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Dev Update (06/04/2023)

Hi!

Here's an update related to the upcoming Public Demo 1 v2 Steam build.

All hardware tests are now done, like making sure that the new inventory system works with different monitors / resolutions / aspect ratios.

On top of this, the sandbox level has been updated with all the...

Weapon Close Up's

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Since most of the weapons got a little facelift (new models & textures) for the upcoming Public Demo 1 v2, here are some close-ups.  

The environment is not yet on the same visual level as these weapons, but that impalance will also be fixed in the future.

- Antti (...

Loot Challenge Update

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Just a quick update related to the Loot Challenge, meaning 2 new items per each week which will lead up to 100 unique items for Public Demo 2.

For the last two weeks I haven't add those weekly items since I have been fully focused on this upcoming demo update (much higher developm...

Dev Update (01/04/2023)

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53 of 54 bugs that I found have now been fixed for Public Demo 1 V2. The one bug that is still lurking is just some post-processing stuff related to NVG filter.

I will fix this last bug tonight and then I will fix few building textures and update the sandbox level for playtest. ...

Public Demo 1 V2 Attachments

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Here are all Public Demo 1 V2 attachments.

Attachments features
- Fully modular approach
- Adjustable rail position
- Adjustable reticle brightness
- Unique suppressor audio
- Dual render support
- Variable optics
- Canted aiming

I think this selec...

Dev Update (31/03/2023)

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The bug testing phase for Public Demo 1 V2 is about 75% done. The overall bug amount that I managed to found this week was 54 and 44 of these have now been fixed.

The categorization for this 54 bug number goes something like this:
7 = Game breaking ones (Red)
39 = Distracts ...

Feature Preview: Variable Optics

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Here's a small feature preview of variable optics (LPVO's).

There will be a few different types of these in the game and they will be extremely difficult to obtain.

The main focus will be on fairly simple equipment and weapons, since the goal is not to make a tactical "ope...

Development Update (28/03/2023)

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The bug testing phase for Public Demo 1 V2 is progressing well. 

I also finished all the current attachments (~20) and modified the shaders a bit, so now all weapon parts are visually more consistent.

Here's an example of MK18 with couple of attachments using the update...

Lore #1 Preparations

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Yesterday, I took a small trip to some locations which are related to upcoming cinematic trailer that will reveal the first part of the game lore.

This video will be called The Road | Lore #1 | Road to Vostok and it will be filmed IRL before the Public Demo 2. I will probably publ...

Dev Update (26/03/2023)

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The bug testing phase for Public Demo 1 V2 update is progressing well.

When I started this bug testing phase I managed to wrote down 21 initial bugs that I found, some minor but some where really bad. Currently, I have fixed 17 of those 21 but I have also found couple new ones w...

Dev Update (24/03/2023)

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Now all the weapons for Public Demo 1 V2 are 100% game-ready.

I implemented all the new weapon audio + reverb tails, updated most of the textures, fixed shading issues, improved arm placements and assigned all the related attachment data.

I will now transition to that bug te...

Dev Update (22/03/2023)

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A quick development update to keep up you informed how the Public Demo 1 V2 is progressing.

Since the last update and related to that post, I've added two new game-ready weapons (M4A1 + MK18) with all the new audio, attachment support, Arm-IK etc.

I have still 4 weapons left...

New Item: Energy Powder

Here's another new item from last week.

Energy Powder can be mixed with water and it will give you small stamina, hydration and energy boost.

Loot Challenge: 62/100

- Antti (Developer)

New Item: Coffee

Here's one of the new item from last week.

Coffee + Water can be mixed together and enjoyed either cold or warm. Coffee will give you small stamina and energy boost and stop sleep value from going down momentarily.

Loot Challenge: 61/100

- Antti (Developer)

Dev Update (18/03/2023)

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A quick development update to keep up you informed how the Public Demo 1 V2 is progressing.

The biggest task for this demo update is to get all the current weapons game-ready. This game-ready word basically means applying all the new sounds (+200), UI icons, Arm-IK, recoil paramet...

Item Renderer

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Here's one nice improvement to the production effiency and item icons.

I just implemented a thing called Item Renderer. This custom development tool takes high-quality item renders/images straight from the game engine. With this tool I can basically batch render items and provid...

Public Demo 1 (V2) & Roadmap

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Since the upcoming Public Demo 1 (V2) demo update/patch is getting closer, I decided to cover some main points related to this + clarify few additional details.

What is Public Demo 1 (V2)?

Public Demo 1 (V2) is an extra update to the first Public Demo 1. Th...

Feature Preview: Ladders & Climbing

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Here's a short preview of the new ladder / climbing system. I decided to add this to this upcoming demo update since there's now multiple spots in the Village map which will require climbing.

While I was designing this system, I had to be pretty careful with the implementation s...

New Item: Peanuts

I was really focused on making the initial ladder system yesterday, so I forgot the post those weekly loot challenge items.

Here's new tasty snacks that I did last week.

Loot Challenge: 60/100

ps. I will share some video related to ladder mechanics either tonight or tomorrow....

Ambient Collection Vol.3

Here's the new files from the Road to Vostok Ambient Collection.

This Ambient Collection represents the emotional vision and atmosphere of the game. The collection is divided into three parts: Area 05, Border Zone and Vostok.

Area 05: Tension level = Low
B...