Hello there and welcome back to Atom Republic’s DevBlog. During last week's entry we got a first look at the newer, revamped Hub. The week, the AR team has been in full swing continuing the momentum working on The Hub, so much so, that Steam players can now test and explore The Hub on the King Pin Branch (click here to find out how access this update on Steam).
What’s New?
While exploring The Hub you quickly learn that this area is very much under construction! The work force have left certain rides and attractions fenced off and if you look to the sky, you can see cranes going about their business. Lucky, the new area that is available is safe enough for your Avatar to explore.
The Lost & Found Minigame
During the excitement of The Hub re-opening, it seems that someunfortunate visitors to the park have lost some of their property…Keep a watchfuleye out for these missing items and return them to the Lost and Found Kiosk to receivea reward. Keep bringing back lost items every day and you will receive a rewardeach day.
What's Next?
- Bug Fixing - With new updates comes new bugs, the development team have a list of known bugs from what they've discovered in the studio, but keep your bug reports coming in on the Atom Universe and Steam forums.
- Steam & PlayStation 4 Early Access - Once Atom Universe is in a solid position and the development team are happy, we'll be looking to push this update out live for all Early Access members, allowing the cross-play functionality to once more be resumed by both platforms. Keep an eye on our social media channels, forums and blog. We'll be making a big splashy announcement a little bit closer to the time.
Weekly Developer Activity:
Art;
- Breakdance animations.
- More head accessories for your avatar to wear.
Design;
- Improving Avatar socket system to attach accessories.
- In the process of adding UI sound manager component into the menu options.
Programming;
- Server Performance.
- Various bug fixes.
Community;
- Gathering Analytics and making pretty charts.
- In the process of creating an updated version of the Private Spaces video.