- Yore VR - Week #36 Update. Final fixes and improvements - 28 June 2017
So the last week has been one of incremental improvements and tying up loose ends. Outside of a couple small nagging bugs the 3 main things left on our plate are: Improving new players experience with instructional books throughout the world, Decoupling supersampling from the graphic presets so players can customize it manually, ensuring that all player settings are saved between games Highlights Skeletal Warriors added to the dungeon Building Progress was not saving properly, this has been fixed Building costs are now back to normal Improvements to lighting in the cave 16:9 Video output option added for streamers More sounds and animals in the world to make it feel more alive Community MrHazardous spent an hour streaming himself exploring the World, it was fantastic to watch and we took a lot of notes of little things to improve along the way: http://forums.playyore.com/index.php?threa…
- Yore VR - Week #36 Update. Final fixes and improvements - 28 June 2017
So the last week has been one of incremental improvements and tying up loose ends. Outside of a couple small nagging bugs the 3 main things left on our plate are: Improving new players experience with instructional books throughout the world, Decoupling supersampling from the graphic presets so players can customize it manually, ensuring that all player settings are saved between games Highlights Skeletal Warriors added to the dungeon Building Progress was not saving properly, this has been fixed Building costs are now back to normal Improvements to lighting in the cave 16:9 Video output option added for streamers More sounds and animals in the world to make it feel more alive Community MrHazardous spent an hour streaming himself exploring the World, it was fantastic to watch and we took a lot of notes of little things to improve along the way: http://forums.playyore.com/index.php?threa…
- 0.6.0.1 Update - Main Branch (and Alpha) - 23 June 2017
*Note* - If you lost your progress since updating the main branch yesterday or the day before please check this post out on how to restore: http://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/1/1368380934247078517/ Fixes Bug allowing buildings to be built for free was found and fixed Deleted tree floating slightly off the ground Improvements Bow collisions improved so it doesn't roll everywhere More resources added to the map Iron ore nodes scaled up to make them easier to spot Persistence system can spawn to specific level streams now LoadingService binds to World instead of WorldComposition delegates allowing for better persistence across multiple levels with multiple spawners Big Cave chamber lighting improved Better debug logging in a lot of areas Adjusted streaming distance of levels so they will pop in a lot sooner and not wait until you are right on top of them Additions 16:9 Video…
- 0.6.0.1 Update - Main Branch (and Alpha) - 23 June 2017
*Note* - If you lost your progress since updating the main branch yesterday or the day before please check this post out on how to restore: http://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/1/1368380934247078517/ Fixes Bug allowing buildings to be built for free was found and fixed Deleted tree floating slightly off the ground Improvements Bow collisions improved so it doesn't roll everywhere More resources added to the map Iron ore nodes scaled up to make them easier to spot Persistence system can spawn to specific level streams now LoadingService binds to World instead of WorldComposition delegates allowing for better persistence across multiple levels with multiple spawners Big Cave chamber lighting improved Better debug logging in a lot of areas Adjusted streaming distance of levels so they will pop in a lot sooner and not wait until you are right on top of them Additions 16:9 Video…
- Main Branch Update is FINALLY HERE - 0.5.9.2 - 22 June 2017
After 6 months of Alpha and Beta updates we have Yore in a good enough spot that we have updated the main branch. For the full run down of updates feel free to check out the links at the bottom of this post but here's the Update Highlights: Improvements First we we finished the recode of all major systems, that wrapped in about Feb and opened the door for the new save system and multiplayer. The engine powering our game was way too out of date as we were using a custom branch that had stopped being updated in November. So that meant that we had to not only upgrade the engine from Unreal 4.12 to Unreal 4.15 but also switch from the custom Multi-res branch over to the vanilla and strip out a bunch of features. That was fun In upgrading to 4.15 we switched over to the new Forward Renderer in Unreal 4.14 / 4.15 which caused our main map to crap the bed, meaning we had to switch over to our…
- Main Branch Update is FINALLY HERE - 0.5.9.2 - 22 June 2017
After 6 months of Alpha and Beta updates we have Yore in a good enough spot that we have updated the main branch. For the full run down of updates feel free to check out the links at the bottom of this post but here's the Update Highlights: Improvements First we we finished the recode of all major systems, that wrapped in about Feb and opened the door for the new save system and multiplayer. The engine powering our game was way too out of date as we were using a custom branch that had stopped being updated in November. So that meant that we had to not only upgrade the engine from Unreal 4.12 to Unreal 4.15 but also switch from the custom Multi-res branch over to the vanilla and strip out a bunch of features. That was fun In upgrading to 4.15 we switched over to the new Forward Renderer in Unreal 4.14 / 4.15 which caused our main map to crap the bed, meaning we had to switch over to our…
- Yore VR - Week #35 Update: More creatures, less crashes - 20 June 2017
2 days late on this update but needed to include a few key fixes in here before I pushed it out. A lot of work went into polishing and getting the creatures spawning and working properly this week. On top of that we tracked down the most common crash bug and hopefully put an end to that. You can find more details about the updates here: Alpha / Beta Updates http://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/2/2119355556479116869/ http://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/2/2119355556499088266/ Update Highlights Oculus Rift users can once again access the menu by depressing the analog stick Most common crash bug fixed Sword assembly is working again so get those blades and delve into the dark deep places with a little less fear Speaking of the sword there was a nasty bug where if it was assembled and in your belt it would cause you move around against your will as it collided into s…
- Yore VR - Week #35 Update: More creatures, less crashes - 20 June 2017
2 days late on this update but needed to include a few key fixes in here before I pushed it out. A lot of work went into polishing and getting the creatures spawning and working properly this week. On top of that we tracked down the most common crash bug and hopefully put an end to that. You can find more details about the updates here: Alpha / Beta Updates http://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/2/2119355556479116869/ http://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/2/2119355556499088266/ Update Highlights Oculus Rift users can once again access the menu by depressing the analog stick Most common crash bug fixed Sword assembly is working again so get those blades and delve into the dark deep places with a little less fear Speaking of the sword there was a nasty bug where if it was assembled and in your belt it would cause you move around against your will as it collided into s…
- Week #34 updates - Beta branch FINALLY gets some love! Updated to latest. - 13 June 2017
So the day is fast approaching when we can finally push all of our hard work out to the main branch. With the exception of the cart, which we removed entirely for now, 100% of the game systems have been recoded from scratch and are in the game, better than ever. We were 'feature complete' about 10 days ago and have been doing QA ever since. The last week has resulted in 2 engine bugs being found(and reported to Epic) as well as a myriad of other edge-case bugs that only reared their head once we packaged a build and sent it off to steam(ie: they weren't showing in our internal tests) but we are now through all of those and barring any other unknown issues we should have a rock solid game on our hands with no obvious up front issues. On top of all of this we have made massive performance gains over the last 2 weeks, with a 40-50% increase in FPS as well as a much nicer looking world. Now…
- Week #34 updates - Beta branch FINALLY gets some love! Updated to latest. - 13 June 2017
So the day is fast approaching when we can finally push all of our hard work out to the main branch. With the exception of the cart, which we removed entirely for now, 100% of the game systems have been recoded from scratch and are in the game, better than ever. We were 'feature complete' about 10 days ago and have been doing QA ever since. The last week has resulted in 2 engine bugs being found(and reported to Epic) as well as a myriad of other edge-case bugs that only reared their head once we packaged a build and sent it off to steam(ie: they weren't showing in our internal tests) but we are now through all of those and barring any other unknown issues we should have a rock solid game on our hands with no obvious up front issues. On top of all of this we have made massive performance gains over the last 2 weeks, with a 40-50% increase in FPS as well as a much nicer looking world. Now…
- Yore VR - Week #33 Update. Performance and Crashes - 11 June 2017
Alpha Updates http://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/2/1353742967802771875/ http://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/2/1353742967817405039/ Update Hightlights Scorpions(baby and giant), Foxes, Bears and Hydra's added to the map as enemies which can kill and be killed Building construction system complete and in the game Building cost tool tip comes up in building menu when you cover over a button 3 Crashes fixed: Missing anims, engine error, building menu crash Streaming level, nav mesh and post processing optimizations for moar FPS! New ocean water shader Interesting Convo's Most of the week was spent discussing the new sounds we need for our new friends in the world. We held a key give away on the forums and reddit and received some amazing recommendations for sounds so that our new baddies won't be silent for much longer :) - http://forums.playyore.com/index.php?thr…
- Yore VR - Week #33 Update. Performance and Crashes - 11 June 2017
Alpha Updates http://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/2/1353742967802771875/ http://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/2/1353742967817405039/ Update Hightlights Scorpions(baby and giant), Foxes, Bears and Hydra's added to the map as enemies which can kill and be killed Building construction system complete and in the game Building cost tool tip comes up in building menu when you cover over a button 3 Crashes fixed: Missing anims, engine error, building menu crash Streaming level, nav mesh and post processing optimizations for moar FPS! New ocean water shader Interesting Convo's Most of the week was spent discussing the new sounds we need for our new friends in the world. We held a key give away on the forums and reddit and received some amazing recommendations for sounds so that our new baddies won't be silent for much longer :) - http://forums.playyore.com/index.php?thr…
- Massive (and Regular) Updates Hitting the Alpha Branch - Check it out! - 6 June 2017
Greetings from the Lands of Yore! Hey Hey everyone I have been posting regular updates to the 'Changelogs and Updates' forums: https://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/2/ but F-Man made a good point in a comment on our last update thread that with none-of those updates showing up on the front page it doesn't look like we're making all that much progress when in reality we are progressing faster now than ever before in the history of the project. So from now on I will try to post regular updates to the front page about what's going on in the alpha and beta branches, interesting new features and creatures making their way in the game and highlight some of the more active threads on the forums if any of you are interested in partaking in the lively discussions over there. Expand / Scroll down for the following: 1) Alpha Updates 2) Eye Candy to drool over 3) Links to Forum conversa…
- Massive (and Regular) Updates Hitting the Alpha Branch - Check it out! - 6 June 2017
Greetings from the Lands of Yore! Hey Hey everyone I have been posting regular updates to the 'Changelogs and Updates' forums: https://steamcommunity.com/app/524380/discussions/2/ but F-Man made a good point in a comment on our last update thread that with none-of those updates showing up on the front page it doesn't look like we're making all that much progress when in reality we are progressing faster now than ever before in the history of the project. So from now on I will try to post regular updates to the front page about what's going on in the alpha and beta branches, interesting new features and creatures making their way in the game and highlight some of the more active threads on the forums if any of you are interested in partaking in the lively discussions over there. Expand / Scroll down for the following: 1) Alpha Updates 2) Eye Candy to drool over 3) Links to Forum conversa…
- Still Alive and working HARD to get this update pushed - 21 March 2017
Apologies for the silent running..We've been under the gun over the last 3 months. Let me sum up what's been happeningL First we we finished the recode of all major systems, that wrapped in about Feb and opened the door for the new save system and multiplayer. The engine powering our game was way too out of date as we were using a custom branch that had stopped being updated in November. So that meant that we had to not only upgrade the engine from Unreal 4.12 to Unreal 4.15 but also switch from the custom Multi-res branch over to the vanilla and strip out a bunch of features. That was fun In upgrading to 4.15 we switched over to the new Forward Renderer in Unreal 4.14 / 4.15 which caused our main map to crap the bed, meaning we had to switch over to our brand new map sooner than anticipated. This map is 9 times larger above ground and 3-4 times larger underground. Our pre-placed buildi…
- Still Alive and working HARD to get this update pushed - 21 March 2017
Apologies for the silent running..We've been under the gun over the last 3 months. Let me sum up what's been happeningL First we we finished the recode of all major systems, that wrapped in about Feb and opened the door for the new save system and multiplayer. The engine powering our game was way too out of date as we were using a custom branch that had stopped being updated in November. So that meant that we had to not only upgrade the engine from Unreal 4.12 to Unreal 4.15 but also switch from the custom Multi-res branch over to the vanilla and strip out a bunch of features. That was fun In upgrading to 4.15 we switched over to the new Forward Renderer in Unreal 4.14 / 4.15 which caused our main map to crap the bed, meaning we had to switch over to our brand new map sooner than anticipated. This map is 9 times larger above ground and 3-4 times larger underground. Our pre-placed buildi…
- 0.4.0 - Alpha update: Completing the Recode - 21 January 2017
Recode Complete, ready for testing Remember you need to be subscribed to the Alpha branch to get Alpha updates. So no sense writing a formal update log when all I need to say is that the entire game has essentially been re-coded from scratch. The way we did things before was quick and dirty, meant to prototype and iterate as quickly as possible to flesh out some of the core systems. You get to a point though where all of these systems, cobbled together like a shanty-town, start to buckle under the weight of the game and then it's time to take a holistic view, based on all of the gameplay lessons learned, and build it properly from the ground up with the bigger picture in mind. This is where we were back in December when we took on the task of re-writing every major system in the game to take into account all of the needs that we discovered along the way, be 100x more efficient and be re…
- 0.4.0 - Alpha update: Completing the Recode - 21 January 2017
Recode Complete, ready for testing Remember you need to be subscribed to the Alpha branch to get Alpha updates. So no sense writing a formal update log when all I need to say is that the entire game has essentially been re-coded from scratch. The way we did things before was quick and dirty, meant to prototype and iterate as quickly as possible to flesh out some of the core systems. You get to a point though where all of these systems, cobbled together like a shanty-town, start to buckle under the weight of the game and then it's time to take a holistic view, based on all of the gameplay lessons learned, and build it properly from the ground up with the bigger picture in mind. This is where we were back in December when we took on the task of re-writing every major system in the game to take into account all of the needs that we discovered along the way, be 100x more efficient and be re…
- 0.3.9.7 Update - Touch Support and Snow removal - 11 January 2017
A relatively small update with a few fixes here and there. 90% of our time has been spent recoding everything from the ground up and preparing for multiplayer. Very happy to have Oculus Touch support in and look forward to hearing people's feedback as we have a ways to go before that is perfect. Fixes and Improvements Fixed pub volumes Fixed menu navigation for Touch users Minor Map fixes Additions and polish to the caves Fixed cart recall/spawner Raised prices back to normal levels Increased auto-save interval from 20 to 40 seconds to mitigate stuttering Snow removed Hand now snaps to basket handle Fixed collision issues with smelter coal and iron Extended hand reach for picking up objects on the floor Fixed cart handle movement issues Replaced crappy placeholder torch with a new one Oculus Touch Support Added ability to force oculus input mode by pressing Ctrl+O on the keyboard Fixed…
- 0.3.9.7 Update - Touch Support and Snow removal - 11 January 2017
A relatively small update with a few fixes here and there. 90% of our time has been spent recoding everything from the ground up and preparing for multiplayer. Very happy to have Oculus Touch support in and look forward to hearing people's feedback as we have a ways to go before that is perfect. Fixes and Improvements Fixed pub volumes Fixed menu navigation for Touch users Minor Map fixes Additions and polish to the caves Fixed cart recall/spawner Raised prices back to normal levels Increased auto-save interval from 20 to 40 seconds to mitigate stuttering Snow removed Hand now snaps to basket handle Fixed collision issues with smelter coal and iron Extended hand reach for picking up objects on the floor Fixed cart handle movement issues Replaced crappy placeholder torch with a new one Oculus Touch Support Added ability to force oculus input mode by pressing Ctrl+O on the keyboard Fixed…
