Alpha 1.4.9 is now available. This update adds a big boost in performance (I saw a thirty to fifty frame increase in frames per second on my machines with vertical sync disabled). Any feedback, bug reports, etc. can be posted in the discussion boards.
Alpha 1.4.9 Changes
- added ping command (/ping)
- updated networking library
- updated melon spawn to increase distance with each search
- updated level editor brushes to use consistent uv scale
- updated main menu buttons to use on click down
- updated melee slash impact to be sent unreliably as an event (network optimization)
- updated melee collision to be sent unreliably as an event (network optimization)
- updated melon attack to be sent unreliably as an event (network optimization)
- updated melon land to be sent unreliably as an event (network optimization)
- updated player slash to be sent unreliably as an event (network optimization)
- updated blood decals to be sent unreliably as an event (network optimization)
- updated everyone is dead to be sent unreliably as an event (network optimization)
- updated melons to only synchronize yaw rotation (network optimization)
- updated player to only synchronize yaw rotation (network optimization)
- optimized all strings to use interpolation instead of concatenation (optimization)
- optimized reflection probes
- optimized melon explode logic
- optimized boundary collision layers
- optimized blood decal to use seed for randomization (network optimization)
- optimized melee impact rpc (replaced quaternion with vector3) (network optimization)
- optimized melee collision rpc (replaced quaternion with vector3) (network optimization)
- fixed single door rotation
- fixed duplicate melon land events (optimization)
- fixed everyone is dead bug
- fixed hazmat ragdoll level of detail bug
- fixed semi-truck level of detail bug
- fixed telephone pole level of detail bug
- fixed weapon throw sound clipping bug
- removed melon spawnpoints
- removed shadow distance setting (merged with quality)
- removed dynamic global illumination (optimization)