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- Patch Title: Space exploration testing Available!
- Patch Release Date: April 11, 2024
The developer of Anti-Extinction Playtest Alpha has released a new update for the game on April 11, 2024. Here are the new things that you should expect to see or change on this new update. This information was curated directly from the official announcement on Steam.
What’s new
- Physics-based spaceship controller
- Camera system comes with cockpit and third person perspectives
- Weapons and loadout system provides a variety of weapons including projectile guns, laser weapons, homing missiles, and turrets, with a comprehensive loadout system
- Radar system built for performance and efficiency, including target boxes, lead target indicators, 2D/3D radar, target selection (Next, Nearest, Front), target hologram and more.
- Health and damage system enables individual subsystem targeting and damage, and includes energy shields, slow ship detonation (for those big capital ship explosions!),
- Resource system for adding boost fuel consumption, ammunition and energy usage, heat production and other resource-driven gameplay mechanics.
- Spaceship AI system includes obstacle avoidance, patrolling (between custom waypoints), formation flying, and combat (including attacking and evading) for space fighters and capital ships.
- Floating Origin System to handle large space scenes with no fuss.
- Objectives system to set up objectives for the player to complete, display them on the UI, and set up waypoints to them.
- Ship Enter/Exit System to easily enter and exit spaceships during gameplay
- Rumble system to add camera shakes and gamepad rumbles.
- Vehicle/Module system provides a strong foundation for adding functionality and modules to your ships that can be swapped out during loadout or gameplay.
Runs on Unity 6 beta 12
To learn more about this new update, check the official source mentioned above.