everyone who played the game and helped discover these errors. I will keep working hard to refine the game to its best potential, and hope you can be patient with the development journey
