Osiris: New Dawn 0.5.375

We had a pretty good week. Mech has been migrated and expanded from Beta. All vehicle cameras have been fixed. We added harvestable ruins to the map, along with making the lost drones harvestable. And lots of other small fixes and improvements.

Also, a lot of people were saying the Experimental Branch was more playable than the Main Branch, so we're updating both builds this week with the latest stuff.

Mech

The original launch version used a Mech system that was driven completely by math. While it allowed for nice foot placement we found that it just didn't have the right look and feel. Through the Experience builds we tried a fully animated system and while that did allow for some further functionality like running and jumping, it still didn't feel quite right.

Our ultimate solution is the combination of math driven IK on top of the animated control system, which gives the Mech a very detailed feel and allows for full control. We even added look-at constraints to the guns, so that the arms now aim at their targets - something that was asked for in the Beta Builds.

Vehicle Cameras

This was an easy one, but caught up to us after the engine update. As many of you know the radar map system has been changed to a 2D system, which allows more functionality and is far more optimal (and we've taken enormous strides to be performant). It turns out the vehicles still used the old camera layered radar which in the modern engine sometimes causes the terrain shader to wig out. So we fixed that.

Ruins and Lost Drones

We sprinkled some drones from the original settlement before the Osiris Missions began (more on story later...) in a past update. Now they are harvestable, which will give you more resources to survive on.

While we were at it we added lost bases to discover and harvest. Not a story element yet, but more something to find and harvest to ease the build progression until we have a chance to do a proper balance pass on the economy.

Lots of Minor Fixes

We had some players on Discord mention some textures and shaders were missing on some of the guns, so we fielded that, along with making sure bullets hit all the enemies correctly (a collision layer change that we missed through the AI pass, apologies). There's a lot of other small fixes too, we'll put these all up in the notes on our website.



Incase you missed it:

Stealth Gameplay

We're getting further afield with the AI and behavior systems, and tuning intricate behaviors is getting easier and easier. There's still more we'd like to add to make the creatures more animated when changing states, but the overall feel is coming along nicely.

Creatures in Mines Now Respect Walls

A weird bug to track down since it only occurred in the build, but we found it. Something to do with the pathfinding graph not registering. Anyway, we fixed that last week.

Additional Notes


In addition to all this you've probably noticed we've been making some changes around here: new store graphics, new library graphics, etc. This is all part of us taking over as publisher and sweeping up some unfinished items. We see this as a new beginning and therefore having a little fun with it: we're calling it Season 2. No, this doesn't mean we're going to throw DLC at you, and no, this doesn't mean it's going to be a 4 year season. It just means we got our game back, and the shackles have come off.

Solved URL errors causing multiplayer data to not save
Dust storm damage in multiplayer now only effects the local player
Sand worm sound now has distance falloff

How the O.M.P.A. Has Changed
You can craft multiple O.M.P.A.s (make an army of them if you please).
We’ve created a command menu specifically for the O.M.P.A.s, where you can control/direct 4 at any given time.
The O.M.P.A has its own skill tree. Meaning, it’s up to you how you want to improve its performance.
The O.M.P.A. now has a persistent existence, so you can fully customize its color, as well as manage its internal inventory.
If you lose your O.M.P.A. you can teleport it to your location for half its energy.

Original Proteus 2 Map Returning
You can travel to the original Proteus 2 map from the sand dunes on the current Proteus 2 map.
Original Proteus 2 map is now Site B, while current is Site A.
When traveling between Site A and B of Proteus 2, you can also do it inside as either the driver or the passenger.

Other Improvements & Fixes
We’ve improved traveling between planets to help reduce incidents of players losing their spaceship.
In single player, we’ve corrected the issue where people’s destroyed structures were reappearing.
Fixed an issue where the game sometimes crashed when flying a spaceship.

Key Update Features
New base defenses and utilities
Stackable habitat structures
Improved starting equipment
Newly added weapon: Bolt Rifle
Batch crafting and auto mining
Rebalanced skill trees
New gameplay sliders
Creative Mode

What’s Changed Since the Update’s Beta?
Stairs: You can now create stairs for your customizable structures.
The Beginning: It has changed quite a bit since you last played.
Difficulty: While the default remains unchanged from what you played in the beta, if you’re looking for a challenge, the Extreme Difficulty is much harder. And you can adjust the gameplay to your taste even further with the sliders.
Interior Lighting: We’ve improved it.
Aziel: Creatures will now spawn on Aziel. However, currently they are the same creatures that exist on Proteus. This will change in the future.

Known Issues
When playing on a public universe or private universe with more than five players, there is a slight chance that structures built might disappear, or be different when logging back in. We are working on a fix, which should be ready to push in the next few days.
When crafting, do not immediately log out, because there is chance that your crafting resources will not be saved. We are currently working on a fix.
When flying in a ship, the map may malfunction for some players. We are currently working on a fix for this.

Hey guys! This fix clears up the character deletion issues in the mine and a few other nagging problems.

Full notes:
FIXED: Mine:Magni no longer makes character inaccesible (Currently the quest line ends there)
FIXED: Skills now unlocked the correct weapons
FIXED: Mecha Crab no longer disappears on re-logging
FIXED: Liquid tanks now save their inventory

Hey everybody. This should fix the main game breaking issues that some were having.
Full notes:
Fixed forge displaying "another player is accessing"
Fixed fabricator displaying "another player is accessing"
Fixed 3d printer displaying "another player is accessing"
Fixed the game not properly using more than 4gb of RAM (we believe this was cause the character creation crash)
UPDATE: The character creator crash should finally be fixed. Thanks everyone for their patience.

Hey everyone!
This new patch is a product of our efforts to speed up our production process and deliver content faster to you, the player! We hope you enjoy the new goodies and fixes!

Note:
We are reexploring the implementation of the OMPA (robot) in the game and redesigning it's functionality. In the mean time, it has been removed from the game, but we plan to reintroduce it soon!

Highlights
Added flare

Launch these to help your friends locate you or to light up a dark sky!

Added Stone oven

Use the Stone Oven to smelt basic ores into ingots!

Added Stone workbench

Use the stone workbench as a crude, yet effective, crafting bench!

Added ingots

The first step in the evolution of our crafting system!

Added chat commands
Added emotes ( try /dance !)

Known Issues
Landing pads are placeholders
Performance may suffer, optimization is incoming
Gameplay and resource distribution is not yet balanced
From the middle to the far end of the map is early and will be further iterated upon to improve polish
Touch screens users may not able to interact with the menus of the game (see workaround below)
Liquid bodies are currently placeholders
Touchscreen workaround:
Press Windows + X.
Click Device Manager
Double click on "Human Interface Devices".
Right-click on the touch screen device, or similar (if listed), and disable it

Additions
Added Flare
Added Logic to hide weapon when performing emote
Added Emotes to player character "/wave", "/largewave", "/laugh", "/dance", and "/gangnam"
Added Prefabs and LODs to the Arches and Rock walls currently used in the game.
Added The new Lock Button and the new Rock Wall
Added Chat manager popup, with legend and scrollable viewport to review older messages
Added Wrench, Shears, Crafting pieces
Added Fix for multiplayer gun sound for Assault Rifle
Added Prey switch delay to LandCreatureBrain
Added UI to both options menus to toggle banter vo
Added Local chat
Added The material for Arch3
Added Bashing rock
Added LOD’s to the small plants
Added LOD Level proxy for pipe
Added SmallCrateAnimated
Added debug and remove extra raymarch planes
Added disclaimer to splash screen
Added Server name to debug text in game
Added Filter to chat
Added Stone oven crafting table
Added primitive work bench
Added Crude metal shovel
Added Crude metal axe
Added The stone shovel
Added A wrench
Added Shears
Added Flare
Added Ingot Icons
Added Option to make gun projectiles not be influenced by camera target
Added Debug_AITest_Persistent scene to be used as a tool to test more quickly and in multiplayer
Added LODs and prefabs for the remaining Arches and adjusted the materials to be consistent
Added TAB to cycle available modes when chat is active
Added Autocomplete to whisper
Added Ingots of every metal in the game, and adjusted descriptions on ore's to reflect the change in their use
Added Masking tape to player crafting table
Added The Flare Model with 4 Materials attached to it
Added new low orbit reflection
Added new craftables to ‘player crafting’
Added stone axe
Added New chat colors

Fixes
Fixed collision on Stone Oven and Primitive Work Bench
Fixed arch collisions and rock materials
Fixed some new item collisions and weapon collisions
Fixed crafting bug on person
Fixed bug for not replicating emotes over multiplayer
Fixed Bashing Rock description
Fixed Small Crate
Fixed collision issue with certain rocks in section v0h2
Fixed bug with Patch Tape inventory item delegate registration
Fixed mislabeled crude metal objects and bashing rock.
Fixed Turret to use ingots instead of ores
Fixed width of DisplayNetworkState information as well as included planet name in the displayed info
Fixed bug with wheeled vehicles being spawned in with forces being applied to them until the player enters the vehicle
Fixed bugs with vehicles going kinematic and reimplemented rolling to a stop
Fixed player prefab values for fall damage
Fixed fall damage to be based on time spent at a fall speed threshold
Fixed build buttons staying highlighted even after you run out of necessary resources.
Fixed space ship dust particles
Fixed emote parameter and fixed issue when trying to emote while holding a weapon
Fixed materials and dungeon gate spawn
Fixed camera reflection
Fixed Terrain Issues
Fixed issues with playing in debug mode.
Fixed crude metal prefabs type
Fixed terrain seams, Other Terrain Changes
Fixed Flare fx and depo fix
Fixed UI bugs
Fixed issues with the ingots and stone oven
Fixed issues with whisper chat
Fixed some terrain issues

Changes/Updates
Updated Walls and Archs
Updated VO system in PlayerSoundController
Changed the minimum number night time creatures
Changed starting characters ammo box and survival kit supplies
Adjusted bashing rock
Adjusted volume of landing sound for player
Adjusted damage amount for stomp
Reduced charge threshold distance for creatures
Updated rover wheel and base trim and large crate
Improve fading when transitioning between different weather conditions
Removed OMPA (will be reintroduced later)
Updated flare particle FX
Replaced the flare in the objects
Changed up the metal hit sounds
Connected PushToTalk UI GameObjects
Changed crafting interface to put inventory and crafts on the same display
updated UV to the flare
Changed code location for PushToTalk UI to exist on PlayerGUI
Updated Arches
Updated the resources to yield a lot more ores
Made furniture and utilities cost ingots
Update to GUI and version number
Updated occlusion
Made the rock a mineral item instead of a weapon
Updated Time of Day to start at hour 8 and also increased day ambient light to 1.0f
Set local chat down to 100 meters
Scaled down melee animation multipliers for secondary and finishing moves
Slowed down swing speed of Machete and Pipe
Updated and added the new Arch
Made the ground turret cost ingots instead of an ore
Updated chat functionality to be formatted and color coded better
Made ForceMouseScroll Dynamic so that it updates automatically when container is resized
Changed patch tape to be consumable

Fixed loading of Avatars on Public Universes
Fixed bug when completing Build Inflatable Dome mission
Fixed bug saving Ranger class characters in multiplayer mode
Fixed bug for losing inventory when travelling to dungeon
Fixed some visual and collision bugs
Added hydrogen geysers

Hello Astronauts!
Here it is! The long awaited Proteus II Unearthed update, with huge changes and improvements including a redesigned Proteus II, dungeons, and boss creatures! Let's dive right into the full patch notes:

Additions:
Added Ranger class (starts out with different skills unlocked)
New Loading system using multiscene additive loading
Multipatch terrain
Added 4 new grass types
New grass clumping system
New terrain splat system
Arches and rock formations
Added AI for dungeon creatures
Added combo attacks to melee system
Added mining mode to third person for easier use of chisel
Add passenger control over the GAV turret
Added suspension to GAV and Rover
Added new footprint decal system
Added new footstep sounds
Added new melee decal system
Added new bullet decal system
Added new blood effects to creatures
Added new VO sounds to player and EVA Suit Systems Computer
Added two new dungeons to Proteus II
Added new creature [Snubbs]
Added new boss creature [Cleo]
Added passive critters
Added redesigned spaceship
Added fall damage to player
Added new Snubbs surface spawner (I.E. "ant hill")
Added new gatherable/mineable objects
Added new art assets to Proteus II
New structure installations on Proteus II planet (human and alien)

Improvements:
Doubled terrain textures to 8 per terrain patch
Improved Parallax Occlusion mapping on terrain textures
Region manager adds items dynamically to allow more interactive objects
Improvements to the vehicles and multiplayer syncing
Minor improvements to creature behavior
Improved creatures collision
Improved enemy attack reactions
Improved recoil on ranged weapons
Improved collision on vehicles
Improved sound effects on creatures, weapons, and player

Fixes/Changes:
Fixes to creature zoning
Fixed stuttering animation when framerate dropped below 60 while hovering
Fixed first person view clipping into objects
Fixed players taking damage in vehicles
Fixed Hovercraft and Mechacrab shooting miss-fires
Proteus II now has 30 min day cycle
Migrated database to cloud with redundancy
Updated Escape Pod art
Changed assault rifle to triple-burst shooting
Player no longer falls faster when jumping off a high ledge
Changes camera shake in first and third person mode


We want to thank everyone for their patience in waiting for this patch. We know it's been a while but once you all get your hands on this thing, we think you will see it's been worth it!

A few small notes;
Unfortunately at this time, space station crafting did not make it into this update. We wanted to focus on early game and improving the users initial experience. Resource nodes and optimization are currently being worked on and may have issues. Let us know in the comments your thoughts on the update and if you encounter any bugs please report them in the "Report Bugs Here" subforum.

If you experience issues with you old single player save data, please start over. We have no way of wiping single player data on our end, and there will most likely be compatibility issues.

Thanks again everyone, now get out there and explore Proteus II!

Additions:
Added support for multiple players in vehicles (GAV and Rover only)
Added new loading screen with hints
Added a function to clean your helmet lens (K key by default)
Added escape pod to spawn position; harvestable for resources
Completely reworked map, now called 'locator'
Added map in ground vehicles
Structures now appears as 'frames' when you are placing them
Mecha Crab can now jump!
Added more panels to airlock frame

UI:
Target name and HP moved to center of screen
Green outline on structures removed when multitool not equipped
Green outline is smaller and now pulses
Inventory menu icons resized
Launch button no longer shows after it has been pressed
Added time and hours left in day to TAB menu
Removed shrug animation from TAB menu

Balancing:
Mineral placement refined
Structure degradation is now on a timer, with a reset button (Structure degradation timer is an "Abandoned timer", so if a player doesn't return to the game before the timer hits 0 others can clear it)
Vehicles have less HP
Structure walls and frames have more HP
Structure limit removed entirely!
Removed "pack up inflatable dome"
Inflatable Dome can no longer be repaired

Bug Fixes:
Creature collision in structures has been improved
Days survived no longer resets to 0 after reaching 7
"Disconnect from server logic" should occur far less frequently
Ship will no longer get stuck in the air
Reduced lighting applied to avatar on tab menu
Better tree collision