OffWorld 1.2.0 Release


Hello everyone! The time has come. I've finished that major rework to the core of the game, and added a crazy amount of things back!


  1. I've revamped background star generation, making it much more:
    1. Flexible. It can be used in many more ways now.
    2. Efficient. It has had a significant improvement in performance. 
    3. Pretty. It now uses different Z-Plane positions to give a beautiful parallax effect.
  2. I've revamped how space objects generate in the world.
    1. I implemented a new system to generate solar system, planets, and anything small that I might add in the future.
      1. This makes organization easy, as adding something is a breeze.
    2. I also re-did the planet generation around the sun, making everything more 'pretty'.
      1. This means that planets will now spawn correctly around the sun, instead of in a straight line across it. 
      2. I also re-did the math to be generally much better.
      3. Lastly, planets have an unused 3D version, which I can enable once I fix other Z fighting issues.
    3. Everything now spawns off of a given seed, or randomly.
      1. This means that you can share seeds with other players, in case you find something cool in the future.
  3. I've made things much more pretty. These include:
    1.  Overall code structure.
      1. By that, I mean I refactored most of the code to be faster and more easily readable.
      2. (Comments everywhere)
    2.  General game design. 
      1. Everything looks a whole lot slicker. 
        1. A new HUD, including a new solar system map.
      2. Fixed small issues with movement. 
  4. Lastly, I've added some small under-the-hood features that will be coming soon.
    1. This includes planet walking, LAN multiplayer, and more.
      1. Stay tuned for these by following the project!
    2. New sound features that fade when you get further away from them.
      1. Surround/Stereo sound coming soon.
  5. I also added Discord RPC integration, so your friends can see what you're up to!


I really enjoy making games, but it's difficult as a single-person-development 'team'. 

If you wanna support me, feel free to purchase the game or buy a developer product. Along with that, follow my Twitter and YouTube to watch 'realtime' development news and updates.


Until next time, stay frosty!

Files

OffWorld 1.2.0 :: Windows 64 6.6 MB
Jun 10, 2021

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