3079 v2.12.12b Incoming! Thread - 3079

Hey everyone,

3079 v2.12.12b is being uploaded!

Improving 3079's graphics was a priority for this release. All new 3D weapons, facial textures and high-resolution fonts have been added. I've also fixed a few graphical glitches, like the lines that appeared through concrete.

I also added a highly requested feature -- radars! You can now buy these or find them as loot. They show lots of information, like faction via colors, and type via shapes (e.g. leaders are a star, ships and turrets are squares & merchants are dollar signs). I also made them very helpful in buildings, as radar plots will turn slightly transparent if they are on another floor (or just above or below you).

I also fixed the nasty "missing chat messages" bug. I had to fix a network data corruption bug to fix the chat problem, so other strange, occasional multiplayer bugs may be fixed.

What is next? I'm thinking on adding night vision goggles and lengthening the single player campaign. I also want to take another look through the "Suggestion" forums to see what great ideas I should put in too

Here is the complete list of changes:

• 3D Weapons! No more paper-thin items when held!
• Radar item! Now you can use this item to plot nearby targets
• New high-resolution font
• New face textures from Urcheon
• Added another lower graphics setting for slower graphics cards
• Added configurable keybindings for console and chat logs
• Tweaked the cockpit images to give a little more perspective
• Fixed a multiplayer data corruption bug (which fixes the "missing chats" bug)
• Fixed a graphical glitch on concrete blocks
• Normalized the sounds further to give a more consistent listening experience
• Improved movement of network entities a bit
• "Start New World" option is now disabled when loading a player for multiplayer
• /goto now stops the player from trading with a merchant
• /goto now is limited by the distance you've traveled, not your level
• Fixed a bug that made everyone friendly when going to a "protect target" quest
• Improved resource usage by only initializing item graphics when needed
• Added dynamic network compression which should improve server CPU usage
• Simplified OpenGL shaders, which may fix the "black terrain" problem
• Open doors are no longer closed when loading a game
• Replaced the sniper sound with a new one
• Raised player name tags in multiplayer

Wow, didn't expect a radar. Pretty awesome.

uggghhhhh Indie Royal still hasn't updated! FFFFF I wanna plaaaaaaay! D:>

Quick question, When playing multiplayer will our friends show up on the radar so we can find them?

Its uploaded now!
Download from indie royale and desura :-)
Indiedb.com

Got the update and played around with it for a little bit. 3D guns look pretty good but if possible it would be nice if they looked a little smoother graphically. Also upgrading the inventory view of gear to be smoother looking would be nice also. And the text upgrade is a vast improvement. I also like how there are different levels of Radar. And it seems the terrain looks a little better now as well.

Great job Phr00t! Can't wait to see what's next!!!

Thanks guys Next release will likely be smaller or delayed, wife and I both got hit with a stomach bug. Ugh!

Yes, the radar will show a specific plot for other players, as long as they are within your radar's level range.