- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v0.993 Update - 27 June 2017
Phew, another update. Lots of bug fixing and improving! CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS Fixed slight stuttering issue with v0.992. Added ambient occlusion setting. The death system has been tweaked. Fixed bug where game would crash when dying. UI fixes and improvements
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v0.992 Update - 25 June 2017
Hey guys! Another small update to fix a few things. CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS Changed UWA team to blue, to make the game red vs. blue. It looks nicer. Moon Miners can't shoot back right now. For some reason Unity doesn't like when you die on the moon level. Menu now has version number in bottom right corner. Menus now have sound effects.
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v0.991 Update - 24 June 2017
Hey guys! Small update is rolling out currently. This update fixes a few things and improves a few other things. CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS Gun breaking now has a breaking sound to notify you that your weapon became too damaged and broke. Entirely rewritten menu system. You're no longer on a platform near the city. It's not a more traditional menu system. However, to teleport to the moon and planet, you can now click on the planet and moon itself.
- LONE WOLF: Horizon is 90% off for the Steam Summer Sale! - 22 June 2017
Hey everyone! I hope everyone is having a good summer! For the Steam Summer Sale, LONE WOLF: Horizon is 90% off on all storefronts! This means it's available for $0.99 on Steam and Humble Bundle! Steam http://store.steampowered.com/app/429020 Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com/store/lone-wolf-horizon
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v0.99 "Arctic Fox" Update - 17 June 2017
Hi everyone! Just a small update to fix a few things. Firstly, the new soft shadows in the last update didn't perform well, so I removed those and went back to Unity built-in shadows. Another thing is that the A* pathfinding also didn't work too well, so we're back to Unity NavMesh system. Versions now have a naming convention. All updates will be organized as x.yy, x is a major update, and yy are minor updates for bug fixes and such. Updates are also named now. Starting at A, and going through Z, each update will be named after an animal. CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS Improved world colors and lighting and ambient effects. Removed the third-party soft shadows and reverted back to Unity soft shadows. Reverted back to Unity's NavMesh system. AI improvements
- v1.00 Sneak Peek - Visual Improvements - 12 June 2017
Hey everyone! Been a while since anything has been shown for updates and stuff. I was busy with school/graduation and various life things, but now it's summer and I'm somewhat settled down now, so I'm working on v1.00! Here is a sneak peek of v1.00. I'm working on visual improvements right now. This picture features a better, more unified color palette. Meaning it's not as drastic and contrasting. This photo also features denser grass, clearer shadows, and more. There are some things in the map that isn't shown here, but which will be shown soon. :) Stay tuned!
- Progress Update + Life Update - 2 June 2017
Hey everyone! First off, let me apologize for the lack of communication for the past few weeks. I've been extremely busy working on various things and preparing for things outside of game development. So I haven't worked on v1.00 too much recently because I've been studying for finals and getting ready for the end of school. I finished finals last week, and two days ago... I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL! Which is pretty exciting! I graduated Wednesday night. :) With that out of the way, it's now summer vacation. This means I have time to work on LONE WOLF: Horizon nearly 24/7. So v1.00 is in the works, and it will be awesome. :) So stay tuned! - Mark
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v2.4.2 Patch - 6 May 2017
FIXES/CHANGES Upgraded A* Pathfinding to 4.0.9. Fixed “Quit” button in main menu not quitting. Fixed extractions sometimes floating midair. Fixed issue where gun loot couldn’t be picked up on the moon. The edge of the water can no longer be seen on the mountains on Alice-43b.
- May 1, 2017: The State of LONE WOLF: Horizon - 1 May 2017
Hello everyone! So, v2.4.0 just released recently. It was a smaller update compared to other major updates, but v2.4.0 brought some neat back-end stuff that will be utilized in v1.00. For the record, v2.4.2 is being released soon with some polishing and bug fixing. Where are we now? Well, v2.4.0 was the last major update (a v2.x update compared to a v2.4.x bug fix update) before v1.00. Meaning the next update is v1.00. v1.00 will be the update that marks LONE WOLF: Horizon as fully released, and no longer in Early Access. I've spent countless hours over the past several months taking user feedback to create design documents of this update. I've spent countless nights programming, fixing bugs, and listening to user suggestions. v1.00 will be the biggest update I've ever written. It will contain so many new features that brings new life to the game. Here is an overview of what I have plan…
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v2.4.1 Patch - 28 April 2017
Small bug fix patch! FIXES Ship used to get back to Earth cannot be interacted with, causing a stand-still in gameplay and cannot complete the game. Fixed. Simulated multiplayer names sometimes don’t load fast enough so enemy AI will have “username” above the AI. Fixed.
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v2.4.0 Patch - 26 April 2017
ADDITIONS Added simulated multiplayer. This uses Steamworks to fetch player usernames from the Soldier Ranks leaderboards and uses these names on top of soldiers for a simulated multiplayer. Added new weapon: P-200. A sleek, futuristic pistol. Also includes P-200P, P-200E, and P-200PE variants. Added new weapon: Rocket launcher. It is a rocket launcher. Added tips when playing for the first time and when tips have not yet been shown for the event being explained. Tips include: info about world events when the first one spawns, buying guns from the merchant, warping to the moon, mining, zone controlling, and upgrading weapons at the Eos station. Added new Steam Achievement: Team? Added new Steam Achievement: Bankin’ Added new Steam Achievement: Only Once Added new Steam Achievement: Hacker Added new Steam Achievement: Killing Spree Added new Steam Achievement: Good Enough for Me Added a…
- v2.4.0 Details! - 29 March 2017
Hello everyone! With the release of v2.3.0, I've been told by many people that they are liking where things are going. Some... don't like the game, or me as a person at all, but that's okay! Today I'm going to list some of the major features coming to LONE WOLF: Horizon in patch v2.4.0! A side note, v2.4.0 is probably the last major Early Access patch (there will be no v2.5.0, but there will be v2.4.x patches). Once v2.4.0 goes live, I will iron out bugs, release bug-fix patches, and then move on to v1.00, the full release update, bringing the game out of Early Access! This will not be a fast, or easy process. v2.4.0 still has a lot left to be completed, and v1.00 is not even in my mind yet. I do things as I go while following a roadmap of mine on my Google Docs. Some major highlights of v2.4.0: Soldier Mental State System Being a soldier is a traumatizing experience. In v2.4.0, the sol…
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v2.3.0 Patch - 20 March 2017
Hey everyone! I'm extremely happy to announce that v2.3.0 is now live on Steam! This is a big update that changes a lot of things for the better, getting it closer to what I wanted Lost World Zero to be, before the... incident of 2016... Here's the changelog! ADDITIONS Added health packs that can be found on dead bodies as loot. When picked up, your health increases by 10. Added hovering motherships overhead. Adds sense of scale. Added more vegetation to Alice-43b. More plant life and variety. Added gas clouds to the moon, which indicate an area full of Eos crystals. Added new keybind: Swap Weapon. Added inventory system, similar to No Man’s Sky/Destiny, you can find weapons on the map, and store them in your inventory and swap out primary/secondary weapons. Added second weapon slot. You can now have two weapons. Some can be used for close quarters combat to finish the job off, or to sp…
- v2.3.0 Sneak Peek! - 20 February 2017
Hey guys! Just wanted to show you what's changed/new in v2.3.0! Here are some screenshots taken just now in the dev build of v2.3.0 on my machine. Below is an image of the main menu hub, which takes place on a station outside of the island of Alice-43b. I've added loading screens to the game, here I am traveling to the moon. When traveling to Alice-43b, it's like this, but instead of a space background, it's the island itself. When traveling to Earth, it's the Earth, as shown below. Here is an updated picture of the moon! The glowing blue orbs indicate Eos crystal deposits, which are used to upgrade weaponry! Here I am shooting at enemies! If you zoom in, or look closely you can see that the enemy I'm firing at appears to be playing an animation of him getting hit by my bullets. A new detail I added into v2.3.0. Here I am sprinting, and if you couldn't tell by the previous images, the g…
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v2.2.3 Patch - 12 February 2017
v2.2.3 CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS Fixed shadow bug where shadows were always disabled. Fixed NavMesh bug where AI would walk on water. Water is slightly more optimized. Fixed bug where the AR-4000P gun in the shop would not unlock properly. Optimization improvements regarding Level of Detail. Made AI even smarter, if the AI can’t get a good shot on the enemy, the AI will move closer to the enemy. Improved UWA Guard shader. It looks better. Improved SNA Guard shader.
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v2.2.2 Patch - 11 February 2017
v2.2.2 CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS Healing spires are now random. Some will be active, some will not be active. This prevents people from knowing where healing spires will exactly be. Fixed occlusion culling bug within Unity. If you were within certain buildings, some objects would not render. I had to change some occlusion culling baking settings, so now it’s back to normal. AI are now much more realistic and smarter. They now have an artificial sense of vision. They check if any enemies are nearby, and within a certain degree (85 degrees, representing their field of view). If the enemy is within their field of view, they then check all enemies within the field of view for their distance from the AI, and the closest one is targeted. It’s slower than the original AI, but now it’s much more realistic and the game will play out better with this. Fixed issues regarding resolutions from Unity’s Sc…
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v2.2.1 Patch - 9 February 2017
v2.2.1 ADDITIONS Added civilians roaming around the city. Added gun info when looking at a loot object. This also has your current weapon’s stats. Added ship ambiance sound. CHANGES/IMPROVEMENTS Fixed bug where picking up legendary weapons didn’t pick them up, and instead gave them regular weapons. Fixed stepsound bug for AI. Fixed loading bug where players would randomly be teleported to the moon. Balancing tweaks and improvements Various optimization improvements.
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v2.2.0 Patch - 8 February 2017
v2.2.0 ADDITIONS Added ocean sound effects near the shore. Added more vegetation to the world for more life-like variety. Added more gunshot sound effects: I’m working on increasing variety of gunshot sound effects, so it feels more realistic, and not as repetitive. Added mining back in. This only takes place on the moon (for now): I’m working on making the game more feature-packed with a ton of stuff to do. The next goal is to add a planet near Alice-43b you can warp to for various rare/legendary weapons. Added more weapon upgrade tiers. Added moon environment for mining ore to upgrade weapons. Added resource: Eos. This is a crystal that appears on the moon of Alice-43b. This crystal is used to upgrade your weapons to E level weapons. The new upgrade layout for weapons is: BASIC -> EOS -> PLASMA -> PLASMA+EOS (so for example: AR-1 -> AR-1E -> AR-1P -> AR-1PE) Added healing spires aroun…
- Defunct Games Review - LONE WOLF: Horizon - 13 January 2017
Hey everybody! The people over at Defunct Games posted a video about LONE WOLF: Horizon. It explains what happened to Lost World Zero, and where LONE WOLF: Horizon is going, and what the game needs. Check out the video here, and maybe subscribe? Their channel is excellent, and they made quality videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A44qjsh283Y And maybe check out their website and Twitter? http://www.defunctgames.com/preview/26/lone-wolf-horizon http://www.defunctgames.com/ https://twitter.com/DefunctGames Have a great day everyone! Stay tuned for patch v2.2.0 announcements! Also, I am in no way affiliated with Defunct Games. They made a video about Lost World Zero when it was in a horrendous state, and I thoroughly enjoyed the video. They've since released the LONE WOLF: Horizon video, and I thoroughly enjoy this one too. I enjoy the channel, and I thought maybe some of you guys woul…
- LONE WOLF: Horizon - v2.1.2 Patch - 30 December 2016
v2.1.2 Visual enhancements and slight tweaks to make the game look better. Changed gun damage modifier calculation to make it easier for people at the start of the game. Small patch, I know. Recovering from the holidays haha :) Have a great day guys, Mark
