Patch 0.5.0 Released!

Hello there fellow human!

Here’s the first Closed Beta patch and we hope you will be enjoying it!

If you encounter problems or bugs please report them in the #bug-reports channel of our Discord server or on the Steam forums. We will be addressing issues and you can expect hotfixes within the next week.

New features:

• Implemented energy system. Character now has energy parameter. You can use energy for special abilities. Energy refills over time or by using energy cores which can be looted over the map. Energy system will serve as a base for our upcoming class system.
  
• Implemented power jump which uses energy.
  
• Implemented leaning to make character movement even more rich and responsible.
  
• Completely reworked projectile system. Now it is based on real physics!
  
• Implemented projectile impact sounds and particles.
  
• Implemented hoverbikes. You can spawn hoverbike by pressing Z. It will constantly use your energy while active. You can refill it by using energy cores while driving.
  
• Replaced old character with a robot Sparky. The customization feature including skins will be released within the upcoming patches.
  

Weapons:

• Implemented energy bow Phoenix, a special weapon for our first character class!
  
• Implemented plasma weapons pack called Stellar. It includes three weapon types: light machine gun, assault rifle and sniper rifle. Each weapon has different scope variations. More weapons will be released in the near future!
  
• Added switch weapon on wheel feature.
  

Level changes:

• Reduced island size to 4x4 km.
  
• Added new locations such as swamp, volcano, crater and a lot more.
  
• Replaced old buildings. The new set of the buildings will be used for the Research area of the island. The upcoming updates will also include Industrial, Living and Agricultural areas.
  
• Reworked lighting.
  
• Added road system.
  

Netcode changes:

• Improved zone synchronization with the server.
  
• Completely reworked looting system to improve stability and solve potential issues.
  
• Overall performance and stability improvements.
  

Sounds:

• Updated footsteps sounds.
  
• Updated environment sounds.
  

User Interface:

• Updated main menu UI.
  
• Capped frame rate in the main menu to 60.
  
• Added on-screen indicator for the in-game map marker.
  

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