Starbase - Progress Notes Week 39 (2020)

[h2]Progress Notes Week 39[/h2]
[h3](September 21st - September 25th)[/h3]

Hello everyone! Here are the progress notes of week 39 - hope you enjoy!

[h3]Design[/h3] Features

Player head health has been increased, players are now able to die from headshots
Repair Job gameplay improvements have been worked on
Mining Job gameplay rework has been finished, mostly to accommodate new tutorial features
Armor update design and related math have been finished
Asteroid belt design and material configurations have been started for higher progression tiers

User Interface

UI and walkthrough features for the Repair Job tutorial have been worked on
Improvements have been made to the Demolition Job tutorial experience
Quest Tool UI has been reworked to work better with the current tutorial quest implementation
New tutorial phases have been added to Mining Job and Repair Job

Stations

Mining job hall has been updated with new workstation layout and structural changes.
Player spaceship shop updated:
- All player spaceship shops' Hangar showrooms now have one large and one very large showcase areas. Mediums have been removed.
- Due to the Hangar showroom update, spaceships "201 Bruiser" and "Nate" have been temporarily removed.
- The following spaceships have been relocated: "Buffalo", "Vidar", Akimbo 1", "Racer"
Okim's Magnus has been removed
Kenetor's Buffalo, which had disappeared from Rando Spaceship shop due to LOD issues, has now been fixed
Missing Refill & Recharge slots have been placed back into Proia station
Two Mass Transit stops have been removed from Starting station due to them blocking the walkways of the updated station layout

Spaceships / Spaceship Designer

Transparency of windows and glasses in Spaceship Designer has been changed to make them a bit more visible

[h3]Code[/h3] Gameplay

Work on station building continues, auto-building has been optimized
Work on Repair Job continues, spawning issue has been fixed and repair checks have been added
Ship frame integrity calculation has been reworked
Frame integrity display was improved in Spaceship Designer
Broken thruster attachments (mainly nozzles) should no longer block their thrusters
A short bolt may now sometimes be placed when a longer one would be invalid only due to a gap between the components it reaches

User Interface

Chat was updated to unhide a channel when sending message to it

Audio

A fix was made for flyby audio not triggering with fast projectiles

Spaceship Designer

Switching to edit mode while editing a YOLOL chip in test mode should no longer lock up controls
Editing YOLOL scripts in Spaceship Designer should no longer lock controls
Unsaved changes are now prompted when exiting the game from the menu or using ALT+F4

[h3]Art[/h3] Animations and Emotes

Work on explosive drill animations continues
Work on remote explosive animations continues
1st person versions of select emotes are in the making
New ADS poses made for rifle and pistol (3rd person)
Unarmed rummage animation polished (3rd person)

Stations / Lot Designer

Marketplace's legacy asset replacement is underway
Holograms that indicate which shop monitors sell weapons and which ammunition were added to Ares weapon shop in Marketplace
The colors of Asteroid Collection buildings were changed

Weapons

Hit spot for Tractor, Cargo Lock and Rangefinder Beams have been fixed to be more persistent
Mining Laser VFX updated (both Hit and Shoot fx)
- A lot stronger and also more in line with other laser based weapons/tool tech
- Also resolved some bugs related to a delay on the hit fx themselves

Other

Large ice asteroid tests in the new belt are underway
Asset icons were added for the following categories: Attachments, Beams, Decorative Plates, Cargo,
Controls, Doors, Lamps, Navigation, Networking, YOLOL, Hardpoints, Ship Weapons
Inventory icons were created for Tools and Utilities

[h3]Gallery[/h3]

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Until next time! 🪐