Yet another terrain focused update arrives this week implementing an upgraded shader and hand painted looks for every non-ice island. This update's changes to terrain are intended to improve its look from both far away and close up. You'll notice lots of splotchy dirt peeking through the grass and irregularly trimmed cliff faces as opposed to the geometrically consistent details of the past. The terrain changes are a big step up in level of detail but I expect it to fit considering the massive size of terrain compared to the textureless airmen and airships.
Due to the focused nature of this week's update expect some smaller features, fixes and tweaks to roll out over the weekend. If you've been experience a shaky connection to the servers along with you fellow airmen recently know it is due to instability with the server running for extended periods of time with many players and I am trying to work out a fix as soon as possible.
Join us on Discord for public playtests Friday at 12pm ET, Saturday at 3pm ET, and Monday at 7pm ET.
1.15.9
Major Features
- Updated all non-ice islands with a new terrain texturing.
Minor Features
- Added a proximity chat channel. All players within 1500 meters receive each other's proximity chat.
- Added small rocks to horizon.