Sector 452 News

Hello everyone,
I am here to present what I have been working on over the last month or so with the game. Now most of what I have been working on has been coding related but there is still some visual stuff to show.
[h2]Host Server menu revamped[/h2]

Compared to the original host server menu, I feel that this looks a whole lot better.

[h2]Space Deck remade[/h2]

This map is finally getting remade after all of the other classic maps got the special redesign treatment.

[h2]Misc[/h2]

• Made it where weapons are now smoothed when switching between them
  
• Finished programming support for custom maps in multiplayer
  
• Added smoothing on network clients which should reduce the jittery movement of other players
  

That wraps up everything done thus far. I plan on getting more backend stuff finished before I work on more visuals/3d models. I hope you all stay safe and have a great weekend! See you all for the next dev log!
~Joseph

Hey there everyone,
I am back to present another dev log update. Since beta 1.10 released, i have been working on getting a lot of the multiplayer stuff finished for this update. Here is some of the progress that has been made so far:
[h2]Weapons[/h2]

So as of writing this, all of the weapons in the game have been fully remodeled. There are now a total of 21 weapons

[h2]Options Menu[/h2]

So one of the things that have been re-added back into the game was the options menu. It now looks a whole lot better and there has also been some optimization improvements added to the menu. The background menu style is still subject to change.

[h2]A few other things[/h2]
Bot support has been re-added with improved AI logic.
Along with that there have also been network improvements with the addition of a replication graph to handle what needs to be ran around each client.
I also fixed the jitter that was happening to weapons in Beta 1.10

That about wraps up the changes done so far. Beta 1.11 has no ETA just yet, but development of the update is rapid. I would say that this update should be out within a month at most at the current rate.
I hope you all stay safe and have a wonderful weekend! See you all for the next dev log!
~Joseph

Updated Engine to 4.26
Main Menu Overhaul
Exploding Barrels
Character Overhaul
Added Shrimp Pump
Separate Weapon FOV from the Camera FOV
Fixed weapon clipping through wall
Made it easier to build a demo version of the game
Arctic Blockout
Research Labs Blockout
Sublink Metro Station Blockout
Main Menu Controller Support
Voice Chat Support
Added a Title Screen to the game
Facility Blockout
SectorC Blockout
Server Loading Screen
Disable voice chat on ServerTravel
Integrate the HUD fully
Port old framework to the new project
Added the ability to modify reload duration for custom weapons
Original Weapons Added
Improved Mod Tools
Weapon Projectiles
Options Menu Overhaul
Add Respawning back
Custom item drops in maps

Hello everyone,
I am back to show another dev log update. These past 2 weeks, a lot of stuff has been worked on. As such lets get right in and show the progress:
[h2]Maps, maps, and more maps:[/h2]
So I have been blocking out more maps recently and I have made a total of 4 maps so far.
[h3]Sublink Metro Station[/h3]

[h3]SectorC[/h3]

[h3]Facility[/h3]

[h3]Research Labs[/h3]


[h2]Interface Design[/h2]
I have also started designing some more user interface items. Some things are rather helpful and others don't really have a full use. One of the big things is that now when loading into a multiplayer match, there is now a loading screen interface that displays important info about the server. It can also be used to display tips, custom backgrounds, or anything in between. A title screen has been added to the main menu as well. Not only that but I managed to code back in the player HUD so as it stands right now, the health can currently be displayed. Ammo is still being worked on but should be out in time for beta 1.10 full update.


As the new version of the game progresses, I get very excited to show you all what is being made. Compared to the older project, this one is all around better, at least in my opinion. I cannot wait for you all to be able to experience these changes. As it stands, beta 1.10 should be officially sent to the main branch sometime next Sunday. With that I hope you all stay safe and have a wonderful weekend!
~Joseph

Hello everyone,
I hope last week was great for you all! Firstly I wanna say happy new year to all of you! I wish I could've gotten the game finished within 2020, but I think it is a whole lot better now as I am taking my time to finish it.

That being said I have a big announcement about the game. I am cleaning out the game entirely. So what I did was I started a new project and I will be updating all of the models, maps, sounds, etc. Not only that but I am updating all of the old code to ensure that everything is kept to the highest quality.

So, most would assume that the game would take a long time to finish due to this, but on the contrary. Within this week I have been working on this new version and I have already blocked out 2 maps as well as concepted 1 for multiplayer. Instead of me just explaining it, let me just show some screenshots :)

Here is a picture of Arctic in it's new form:


As well as Research Labs:


I went back and created new models for some weapons as well as the CleanR bot (the robot shown in Multiplayer):


I even went in and fixed the first person weapon from clipping through the walls:


Lastly, I redesigned the main menu to look a whole lot better:


This new redesign is gonna be huge, mainly because everything is being overhauled. I hope you all do enjoy this change, oh and I should also mention that the art style is still gonna be low poly pixel. I am just standardizing the poly counts/texture sizes to make them more uniform across all maps. Cause in the old project most of the models/styles looked out of place with each other.

This update is planned for Sunday night on the public beta branch (Go to 'game properties' in the 'betas' tab to access it once the update drops).

I hope you all have a wonderful new year, and an even better 2021! I just know this year is gonna be great!
~Joseph