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Public Beta Testing: v3.0 Stable Release Candidate
🕑 Added 2020-04-30 21:41:06 +0000 UTC3.0 Stable includes a public beta testing period before the official release. So, here are the links for those wanting to help beta-test this version (or just really impatient). No previous beta testing experience is required - it's as simple as playing the game normally and report any bugs you encounter.
- 3.0 Stable Release Candidate 3 64-bit Update Only (requires v2.0 Stable or later)
- 3.0 Stable Release Candidate 3 64-bit Full
(Update 1 May PM: Added RC3, which is likely to become the official v3.0 Stable release tomorrow unless major bugs are reported before then)
(Update 1 May: Added RC2)
The beta testing period will last around 36 hours, aiming for official release of v3.0 Stable (which will include the rest of the platforms and mirrors of course) on Saturday, 2 May.
My preferred channel to receive bug reports from beta testers is via Discord. But a reply here would do too.
If you're not interested in beta-testing the game and are not super impatient to try out the new content in this version, it's recommended to just wait a bit more for the final v3.0 Stable releases.
Thank you for all your help!
Change Log:
- Change the NPC spawning for scenes so that there can ever one copy of each specific NPC existing in the game at any point (For example, if a scene triggers involving your girlfriend and she's already in the bedroom with you - there shouldn't be a clone of hers being spawned in - but she should simply walk towards you to start the scene). This also ensures that any stat changes to NPCs, whether from scenes or interactions, actually get saved.
- Add a system to prioritize triggering scenes that involve NPCs already in the same location as the player so that scenes feel more relevant and less random.
- Add new API functions myself and modders can use, which allow more control over what characters do during scenes now that they're in a fully 3d space all the time and not in a 'visual novel' scene anymore.
- Add some essential camera auto-adjustments so that you don't end up outside the interior space or in awkward angles (which can happen whenever you move from a big interior to a small interior for example)
- Some further performance optimizations, especially with regards to loading furniture assets, and also in terms of reducing the (currently huge) jump in performance costs between a small map (like Central Bath) and a big map (like Central London)
- Bug fixes and other improvements
The AI and Interaction Overhaul is considered 'done' with this v3.0 Stable update, as all the systems and basic assets for them will have all been added and the game will be perfectly playable with the new AI and Interaction gameplay. However, there will continue be a few more future updates spread out in the v3.x versions that add more assets to work with the new systems like more daily activity animations (a bit lacking in variety right now because I only had one update, i.e. v3.0 Beta 2, so far for animating work), more AI packages, more interactions, more 3d location presets etc.
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Update 1 May PM: Added RC3, which is likely to become the official v3.0 Stable release tomorrow unless major bugs are reported before then
Update 1 May: Added RC2
