EPICA News

[h2]Interface[/h2]
Updated various icons according to adjusted inventory icon layout.

[h2]Characters[/h2]
Added animal sheep
Updated the player jump animations
Optimized the ai enemy detection - added hearing sense



[h2]Features[/h2]
Enabled Foot IK (feet tied to the floor)
Enabled fall damage
Enabled achievements
Pressing movement keys stops autorun
Updated the camera, including smoother rotation, and for avoiding clipping.

[h2]Bug Fix[/h2]
Quests are now loaded in the questlog on start of game.

[h2]Settings[/h2]
Set default player spawn to Tarnmill
Added option to toggle smart user interface
Added option to toggle Message of the Day

[h2]Quests[/h2]
Added another quest

Added a Message of the Day panel, on display when joining a game - to highlight more recent updates.


• The setting for autorun has been enabled.
• The default FPS is now 30.
• Default video settings have been optimized.
• Added FPS display / enable in General Settings




• All quests have now voice audio.
• Added talk animations to all quest NPC
• Added the first quest chain.




• Boars can now be attacked.
• Addressed several issues with the Tarnmill guards.


• Several player and Ai default stats have been tweaked, a process still ongoing.

Today we release the Epica 3.0 beta client.

[h3]Overview[/h3]
The 3.0 Epica Build features the following:

• Re-introduces the 3D player and world view
  
• New game world design
  
• New interface design
  
• Ladder Reset
  
• Game code prepared for multiplayer
  

[h3]General Notes[/h3]
The new game world is still being worked on, with more quests, NPCs, and balancing. Naerock the name of the game world in Epica is now divided into different Acts, instead of a single big level.

Though, this new release is only playable in the starting zone. Upcoming patches will introduce more quests and open more game regions.

The ladder was reset for the first time, you can still access the previous ladder rankings via the ladder panel menu.



[h3]Upcoming[/h3]
The main focus is currently on tweaking existing content, including balancing and character progression, and to populate Act 1 with more content. Additional the following features will be rolled out soon:

• Swimming
  
• The multiplayer test server
  

This year we introduced the top-down view. However, we decided to go back to the 3rd person view with the 3.0 release.

The upcoming patch will also change back other modifications which were introduced in 2022 when we upgraded the project to Unreal Engine 5.

The 3.0 patch will still provide many of the UE5 advantages and improvements, but without the world partition system.

The major change requires us to rebuild the game world. Luckily, we have most things prepared and therefore anticipate faster development.

You can expect the release next month in January 2024, see you there!

Read more about Unreal Engine 5.

Patch Notes

• Added chests
  
• Added more enemy spawn points
  
• Blocked the regions which are not yet fully constructed.