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Hi, added Photomode into the game!

Got inspired by some beautiful screenshots you made from this game, so decided to make it for you easier and implemented a Photomode similiar to AAA titles. Now you can use camera settings and various Poses to take pictures, you can share on your social media or game Steam Page.

This Photomode version allows you:
- take screenshot to your harddrive
- rotate, zoom camera on character, use camera offset
- use advanced camera settings like Depth of Field, Field of View, Contrast, Tint, Noise etc.
- grid/cross can be switched on/off
- choose from various character poses - that will help you to bring story to your pictures or create meme

Please note:
- Photomode settings will not reset when opening/closing Photomode. Will reset on game Respawn and Load, as they are not connected to Savegame yet.
- The character will freeze when in Photomode. Most of vital functions will be paused (so you will not drown underwater). After leaving Photomode, the animation like crafting will restart instead of continue.
- Animals will stop to move, but still perform the last animation in loop. This is not a bug, just there are too many animals and I have to set this new feature one by one.
- Spawn zones should not spawn new loot

- Environment and Items are NOT paused. So Sun/Day cycle will continue including Ocean Tide. Items can be damaged or cooked/burned. I might address this in future, as environment behavior is really complex here with dependencies on game world. its not just lighting day/night behavior.

Screenshots resolution is set to 3840 x 2160 in case you want to zoom or crop them.

Known Issues:
Using Spacebar to take screenshot, when in Advanced mode, Pose scroll down List, will not work properly. This is a Windows/UE issue, when space bar is used for Forms for list selection. I will try to solve this or bind the action to another key.
Some poses have wrinkled wrist. This will be fixed on Animation Update.

In future I plan to connect the Photomode screenshots with Steam functionality including Steam Achievements.

I will be really happy for your feedback and hope to see a lot of nice screenshots on social media and Steam page. It will help a lot with the visibility of the game.

Please feel free to use hastag #areaz_game on Instagram, #areaz on FB or #areaz on twitter it will help a lot.

Thank you for understanding and support.

Please report all issues on our discord:
https://discord.io/areaz

I will be also pleased to answer any questions.

Juraj Bachar
Game Creator

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