Odd Realm Dev Tracker

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Hey fam!

I've uploaded version 0.8.18.0 to the beta branch. This is for sure the build that will be moved onto the production branch. I'm going to let it soak until Friday to see if there are any major issues before moving it to production.

Tons of fixes and polish went into this build. Namely, a big update to the 'New Settlement' overlay. I've added the ability to spend money there to choose custom loadouts. As well, you can now take in some companions like chickens or cows. Additionally, the list of items will show all the items in the game that aren't unique event items. You'll probably see quite a few new items because, in the past, they weren't accessible naturally. You'll notice a currency on each loadout option. This is the starting currency and I still need to do a bit of work to make it clearer that that's what it is, rather than looking like it costs that amount to be selected.

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Glad tidings to you and yours!

I've uploaded a new beta build. I'm really excited about this one because it has two huge changes which have haunted me for ages.

The first is a new font which, is not only easier to read, but is a higher resolution meaning it can support localization in the future. I'm still a ways out from any localization changes but with the old font localization was a never-going-to-happen situation. You will notice that your old font selection is no longer in effect. I had to remove all those older fonts because they don't all support localization and, I think, aren't that easy to read. I did, however, forget to remove the font selection from the settings because I'm silly. This will be gone in the next patch.

The second big change is how builds are made. I won't get into too many technical details because it's probably not that interesting but you should notice a significant performance increase for the game in general because of this ch... Read more

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Hey there! Just wanted to let you folks know I've uploaded a new beta build.

Unfortunately, this update is not backwards compatible because I re-wrote a lot of the core code, making it impossible to do so. Sorry if you lose saved progress!

It has these changes:

-Fixed a bug where fishing and water collect jobs were not being started.
-Fixed some tooltip bugs related to jobs and visible blocks.
-Fixed a bug where training dummies weren't being attacked.
-Added z level to random texture generation to help distinguish the change of layers.
-Fixed a bug where Void Woken weren't dying from running out of energy.
-Added an expired death notification.
-Fixed a bug where void imps were allowed to do skills other than mine, carry, and melee attack.
-Fixed a bug where grass and other platform textures could show graphical artifacts.
-Fixed a bug where plants weren't showing their proper stage when a floor blueprint was placed on them.
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Hey friends!

I'm writing up a quick dev log early this week because I'll be away visiting some family tomorrow and over the weekend.

I also wanted to show off the new game cover created by the talented Chris Lewis Lee[www.chrislewislee.com]:



Pretty cool, huh!

This last week I've been cleaning up bugs as well as polishing stuff from the last few weeks of code re-writes. Lots of updates on tooltips and trying to make them clearer.



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Hey folks!

Real quick update today. I'm still working on zone priorities. I'm adding two options for editing the priority of zones:
-Zone fill priority - Determines which zones gets filled first
-Zone withdraw priority - Determines which zones get used first for picking up items

This functionality works exactly the same way as job priority settings:


Hoping to finish that up early next week. Thanks and have a fantastic weekend! :)

Waylon

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Happy Friday all!

I've been working hard on finishing up a lot of the world/core system improvements. The rendering stuff I had been updating last week is pretty much good to go. When I had finished up the last of the main changes for that and seeing as I was already neck-deep in core code, I was inspired to jump onto some other things which I had been putting off in that realm. I figure that since I've been making my bed, I might as well clean the whole damn room. ;) These are largely QoL improvements related to blueprints and building and I think they reduce player headaches.

Here are some examples:

-Blueprints now act as holograms on top of a block. This means that they won't clear out previous blocks until they are built and IF the thing which was built needs to replace the previous block. For example, a floor blueprint won't clear out a zone which had been there.
-You can now mix floor and prop blueprints. Before, you had to place the floor blueprint... Read more

Hey friends!

I'm still alive! I just wanted to give you a quick update so you don't feel like I've abandoned you.

I've been super busy fixing and re-writing a lot of world and rendering tech I wrote early in development. Since the beginning of early access a lot of bugs and minor issues or roadblocks popup from these systems, so it was passed time for me to clean it up. Unfortunately, this means nothing in terms of new content or features. However, with these systems written properly, I'll be able to implement things much easier and with fewer bugs going forward.

One example of rendering improvements is how I treat blueprints. Before, a blueprint would completely replace a previous block but create a facsimile of what was there. With the newer rendering system, I'm able to display two blocks occupying the same space. i.e., A dirt wall blueprint placed over a stack of wood logs.

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Hey fam!

Hope all is well with you amazing folks.

Just wanted to let everyone know that I won't be putting out any updates today. I'm currently working on a ton of stuff still and am nowhere near having a ready build.

This brings me to the topic of release schedules for builds and such. Up until now, I've generally tried to put out a new build each week with the alternating cadence of one week production, one week beta. I'm going to switch this to monthly themed production builds. Why the switch? Well, I'm finding it very difficult to complete bigger tasks within the two week window. I find I hurriedly put a feature in and push to the beta branch only to break things or to find out the feature was poorly designed. As well, I tend to lean towards working on smaller features out of fear of not being able to finish it within that time-frame. Aside from just being stressful, this often results in me having to scrap my weekend to put out hotfixes and, frankly, it'... Read more

Hey all!

Just uploaded the most recent changes to the steam Beta branch.

This update is likely to be pretty buggy, so, only get it at your own risk.

Why is it a risky build? I've made a significant change to how light acts underground. Before, lights produced by torches and other similar devices would not penetrate the ground. Now it does. This may or may not cause problems because visibility was a huge part of determining whether your settlers could do something. Is that mining job visible? No? Ok, we won't do it. Now, you can see much further into the earth. So this might have issues where settlers think they can do something when they really can't yet. I've gone through the majority, if not all, the instances where this comes up but, hey, it's easy to miss things.

Also, the load times are slightly bloated b... Read more

Just a quick update to let you know that the production branch is now up-to-date with all the beta changes.

This update includes changes from:

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Happy Friday!


I know you folks are waiting for the production build but I'm going to keep these changes in beta until I'm happy with stability. It's not quite there yet. I'd like to move these changes to production tomorrow but I'll need to see if it still has major bugs to fix. Thanks for the patience. :)

There is one new feature which I've added to the game and that's Room Actions. This is a new menu found on the toolbar. It's where you'll find special abilities related to rooms. We're very light on these at the moment with the Farsight Beacon being the only room with an action currently. We have big plans for more actions though! Some that come to mind are:
-Town hall bell - ringing it sends everyone to the town hall except your fighters/militia.
-Trade with Merchant - we plan on adding a merchant-type room whe... Read more

Hello!

Just uploaded the latest build which focuses on fixing a bunch of issues players were having. I'm still looking into some bugs regarding game load hang. I did also add a new event for the wilds which happens after a few seasons. I'm currently in the process of adding many more events and tuning previous ones. A lot of this week was focused on adding internal tools to do this more efficiently.

Here are the patch notes:

-Fixed a bug where Ancients, Void Woken and Void Imps could starve when migrating.
-Added better warning that migrating abandons settlement.
-Fixed a bug where entities weren't attacking with tools.
-Made a change where pathfinding is affected by timescale. i.e., faster timescales will run pathfinding faster as well.
-Updated notifications UI and sounds.
-Removed death notificat... Read more

Hey folks!

Just uploaded a fix for the water bug that people were encountering where settlers were dying of thirst. Sorry about this issue. Things should be back to normal.

Thanks,

Waylon

Includes these changes:

0.8.10.0 Beta Update Notes

Thanks and have a great weekend!

Waylon