Patch notes: Difference between revisions

== v.0.2.3.63 - 07/06/2022 ==

=== New ===

* Added data structures for runtime cell lookups to clients lod manager

* Added lod distance handling to clients view distance option in game menu

* Added handling for dynamic audio sources to clients lod manager

* Added shadow caster optimisation to world patch exporter in server and client project

* Added terrain loader handling to clients lod manager to avoid the most amazing unity bug ever

* Added new world patch optimisation components to world patches

* Added world patch optimiser to server and client project

* Added data structures for world patch optimiser to server and client project

* Added optimised world patches to content in server and client project

* Added invisible collider handling to clients lod manager

=== Updated ===

* Updated culling mode handling of animatables in clients lod manager

* Updated lod manager initialization routine in client project

* Updated world manager in server project to handle new world patch structure

* Updated server main scene for new patch structure

* Updated recast graph generation handling during server startup routine

* Updated lightable behaviour in terms of timing values during runtime by baking update rates in lights

* Updated zone and patch structure of world in server and client project

* Updated world loaders in server and client to handle new zone and patch structure

* Updated weapon animation lock duration for ranged weapons from 95% to 50% of weapons attack rate

* Updated weapon animation lock duration for melee weapons from 95% to 90% of weapons attack rate

* Updated splatmap uv scaling to fit new patch sizes

* Removed old zone instances from main scene in server project

* Removed deprecated nav mesh configuration value from world manager in server project

* Removed world optimiser from server and client project

* Removed data structures of world optimiser from server and client project

* Removed unnecessary back reference container from server and client project

* Removed Unity Splash screen from client build

=== Fixed ===

* Fixed bug where audio sources were sorted to wrong lod container in client project

* Fixed bug where temporary world patch root object did not get cleaned up as expected in client project

* Fixed bug in client where audio source lod did not get updated as expected

* Fixed bug in world patch impostors where shadow casting flags were wrong

* Fixed bug in client where npc talking tooltips were not displayed correctly

* Fixed bug in clients world scene where terrain splatmaps were stripped out of builds due a unity bug

* Fixed broken folder structure of microsplat editor utility in server and client project

* Fixed bug in recast graph tile handler where unnecessary warning was thrown after enabling a navmeshcut

* Fixed bug in player state manager where invalid cross scene references could occur

* Fixed bug in clients world manager where invalid cross scene references could occur

* Fixed bug in the quest "Bad Choices" where players could receive the quest item more than one time

* Fixed bug in the quest "Deep dive" where items were not removed as intended

* Fixed bug in various content prefabs and presets where audio sources had unnecessary looping value

* Fixed bug in various content prefabs and presets where audio source settings where totally messed up

* Fixed bug in various content prefabs and presets where invalid animator components existed

* Fixed bug in various content prefabs and presets where dynamic light update rates mismatched

* Fixed bug in world optimiser editor tool where missing define resulted in failed client build

=== Update notes ===

* The overall graphics quality has improved. Objects will be rendered in their full beauty over a larger distance

* More stable FPS. You should experience much less situations with sudden FPS drops

* Performance should stay stable, even when we add more content the next month

* The new systems uses less VRam on the graphics card. Currently the bottleneck is more on the CPU side, not the GPU side anymore

* Much faster loading times when entering world or bunker

* Even at 30 FPS the game feels much more responsive than before