Patch notes

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

v.0.2.3.53 - 27/05/2022

New

Added loading screen when character enters the world
Added DNS Lookup functionality for Login screen
Added new quests for Dustmen and Haulers (Tools of the Trade, Apologies, Buzzing Business, Dust to Dust, German Engineering, Hard Times, Paperwork, Taking Stock, To Build a Fire, Chemical Overdose, Engine Repairs, Flash Report, Getting the Bag, Going Clubbing, Italian Delight, Poisoning the Well, Taking Out the Trash, Roof Work, Making Preparations, More Roof Work, Another Spare, Brewing a Cocktail)
Added several quest markers for old quests
Added detail props on various buildings of the city

Fixed

Fixed bug in quest "Bad choices" where player wasn't informed about required screwdriver
Fixed bug where looting was not possible when the players was crouching
Fixed bug where characters could climb through an elevator
Fixed bug where characters could correctly climb up a crane
Fixed various typos in quest texts
Fixed some missing colliders

v.0.2.3.50 - 19/05/2022

New

Added new blocking stance for melee combat
Added new skill 'Blocking' to content
Added new skill modifiers to increase blocking chance to content
Added new animations for blocking stances
Added new quests 'Foot in the Door' and 'Getting your Hands Dirty' to content
Added new quests 'Bad Choices', 'A Traitor Within', 'Stash or Crush' and 'Set Up A Trap' to content
Added new npcs 'Rosalia' and 'Leonard' to content. They now sell the Dustmen and Hauler reputation rewards
Added new effects for faction relationships to content
Added new static effect for blocking stance to client interface in world scene
Added floating combat text for successful blocks to client
Added faction kill effect handling to npc ai handler in server project
Added blocking chance values to inventory item tooltips in client project
Added blocking chance values to bunkers workshop weapon tooltips in client project
Added blocking chance values of melee weapons to character information screen in world scene
Added block chance values to all melee weapons in content
Added detail props on various buildings of the city

Updated

Updated all faction relationships and settings in content
Updated character info menu handler for melee weapon blocking chances
Updated attack and aiming behaviour of local player characters for blocking stance in client project
Updated various lootable tool boards in the world
Updated login connection handling between client and server project
Updated skill icon of 'Resilience' in content
Updated damage calculations for enemies and npcs to handle new block stance and block chances
Updated looting table of cleaning supplies in content
Updated texture table of scrolling combat text font in client project
Updated network timings in server project

Fixed

Fixed bug in inventory manager where mailbox inbox items could block inventory loading in bunker scene
Fixed bug in inventory manager where mailbox send items could block inventory loading in bunker scene
Fixed bug in quest tracker ui where text fields did not scale as expected
Fixed bug in quest 'Blunt Tools' where quest could be repeated
Fixed bug in various assets where colliders were missing
Fixed bug in heavy machine gun 'FN Minimi' where invalid collider exists
Fixed bug in input manager where unnecessary lookups for the players current weapon existed
Fixed bug in servers effect handler where unnecessary log entries were created
Fixed bug where some materials were missing on certain assets
Fixed bug where various floating objects existed in certain world areas
Fixed bug where short left clicks with melee weapons did not trigger a full weapon attack as expected
Fixed bug where scrolling combat text was too small to show blocked messages
Fixed various typos in quest texts

v.0.2.3.45 - 13/05/2022

New

Added additional 'Hauler' guards to the roof of the 'Hauler Warehouse'
Added some more 'Dustmen' guards to the 'Dustmen Junkyard'
Added attacks to various important npcs in 'Junction' to prevent them from fleeing when being attacked
Added idle animation to 'Spencer' in content
Added new graphic setting for testing purposes to alter view distance quality via game menu

Updated

Updated hit chances of enemies ranged attacks. They now have a harder life to hit moving players
Updated spawn times of 'Dustmen' and 'Hauler' guards
Updated spawn times of large office building
Updated looting table of 'Woodhacker' guards and adjusted the drop rates of certain items
Updated looting table of npcs 'Jadran' and 'Jane' in content
Updated faction standing of the 'Woodhackers'. They no longer hate the 'Dustmen'
Updated server side network compensation for hit detection and slightly increased head hit slot
Updated default settings values in client project

Fixed

Fixed bug in hit detection where enemies did get hit when the zooming camera was backed to a wall
Fixed bug in hit detection where enemies could not be hit when they are very close to the player
Fixed bug in 'HK 4.6mm' ammo where knowledge was not gained after finishing '9mm Parabellum' as expected
Fixed bug in looting table of 'Woodhacker' guards where maximum item qualities of some drops were wrong
Fixed bug in looting table of 'Hauler' guards where 'Golf Club' did drop way too often
Fixed bug in subway station near 'Jack' where closing walls where missing at the subway connection point
Fixed bug in terrain near the eastern building of the 'Fishmarket' where stairs where not carved out correctly
Fixed bug in sprite of commodity 'Floppy Drive' where alpha transparency was missing
Fixed bug in default settings where 720p was used instead of 1080p resolution
Fixed bug in client where under certain circumstances audio settings did not get initialized as expected
Fixed bug in rigidbodies of office characters where hips could behave kinda strange during ragdoll animations
Fixed bug in npc 'Big G' where quests where not linked correctly
Fixed bug where player character starts to talk unnecessary after leaving the bunker
Fixed bug where player character sits down unnecessary after leaving the bunker

v.0.2.3.44 - 12/05/2022

New

Added new weapons 'Golf CLub', 'MP5K', 'MP7A1' and 'SPAS-12' to content
Added new ammo type, research and knowledge of 'HK 4.6mm' to content
Added new quests 'Litter On The Streets', 'Lemon Aid', 'A Knight Without A Sword' and 'Magic Flamingo Sword'
Added new npcs 'Jadran' and 'Jane'
Added new npc guards to the 'Woodhackers', 'Dustmen' and 'Haulers'
Added new faction 'Haulers'
Added various new commodity and junk items to content
Added various new zombie spawns to the world
Added various new harvestables for 'Electronics' skill
Added detail props on various buildings to the eastern part of the city
Added functionality that certain enemies and npcs are now able to reset their current hitpoints after leaving a combat situation
Added more harvestable 'Crates' to the eastern part of the city
Added new npc controller for office styled characters to client and server project
Added server side network compensation for hit detection of enemies, npcs and players
Added trading tables for exalted players to npcs 'Jadran' and 'Jane'

Updated

Updated durability loss from damage mitigation from 40% to 25%
Updated looting table for wrecking cars and slightly increased the possible cash output
Updated chemicals output when dismantling 'Car Battery'
Updated dismantle materials of 'Buzzblades' in content.
Updated spawn time of enemies at 'Police Station', 'Fire Station' and 'Mall'
Updated spawn table of enemies at 'Police Station'. Regular 'Police Officers' are now also spawning indoors
Updated aggro behavior of enemies at 'Police Station'
Updated buy price of '44 Magnum' ammo from 3 to 4 cash per bullet
Updated damage values of 'MAC-10' and 'MAC-10 SD' in content
Updated attack speed and base damage values of 'M1 Garrand'
Updated hit detection for firearms in server project
Updated hit zones of npcs, enemies and players in server project
Updated weapon attack behavior in client project to optimize aim behavior while zooming
Updated network timings in server project
Updated default faction standings of 'Dustmen' and 'Haulers' in content. It seems they have some issues to work out.
Updated attacking weapons of 'Dustmen' npcs in content

Fixed

Removed colliders from wardrobe doors to prevent players from getting stuck or beeing pushed into walls
Removed 'Bone Powder' from trading table of 'Big G'

Fixed bug in hit detection where target colliders did not get recognized as expected when crouching
Fixed bug in npc controller where head rigidbody collider of 'Logan' and 'Nico' had wrong scalings
Fixed bug where 'Mother' did not drop any loot
Fixed bug in quest 'Drive Through Time' where 'Big G' did not remove the 'Vodka' from inventory
Fixed bug in quest 'Bear Problem' where wrong amount of reputation was granted as reward
Fixed bug in various quests where the quest progress conditions on resolving was not checked correctly
Fixed bug in various assets where colliders were missing
Fixed bug where a tree floated around near the 'Music Tower'
Fixed bug where on various locations where zombies could land under roads
Fixed bug where some signs had a wrong emissive material
Fixed bug in server prefabs where body and head sizes of abominations missmatched the client visuals
Fixed bug in server where remote player prefabs height did not match the clients character visualization
Fixed bug in server scene where wrong network update rates were specified for enemies and npcs
Fixed bug in servers hit detection where aim pivot got messed up when players were crouching
Fixed bug where 'Woodhacker' guards had too slow idle walk speed
Fixed bug in 'Dustmen' npcs where karma reaction settings were wrong

v.0.2.3.35 – 05/05/2022

Updated

Adjusted the balancing for monsters, that had become way to agile and fast
Reduced crippled effect

Fixed

Fixed a bug in the BigG quest

v.0.2.3.34 – 05/05/2022

New

Added new npc 'Big G' to content. He can be found in the neighbourhood
Added new faction 'Corner Guys' to content
Added new boss enemy 'Mother' to content
Added new animations, attacks, effects and sounds for new boss enemy "Mother" to content
Added new knowledge item 'Chapter V: Mother's Kiss' to content
Added new knowledge, research and consumable item 'Mother's Thorn' to content
Added new item set 'Mothers Outfit' to content
Added new military enemies near 'Sarges Warehouse' and increased spawn rates of military enemies
Added new zombies as entourage to boss 'Pinky' on tower building
Added new weapon 'M1 Garand' to content
Added new research for new weapon "M1 Garand" to content
Added new recipe for new weapon "M1 Garand" to content
Added new tool weapon 'Sledgehammer' to content
Added new audio set for 'M1 Garand' to content. Yes. It makes 'pling'.
Added new helmet item 'Traffic Cone' to content
Added new quests 'Drive Through' and 'Apocalypse Now' to content
Added new male and female voice over texts for generic item actions to content
Added various new interactable and harvestable objects to content
Added various interior props to buildings in the neighbourhood
Added various new enemy spawn positions to content
Added various new 'Wild Poppies' spawns to world
Added various indoor zombies to the local police station
Added 'Chapter V: Mother's Kiss' to trade table of npc 'Nelson' in content
Added props to residential and commercial buildings behind the dustmen area
Added mute character footstep sounds in bunker to game options in client project
Added new keybind (default F12) to client game options to toggle the user interface in the world scene
Added interface toggle handling to clients world scene handler

Updated

Removed huntingshelf from 'Black Hand' respawn location
Updated networking tickrates for mid and long range creatures in server and client project
Updated anti aliasing options in clients game menu to provide more details about current user settings
Updated skill tooltips to show total attribute effectiveness instead of attribute scale factors
Updated melee combat attack animation handling in client project
Updated line of sight offset values for enemies and npcs in ai handlers to gain some more accuracy
Updated request message structure of '/who' command to show total players online at the bottom
Updated dismantle materials of 'Wild Poppies'. Players will now yield chemicals on dismantle
Updated maximum stack size of 'Wild Poppies' from 20 to 50 in content
Updated minimal respawn time of 'Wild Poppies' from 120 to 180 seconds
Updated trading table of npc 'Big G', beside the ACP and .44 Magnum ammo he is also selling a golden 'M1911'
Updated looting table of boss 'Mother' in content
Updated looting table of boss 'Sarge' in content
Updated looting table of female dustmen guards in content
Updated looting table of builder zombies in content
Updated looting table for cars to add its own junk loot list
Updated poison resistance values of 'Mothers Outfit' in content
Updated current stack size text of player effects in client user interface
Updated slowdown timing of enemy and npc ai from 2 seconds to 0.5 seconds
Updated acceleration values of enemy and npc ai from 5 to 10 units per second
Updated underground car park of shopping mall in content
Updated base damage of 'Charlies Wrench' from 30 to 25
Updated weapon type of female dustmen guards from 'Reinforced Short Axe' to 'Sledgehammer'
Updated knowledge requirements for '7.62 NATO Cartridge' research and removed 'Remington 783' as prerequirement
Updated research duration of 'M1 Garand' from 8 hours to 20 hours

Fixed

Fixed bug in default world camera field of view handling where temporal anti aliasing defaults messed up transparent object ndering
Fixed bug in chat system where quick reply could get triggered when writing mails to other players
Fixed bug in npc controllers where head collider did not fit the rigidbody scaling
Fixed bug in Sarges Warehouse where players could get stuck between containers
Fixed bug in quest 'First World Problems' where questitem did not get removed as expected
Fixed bug in world objects where colliders were missing
Fixed bug in military enemies where crippled effect did not get applied as expected
Fixed bug in servers resource manager where disabled quests were hooked incorrectly to their questgiver
Fixed bug in quest 'Bad Boy' where unintended repeatable flag was set
Fixed bug in consumable 'Liquid Fertilizer' where 'Nausea' effect was removed instead of gained
Fixed bug in tower building where players could jump into a 'blocked' staircase
Fixed bug in tower building where player couldn't reach a certain lootable
Fixed bug in tower building where zombies would gather behind some floor rubble and could get stuck
Fixed bug in 'Sarges' ai handler where he could get stuck under certain circumstances
Fixed bug in echo sfx of audio set 'Rifle 01' in content
Fixed bug in editor ui where enemy attack range could not be greater than 10m
Fixed bug near office building where zombies and guards tried to reach each other through a wall
Fixed bug near firebrigade where zombies could fall through the roads
Fixed bug where enemies and npcs could not calculate a correct line of sight to their combat targets
Fixed bug where players could get stuck by wardrobe doors in various world locations
Fixed bug where some meshes were missing the expected materials
Fixed bug where magazine of 'M1 Garand' weapon did not get rendered correctly

v.0.2.3.15 – 28/04/2022

New

Added new quests "Beloved Books", "Bad Boy", "Broken Phone", "First Run" and "Movie Night" to content
Added new quests "Filling the Gaps" and "Secret Passage" to content
Added new Npcs "Sandra" and "Dennis" to content
Added new item sets "Desert Combat" and "Traditional Outfit" to content
Added new weapons "Remington 783", "Remington 783s", "Remington 783s MK2" and "Plastic Flamingo" to content
Added new weapons "Katana", "Mac-10 SD" and "Glock 17 SD" to content
Added new ammo type, research and crafting recipe of "7.62 NATO" to content
Added new research and crafting recipes for various weapons to content
Added new faction "Military" to content
Added sound settings for menu music, world sfx and character voice overs to clients game options
Added brightness settings to graphic options in clients game options
Added new idle voice overs for male and female characters to content
Added detail props to various buildings in world
Added new vehicle "Swat Van" to content
Added various text highlights to quest descriptions in content
Added various new zombie spawn positions to content
Added friends of "Sarge" to content
Added new chat channel for trading to server and client

Updated

Updated buy price of item "Nail" from 1 cash to 2 cash in content
Updated stack size of item "Cash" item from 500 to 1000 in content
Updated base damage of "Mac-10" from 18 to 26
Updated base damage of "Nailgun" from 15 to 5 and piercing damage from 3 to 20
Updated base damage of "Glock 17" from 20 to 21
Updated network timings of near field remote player synchronization in client and server
Updated handling of dynamic auto exposure in render system and removed the ability to disable it in game options
Updated loot tables of various npc "Guards" in content
Updated drop amount of various ammo types of enemies and lootables in content
Updated drop chance of "Purulent Catfish" to a more reasonable value
Updated loot table of "Dustmen" and "Dustmen Leader" npcs so they can drop some green weapons now
Updated chat system quick reply handler in client project
Updated npc "Jack O'Connor" so he is now able to repair equipment and sells "Remington" rifles and other items
Updated aggro values of "Sarge" in content

Fixed

Fixed bug where looting of a certain ammo crate did not work as expected
Fixed bug where some dynamic world lights did not behave as expected
Fixed bug where drop chance of "Rotton Skin" was insane
Fixed bug where "F18-Hornet" jet engine sfx was way too loud
Fixed bug where mails did not get delivered to the player as expected during the password recovery process
Fixed bug where respawn radius checks of various "Black Hand" npcs did not work expected
Fixed bug where production queue could get messed up under certain circumstances
Fixed bug where timings of dynamic lightables where wrong
Fixed bug where mesh colliders where missing and positions of various world objects were wrong
Fixed bug where climbing did not work as expected on some ladders
Fixed bug in chat system where using the auto reply function could mess up the input controls
Fixed bug in chat system where auto reply function could get triggered during key rebinding
Fixed bug in chat system help where depricated project name was displayed instead of actual project name
Fixed bug in chat system where internal container states could get messed up under certain circumstances
Fixed bug in game options where keybindings of auto reply could not get changed as expected
Fixed bug in cleanup routine of lootables where players could get stuck in the looting state
Fixed bug in terrain where holes existed in the north-eastern part of the map
Fixed bug in ragdoll system of "Mr. Snuffles"
Fixed bug in world geometry inside the tower building where physics simulation could cause potential falling-damage issues
Fixed bug in gameserver where a crash could occure during startup if the 64k limit of physic materials reached
Fixed bug in hospital where players could get stuck inside a room without having a crowbar
Fixed bug in hospital stairway to prevent players from getting trapped
Fixed typos in various quest texts

v.0.2.3.3 – 14/04/2022

Updated

Updated Unity Version and other components (might fix Mac M1 issues)
Improved ragdoll effect for crawling zombies
More buildings with detail propping

Fixed

Fixed a bug where dead zombies would stand in T-Pose
Fixed a bug where killed zombies would freeze instead of falling over with ragdoll effects

v.0.2.2.73 – 22/03/2022

New

Installer, Launcher and Autoupdater (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Installer, Launcher and Client are now EV signed
Added Landing Page (www.persist.online)
Password Recovery service
Added PING counter in Client
Added Knockback effect for some weapons (still work in progress)
Added Ragdoll effects for dying creatures (still work in progress)
Added Voice Overs for the player character
Bears, Boars, Riot Cops, Prisoners and more
Riot Cop Equipment set
Some cars can be harvested with Crowbars
Added some new NPC with small quests
Added new Logo

Updated

Renamed the project to Persist Online
Larger map, more buildings, forests and details
Radio station with new soundtrack

Fixed

Lots of bugfixes