Lots of fixes, optimizations, improvements, and what have you. Hope to push this out by week's end; here's what's cooking:
Fixes
- fixed issue which could cause the game to crash during scenario when returning to Swapmeet Station from The Dump
- corrected Gravitoid weapon placement
- fixed ambient Xenoids spawning with incorrect faction during The Nuclear Option
- fixed issue with some targetable objects not displaying health bar despite being targeted
- fixed potential crash when applying warheads
- weapons should no longer be visible when stealthed
- fixed issue which was preventing some NPCs from taking damage
- replaced old broken distortion shader with one which is more likely to work under DirectX (Windows)
- turrets were sometimes leading too far ahead of target in 8.1, this has been fixed
- fixed problem with some debuffs disappearing immediately
- performance optimizations around hate tracking, event handling, inventory, and object recycling systems; major changes which should go a long way towards reducing the occurrence of framerate crapouts.
Map
- added map shortcuts for most recent and most frequently visited areas. if upgrading from an older build, your visit count for all discovered areas will initially be 1, because the total visit count was not previously tallied.
- added map search field for locating an area by name
General
- vastly expanded Options Menu!
- resolution and key bindings are now set exclusively in-game, rather than from the Unity launcher. Zigfrak no longer uses the Unity launcher; any settings made there in previous builds will be disregarded, in favor of the new method.
- to customize key bindings, click the "Key Bindings" tab under the Options Menu.
- warheads may no longer be applied to emergency ammo
- added a couple more bounty items and handin missions
- damage output from NPCs was slightly increased
- increased stealth effect camera brightness
- removed mass and size restrictions from inventories, increased default slot limit to 256
- "fancy" health/progress bars are now on by default. these can be made less fancy via the Options Menu.
- smoothed off the edges of Fu missions some more
- most interactable objects in space now have a short timer, rather than instantly reacting
- switching to windowed mode will select a resolution which will actually fit on screen. switching back to fullscreen will restore the original resolution.
Targeting and Direction Cues
- to help distinguish non-targetable objects (interacts and pickups) from targetable units, their arrow indicators are now rendered smaller and at a larger offset from center
- different object types now have different marker shapes in the HUD:
- targets: hexagon
- pickups: circle
- interacts: square
- (experimental) added horizontal and vertical directional tracking bars, which are on by default. unlike many other games which use a similar indicator, Zigfrak permits full freedom of rotation along every axis. because of this, the readings will sometimes flip as your ship's heading changes, so that the scroll direction of the indicators remains consistent with the relative direction which your ship is rotating in. directional tracking bars may be deactivated via the Options Menu.
- an indicator in your HUD is now drawn for all enemies in your hate list (enemies which are actively attacking you). offscreen enemies in your hate list get an arrow indicator.
- added console messages for when a new enemy has started firing on you, or when your ship has been afflicted with a debuff
- if possible, the "your ship has been destroyed" message will include the name of the unit which killed you, and the weapon which was used
- dust trails will now streak past your head as you zip through space, as seems to be the standard in 3d space games these days. looks pretty cool, and serves as a good indicator of direction and velocity. the "old" dust particles have been set aside for now, except for a few very dusty areas.
Mining and Gathering
- a greater quantity of potentially mineable objects are now spawned while roaming, particularly in debris fields and dark nebulas
- added several new types of mineable objects
- with a few exceptions, all mineable objects now require a mining laser (rewarded on completion of mission hub at Anchorage).
- added random spawn fission holes, which continuously yield resources and loot containers until they despawn. these can be fished from using a tractor device.
- fixed issue which was preventing many mineable objects from being targetable
- modified xp gain from mining and resource gathering
- increased range on mining lasers and shield disruptors
- mineable objects must now be scanned prior to mining. larger objects take longer to scan, but have a greater chance of containing resources. large objects may break up into smaller scannable chunks. your scanner is built in to your ship, and its range is currently determined by your universal remote.
- clicking a mineable target will now automatically engage your mining laser
- improved item event handling: scanning, tractoring, and mining are independent; you may scan, tractor, and mine concurrently, without conflict. try it!
- increased resource cost for low-level crafting components, to match the increased availability of resources. will add a wider variety of templates in an upcoming build.
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