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Core Experience

CXP is another team in RS separate from Episodic & Live Ops. This allows us to focus on the "feel" of the game. It also allows us to work on improvements/modernization to the game such as with mobile and the new player experience.

Previous Projects

• Smooth Movement - Went out well other than an issue with surge/escape which is now fixed.
• Client Start Optimization - Mainly noticed on mobile but it also worked for Desktop.
• Rendering System Upgrade - Helps with rending more materials. Archaeology will use it extensively.

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Current Projects

Blogs will be released covering the below topics within the next few weeks.

Highlighting

It basically it's a way for you to know what you can interact with in your surroundings.

• Outlines Colours: Red - Attackable NPC | Yellow - Friendly NPC | Blue - Interactable
  • These colours were selected so colourblind people will still see different shades/hues and glows.
  • There's currently a plan to properly address a colorblind mode for the entire game in the future.
  • Colors can't be changed currently.
• Mobile Example | Desktop Example
  • Proximity - Displays multiple outline around surrounding objects. (For Mobile only currently).
  • Hover - Shows standard outline.
  • Rightclick/Hold - More distinct/bold outline.
  • Interact - Outline flahses
• Toggable

Canopy Cut-out

Allows you to see your player through objects such as tree foliage.

• Currently only applies to Trees but could be expanded. (Doesn't work well with trees on Anacronia).
• We need more feedback on the size of the "bubble" around the player.
• Highlighting won't show through the foilage.

Client/Movement Prediction

A system designed to eliminate input lag from your player moving in the world.

• Ground walk markers are in mobile but are planned to be released for PC.
• There is no delay between clicking and when your character moves.
  • This doesn't change the behavior of the game.
• This won't resolve dead clicks, but that issue should be mostly resolved already.
• Issues:
  • Combat: The game is unpredictable so players may want it turned off.
  • Skilling: Animations times when running to something you interact with (Agility). This can be fixed.
  • Surge/Escape: May need to be looked into.
• Server Performance issues - Input lag on crowded worlds is being worked on to improve the situation.

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Mobile

A few compliancy issues need to be sorted out before it can be launched to any stores. iOS/Andorid commercial launch should be together.

iOS & iPhone 7 Demo

• Latest build is being displayed and it should be the same experience as Android.
• Compliancy Issues:
  • You cannot use PC terminology.
  • We need to integrate Apple sign-in.
  • The iOS app communicates works differently with our bankend and make sure it talks properly.
• Once the above is sorted there will be a closed Beta (members only) similar to how we did it for Android.
  • There's no timeline but Mobile will be released this year.
• iOS version - We test the last 2 versions but we'd need to check for the exact one required.

Other issues

• Improve scaling for tablets.
• Screen space - Chatboxs takes up a lot of space which is solved through Internal Nodes/Fading chatbox.
• Vertical Mode - Currently No but we may look into after a commercial launch.
  • It just wasn't working correctly when we looked into.

Screen space Solutions

• Internal Nodes - Keeps track of how many messages you have unread and displays an indicator.
  
  • Currently it's only used for private chat messages.
  • It was expanded to our menu system to help guide/tutorialize players through menus.
    
  • This will be expandable to PC but currently would only be for Mobile.
• Fading Chatbox - When you recieve a message your chatbox will appear then slowly fade away.
  • Only applies to Mobile as it would be tricky/unnecessary for PC.

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