Last big update for Early Access, with several fixes and many changes.
It is important to clarify that by saying that I will close early access, it does not mean that the game will not receive more updates or corrections, on the contrary, it means that we have reached the first finished version. It is important to close this stage, in order to continue advancing, otherwise the game will remain in an eternal incomplete early access. Can it be improved even after early access? It's the idea!
Once published,
the updates will follow with improvements at the simulation and gameplay level, many of which are currently awaiting the closure of early access and the stabilization of the final version.
Modifications of the current update:
- Complete modification of the visual design of the plant: thanks to Creepy Cat who allowed me to use his level kit. Now the corridors and the main rooms have a more neat design, optimized and with a certain futuristic aspect, without being something exaggerated. The core and turbine buildings remain the same, since they are of a different type.
- Redesign of the dynamic lighting system: there are now two modes, one is with fixed ambient lighting (on by default) where the game loses a little granular control of the lights, but gains a lot in graphical quality and performance. The second mode is with dynamic lights enabled (it was the original way the game worked, the one everyone who played it already knows). The lights are individual, but the performance drops a lot in low-performance equipment.
- Elimination of the external environment: there are no more windows and for now it is not possible to go outside. It's a change I resisted for a long time, but never quite got it to work. At heart, the game is a nuclear reactor simulator, the outdoor environment is decorated. In some update I will add the possibility to leave the plant again, but not for now. The performance improvement from making this change is very noticeable.
Please, leave your opinions on the redesign in the comments! And if the improvement in performance is really noticeable or not.