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@RighteousRyan1 RighteousRyan1 released this 01 Nov 21:01
1.9-alpha
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Holy crap, what an update! Lots of great new things!

Remember you can enable speedrun mode with F1! Top 5 uploaded speedruns will get their spot on the main menu!

Additions

  • Added local multiplayer support! It's rather rudimentary, so here's the parameters, for now:
    • Either all players must use game pads, or one player uses a keyboard and the rest game pads (PlayStation/Xbox controllers)
    • Does not work in multiplayer contexts (e.g: two local players cannot play with an online player) (yet?)
  • Added Wii remote support, check the guide on how to use one
    • Also allows the use of a nunchuk
    • Not the most stable, so please report Wiimote bugs in my server
  • Made the game take advantage of multiple threads! If your CPU has multiple threads (hopefully it does), the game should now run better under higher workloads, and just overall better
  • Added slight randomized pitch shifting in many game-related sound effects
  • Added a ton of new options in the settings menu
  • The "Start Over" button now actually works
  • Added a new mods menu!
    • It appears in the top right of the main menu
    • It allows you to quickly load/unload/reload mods instead of having to use debug functions or restart the game
  • Added a new dev console which is accessible from the tilde key (~)
  • Player bullet count UI is now shown for all players (including in online contexts)
  • Way more localization where previously missing
  • Even more localization!
    • Translators are still welcome to correct any faulty translations- some translations were done via machine translation
  • Added a new animation/text popup when a mission attempt is over
  • Added an entirely new OPTIONAL lighting system that can be accessed via the graphics settings
    • Shadows, lights, and time of day all are settings you can change
    • You can simply choose to not enable this if you either don't want it on or your computer cannot handle it
  • Added a second hand to the clock (thank you BigKitty)
  • Added heaps more graphics settings for regular gameplay, including Anti-Aliasing, FPS limit, and more!
  • New setting which allows the display of team colors on tanks
    • I'd suggest only using this in non-standard campaigns (e.g: campaigns where it's only players vs AI tanks, 2 teams)
  • Added a rudimentary message depending on the result of the current mission
  • Added a new audio spatialization system
  • Added some new stuff to the cosmetics menu (still coming soon!)
  • Added new modifier: Mission Flip!
  • Added specular lighting to the player tank from the original game

Changes

  • The level editor has gotten a number of various improvements
  • Missions and campaigns are now stored in a smaller (and better) format, gzipped JSON
    • Around 40-50% smaller than before
    • No forwards compatibility. Don't go back to older versions and load these files, they won't work
  • Debug tools are now locked behind debug builds of the game
  • Increased the maximum tank count to 60
  • Made mines not destroy everything instantly, but rather grow, similar to the original
  • "Difficulties" now changed to "Modifiers"
  • Severely overhauled the chat box
  • MASSIVE revamps to the game stats menu, multiplayer menu, and the chat window
  • Hit/hurtboxes now occur on 3 dimensions instead of previously 2, to allow for modders to do potentially cool things, and also makes debugging much easier
  • Bullet count UI for players has been slightly revamped
  • The "Shotguns" modifier has been improved and changed
    • Tanks now have recoil when firing
    • Shot spread is much tighter
  • Pings now grow and shrink quicker
  • Rocket trails are now MUCH better looking
  • Completely overhauled the Settings UI (which will be the standard for future UI updates!)
    • I caved into using AI to assist me with the programming (but I did design), since UI frontend is not my strong suit in the slightest
  • Completely overhauled the Modifiers UI!
  • Lantern mode will now look entirely different if using the new lighting system, read the description
  • Bindings in the Controls menu can now use mouse buttons!
  • Tweaked a lot of particles to look largely improved
  • A few minor changes to the Campaign Results UI. More changes in a future update!
  • The save file format is now much different but more modular. Backporting save files will no longer be possible to updates before this
  • Made the cursor trail a bit better looking
  • The christmas theme no longer prevents music from playing

Changes Important for Modders

  • If you wish to take advantage of the new dynamic lighting system...

    • Anything drawn with their own effects needs to go through LightingSystem.Submit.
    • Models that are imported using ImportAsset<Model> are instrumented automatically, so that is done for you

  • Don't create, modify, or generate textures in AI-related tank logic code now! It will throw an exception as it won't be the main thread

    • You can enqueue to TankGame.MainThreadTasks for actions to be performed on the main thread

  • There is now a much higher limit on pitch-shifting (of specifically OggAudio. Change OggAudio.Pitch directly)

  • Added mod_info.json to the mod template. If your mod does not have it, you can download the default mod_info.json here

  • Difficulties is now Modifiers in source

    • Types now renamed to just Map
    • Each default modifier identifier now has a constant string associated with it, which makes things much less of a headache
      • The constants have simplified names for lesser code cram. The names should be good enough to decipher

  • MathUtils.Rotate -> MathUtils.RotatedBy because the new MonoGame version has Vector2.Rotate declared

  • Campaign.TrackedSpawnPoints is now static instead of instanced, and is now CurrentTrackedSpawns

  • Every Crate field has been properly named for C# naming conventions

  • Most rendering/drawing info has been moved into a struct called DrawParamsBasic, where the field name for it is DrawParams

    • Entity-specific draw params are named DrawParamsX (i.e: DrawParamsTank)

  • SwapXTexture from entity classes is now just DrawParamsX.XTexture = newTexture;

  • Keyframes now are dimension-agnostic

  • CameraGlobals.IsUsingFirstPresonCamera has been de-typo'd :|

  • Animators have been made less archaic- instead of the final frame not needing a duration or easing function, it is now the first one

  • Added a really neat camera animation system to the freecam debug menu

    • You can see controls on the left

  • LocalizedString is now indexed directly instead of through the method

  • Added Description to ModBlock and ModTank for use in the level editor

  • Level and campaign files are now gzipped JSON (format version 7) instead of binary

    • All reading and writing goes through LevelFiles. Mission.Read(Stream) reads any format, binary or JSON
    • Mission.WriteToStream was removed. Use Mission.Save or LevelFiles.WriteMission
    • Tank, team, player and block types are saved by name, not by number. Modded tanks are saved under their English name, so changing your tank's name will break levels that use it
    • If a level uses a tank or block from a mod that isn't loaded, it logs a warning and uses a default instead of crashing
    • Binary versions 1 to 6 still load

  • Added ModModifier, which handles everything automatically, including the UI element and net sync

  • Some Shell and Tank properties are now bit flags

  • Tanks are now drawn with a custom shader instead of BasicEffect, so if you were modifying anything related to that- it will no longer work

  • PlacementSquare -> EditorTile

    • The map now uses a grid system, so you can index into it rather than using arbitrary math

  • TankGame.PostDrawEverything -> TankGame.PreDrawBackBuffer

  • RuntimeData.DeltaTime -> RuntimeData.DeltaFrames

    • Do NOT use the new DeltaTime, as it is actually what DeltaTime means now.
      • This means that DeltaTime is now elapsed seconds in a given frame, DeltaFrames is how many 60ths of a second passed in the past frame.

  • CameraGlobals.RebirthFreecam -> CameraGlobals.PerspectiveCamera

  • Sound effects now have optional spatialization parameters

  • Particle.UniqueBehavior/Draw -> Particle.Update/DrawCallback

  • When using a delta in tank AI related code, use AIManager.AIDeltaFrames

  • Keybind now supports mouse keys

  • ...and probably more things. Consult me in my discord server for any questions.

  • If there is anything unclear or uncertain after reading these notes, please reach out to me

Fixes

  • Fixed nametags showing for non-host clients after the game has started if the host started the game with the client being in the multiplayer menu
  • Fixed smokes generated from smoke grenades being the wrong color
  • Mods should load 2x quicker on average, depending on content
  • Fixed some tank destruction particles having frame-dependent animation
  • Fixed a bug where you would Game Over with 2 lives in single player and in some multiplayer contexts
  • Fixed clock pendulum not accurately tracking seconds (there was some margin of error before)
  • The mission intro sequence/fanfare is now controlled by the sound effects slider
  • Fixed the room scene not being updated while in pause
  • Places in the room where glass would before not render properly now renders
  • Performance has been improved in various places of the game (the level editor should be much more performant even with the new changes)
  • Particles are now infinitely more performant than they were before, allowing for tens to hundreds of thousands of particles to be present before noticeable framerate loss
  • Tank treads now look much more proper, and there is not a performance loss to have 'Fading Tank Tracks' disabled
  • Massively optimized the level editor, should run much better on all systems
  • Fixed a bug where fast enough bullets could skip all ricochets when colliding with the outer border
  • Fixed a lot of strange graphical bugs relating to christmas mode
  • Many multiplayer bugfixes, including ghost bullets, mines, and improper points crediting

TODO

  • Real-time multiplayer stats
  • Make all UI look cleaner. Could rework existing UI revamps as well

Note for Everyone

Since I value transparency, I want to be upfront: I’ve recently started using AI to help program small pieces of Tanks Rebirth.

I’ve used it where I struggled the most- lighting and the UI rework.
I'm still squishing bugs, adding new features, and designing the game myself.

I review, test and rework everything I keep, and I decide what the game is and how it plays, and I remain knowledgeable of the codebase.
The game design, direction and the vast majority of the codebase are still mine, since that’s the part I love doing.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the update!

PLEASE, if you find anything wrong, go to my discord server and report bugs in the #bugs
channel, or, if you want to suggest something, suggest them in the #suggestions channel.

Happy tanking!

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