[2021] Starbase Progress Notes: Week 16 (2021)

**Week 16 (April 19th – 23rd)**

Hello everyone. Here are the progress notes of week 16 of 2021!

Please note that the “Progress Notes” are different from the Starbase Alpha “Patch Notes”. Progress Notes are snippets from the development team and what has been worked on during the previous week, and many of the features might not be present in the current or upcoming builds of the Closed Alpha. Some features, especially in the design portion, can be subject to change as the development continues.

Design

Features

Legacy visual instructions removed from Mining job
Mining Backpack fixes tested, work on fixing bugs continues (backpack keeps collecting ore even when full)
Usability improvements for Easy Build Mode designed
Usability improvements for Material Point Scanner designed

User Interface

Ship tutorial controls have been reworked
New tutorial UI for starting tutorial and choosing tutorial phases has been designed
Design for Company bank features continues
Company access control design has been worked on
Company missions permissions access control logic has been updated

Stations and cities

Kyanite and Shale lifted higher in OKI 2 ship shop, seat mechanisms no longer clip into the floor when canopy is opened

Other

Devices: A set of 10 Duct parts have been made available: Ducts are for creating resource networks and can be used to replace cables and pipes

Code

Gameplay

An issue where some objects in space would move when player approached them has been fixed
Occasional issue with items flinging when ungrabbing them has been worked on
Beam welds close to each other in a connecting beam result in frame integrity connections between ship frame beams, reducing the need for corner attachment plates
Thruster parts should no longer block their thrusters in tiny ships
Jointed grabbed objects colliding with the environment has been fixed (once again)
Support for printing start, printing finish and error sound effects have been added to large and small 3D Printers
Animations, audio and bugfixes for tripod weapons have been worked on
Sound category support for audio signal devices has been completed
Work on Audio Signal Device Mark II-B (“jukebox”) has started

User Interface

Work on implementing company bank accounts continues
Work on crafting UI continues, work on module crafting function has started
Work on Mission personnel -page has started

Art

Animations and Emotes

Aim animations for player operating the tripod have been made
Tripod autocannon reload animation has been worked on

Stations and Cities

Level art for planet city bridge slot has been finished
Landing/takeoff hologram signs have been added to help better guide players to landing platforms both from space and from the ground

Other

Factory area assets have been added (not yet fully implemented)
Snap issues for duct pipe assets have been fixed
The raised part from intersections in the bigger intersection beams has been removed
New cliff material for moon type 2 (City moon)
Viper armor set textures and paintjobs have been updated
25 player tag icons have been created
Exorium processing unit rework has been completed
An issue with Whiplash and Antigel Rifle projectiles spawning behind the weapons at low frame rates has been fixed
Tripod Autocannon VFX has been updated
Laser Cutter’s spark and burning metal VFX have been reworked