Overview - VR mode, more skyboxes, more configurable video options and improved visual fidelity.
Unity
- Amend - Updated to 2020LTS
- Amend - Many updates to Unity packages used in project
Visual
- Added - Tunnel vision effect added in VR mode
- Added - Warp flash effect when transitioning in and out of warp tunnel (autopiloting in VR mode)
- Amend - Added a range of new skyboxes (accessible for use in custom missions under Environment tab in the Level Editor)
- Amend - Improved lighting to fit with the selected skybox
- Amend - Added a range of new video options for improved performance or improved visual quality, found under Options > Video
- Amend - Higher quality textures for all alien fighters
- Amend - HUD tracking elements no longer rotate re-orientate with headset rotation
- Amend - Flight crosshair no longer obscured by HUD tracking elements (i.e. target box and health bars)
Audio
- Amend - Selecting the Options menu will now display the first option item screen
- Amend - Added option to disable screen shake in standard mode
- Amend - Added field of view option in standard mode
- Fixed - Audio levels not being set to correct levels at the start of a session
Gameplay
- Amend - Explosion lighting now fades over time
- Amend - Campaign defaults to 'Abtolute Territory' campaign on very first session, to avoid players going through the 'Tutorial' campaign which is already included in the main campaign.
- Amend - Entering autopilot will automatically disable slide mode
Simulator Modes
- Amend - Gauntlet and Waves now allows for fighter selection
- Amend - Gauntlet now recharges health and fills ammo at the end of each mission
General
- Amend - Twitter button text on main menu revised for incentive
- Amend - Results.txt delete at the start of each session
- Amend - Scoreboard display next button arrow icon changed to display current scoreboard view name
- Amend - Error screen for capturing any potential VR errors on initialization and to make it obvious to the player something went awry