Over the last couple of weeks we've been overhauling the camera system by adding 2 new modes: Third Person View and First Person View.
Third Person View
To unlock your camera and enter third person view you can press X (default). The camera can be rotated around the player with your mouse or the right stick on your controller. When you start walking forward, the player will always walk where your camera is headed. You can also strafe and walk backward.
Use your mouse wheel to change the distance to the player. Zooming in will ultimately switch to...
First Person View
For full immersion, enter this mode by zooming in the camera all the way until the player disappears. Freely look around with either your mouse or the right stick on your controller. See things that you haven't seen before. But be prepared to see what the world is made of: Voxels. Lots of them.
Decide yourself which camera mode suits your play style best.
Vehicle Camera
The vehicle camera got an upgrade as well. You can now keep the camera unlocked while driving. Look around freely while you drive.
One of our long-term plans is adding a full first person cockpit view while driving.
Mouse Steering
Upon request we've added mouse steering for all the keyboard+mouse users. Adjust the mouse sensitivity in the menu to your liking. But please note that the vehicle will not turn more quickly this way. To use mouse steering effectively, it is recommended to use slow & steady left and right moves.
Key Bindings
The input and key binding system has been overhauled completely as well. It now allows full customization of controller keys. If you like, you could both accelerating, braking, steering left & right to the left stick and use the trigger keys for something else. Your choice.
Furthermore, wherever input actions are referenced in the user interface (i.e. A to TALK), these icons now show the current key binding for either keyboard or controller users. We've also improved the input tutorials at the start of the game and added new tutorials for the camera and overmap.
Cleaning Robots
A welcome addition to the streets of Nivalis are the new cleaning robots. They move from puddle to puddle to clean them up, a hopeless task with the endless rain pouring onto the streets. But they're cute looking and we love them.
Other changes in this update include a range of bugfixes and tweaks to support the new camera modes. We have started working on other more long-term new features and new stories and can't wait to share them with you soon.
Until then, enjoy your time in Nivalis and come say "Hi" on our Discord Server.
Your ION LANDS team