Amethyst Rocks!
With Lost River released, we've been working on multiple fronts. Tommi and Andrei are converting all the animals to the new, improved Saga AI. Raul has been rewriting a core animal control system that had gotten overly complicated. Mikko is working on other improvements. We’ll share more about all of these things in the coming months.
I've been busy tackling the many things required to play the full quest arc on the Amethyst Mountain map. This involves creating the other seasons of the year, new den sites, new rendezvous sites, and many other things. While working on several new rock dens, I realized that I had never quite gotten a handle on the types of rocks in this area of Yellowstone. So this past week, while recovering from an unexpected (and I suppose long overdue) bout of Covid, I again dug into the geology of Amethyst Mountain and Specimen Ridge. This area has a complicated geologic history, with many geologic events over the millennia, so very different types of rocks are visible in different spots, Primarily, the ridge and mountain are made of conglomerate -- which is basically pebbles stuck in dried mud. formed by lahars (mudflows) from two ancient volcanoes.
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So today's devblog looks at the process of reworking the rock textures on the cliffs and other outcrops. I know that everyone really wants updates on the Saga -- and those are coming! But this one is for the handful of players out there who like geology. Enjoy!
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The WolfQuest saga will continue! Stay tuned for more news in upcoming devblogs about it and other new features!
Once the game is completed on PC/Mac, we will turn our attention to other platforms.
We do not announce specific release dates. We will release them when they are ready.
I've been busy tackling the many things required to play the full quest arc on the Amethyst Mountain map. This involves creating the other seasons of the year, new den sites, new rendezvous sites, and many other things. While working on several new rock dens, I realized that I had never quite gotten a handle on the types of rocks in this area of Yellowstone. So this past week, while recovering from an unexpected (and I suppose long overdue) bout of Covid, I again dug into the geology of Amethyst Mountain and Specimen Ridge. This area has a complicated geologic history, with many geologic events over the millennia, so very different types of rocks are visible in different spots, Primarily, the ridge and mountain are made of conglomerate -- which is basically pebbles stuck in dried mud. formed by lahars (mudflows) from two ancient volcanoes.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
So today's devblog looks at the process of reworking the rock textures on the cliffs and other outcrops. I know that everyone really wants updates on the Saga -- and those are coming! But this one is for the handful of players out there who like geology. Enjoy!
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The WolfQuest saga will continue! Stay tuned for more news in upcoming devblogs about it and other new features!
Once the game is completed on PC/Mac, we will turn our attention to other platforms.
We do not announce specific release dates. We will release them when they are ready.