Planetside Dev Tracker

Capture Point Silo WIP

Hey gang, it's been a spell so I thought I'd drop some more WIP work your way. As mentioned by Wrel in the dev notes; the capture points on each continent -- which were previously small capture terminals -- will now be replaced with a more unique looking Cotrium Capture Point Silo.

Just a reminder, this is a WIP and taken in blender as it's not complete in game yet. FX pass, sound and design are going to take a pass on it too. Once FX has a pass on it there will be plenty of visuals to communicate activity and ownership from afar. The silo itself is just large enough to be seen from a distance and support minor cover.

I'm actually already d...

Absolutely. I agree with a lot of the problems others have already identified.

General playspace adjustments. For example: Mirror Bay will receive some adjustments (or be removed outright.)

We're still working on the server performance issues. Found a few culprits this morning that seem pretty bad. Discussing with the team how to proceed.

Oshur is receiving some changes alongside the Construction update, which should time out around April with our current pace. You should all start seeing some playable Construction material later this month.

Sorry, I don't have any info on dates I can give out.

Ramps need to be long enough to support the deep skirt of the structure (to allow for varying terrain heights on all sides). Stairs would have to lead out expanding the footprint but these ramps that run flush with the wall keep the footprint smaller but provide an access slope that works with a variety of elevations.

The command center has that. This is a small pillbox for fast spawning but it design wants to add a roof shield I can easily. Let’s wait till we see all the new pieces together.

Not sure. That’s up to design. Still making all the new pieces for them to work with so we’ll see.

That’s harder for us to do given all the maps we’re made without construction in mind and have props scattered which impede placement. Those props are static in the map so we can’t remove them during runtime. Thus construct needs to be more Freeform to work in a greater variety of topography. But yeah a grid snapping system would be awesome. But also a heck of allot of work.

I was given orders to make the command center look more modern and stand out while these were to look in line with the existing style of construction. But I did add more details cuz I can’t help myself.