The Road to 1.0 Almost there
I just wanted to post a quick update to keep everyone informed about whats going on at A2G studios.
As most people know I released BugOut as a Very Early Access Game, the main idea of what I wanted was there , but what I really needed was community input. Now that the game has been on the market for 6 months we have received some very good feedback and community suggestions,so I have been taking the suggestions and bug reports and improving the game. here are a few things i have been working on, and this is just a few. I will post a full report closer to release..
A much smaller starting map, with more people to talk to and more learning and gameplay. It is a foothills map, and all the trails and roads that lead away from it will take you to much larger maps of Mountain areas. Using lots of smaller maps allows me to make a much better quality game,( you will see the difference ), It also allows for a much better navmesh and more details.
Second I have completely reworked the UI, Now when you open your inventory you get the inventory, crafting, character and all in one window. And all the other interactable items will show up on the right side of the screen.
All new AI Scripts to control the animals, they will be have much better . The AI Scripting has been completely reworked and is now ready for all future development of the game.
Lots of new plants and forest details. I have added new trees, bushes and grasses to the map, including more than a dozen new interactive plants to harvest and use. Also upgraded the plants to a higher quality.
Added a new weather control system, allows it to snow and cover the ground, and rain and working with the seasons. Now when it rains or snows , water or snow will slowly cover the ground to give a much better effect.
Also upgraded to the Unity HD graphics and pipeline, add CTS PBR Shader system to bring it all to life, Everything looks much more realistic, much better blending, leaves and stuff lay on rocks .
More crafting stations, decided to bring on ores, so now we have smithy, and blacksmithing station, small and large.
Added new starting area, Foothills Campground, this is where trader Rons is too. This is the area that everyone will start their adventure. This is an old campground that trader Ron used to run back in the day. Now since the fall of the government, it is used for family's that need a place to survive but cant handle the deep mountains. It is a small but useful community, you can trade with many of the NPC's and learn some valuable survival skills.
I have been going through the suggestions and I have added quiet a few of the community suggestions. Cant wait to get this update out, but I still need to do a few more things..
I know the update is taking a little longer than I expected, and as far as the EXP version, yes there are 2 new EXP versions out, but they have been limited to who has been on them.
I learned from the past few months that This game is going to go a long way, but in order to do that I was going to need to rework some of the main gameplay code and other areas , so that everything I want to do can be done
and that has taking a while
but I am almost there
I want to give a big SHOUTOUT to the BugOut Discord community, you guys are great, thanks for all the time , suggestions and support that you give this game.
BugOut 1.0 is on the way, keep your eye out, for Bugout.
Thanks to everyone for your support.
Join our Discord and stay up to date.. https://discord.gg/4FzeRpN
As most people know I released BugOut as a Very Early Access Game, the main idea of what I wanted was there , but what I really needed was community input. Now that the game has been on the market for 6 months we have received some very good feedback and community suggestions,so I have been taking the suggestions and bug reports and improving the game. here are a few things i have been working on, and this is just a few. I will post a full report closer to release..
A much smaller starting map, with more people to talk to and more learning and gameplay. It is a foothills map, and all the trails and roads that lead away from it will take you to much larger maps of Mountain areas. Using lots of smaller maps allows me to make a much better quality game,( you will see the difference ), It also allows for a much better navmesh and more details.
Second I have completely reworked the UI, Now when you open your inventory you get the inventory, crafting, character and all in one window. And all the other interactable items will show up on the right side of the screen.
All new AI Scripts to control the animals, they will be have much better . The AI Scripting has been completely reworked and is now ready for all future development of the game.
Lots of new plants and forest details. I have added new trees, bushes and grasses to the map, including more than a dozen new interactive plants to harvest and use. Also upgraded the plants to a higher quality.
Added a new weather control system, allows it to snow and cover the ground, and rain and working with the seasons. Now when it rains or snows , water or snow will slowly cover the ground to give a much better effect.
Also upgraded to the Unity HD graphics and pipeline, add CTS PBR Shader system to bring it all to life, Everything looks much more realistic, much better blending, leaves and stuff lay on rocks .
More crafting stations, decided to bring on ores, so now we have smithy, and blacksmithing station, small and large.
Added new starting area, Foothills Campground, this is where trader Rons is too. This is the area that everyone will start their adventure. This is an old campground that trader Ron used to run back in the day. Now since the fall of the government, it is used for family's that need a place to survive but cant handle the deep mountains. It is a small but useful community, you can trade with many of the NPC's and learn some valuable survival skills.
I have been going through the suggestions and I have added quiet a few of the community suggestions. Cant wait to get this update out, but I still need to do a few more things..
I know the update is taking a little longer than I expected, and as far as the EXP version, yes there are 2 new EXP versions out, but they have been limited to who has been on them.
I learned from the past few months that This game is going to go a long way, but in order to do that I was going to need to rework some of the main gameplay code and other areas , so that everything I want to do can be done
and that has taking a while
but I am almost there
I want to give a big SHOUTOUT to the BugOut Discord community, you guys are great, thanks for all the time , suggestions and support that you give this game.
BugOut 1.0 is on the way, keep your eye out, for Bugout.
Thanks to everyone for your support.
Join our Discord and stay up to date.. https://discord.gg/4FzeRpN