Alien Dawn News

​Hi Everyone!

Jes and I just got back from having our families in from out of town for the holiday and worked on a new patch last night, as well as put the game on sale for 30% off for the next two days (Nov 30th - Dec 1st).

For those interested in the sale we wanted to remind everyone that the game is both VR and Desktop compatible, so if you have friends that aren't into VR yet, they can still play the game co-op with you.

The small patch we released today is to fix some of the bugs that were causing crashes on some systems, so we hope that helps (v1.04b).

Moving forward we will continue to clean up the bug issues with the game and refine the gameplay, as well as listen to your suggestions regarding the issues you've come across, and start to add more new content.

Looking forward to what is next and talking with you.

Christian

Patch Notes Below:

11/29/2021 (Early Access) v1.04b

+ Multiple bug and crash fixes​

Hi Everyone!

Week 4 of Alien Dawn is in the books and we've got another update for you.

Full Body IK

The primary focus of this update was to fix the IK for VR characters when in vehicles so that all players can reach the buttons regardless of what the height of the character is set at.

In addition to that, the IK for the arms and body has been redone to make seeing your inventory easier, and more accurate to where your virtual hand is to the Motion Controller. This is something we've been wanting to improve, and also based on feedback from the community, and we will continue to refine this as we move forward.

Gripping

Gripping has been an issue, specifically on the Index. We did some extensive testing and revising of the code to make this better. The grip button can now be used to grab interactable items like the vehicle steering wheel and throttle as well.

Note on all Motion Controllers:

Trigger: Attaches Weapon to Hand until the Grip is Pressed
Grip: Attaches Weapon to Hand until Grip is Released

Animations

Another thing we focused on was adding idle animations to VR and Desktop, as well as some emotes to the Desktop version so they have another form of communication. This will also help when VR players take their headsets off so their characters won't stand in awkward positions.

Optimizations & Reviews

Other than that we did some more performance optimizations, as well as tweaks to the loot table to give a smoother experience.

We'd like to thank everyone who left a review, and of course anyone who has purchased the game, it is very much appreciated by Jessica and me.

Looking forward to chatting and playing with you again soon as we continue to release new updates to this game.

Very Best,
Christian

Patch Notes Below:

11/22/2021 (Early Access) v1.04

+ IK Arms can now reach all buttons in vehicles regardless of character or size
+ IK Hands match up closer with Motion Controllers and real life hands
+ Revised Arm and Hand IK code
+ Player can now see Vest inventory easier whether standing or crouching

+ Weapons will always attach if gripped with the Trigger
+ Weapons will detach if gripped by Grip Button and Grip Button is released
+ Vehicle Wheels and Throttles can now be gripped and released with the Grip Button
+ Secondary Grip point on two handed weapons can be gripped using the Grip Button

+ Added idle animations for VR and Desktop Players
+ Added emotes to F1 - F10 Keys on Desktop
+ Added swimming animation
+ Added new jump stunt to Dev Room
+ Added estimated correct height setting to Start Level
+ Added more loot to Houses

+ Fixed some holes in the level players were getting stuck in

+ Removed some unneeded actor Blueprints
+ Reduced replication amount on all items
+ Optimized some NPC animation settings
+ Resized loops in Dev Room

AI Camera
+ AI Camera cuts back to start when players disconnect
+ Removed shot of Airplane in Escape Mode

+Added New Patreon Subscriber “TedSan”
+Added New Patreon Subscriber “Matti”

Thank you!!!

Hi Everyone!

Voyager A.I. Camera

We are excited to announce we're doing the first live test of our Voyager A.I. Camera and setting up an official server for it, so that you'll be able to join and have your game streamed live on our Twitch channel as though you're a character in a movie.

While it's still in its early stages of development, the conception and creation of this new feature has been one of the driving forces behind the development of our game, and we're very much looking forward to watching what it and you create together.

What's Next?

Now that the first version of this new feature is complete, we are going to start to focus more on some of the issues player's have brought up with us since the release of the game 3 weeks ago.

We will first start with revising the Full Body IK system, and then move on to improving the gripping mechanics.

Jessica and I very much appreciate all of your support, thank you!

Christian

Patch Notes Below:

11/12/2021 (Early Access) v1.03

+ Added first Official Voyager A.I. Camera Server

+ Added more Mags to Deathmatch crates

+ Removed many unneeded textures to free up space and more performance
+ Removed unneeded Shader Permutations to improve performance

+ Fixed Players not teleporting to scoreboard when Deathmatch is over
+ Fixed A.I. Seek on hearing gun fire

+ Less Zombies on roofs

Hi All!

Excited to be posting another update on this game for everyone. Jessica and I have been hard at work optimizing the game as much as possible and listening to your feedback. It's rewarding to hear what you all have had to say and are looking forward to continuing talking with you more in the forums and Discord.

This patch is mainly about performance, graphic improvements & fixes, and soon we can start to add new content and address some of the issues players are having with the VR controls, ect, because that is important to us.

Your understanding of the process has not gone unnoticed by myself and Jessica, and we continue to be appreciative of it.

Can't wait to get the next updates out as we move forward with the rest of year.

Very Best,
Christian

Screenshot Credit by: Link54

Patch Notes Below:

11/6/2021 (Early Access) v1.02

+ Created Master Material to customize all of our shaders and improve performance
+ Added Streaming Static Meshes

+ Increased size of backpack trigger box
+ Increased Mothership final shot damage slightly
+ Increased Mothership blast radius
+ Increased Spring time slightly
+ Added extra instructions for password system
+ Moved ammo counter on several weapons for easier visibility on Desktop
+ Changed font on Hint Guide in Start Level for readability
+ Lowered Sci-Fi Shotty and LMG sound fx
+ Adjusted Knife location
+ Made Knife and Flashlight store locations larger
+ Can now pick up dead pilot

+ Fixed flicking landscape textures
+ Fixed transparent foliage when MSAA Anti-Aliasing is on
+ Fixed Mothership extra damage turning player's screen blue
+ Fixed hearing double footstep sound fx when in VR
+ Fixed bug where not all AI Characters turn off when Players leave area
+ Fixed AI and Noise actor array items not removing when destroyed

+ Cleaned up AI Blueprint to fix some performance issues

Hello Everyone!

We're releasing our first patch today for Alien Dawn after our Early Access launch on the 23rd of this month.

We'd like to thank everyone that has purchased the game, and those who have posted reviews, Jessica and I very much appreciate it!

Moving forward we will be continuing to refine the game and listening to your suggestions. We've already played the game with several of you and have had a blast.

Here are the patch notes for this version based on our own notes and early suggestions from the community:

10/28/2021 (Early Access) v1.01

+ Increase amount of time in between food damage
+ Decreased Mothership damage

+ Optimized VOIP transmission data rate

+ Fixed Sky Box graphic glitch / clouds going through objects
+ Fixed door sounds keep banging on Client
+ Fixed Navmesh removal for AI when leaving area that was causing stuttering towards end game

+Added New Patreon Subscriber “Lexistara”