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Updates and Fixes #22

Farlight Explorers · published 23 Jun 2016, 11:38 UTC

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Updates and Fixes #22: Environment Update and Turrets.

I apologize about delay, I needed more time to release this new update because I added a lot of new things to the game and I needed to test it.

The most of the new things are related to the enviroment, the idea is to create a more inmersive map for the game, so I added some mountains and cliffs, so the map is not flat anymore, it is incredible how with a few mountains and rocks the feeling of a enviroment can change totally.

I also added some ambiental fog and weather. Related to the weather I added two different storms, soft storm and heavy storm, the soft storm increase the fog and disable the solar power generator because the weather is cloudy, the heavy storm disables solar power generator and discharges the batteries. There are two kind of storms, Sand Storms and Snow Storms, each will appear in certain planets.

I added again the Asteroids to the game, and the only way to destroy them is using the automatic turrets.

About the turret I added three level of turrets, Mk I, Mk II and Mk III, the differences between them are mainly the range, rate of firing and power consumption. I also added a train tower wagon, so the player can protect the train in motion, or create a mobile turret around the base. When the player selects a turret a sphere will appear, it shows the range of the turret.

Important:

The new cliffs and mountains will appear over your old version map, so maybe your buildings will be buried. if it happens you can try reloading the map and see if the new mountains location are better.

What Next:

I will work more on fixing bugs and adding this little things that the game needs like autosave and others.
And I would like to add more environment things, I made tests with some trees, and adding trees creates a really good vibe, so I would like to test it more. Also with the flora I'm thinking to add wood to the game, although I don't know if it would fit well, maybe adding some wood foundations, or wood machines for the beginning of the game? I have to think more about it.