Dystopika News

[p]Thank you everyone who participated in the Divide & Dissent by submitting and voting on their favorites in the Dystopika Discord. [/p][p]This week's selected highlights were submissions by: rogler, ExileØnMainSt and #1 Cooper Fan (Matt's Pick)[/p][p] [/p][h2]Community Challenge: Engines of Change[/h2][p]Factories hum and smokestacks claw at the sky, reshaping the city into a machine-driven labyrinth. Beneath the grime and iron, people hustle through long shifts, carving out life on the edge of change. This challenge looks at the rise of industry and how it changes lives and landscapes. Capture the contrast between progress and hardship, and show the story of a city caught in the gears of transformation.[/p][p][/p][h3]Approved Mods for Challenge[/h3]

• [p]Hamster Industries [/p]
• [p]Pyramid District [/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 and Skybridges[/p]
• [p]Mugulus Basic Blocks [/p]
• [p]Neomusa - Neo-Noir District [/p]
• [p]Newport District [/p]
• [p]Prop Buildings[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Submissions[/h2][p]To learn more about the challenges and how to submit, please swing by our Discord. Submissions will be open until August 16th in the #dys_challenges channel.

Past Highlights can be found in the Hall of Fame [/p][p][/p][h2]Divide & Dissent Highlights[/h2][p][/p]

[h2]What’s New[/h2]

• [p]A “Hide Mask” option has been added to the Billboard controls, allowing you to remove the cut corners and have a full rectangular image.[/p]
• [p]New console commands have been added for more control over video recording output. Both these commands have only been partially tested and are considered Experimental features that may produce unexpected results. ⚠️[/p]
  • [p]setting-videorecording-offline command has been added to the console to enable “Offline Rendering” to achieve smoother video recording at the expense of causing gameplay stutter while recording.[/p]
  • [p]setting-videorecording-fps allows you to change the recording framerate (e.g. 60fps).[/p]
  • [p]setting-videorecording-mbps allows you to set an average and maximum Mbps bitrate for video recording to produce higher quality recordings at the expense of file size.[/p]
  • [p]setting-videorecording-interval allows you to set the keyframe interval for recording to produce higher quality videos in some scenarios.[/p]

• [p]Fixed a bug where Lens Dirt style was not saved with photo mode settings[/p]
• [p]Fixed a visual UI error where some elements were cut off[/p]
• [p]Fixed a UI scrolling issue with the Mod list[/p]
• [p]Fixed a bug where Roads and other splined props could have their heights adjusted beyond their set limits.[/p]

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[h2]Bug fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where Ultra Volumetric resolution setting would not apply correctly
  
• Fixed a crash related to changing the Volumetric Resolution setting at runtime
  
• Fixed a UI issue in Photo Mode where some controls could not be used at lower resolutions
  

[p]A very minor update fixing some reported issues from the 1.5 release.[/p][p] [/p][h2]Minor Changes[/h2]

• [p]Move hotzone was increased for a C-Ville building.[/p]

[p] [/p][h2]Quality Of Life[/h2]

• [p]Revised in-game Mod Interface to allow players to force check if updates are available and download[/p]
  • [p]Mod Updates that affect the currently loaded city will save and reload that city.[/p]
• [p]Added an “Ultra” setting for Volumetric Resolution that increases max lights[/p]

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• [p]Media with upper case extensions (.JPG) will now import correctly[/p]
• [p]Loading screen will now properly wait for assets to load before fading out[/p]
• [p]Addition of “Ultra” setting for Volumetric Resolution will potentially fix issues with disappearing or deactivated spot lights[/p]
• [p]Fixed some issues where the mod list was clipping[/p]
• [p]City Settings and Advanced Prop screens will now apply UI Scaling setting properly.
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