Attention inmates! What better way to kick off a new week than with a brand-new look into what our devs have been cooking up over the past week and something else you need to read! Check it out!
There's a lot of interesting stuff that our programmers have been working on. We want to start strong with this segment by saying that work has begun (again) on the much-anticipated inventory rework, and we can't wait to share more info on this! Apart from that, work has also continued on the cuts, bruises, and puncture character visuals and on the aforementioned diseases and symptoms feature. It is also important to note that NPC behaviors are being expanded as the team worked on their limping ability, as well as their reactions to tear gas and flash grenades. Oh, and let's not forget about another big rework which has also seen some breakthroughs in the last week, which is, of course, the long-awaited armor rework. Bug fixing was also heavily prevalent, as well as additional improvements to the encounter system.
Remember what we said last week with regards to these guys? If not, they are (still) working on a plethora of new base-building elements which we still do not want to spoil, but rest assured, you'll learn about them soon enough!
The hard surface team is finishing up the military tomahawk and the improvised water collector, and they've started working on a new cool multi-functional item, which is a knife with a built-in flint and compass! The trench gun is also getting a bayonet, so they're on that as well.
On the soft surface side, they are still at it with the improvements to female character clothing, and the head bandana item, as well as on the wild hunter NPCs coming in an update later this year.
Same as last week, the 2D guys have continued their work on the UI improvements for painting.
The animation team is still mostly engaged with bug fixing and on the animations for the trench gun. Nothing much to add here.
The sound team is also deep into bug fixing and on recording and editing new footstep sounds.
Much remains the same this week as the designers have continued their work on the new common cold mechanic and doing their part with regards to the aforementioned new base-building elements and armor rework.
No Q&A for this week, but there is an announcement of an announcement, so to speak!
So what do we mean by an announcement of an announcement? Well, up to this point, DEV updates served a more informative purpose on what's been going on. And part of it will still be that. But starting next week, DEV updates will be much more. Important announcements regarding updates and requests for feedback on feature development will be. More info in the future, specifically starting next week! So make sure to keep an eye out!