Hello Nomads,
Let's break the silence with a bang. We've updated the developer branch of Planet Nomads to Unity 5.4.2 and its new camera (post-processing) effects are a treat for the eye.
Kubat has fallen in love with the possibilities it provides, he had used everything he could - from the new antialiasing to depth of field, motion blur and eye adaption, improved ambient occlusion, color grading and bloom. Then sensitively toyed with the settings to have a more J.J. Abrams feel rather than Michael Bay. Here's what happened...
Planet Nomads Romantic Sunset
Planet Nomads Desert has gotten less orange and more real.
Planet Nomads jungles now deeper than ever
What kind of life would it be without a visit to the beach
These screenshots are taken directly from the developer branch of Planet Nomads. No photoshop, filters, flashy marketing tricks, this is what you'll see in the game (frankly, we hope it'll be better) and boys and girls does it look stunning in motion.
Developer branch vs Alpha Branch
Which brings us to the question “When will Alpha Nomads be able to play this version?” It won’t be this year. The developer branch is currently unplayable; player controls, world generation, the interface, building, physics, everything is still under detailed scrutiny and rework. The Alpha Nomads are constantly on our mind and we are working to put the dev branch together and release to Alpha Nomads early next year, long before the public release of Planet Nomads on Steam Early Access.
There is an update coming on 1st December though! It will include the big blocks we uploaded on Planet Nomads Trello some time ago. Walls, wall corners, new flooring, ceiling, stairs and more.
Night Building
Planet Nomads Big Floor
Big Blocks Sunset
Thank you for your interest in the development of Planet Nomads, the upcoming PC sandbox game, which ties survival, exploration and building in a way that has never been done before. It’s launching in Q1 2017 straight here on Steam.