Right so where is the new update? The answer is it's been ready for a week. Adding one feature produces small inconsistencies such as the way save data works. Our bug hunt is at an end with NPCs getting a little more attention before release this week.
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Finally, you can sell the fruits/veg of your labour. :)
Our latest efforts have been rewriting our scene change code and with that comes some lovely transitions made using a greyscale image and a new shader.
Finally, I've had some time to do some more work on the recode. There is hardly anything to see except for this utilitarian clock which can be swapped to 12 and 24 hours in settings. The lighting again changes through the day too.
Asking the big questions today. We won't support changing your characters outfit or gender but you can give our beloved testguy a name. Character customization will come later, as it will take planning to get it as versatile as we want at the moment.
Character bits! We're currently throwing together the character animation pieces for the new customization system :P
Character customization: How and why bother? (expand)
Wall height is being adjusted to accommodate things such as stages and lighting while also giving animatronics more breathing space.
Opinions on a new graphics style?
Lightweight object recoloring test. This test is looking at coloring defined areas with as little excess data as possible and uses NO mask maps, alternate materials and does not break object batching (won't melt the PC when you have hundreds of swatches!)
(Mines and menus preview build)
Available for testing now
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