Happy New Year! I wish you all happy.ːsteamhappyː
It's been so long. Everyone feels it, me too.
What I was doing since the last update?
1. Write a new Steamworks integration (almost) from scratch
The code used in the current version is from the plugin I bought. It works very well. All the Steamworks features like Authentication, Inventory Service and Chat System are implemented by that plugin. However, all the plugins from the marketplace have to follow Steamworks SDK version 1.39 and will lack of new functionalities Steam offers. So I have to make my own new plugin. This new plugin is completed at some level and is extendable because I wrote it from scratch and know how to fix and extend it further. This is the most time-consuming part of the work but I don't have to do it again, ever.
2. New Vehicle System
Villages™ will not consider completed or even decent without vehicles. When it comes to open-world games, transportation is very important. The game used to have drivable cars but both of them are not performing well. I decide to go back to try to make the new vehicle system again. It's also a time-consuming one but the result is "OK". I don't finish the networking part yet but I'm sure it will work.ːsummer2019vehicletortoiseː
Here are some of the development footage (actually animated Gif files)
3. I was playing games.
Yes. I was playing games, I'm playing games and I will always play games. I feel guilty 50% of the time but I never regret it. I have to do it. Playing games fulfill my spirit. I hope you understand me, my friends.ːcleansealː
Reminder about the Government Support (Lootbox Things)
I have to mention again here.
First, 70%-90% of all items are Consumable. Basically, if you want to use it you must consume it. The item then went from your inventory and transferred to the server you're playing.
Second, The Government Support is the option content of "The Welcome Box". Its content can be changed without prior notice. I will try to update the documentation to match the current content(sometimes I didn't).
This is the documentation I updated yesterday.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1597657710
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1550785151
1. The Special Monetary Items will stop dropping at the end of this year.
These items will stop dropping from "The Government Support"
2. New 4 Tool Items added to "The Government Support" permanently.
They're currently obtainable now but it will not display in the game yet.
3. New 4 Special Military items will drop for a limited time.
These items will be obtainable from 1 January to 31 January 2020.(One Month Only)
After that date, these items will only obtainable from a Military Box I, II or III.
You have one month.
Thank you, everyone.
The Villages™ universe cannot be completed without you. I will push the next update as soon as possible. See you next year.ːemofdrː
As always, thanks to my sponsor, ZAP-Hosting who provide development servers for me.
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