Poly Skies News

Hello,

Thanks for your patience waiting for this next update. I'd like to give you a quick overview of what's coming up soon...

[h2]Where are versions 1.17, 1.18 and 1.19?[/h2]
Thrown under the bus. Forget about them. They don't exist.
Joking aside, the current goals of the project were initially being split up into smaller updates, these updates would have taken us from 1.16 up to 1.19, however I thought it would be best to combine everything into a larger 2.0 update.

[h2]What's coming?[/h2]
Really long paragraph explaining all the changes in version 2.0
Bullet points!

• Weather! (sun, rain, snow)
  
• Improved ambience (audio/visual)
  
• Reworked UI (again)
  
• New buildings!
  
• Name your islands
  
• Bug fixes and QoL improvements
  

[h2]Sneaky Peak![/h2]
Sneaky screenshot time! In this image you will see the new UI, the island list, new tooltips and rain.


That's all for now until the update drops, I still have quite a lot of work to do so I can't give a specific date. Don't forget to check out my Discord for more frequent updates and if you have questions, it's a great place to ask!

Thanks,
Matt.

This update is a little overdue, thanks for your patience. This update focuses on some visuals, a UI rework and some critical fixes.



ADDED:
- Vilagers now use a VFX when teleporting
- Fireflies now spawn near trees
- A minimap window used to quickly move between islands

CHANGED:
- UI rework, enjoy a cleaner more tranquil UI
- Resource requirements for constructions now turn red if you don't have enough
- Updated portal VFX
- Slightly improved skybox colours/environment lighting
- Slightly increased moon light intensity
- New optimized water shader (while maintaining a similar visual)
- Cloud brightness and fading is not as deep
- Auto-save is now every 5 minutes

FIXED:
- [Crash Fix] Fixed crash relating to portals and moving buildings while villagers try to access them
- Moving Portals that are being used should no longer cause Villager AI issues
- Various particles blurring with transparent materials
- Fixed an issue with lighting in version 1.14-1.15 (apparent at night time)

PERFORMANCE:
- Disabled pixel perfect UI, overall performance improved
- Motion blur intensity slightly reduced
- Improved performance for AI and UI updates

If you experience any bugs please report them on the discussions board or my Discord. The demo version of the game has also been updated with all recent changes.

Thanks,
Matt.

Hi all!

I'd like to take the opportunity to give a little update on what's coming to Poly Skies in the immediate future, although, this update may be a little delayed due to some personal reasons.

[h3]Update 1.16[/h3]
Here's a few changes coming to update 1.16...
- UI rework, a new, clean and transparent UI will replace the old version.
- Amongst other fixes, I have address various crashes.
- Multiple VFX changes and additions.
- Improved lighting and colours.
- UI performance improvements.
- And more...

[h3]UI Changes:[/h3]
I'd like to ask for some feedback regarding the UI changes due in update 1.16. Below, I have a comparison screenshot of the old and new, which do you prefer?
In-game UI:

Main Menu:


So far feedback is more towards the transparent UI, although various elements like the main menu I'm not 100% confident about. Your help will be a deciding factor here.

Thanks for your support, positive feedback and suggestions!
Matt.

A quick fix update for issues that surfaced in update 1.14.

FIXED:
- Auto-save frequency now confirmed to be 10 minutes
- Villager name entry was enabled by default with placeholder text
- Fixed a case of unplaced buildings being under the main island
- Incorrect tooltip information in the lore section of milestones
- Villagers refusing to move if starving and no food available

If you experience any bugs please report on the discussions board or my Discord. The demo version of the game has also been updated with all recent fixes.

Thanks,
Matt.

This regular update contains a few wanted features such as auto-save and quest notifications. This update also includes a crash fix for the villager AI, other fixes and various QoL improvements. Also, Steam Spring Sale is here at 5pm GMT!

ADDED:
- Steam Rich Presence
- Auto-save feature, saving every 10 minutes
- Buildings will now appear to be on fire if damaged
- Notifications below quest button if quest available/completed

GENERAL CHANGES:
- Portals can now only be moved onto the same island they were built on (fixes Island unlock exploit)
- Pressing spacebar/options menu to pause/resume sets speed to previous instead of simply 1x

UI:
- 'Food Shortage' quest now correctly says 'Plot' instead of 'Farm'
- Trading Strawberries now displays the correct value
- Added which tier each buildings belongs to in tooltips
- Save/Load game list now scrolls correctly
- List of save games is now sorted by most recent
- Overwriting a save file now requires confirmation
- Lore unlock progress added to the Milestones panel
- Building tiers now correctly mark as unlocked in the Milestones panel
- Replaced missing sprites on the villager renaming UI
- Scene fading

FIXES:
- [Crash fix] Overflow error when a villager tries to submit a non-existent resource
- Being able to build more than 1 Mooring (limit is 1 per game)
- Cancelling a building move now correctly restores that building to it's original state
- Building radius circles no longer enabled on load
- Fixed "Tree Cutting" quest, no longer repeats infinitely

PERFORMANCE:
- Added LODs/culling to distant trees and grass, decreasing load on the CPU
- Optimized villagers that are assigned to Watch Balloons

If you experience any bugs please report them on the discussions board or my Discord. The demo version of the game has also been updated with all recent changes.

Thanks,
Matt.