Squirrelmageddon! News

Tested and added the Desert Squirrels mission zone to the multiplayer map group.



Have been working hard to fix a lot of multi-player client side issues including data replication and smoothing out any rubber-banding.

[h2]This week:[/h2]

• Specimen observation lab lighting updated (not _too_ dark)
  
• Desert Squirrels missions now available in multiplayer
  
• Removed quad bikes from multiplayer (causing way too many crashes - will return if able to fix)
  
• Optimized moveable objects in multiplayer
  
• Moveable objects, turrets, explosions, effects and most pickups networking reworked
  
• Multiplayer max squirrels at once is now set at 40
  
• Chipped Squirrel optimization in multiplayer
  
• Player score replication to all player HUD fixed
  
• Multiplayer menu UI tweaks
  

[h2]Current Focus[/h2]

• Saving missions completed in multiplayer to Single Player Campaign completed missions
  
• Saving picked up items in multiplayer missions to Single Player Campaign completed missions
  
• Player merchants, skills, and suit modding in multiplayer
  
• "Live" avatars in multiplayer lobby character select
  

I am trying to be wary of overwriting anyone's save games because the above is a risky update! Hopefully all goes well and will post an update next week.

Stay Squirrely!

I've overhauled the the observation lab. It's dark and gritty. You will need your flashlight...



Silver Brethren squirrels now release charges of plasma energy. It's a beautiful thing...



A few other important fixes and gameplay tweaks!.

• MULTIPLAYER CLIENT FIX: carrying large crate collision stutter
  
• MULTIPLAYER SERVER FIX: proximity mine replication and shoot to explode
  
• MULTIPLAYER FIXES: optimisation and replication (flashlight / animations)
  
• MULTIPLAYER FIXES: explosion replication (effects / sound)
  

• GAMEPLAY: silver Brethren squirrels plasma attack
  
• GAMEPLAY: fan trap drop physics added
  
• GAMEPLAY: training gauntlet base squirrels have been de-fanged (easier)
  
• LIGHTING: character glow added when flashlight enables
  
• LIGHTING: fan traps now have a power on glow
  
• EFFECTS: grenade explosions now emit strong light into the world.
  

Have fun, laugh at the horror of it all - and I'll see ya top-side!

Lots of big and small fixes in this week's patch.

- MULTIPLAYER FIX: client jumping stuck (jump count reset fixes)
- MULTIPLAYER FIX: sound replications fixes for turrets, mines, traps
- MULTIPLAYER FIX: squirrel hit sound replication fixed
- MULTIPLAYER FIX: client moveable objects replication fixes (mesh textures / placements)
- MULTIPLAYER + SINGLE PLAYER: can now fire weapons while gliding
- force crouch when downed to activate collision capsule half height
- force camera collision check after ADS (fixes stuck camera 1st / 3rd person ADS)
- squirrel blood only on hit player
- gliding camera keeps current camera view

See ya top-side!

A bunch of fixes for new Squirrel Turbine map and more... these fixes were too hot to wait until next week!

- TURBINE: squirrel player spawn map fix (added mountains and barrier)
- TURBINE: mutant squirrels will actively try to break down some barriers
- TURBINE: 100% full speed rotation activation time reduced to 30 seconds
- quad point speed boost tweak
- barriers can now be damaged by most player weapons
- MULTIPLAYER: turret replication optimizations
- MULTIPLAYER: moveable object replication optimizations

See ya topside!

NEW HIVE MISSION & MAP: Squirrel Turbine

Turbines 451-454 are off-line! Get up there and reboot them or deep hive levels 150 through 175 will suffocate...



Activate turbines by standing near control panels. What could be easier?

FIXED: mission objective replication
Mission objective counts now correctly replicate between server and clients. Co-op with a friend and watch each other's back!

NEXT FIX: co-op inventory
- items collected in multiplayer should get added to all single player inventory.
- allow multiplayer clients to trade, train and mod suits.

Have fun and stay squirrely!