An update for pre-release Xenogrove players has been released.
MOUNT REWORK:
Significant portions of mount physics have been reworked for more natural riding. The mount will conform to the surface better and allow for a smoother less bumpy ride.
AUDIO:
Certain gameplay-essential sounds are no longer streamed from disk and instead are loaded and kept in memory on startup so they are always available to play when needed. Many other sounds (such as ambiences) still stream in order to reduce memory usage and the initial loading time.
The mount now has more sound attached to it; a wind noise that plays relative to the velocity of the mount, and a throttle noise relative to the amount of throttle and current velocity.
Additionally, bouncing sounds when the mount impacts a surface are scaled in volume relative to the force of the hit, and are checked against a number of conditions to prevent repetitive and annoying plays of the sound.
As always, let us know how it is in the comments below.
See you out there!
-Jon Sayer
Systems Developer