Rockets Shooting from Where?!

10 October, 2024 

Well, uh, that was an interesting set of playtests. In fact, I don’t know if it’s safe for an audience such as this. In short, let’s just say that there were explosive munitions errantly firing out of…uncouth areas. Like a weak intestinal system after too much Taco Bell (not me tho, skill diff). Welcome folks one and all to your favorite weekly brainrot - the Weekly Cheese! Let’s gather around the proverbial fire, Stalker, and I’ll spin ye a yarn of our most recent activities.

The Updates!

• Ryan

  • General

    • Working with a new contractor to get FPS Arm (View Models) rigged and animated.

    • Met with a new contractor to get some new cinematography done for the game.

    • Both of these lads are wicked talented.

  • FPS Branch

    • removed console system and trello system.

    • Added inventory details when clicking on an item + selection outline.

    • Added loot tables for NPCs.

    • Fixed local player skin icon not showing in GameplayUI.

    • Reorganized GameplayUI + removed jetpack stuff.

    • Hide crosshair elements when ADS.

    • Fixed particles for local player muzzle flash because holy geez.

    • Fixed ADS logic so FPS view model moves to camera, rather than camera moving to view model (i dum i sory).

    • Added a bunch of FPS viewmodel behaviors for procedural motion (Sway, jump, locomotion).

    • Fixed some other FPS viewmodel logic so local player doesnt execute proxy FPS logic.

    • Cleaned and reorganized the entire project.

    • Fixed agent skin not showing default skin in lobby.

    • Removed side switching.

    • Bunch of bug fixes.

  • Welp... foundation is set for FPS cutover. Still more cleanup to do to remove 3rd Person cruft buuuut im going on vacation for the weekend with the lady k byeee.

• Bryan

  • Drafted a list of augments to represent Tier 1 of our extensive kinetic augment list. Tier 1 augments will be dedicated to stat boosts, with each boost being accompanied by a balancing debuff. Still hashing out the numbers, but we have at the very least a starter list of augments to test before deciding what stays and what goes. Next week will be dedicated to the same process, only this time in Tier 2

• Daniel

  • Diffing the hurricane. Low diff.

• Mike

  • Refining his designs for the city map!

• Alex

  • Still working on some real life stuff, but he’ll be back in action in a few weeks - fear not.

• Cole

  • Continued the rifle mold - coming along quite nicely. Launcher mold in feedback mode!

In Closing

I hope everybody here survived the boy Milton these past few days - for those who aren’t Daniel and live in Florida, I wish only the best. Daniel’s just built diff I guess. Anyway, from everyone here at 3rd Shift - hope your October is good and spooky! See you all next week.

The floor here is made of floor, 

Squid