Starbase - Progress Notes Week 29 (2020)

[h2]Progress Notes Week 29[/h2]
[h3](July 13th - 17th)[/h3]

Hello everyone, here are the notes of week 29, enjoy!

[h3]Design[/h3]

Features

• Design for a HUD editor is being worked on
  
• Blueprint tab design for Universal Tool is underway
  
• Demolition Job has been tested: technical core features are mostly ready, polishing will start next week
  
• Design work for Decal Tool has started
  
• UI design for Auction House's blueprints is underway
  
• General shop page has been updated: outdated sorting elements have been changed to up to date ones
  
• The shop page layout has been reworked to accommodate the design of the item info screen
  

Stations / Lot Designer

• Medium Hall 17 has been remodeled to fit the "Lot size - Small" -category, and is now called Small Hall 11
  
• Medium Hall 18 is now called Medium Hall 13, due to the previous 13 being updated into a large one
  

Spaceship Designer

• 30 Degree plates have been moved to "Special Plates" (Plates)
  
• 30 Degree beams have been moved to "Special Beams" (Beams)
  

Other

• Cable & Pipe tool magazine capacity has been increased (100->300)
  

[h3]Code[/h3]

Gameplay

• Lamps are now buildable and unweldable in lots
  
• Players can now use one-handed tools and weapons while Universal Tool is open and crosshair mode is on
  
• Material tab now shows what material the pointed object / blueprint is made of
  

User Interface

• An issue with removing mining backpack when ores are vacuumed has been fixed
  
• The building layout and styling in the refuel menu have been updated
  

Spaceship Designer

• LOD generation options have been added to Spaceship Designer
  
• Save module tooltip being drawn wrongly has been fixed
  
• Module folders being closed when a module is selected has been fixed
  

[h3]Art[/h3]

Animations and Emotes

• Work on remote explosive related animation continues
  
• Emote_point animation updated
  
• Issue with emotes not playing correctly in pilot chair has been fixed
  
• New emote_knock1 has been finished
  
• Emote_halt is underway
  

Stations / Lot Designer

• Exterior decorations on the biggest hall of the marketplace shops set is underway
  
• Holograms/lightstrips have been added to VIS_empire_hq
  
• Updated farLOD model and texture maps have been added to Command Center (Large)
  
• Updated farLOD models and texture maps have been added to parts of VIS Headquarters A and Empire VIS Headquarters (tower models vis_office_floor and vis_office_floor_base)
  
• Imperial capital station holograms have been updated to match the new gridslot changes
  
• Large hall 4 has been redesigned to fit the large lot area and has been added to the Lot Designer
  
• Small Hall 9 has been added to the Lot Designer
  

Weapons

• Flamer VFX has been updated, and FPS drop issues resolved
  
• Gauss Rifle FX has been updated
  
• Autocannon muzzle flash has been updated
  
• Plasma turrets projectile and muzzle flash have been updated
  
• Inventory icons have been updated for Arclighter, Bolter, Plasma Rifle, Laser Rifle, Long Rifle and Rail Rifle
  
• Gauss rifle ADS fire animation recoil has been reduced
  
• Mounted weapon and autocannon textures have been updated with better quality versions
  

Other

• Image asset has been added for the Spaceship Designer Material tool icon
  
• Player Ship shop variation 2 is in the making
  

[h3]Gallery[/h3]

[h3]Videos[/h3]
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Until next time! 🪐