Dystopika News

[p]Thank you everyone who participated in the City of the Future Challenge by submitting and voting on their favorites in the Dystopika Discord. This was a first glimpse into what the Mod Community has been up to, and we're exciting to continue allowing approved mods in this new challenge.[/p][p] This week's selected highlights were submissions by: Cazelais, Hamster and rogler (Matt's pick because crafty vegetation). [/p][p] [/p][h2]Community Challenge: Inclement Weather[/h2][p]V1.5 has arrived, bringing new lighting, new districts, and most importantly: new weather. Sandstorms and Thunderstorms elevate the whole mood of Dystopika and take your cities to vast new places. So grab a camera and start stormchasing. [/p][p]And don't forget we have a slew of new Photo Mode tools like Depth of Field and new filters at your disposal. [/p][p][/p][h3]Approved Mods for Challenge[/h3]

• [p] Hamster Industries[/p]
• [p] Pyramid District[/p]
• [p] Holo Jellyfish[/p]
• [p] Bastion District[/p]
• [p] Edogawa Mod[/p]
• [p] Spacers - Ship Tiles[/p]
• [p] Mugulus Common Assets[/p]
• [p] Dead City - Ruined and Abandoned Districts[/p]
• [p] Stacks - Slum Towers[/p]
• [p] Cyberpunk District - Megabuildings & Arasaka[/p]
• [p] Mugulus Platforms & Skybridges
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[h2]Submissions[/h2][p]To learn more about the challenges and how to submit, please swing by our Discord. Submissions will be open until June 13th in the #dys_challenges channel.

Past Highlights can be found in the Hall of Fame

[/p][h2]City of the Future Highlights[/h2][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] (Cover image credit: Krzysztof Kotkowicz, Unsplash) [/p]

Thank you everyone who participated in the Festival of Neon Challenge by submitting and voting on their favorites in the Dystopika Discord.

This week's selected highlights were submissions by: nicknicknickb, rogler and ExileØnMainSt (Matt's pick).

[h2]Community Challenge: City Of The Future[/h2]
Our growing Mod Community has been hard at work on creating new and wonderful things for Dystopika and it's due time we gave them the spotlight. This "City of the Future" challenge invites you to use any of the listed mods to take your Dystopika creations even further. You can enable Mod Support when creating a new city and your Steam Workshop subscriptions will appear.

[h3]Approved Mods for Challenge[/h3]

• Hamster Industries
• Pyramid District
• Holo Jellyfish
• Bastion District
• Edogawa Mod
• Spacers - Ship Tiles
• Mugulus Common Assets
• Dead City - Ruined and Abandoned Districts
• Stacks - Slum Towers
• Cyberpunk District - Megabuildings & Arasaka
• Mugulus Platforms & Skybridges

[h2]Submissions[/h2]
To learn more about the challenges and how to submit, please swing by our Discord. Submissions will be open until June 13th in the #dys_challenges channel.

Past Highlights can be found in the Hall of Fame

[h2]Festival of Neon Highlights[/h2]


(Cover image credit: Boban Simonovski)

Thank you everyone who participated in the Rome 2100AD Challenge by submitting and voting on their favorites in the Dystopika Discord.

This week's selected highlights were submissions by: rogler, peΛce and Xander (Matt's pick).

[h2]Community Challenge: Festival of Neon[/h2]
It’s that time of year again. With summer on the horizon, millions are preparing to travel the world and visit new places during their summer vacation, and our city’s corporate executives are ready to deliver!

After a year of declining revenue, the travel season is expected to bring a record-breaking surge in tourism. In response, the city’s largest corporations have come together to launch the Festival of Neon, a city-wide campaign turning the city center into an entertainment and shopping hub, featuring beautiful neon displays and signage that lights up the night sky.

Don’t miss the highlight of the festival, a parade of neon-lit floats crafted by the biggest names in tech, fashion, and media.

[h2]Submissions[/h2]
To learn more about the challenges and how to submit, please swing by our Discord. Submissions will be open until May 21st in the #dys_challenges channel.

Past Highlights can be found in the Hall of Fame

[h2]Rome 2100 AD Highlights[/h2]


(Cover image credit: Mizanur Rahman, Unsplash)

Thank you everyone who participated in the Hack the Planet Challenge by submitting and voting on their favorites in the Dystopika Discord.

This week's selected highlights were submissions by: peΛce, rogler, and Ro (Matt's pick).

[h2]Community Challenge: ROME 2100[/h2]
All roads lead to the future. In this challenge, Rome becomes truly timeless as you envision its future grandeur in 2100 AD. Fuse ancient history with bustling modernity, the white marble of the Eternal City under neon skies.

[h2]Submissions[/h2]
To learn more about the challenges and how to submit, please swing by our Discord. Submissions will be open until April 29th in the #dys_challenges channel.

Past Highlights can be found in the Hall of Fame

[h2]Hack the Planet Highlights[/h2]


(Cover image credit: Yahya Momtaz, Unsplash)

After testing our ModKit in the experimental branch for several weeks, we've now enabled Mods in Dystopika's public branch. We are ready to open the floodgates for custom districts, buildings, props, and holograms via Steam Workshop.


[h2]Mod Support (Beta)[/h2]
Dystopika now supports custom content created with our ModKit. Mods can be distributed via Steam Workshop, or by placing any modification packages into the new Mods folder (see City Save Editor below).

Mod Support is still considered “Beta” and may have unexpected behaviors. We continue to track bugs and improve workflow for the Dystopika ModKit. Please stop by the #dys_modding channel in the Discord to get help or request features.

If you’d like to learn more about making mods for Dystopika, please visit http://modding.voidswithin.com. We are continuing to add documentation and tutorials.

[h2]City Save Editor[/h2]
With Mod support, there is a new interface for creating cities that allows for enabling and selecting mods, as well as quick shortcuts to the Steam Workshop and Mods folder.

This same screen allows you to enable/edit mods for old cities, and to quickly access world seeds or rename cities without needing to Load the City.

[h2]Quality of Life[/h2]

• A duplicate save button has been added to the Load City screen
  
• An indicator has been added to indicate the currently open city on the Load City screen
  
• Green “error blocks” will now appear in-game where content has failed to load, e.g. if a mod is missing.
  
• Added an Intensity slider to Advanced Prop menu for Hologram emitters to control brightness
  
• Added a “Legacy Screenshot Mode” toggle to use the old screenshot method at the expense of less accurate fog rendering.
  

[h2]Minor Changes[/h2]

• Various visual improvements to the Load City screen
  
• Loading up the game will now reload the last opened city (previously opened last SAVED city)
  
• Experimental Mode notification now only displays in Pause Menu
  
• Building previews now support multiple materials and meshes in preparation for mod support
  
• Resolution scale setting is now maxed at 1.5.
  
• Made some adjustments to Fog Quality at Ultra quality for better performance.
  
• Increased the horizontal size of the District selection menu to accommodate longer names.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where some buildings could not be height adjusted.
  
• Fixed a bug where Props were being improperly positioned near the city border.
  
• Fixed some visual elements not being included in unlock transitions.
  
• Fixed some visual effects not triggered on some props and bridges.
  
• Fixed a bug where widescreen resolution screenshots were being clamped to 4k.
  
• Fixed a bug where Props unlock progress was not being cleared when resetting the player profile.
  
• Fixed a bug where changing holograms on an emitter would change the wrong emitter.
  
• Fixed a bug where "Angled Top" CBD building had a chance of breaking game input.