Hi Guys! ːsteamhappyː
I wanted to make this post here just to go over some things that will be coming up in the next patch.
It has involved quite a lot of work and testing so the patch will not be out till late next week. But it will be worth the wait!
First off, i have been working on some of the levels and have changed the layout on Abyss to make it flow a bit better.
I have also started rebuild Castle, however that will take some time....
Changes to Abyss;
- Sniper area is now larger, and more open
- Red Armor area is now smaller
- Blue / Teleport room has been opened up a bit with less columns
Secondly, I have been doing considerable work on the AI to improve bot play.
This has involved changing the way that i deal with the behavior, and in the process i have fixed up quite a lot of bugs. You should start to see the bots retreat more, and deal with their weapon ammo a bit better! :)
Third big one,
I have decided to remove the reload clips system, and go back to the way it used to be.
I initially added it to slow the game play down a bit, but i think it's not right with it, it's not what i set out to do with the game, so it's back to being single clip like Quake/UT.
Fourth biggy;
I have been spending considerable time balancing the weapons better, and tweaking the locational damage. I still have quite a bit to do here, which is why there will not be a patch till next week, it's something that needs to be done right.
Smaller things will be, lots of optimization to things like particle effects, HUD tweaks, and i have fixed a bunch of bugs that i discovered in CTF and DOM modes.
The patch should be out about mid/late next week, i'm looking forward to spending a bunch of time playing it with the new balances!
After this i will be focusing on some of the levels, particularly Castle, Aerowalk, Hazardous and Trinity (all the ones i consider far from finished).
I will also be investigating more changes to the networking / hosting situation and matchmaking solutions.
Thanks for the interest!
Have a great weekend gaming! ːsteamhappyː