Hey all! This week we have a level with a new dynamic we’re testing: the whole level can be steered and driven around like a vehicle. We’ve also added a special kind of grenade that creates a localized zero gravity field. As you do.
We’ve also made some big improvements to character stability. The characters should recover from physics explosions a lot more gracefully, especially in the local version. We’re still working on the networked player, but this should still be a big improvement. This should make grabbing on to other players, pulling them around, and hanging off of them actually possible. This was always the intention but we hadn’t figured out how to make it stable enough to really work. Now it does, and we think it adds a lot to the game. You can now pull and push other non-stunned players into fans and water. We’ve been having a lot of fun re-learning the game with all these new dynamics. Let us know what you think :).
The secret puzzle in the Moon Pool level is now 90% functional. For those who found it already: great job!
Get ready for the big update next week. KEVIN IS CLOSE. <3
-Webble
Full Changelog:
New Content
- Added Construction Barge level
- Added puzzle to Secret Moon Pool level
- Gravity Grenade
- Crossbow
Tuning Changes
- Changed grab strength and distance
- Retuned character joints to be softer and recover better from physics problems (still in progress)
- Tweaked Drone speed again
- Reduced laser beam force to a more sensible level
Level Fixes
- Fixed SFX missing for timers / Launchpad level
- Fixed broken button on Skull Island level
- Fixed issue with spawn points in some levels
- Removed hidden debug laser from moon level
- Fixed issue with drones falling downward in Air Battle level
- Removed mountain area behind Skull Island
- Fixed gravity reduction not being applied in Airlock 2 level
Bug Fixes
- Reworked colliders around buttons to make them less annoying
- Fixed Double Barrel Pistol falling through the ground
- Fixed laser beam interior white not showing sometimes
- Fixed issue where networked version of Raft was dysyncing
- Fixed Ice Wand not working
- Fixed issue with Shark Launcher causing null refs
- Fixed issue where Water gun doesn’t push player