Hi guys, Summer Update is near being released.
So far I've been working on the new modules and workshop features and those are done.
The new modules as you can see in the image below are mainly loops:
- 180º degree loop
- 270º degree loop
- 360º degree loop
- Long Ramp
- Water planes.
Also, now when you publish your map to Steam Workshop, a screenshot will be taken and added as a preview for your workshop item, so that players can see upfront how your map looks like.
And for now this is what I've to show. I'm still finishing up college works but I think everything is on schedule for what I've promised.
About the other features, the player controller is being completely revamped as till now the thing that was being synchronized was position and velocities, and sometimes physics (collisions) weren't accurate between server and clients, so now what I'm planning to do is to revamp the network model and send direct player input to every client so that everyone has a clear representation of the server's game state. For other words, instead of syncing every player's position, only the first input will be sent to all clients and each client then calculates the position, collisions and all that. This will not only reduce network traffic, but also (in theory) make for a more smoother and realistic experience.
Regarding server and hosting, I haven't touched Steam P2P yet, but I'm reading the documentation and trying to come up with a Network model that fits the game. This however will be secondary.
Thanks a lot for the support :)