Starbase - Progress Notes Week 23 (2020)

[h2]Progress Notes Week 23[/h2]
[h3](June 1st - 5th)[/h3]

Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 23, hope you enjoy!

[h3]Design[/h3]

Features

Re-design for the Mining Backpack has been made, there is now more slots for items
Ore mass and carry limits have been tested in the Mining Job for possible issues
New instructions have been added to all Assembly Job workstations
Economy and terminals have been added to the new infantry arena
Fixes and configurations to the economy are being worked on
Design for player to player trade functions are being worked on
Design worked on for trade UI changes (player credits moved and standard credit field)
Trade safety features, messaging and errors are being worked on
In-game chat whisper logic has been updated to work better with new player names
Shop Item description should now correctly show keybinds if item has keybind info written to the description

Stations

Floor lights have been added to the Asteroid Mining Job workstations
Ore storage towers have been relocated in stations: Capital Imperial (Origin), Empire Outpost and Kingdom Outpost
Marketplace's landing platforms are now reserved for landing only; ships can be spawned in the take-off docks
Issue where some Lot Designer modules can't be placed in their corresponding lot area sizes is being worked on
"Mini station U" has been changed, in preparation for an upcoming battle event

Spaceships

Player made ships have been added to the marketplace and to the economy ("Aphelios" made by TGess and "Mule" made by Okim)
Ship "Anubis" is now available in Ship showroom
Premade ships have been updated due to a durability fix

Spaceship Designer

Rotate tool "Tick Amount" & "Rotation speed" settings have been added to Tool Options
Move tool "Unrestricted Movement With Camera" setting has been added to Tool options window
Snap Tool "Snap Tool Lock Time" setting has been added to Tool Options window

Lot Designer

Plans made to start implementing Interior Designer to function alongside with Lot Designer

[h3]Code[/h3]

Gameplay

Fixing tool only highlighting each targeted hologram once has been fixed
Issues with headlamp lighting up equipped tools excessively have been fixed
Headlamp light staying in the scene after the player exits has been fixed
An issue where headlamp keybind getting bound twice when resetting all binds to defaults has been fixed
Headlamps don't cause visual 'syncing' to other players anymore
Programmable progress bar panels having empty variable name field name by default has been fixed
Server support for player-to-player trading has been partially implemented
An issue caused by resource networks has been fixed
Cables and pipes are now destroyed when grabbing a part of a structure connected by them alone
Durability fixes (frame beams no longer created by two connections to only one other beam; beams connected to thruster bases are also validated more accurately)
Durability warnings added for (otherwise valid) non-frame beams
Durability visualization adjusts exposure
Autobolter support has been added for non-orthogonal (currently, the 30-degree) beams
Lifeline now stuns warped players for a while, during which they can only sit into chairs
Regular point snapping has been optimized, so that it can be used with larger objects

User Interface

Rendering and dragging have been added for slots in the trade area
An issue with swapping between crate slots and station storage has been fixed
Items now show up in the correct size in the trade grid
Dragged items now disappear in the source inventories
A check for space has been added for offered items
'Request trade' option has been added to social tab context menu
Trade window now open and close for both players.
Ellipse, line and freeform tools have been added to the Feedback tool's screenshot editor

Spaceship Designer

Scene saving and loading while MUUS is currently active has been prevented
An issue where "File / Open premade blueprint" unexpectedly opens the remote blueprint dialog if the current scene is empty has been fixed
Missing localized values have been added to the save error popup when the user attempts to save an invalid scene
Lot terminal blueprint controls have been hidden from non-admins
Rotate tool, move tool and snap tool settings have been added to tool options window
An issue that prevented the rotation (and sometimes move-) tool from being used after switching tools has been fixed

[h3]Art[/h3]

Animations

Unarmed run/walk strafe animation has changed: affected animations are being worked on, so they work correctly with the new strafe
Crouch stop animations have been polished
Rifle crouch stop animations are in the making
Clap and mid-air death animations are in the making

Stations

First version of holograms have been added to Capital Imperial (Origin) station
Ore Storage Towers updated: four color variants made and lights added
"Barricade tape" decals have been deleted from multiple decorative station objects
LOD mesh and textures in small Ship Design Workshops' lounge areas have been updated
Both small and large Ship Design Workshops' farLODs have been updated: Unnecessary interior
windows removed, and textures and tintmasks changed.
Textures and tintmasks for both small and large Asteroid Collection halls' farLODs have been updated
LOD/farLOD have been added to hall module "Prospector Shop 1 A"
Tonemap updated: Brightness increased, specifically in darker areas
Spaceship Designer's work area decorations have been updated
Proper textures have been added for the remote explosive
Sharp L size rocks for asteroids have been made
A total of 35 ice asteroids have been created
The weapon effects of laser rifle have been improved
Lights have been removed from projectiles and weapon hit effects
Icons have been updated and added for the following tools: Building tool, Pipe tool, Cable tool, Welding tool, Bolt tool and Saw tool

[h3]Gallery[/h3]

[h3]Videos[/h3]
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Until next time! 🪐