Weekly Update - November 24 - The Ping System
Aloha Thrivers!
Ever been in that situation where you are trying to point at something in a video game and your buddies can’t seem to understand anything you are trying to tell them?
Our game world is vast and, sometimes, pointing at exactly where stuff is could feel like trying to find a needle in a haystack!
That’s why we have implemented a Ping System in Fractured Veil, so you can communicate more easily without losing track of all of your good loot while playing.
By default, pressing the [Middle Mouse Button] will bring up the Emote Wheel, from there you can ping stuff you are currently looking at!
Please Note: Everything you are about to see is a work In progress and currently has many Placeholders. Pictures and GIFs are just examples of the current iteration.
In its current iteration, the ping system has many icons, each with a different meaning. Some indicate enemies, others food, healing items, ammo, bullets, or just loot!
Once you ping something, the icon will stay there for a while, and it will be visible to all of your party members.
Pings are visible both on your compass and on your map as shown in the gif below.
This means that if you need to run away from mutants chasing you, just mark what you found with a ping and come back soon after to collect your loot! If you can't collect it, we are sure your party members will soon help!
This is just the first iteration of the Ping System of course, and as for right now just a very basic feature.
As we expand our game we will carefully listen to our community feedback and implement more features that can make playing together even better.
Last, but not least, we are also currently testing an emote system. We believe that allowing players to express themselves with emotes from serious to humorous is a great way to make content, create stories or just role-play with other players.
But that’s a story for another time, you’ll hear more about emotes in the near future! 👀
That’s all for this week, if you like what you see, or if you have any questions, make sure to join our Discord Server to chat with us and the rest of the community!
Ever been in that situation where you are trying to point at something in a video game and your buddies can’t seem to understand anything you are trying to tell them?
Our game world is vast and, sometimes, pointing at exactly where stuff is could feel like trying to find a needle in a haystack!
That’s why we have implemented a Ping System in Fractured Veil, so you can communicate more easily without losing track of all of your good loot while playing.
By default, pressing the [Middle Mouse Button] will bring up the Emote Wheel, from there you can ping stuff you are currently looking at!
Please Note: Everything you are about to see is a work In progress and currently has many Placeholders. Pictures and GIFs are just examples of the current iteration.
In its current iteration, the ping system has many icons, each with a different meaning. Some indicate enemies, others food, healing items, ammo, bullets, or just loot!
Once you ping something, the icon will stay there for a while, and it will be visible to all of your party members.
Pings are visible both on your compass and on your map as shown in the gif below.
This means that if you need to run away from mutants chasing you, just mark what you found with a ping and come back soon after to collect your loot! If you can't collect it, we are sure your party members will soon help!
This is just the first iteration of the Ping System of course, and as for right now just a very basic feature.
As we expand our game we will carefully listen to our community feedback and implement more features that can make playing together even better.
Last, but not least, we are also currently testing an emote system. We believe that allowing players to express themselves with emotes from serious to humorous is a great way to make content, create stories or just role-play with other players.
But that’s a story for another time, you’ll hear more about emotes in the near future! 👀
That’s all for this week, if you like what you see, or if you have any questions, make sure to join our Discord Server to chat with us and the rest of the community!