Update Pre-alpha Test 26

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Pre-Alpha Minor Test [Sep 20] - Release Notes

The following only represents significant and not all changes in this test. As a reminder, during pre-alpha both small and large changes will occur without warning to facilitate rapid development and experimentation.

Features

• World Map Expansion
  • The world has been massively expanded with new land masses and bodies of water
  • See Devblog for details
• Underworld Mining
  • Iron, Coal, and Stone are now procured from Mines in the Underworld
  • Such Mines are large structures that must be excavated piece by piece for resources
  • Mining Platforms must be constructed to excavate elevated parts of the Mine
  • See Devblog for details
• Underworld Map Updates
  • Underworld layouts are much larger and are now randomly generated
  • Mining Platforms must be constructed to excavate elevated parts of the Mine
  • See Devblog for details
• Keeps
  • Town Centers have been replaced with Keeps, which are multi-story and have interiors
  • Keeps snap and integrate with the Fort system
  • See Devblog for details
• Combat Features
  • Some weapons have a secondary mode, which can be toggled to using the 'F' key
  • Sword - Thrust attack, which has a chance to penetrate guard
  • Combat Axe - Heavy attack, which deals additional damage to Stability
  • Pick Axes - Dig downwards instead of forwards (required for Underworld Mining)
  • Spear - Throw Spear (primary mode now does a proper melee attack)
  • Shield - Guard above instead of forward (to block indirect fire arrows)
• Stability System
  • Players now have a Stability stat
  • When Stability is reduced to zero, a player is knocked down and stunned for a few moments
  • Stability is reduced by weapon attacks and charges (both mounted and dismounted)
  • Players can now charge at enemies and if their speed is fast enough when they make contact, Stability will be reduced on the target
  • Players can also Push other players by holding down the 'C' key
  • Pushing friendly players increases their Stability
  • Pushing enemy players decreased their Stability
    • The Stability of the player pushing impacts how much Stabilty is gained/lost on the target
    • I.e. the effect can be chained across multiple players in a tight formation
  • Elevation impacts the amount of Stability gained/lost
  • See Devblog for details

Editors note: Some of the above stability changes were disabled before the test due to issues

• • Melee attack hit detection has been revamped such that attacks collide with targets at multiple points along an attack trajectory as opposed to a single one
• New Item: Hemp
  • Can be Harvested for Strong Fibre
  • Are found in the world (but are extremely scarce)
• New Item: Strong Fibre
  • Required to produce Catapults, Oil Flasks, and Camps
• New Item: Steel
  • Produced at a Furnace
  • Required to build Catapults and Battering Rams
• New Item: Javelin
  • Similar to a Spear
  • Can be carried with other weapons like Swords
  • Can be thrown from Horseback
• New Item: Long Bow
  • Less accurate but longer range than the Short Bow
• Bulkly Weapon Slot
  • Certain weapons can now only go into a special Bulky Weapon slot on the player's inventory
  • Bulky Weapons include Spears and Bows
  • Certain weapons can only be armed if a Bulky Weapon isn't be carried
  • Such weapons include Swords and Combat Axes

Changes

• Deployment system has been redesigned to use food See Devblog for details
  • Food items retrieval from Homesteads, Camps, and Keeps are now restricted to certain roles
• Encumbrance system has been removed as part of these changes
  • As part of this change, Bows, Javelins, and Spears can no longer be armed when wearing Heavy Armour
• When a player is deployed as Reinforcements
  • A badge is shown over their name to indicate this
  • An indicator is shown on the HUD as well
• When a player logs out the game inside their Homestead area, the inventory of their offline character will automatically be saved in their Bed and restored when the player comes back online
• When a player logs out, a dialog will be shown that better explains what will happen to their character and inventory
• Town Beds have been removed
  • I.e. Players can no longer redeploy to a Town. This was done to reduce the complexity and edge cases around deploying as reinforcements and inventory preservation
• Offline characters no longer spawn when deployed as reinforcements
• The online status of players is now shown in the Homestead members list
• Coal can only be mined during warmer seasons
• Hemp can only be planted at a Farm during warmer seasons
• Repair Benches can now be made at Camps
• Marketplace icon/widget on the map is better positioned and more visible
• Animals have less of a chance of loitering near roads
• Players will no longer instantly rotate to face a target when attacking
• Scorpions no longer deal damage to structures
• Homesteads and Homestead structures can no longer be built near World Entrances
  • Note: With Siege Weapons being less accessible, it'll be more difficult to remove disruptive friendly structures. This change is being made to mitigate issues around griefing key paths like roads.
• More dropped items in the world now show an icon on the HUD when holding down the ALT keyh
• Performance improved around large Fort builds
• A unique character animation is now played when a player is still in Combat Mode
• Homesteads that do not have members now fast decay and do not produce a Husk
• Raven Dens now spawn within small Deadwood Forests (as opposed to spawning around a single tree), making them easier to identify and avoid from a distance
• Territory is now shown on the deployment screen
• Key shortcuts are now shown over hand slots on HUD
• Inventory displayed on the HUD styling has been improved
• Bridge cost no longer scales with length
• Players can no longer dismount a Catapult/Scorpion when reloading
• Players are now damaged when mounted on a vehicle that takes fall damage
• Building structures over some foliage now removes the foliage

Balance Changes

• Short Bow indirect fire accuracy slightly increased
• Increase amount of Flint piles by 25%
• Wolf corpses now have a 33% chance of dropping an additional Animal Bone
• Scorpion range is now slightly longer and camera pans when aiming
• Treasure (Silver) in the world has increased slightly
• Liquid Barrel Wood Plank cost reduced from 5 to 3
• Camp Wall/Gate health increased by 50%
• Berry Bushes in the world reduced by 50%
• Fibre obtained from Berry Bushes increased by 50%
• Bears now take 50% longer to respawn outside of Cave entrances
• Elite Wolves can be skinned with Bronze Knife and DO NOT drop Sinew
• Elite Boars can be skinned with Bronze Knife and drop Sinew
• Increase distance at which building is prevented due to nearby enemies by 25%
• Horse mounted attack damage multiplier has been reduced
• Torch cost reduced to 2x Branches and 1x Fibre

Bug Fixes

• Due to the large number of overall changes in this build, individual bug fixes won't be listed

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