Dystopia News

We've received a few more Patreon contributions, allowing us to continue work on Dystopia through the weekend this month. Thank you!

On both our Bug Tracker, and the official Discord Server everyone has been extremely helpful reporting bugs and joining us for play-test sessions. We appreciate it big time!

Changes

• Updated UI to better match Dystopia aesthetic.
  
• Updated chat text to be somewhat larger.
  
• Fixed Cybernetic objective 3 spawn doors not opening for Punks.
  
• Fixed Vaccine objective 2 JIP door not opening for Punks.
  
• Attempt at fixing Fusion objective 1 spawn door for Punks.
  
• Added margin within death noticies / obituaries.
  
• Another attempt at fixing the tilted view (We think we got it this time people!)
  
• Fixed context-sensitive taunts (I don't think so sistah!)
  
• Fixed global voicecomms not showing in chat.
  
• Fixed color of team chat and voicecomms.
  
• Fixed a number of client related crashes.
  
• Fixed round end panel buttons not changing color correctly.
  
• Fixed view jitter at round end.
  
• Fixed over-bloom for Windows clients.
  

Known Issues

• We've started tracking them, so check them out and find more to squash!

We've already released another update, version 1.5.2! Check it out here.


The last 24 hours have been fantastic. Many old friends and players have come to visit, and an equal amount of new players have joined for the launch of Dystopia 1.5. This has meant more testing help, so we've squashed a lot of bugs!

If you see more, head to our Bug Tracker, tell us about them on our Discord Server and don't forget to Support continued development!

Changes

• Update to another new version of the Source Engine.
  
• Added missing “dystopia” binary to Linux client
  
• Added directional RTT shadows.
  
• Added viewmodel prediction.
  
• Linux Dedicated Server binaries now properly download from steamcmd.
  
• Improved dynamic shadows.
  
• Fixed ammo dispenser animation not playing.
  
• Attempted to fix the "rolled view" spawn bug.
  
• Fix jittery and stuttery movement by using better precision for player origin and angles.
  
• Fixed up prediction for client and forced it for all non-cheaters.
  
• Fixed miscellaneous spectator to player spawning bugs.
  
• Fixed some prop_physics console spam.
  
• Fixed problems from reaching max number of decal batches.
  
• Fixed voice comms playing sound at world origin.
  
• Fixed binaries not downloading on dedicated server on Linux.
  

Known Issues

• dys_cybernetic, dys_fusion and dys_vaccine have doors that do not open. In the case of cybernetic and fusion, this makes the map unplayable
  
• Source SDK Base still downloads. (We're working with Valve on this.)
  
• Splash movie and intro movie do not play.
  
• Third party maps are not included. (We plan on working with authors to migrate these to the new Dystopia workshop.)
  

We've already released another update, version 1.5.2! Check it out here.


The last 24 hours have been fantastic. Many old friends and players have come to visit, and an equal amount of new players have joined for the launch of Dystopia 1.5. This has meant more testing help, so we've squashed a lot of bugs!

If you see more, head to our Bug Tracker, tell us about them on our Discord Server and don't forget to Support continued development!

Changes

• Update to another new version of the Source Engine.
  
• Added missing “dystopia” binary to Linux client
  
• Added directional RTT shadows.
  
• Added viewmodel prediction.
  
• Linux Dedicated Server binaries now properly download from steamcmd.
  
• Improved dynamic shadows.
  
• Fixed ammo dispenser animation not playing.
  
• Attempted to fix the "rolled view" spawn bug.
  
• Fix jittery and stuttery movement by using better precision for player origin and angles.
  
• Fixed up prediction for client and forced it for all non-cheaters.
  
• Fixed miscellaneous spectator to player spawning bugs.
  
• Fixed some prop_physics console spam.
  
• Fixed problems from reaching max number of decal batches.
  
• Fixed voice comms playing sound at world origin.
  
• Fixed binaries not downloading on dedicated server on Linux.
  

Known Issues

• dys_cybernetic, dys_fusion and dys_vaccine have doors that do not open. In the case of cybernetic and fusion, this makes the map unplayable
  
• Source SDK Base still downloads. (We're working with Valve on this.)
  
• Splash movie and intro movie do not play.
  
• Third party maps are not included. (We plan on working with authors to migrate these to the new Dystopia workshop.)
  

UPDATE: We've released version 1.5.1 with fixes and features!



It’s been 3 years, 5 months and 22 days since a major update to Dystopia, and after some teasing (and subsequent delays,) we’re excited to bring you Version 1.5.0.

In addition to releasing our new games, Blade Symphony and Galacide, 1.5.0 was delayed due to the challenges of upgrading the engine. Source SDK Base, a required dependency, would cause Dystopia to break any time it was updated, so we’ve removed that dependency.

Dystopia 1.5.0 is a new baseline. In the last 8 months, we’ve migrated our massive infrastructure, created a new build system distributed across numerous cloud machines, that compile on multiple platforms and architectures. This will allow us to release updates at a faster pace.

To report bugs, please check out our Dystopia bug tracker on Github, and join other players in the official Puny Human Discord. The development of Dystopia 1.5 was paid for by our lovely Patrons. Thank you to everyone!

Changes

• Migrated Dystopia from Source SDK Base to HL2 version of Source Engine
  
• Added Linux Client
  
• Added anti-aliasing around all fonts in-game
  
• Changed chat text font from standard HL2 font to SpaceOne font
  
• Added Windowed (No Border) option
  
• Fixed shells the gun used (no longer uses CSS:S shells)
  

Known Issues

• Linux Dedicated Server binaries are not downloading using SteamCMD. (We're working with Valve on this. Get them here to host a server! Put the bin dir in the same dir as core and dystopia)
  
• Source SDK Base still downloads. (We're working with Valve on this.)
  
• Splash movie and intro movie do not play.
  
• Third party maps are not included. (We plan on working with authors to migrate these to the new Dystopia workshop.)
  
• Players sometimes have their views tilted when they spawn.
  
• Voice comms aren't playing sounds.
  
• Jittering for high-ping players.
  

UPDATE: We've released version 1.5.1 with fixes and features!



It’s been 3 years, 5 months and 22 days since a major update to Dystopia, and after some teasing (and subsequent delays,) we’re excited to bring you Version 1.5.0.

In addition to releasing our new games, Blade Symphony and Galacide, 1.5.0 was delayed due to the challenges of upgrading the engine. Source SDK Base, a required dependency, would cause Dystopia to break any time it was updated, so we’ve removed that dependency.

Dystopia 1.5.0 is a new baseline. In the last 8 months, we’ve migrated our massive infrastructure, created a new build system distributed across numerous cloud machines, that compile on multiple platforms and architectures. This will allow us to release updates at a faster pace.

To report bugs, please check out our Dystopia bug tracker on Github, and join other players in the official Puny Human Discord. The development of Dystopia 1.5 was paid for by our lovely Patrons. Thank you to everyone!

Changes

• Migrated Dystopia from Source SDK Base to HL2 version of Source Engine
  
• Added Linux Client
  
• Added anti-aliasing around all fonts in-game
  
• Changed chat text font from standard HL2 font to SpaceOne font
  
• Added Windowed (No Border) option
  
• Fixed shells the gun used (no longer uses CSS:S shells)
  

Known Issues

• Linux Dedicated Server binaries are not downloading using SteamCMD. (We're working with Valve on this. Get them here to host a server! Put the bin dir in the same dir as core and dystopia)
  
• Source SDK Base still downloads. (We're working with Valve on this.)
  
• Splash movie and intro movie do not play.
  
• Third party maps are not included. (We plan on working with authors to migrate these to the new Dystopia workshop.)
  
• Players sometimes have their views tilted when they spawn.
  
• Voice comms aren't playing sounds.
  
• Jittering for high-ping players.