Dev Update (30/11/2023)
Added 2023-11-30 20:24:18 +0000 UTCHi!
Here's a quick dev update.
This week I started polishing and preparing the test build for bringing most of the assets from Unity to Godot. This preparation involved optimizing the current build (especially VRAM usage) and calculating some "rendering budgets" per upcoming Godot map.
On top of this, I'm almost ready with demo settings menu now. Yesterday I activated most of the settings, like camera, color, mouse and weather settings. I also added support for inverted mouse, in-game ambient music and brought new skyboxes for different weather states.
Here's the current settings menu, only thing that is not yet activated is the winter season, but I will get that ready before the next test build.
Here's also one example from those new weather states, this is called Dark which is more "stalker-like" and post-apocalyptic in terms of lighting.
I'm planning to get this entire demo settings menu fully ready this weekend and then I will start polishing some of the AI stuff and building that Village map with the assets.
I have bunch of new cool ideas for these maps with Godot, but I will try to find some balance between these ideas and that rendering budget, so as many as possible (low-end hardware) can try that first Godot demo at the end of the year :)
- Antti (Developer)
Comments
very atmospheric! will there be precipitation (rain/snow) too?
FiveFingerSlapFace
2023-12-01 03:40:40 +0000 UTCExactly how I feel when I play STALKER. The atmosphere feels so gloomy, and suffocating, then that one sunny day comes in and it feels like you've finally come up for air. It's a breif, but welcome, moment of relief in a setting where you never feel truly safe. This shit is exactly why I've made this my first Patreon donation. Keep up the good work, dude!
Gamma270
2023-11-30 21:39:17 +0000 UTCIt should honestly be like that 70-80% of the time because of the immersion since the game is based in post-apocalyptic border zone. Occasional brighter weather feels more refreshing that way too..
Herbmeiser
2023-11-30 21:29:25 +0000 UTCOoh, I love the dark weather state.
Fonzi
2023-11-30 20:39:25 +0000 UTC
