It’s Time to Get Crafty! Coral, Robots, and Crafting Benches
[h3]For Your Convenience[/h3]
Many of you pointed out that scrolling with your mouse wheel on the action bar needed some improvement and we agreed. It now works smoothly so you can quickly change weapons without having to press a key. We added a progress bar to a number of equipped items including meat and canteens too.
Thanks to the swift bug testing work of some of our favorite streamers, we noticed a problem with weapons not being able to hit specific areas like heads, arms, and legs. So we fixed it and while we were at it - we made it possible to mangle someone’s leg and then heal the specific area of said “mangle”.
Everyone likes things that go boom, so it’s almost impossible not to shoot one of the exploding barrels you find along the roads. It didn’t take long to learn that shooting a barrel would cause an equipped weapon to disappear. That bug should be fixed now so feel free to create as many explosions as you can again.
We heard from some of you that you weren’t a fan of the head bob your characters have when running around. If you’re no fan of that bob (not to be confused with Big Bob) you can now go into your settings and disable it. Check out the difference between both settings:
[h3]Above and below[/h3]
Hawaii is famous for its skies and clear blue waters. We take our job of doing both justice very seriously. We improved overall sky color balance and gradients at all times of day and weather. We also upgraded underwater visuals, light, and water reflections. Early mornings are a perfect time to take a dip and admire the color of the coral and the sun on the water.
[h3]Beasts of Burden[/h3]
It’s been decades since civilization was wiped out in the game, and we’ve been talking about adding some more hi-tech items to let players get a feel for the vibrant technological hub that Lahaina was before The Fracture. This week we added a few robots in and around the Thorcon to help illustrate what West Maui used to be like.
We have a small stable of pack robots in the power plant now still loaded with gear from those who didn’t make it.
You’ll notice industrial crates and shipping containers in the main room as well!
We even have a transport mech parked out in the front lawn now that the homeowners association has been disbanded.
[h3]Easy Meals Not on Wheels[/h3]
We made a number of improvements in AI pathing this week making the movements of our animals and mutants better and allowing them a greater chance of making a meal out of players.
Speaking of meals, we discovered that you couldn’t harvest meat from corpses anymore. While we don’t officially endorse cannibalism we understand that sometimes survival means eating your friends. Players can now once again dine on “long pig” in the game.
[h3]Getting Crafty[/h3]
Crafting is one of the most important parts of any survival game. We know how much fun it is building weapons and gear and upgrading what you have. While they’re purely decorative in the game currently, this week we added a few different crafting bench options for players to choose from. Functionality will be coming soon.
Players can choose the standard distressed wood look
A sturdier-looking model with totem inspired legs
Or this journeyman option perfect for cataclysmic finish work.
We fixed some persistence issues for attachments and banked items as well as adding wood as an option for spiral stairs. Fans of going around and around as they climb can now choose from thatch, metal, and wood when building a structure.
[h3]Community Fixes[/h3]
Mahalo to our testers who help us every week find what’s not working and what can be improved. Your feedback Is hugely important to us so keep it coming! Here’s everything you found and we fixed this week.
If you want to learn more about Fractured Veil check out our Discord server and to see a complete list of updates and fixes visit our Reddit page.
[h3]More About Fractured Veil[/h3]
Many of you pointed out that scrolling with your mouse wheel on the action bar needed some improvement and we agreed. It now works smoothly so you can quickly change weapons without having to press a key. We added a progress bar to a number of equipped items including meat and canteens too.
Thanks to the swift bug testing work of some of our favorite streamers, we noticed a problem with weapons not being able to hit specific areas like heads, arms, and legs. So we fixed it and while we were at it - we made it possible to mangle someone’s leg and then heal the specific area of said “mangle”.
Everyone likes things that go boom, so it’s almost impossible not to shoot one of the exploding barrels you find along the roads. It didn’t take long to learn that shooting a barrel would cause an equipped weapon to disappear. That bug should be fixed now so feel free to create as many explosions as you can again.
We heard from some of you that you weren’t a fan of the head bob your characters have when running around. If you’re no fan of that bob (not to be confused with Big Bob) you can now go into your settings and disable it. Check out the difference between both settings:
[h3]Above and below[/h3]
Hawaii is famous for its skies and clear blue waters. We take our job of doing both justice very seriously. We improved overall sky color balance and gradients at all times of day and weather. We also upgraded underwater visuals, light, and water reflections. Early mornings are a perfect time to take a dip and admire the color of the coral and the sun on the water.
[h3]Beasts of Burden[/h3]
It’s been decades since civilization was wiped out in the game, and we’ve been talking about adding some more hi-tech items to let players get a feel for the vibrant technological hub that Lahaina was before The Fracture. This week we added a few robots in and around the Thorcon to help illustrate what West Maui used to be like.
We have a small stable of pack robots in the power plant now still loaded with gear from those who didn’t make it.
You’ll notice industrial crates and shipping containers in the main room as well!
We even have a transport mech parked out in the front lawn now that the homeowners association has been disbanded.
[h3]Easy Meals Not on Wheels[/h3]
We made a number of improvements in AI pathing this week making the movements of our animals and mutants better and allowing them a greater chance of making a meal out of players.
Speaking of meals, we discovered that you couldn’t harvest meat from corpses anymore. While we don’t officially endorse cannibalism we understand that sometimes survival means eating your friends. Players can now once again dine on “long pig” in the game.
[h3]Getting Crafty[/h3]
Crafting is one of the most important parts of any survival game. We know how much fun it is building weapons and gear and upgrading what you have. While they’re purely decorative in the game currently, this week we added a few different crafting bench options for players to choose from. Functionality will be coming soon.
Players can choose the standard distressed wood look
A sturdier-looking model with totem inspired legs
Or this journeyman option perfect for cataclysmic finish work.
We fixed some persistence issues for attachments and banked items as well as adding wood as an option for spiral stairs. Fans of going around and around as they climb can now choose from thatch, metal, and wood when building a structure.
[h3]Community Fixes[/h3]
Mahalo to our testers who help us every week find what’s not working and what can be improved. Your feedback Is hugely important to us so keep it coming! Here’s everything you found and we fixed this week.
- Wags - Option to disable head bob
- [uRxP]Lavim - Base is decaying even with Totem full of resources
- Party size limited to 10
- Jman - audio bugs with harvesting tools
- Pistoling - explosive barrels make equipped weapons disappear
- Lavim - picking up crafting table launches you into the air
- Pistoling - Collision on stairs needs to be adjusted, can crouch into them and shoot people through them
- Azshire the Great - No longer taking fall damage
If you want to learn more about Fractured Veil check out our Discord server and to see a complete list of updates and fixes visit our Reddit page.
[h3]More About Fractured Veil[/h3]