v0.7.4

v0.7.4 improves performance generally and adds a host of new storefronts and improved detailing to all parts of the mall, especially the 1980s-1990s food court and Rose Mall exterior, and the 1960s-1970s Gold Mall.

Environment Updates (31)

• Added The Banque, Columbus, Double Up, Kinney Shoes, Fashion Conspiracy, Rug Crafters, and Topps & Trowsers to 60s70s Gold Mall
• Added signage and storefront details to Pier 1 Imports, Bosworth-Sullivan, Veldkamp's Flowers, and Community Finance at the exterior of 60s70s Blue Mall
• Added exterior signage for Famous Footwear, K-G Men's Store, Lerner's, and Meek's Luggage on the east side of 80s90s Rose Mall
• Added Renzios, Sakura, and Wendy's 80s90s Food Court
• Added details on Paul Wu's storefront details in 80s90s Food Court
• Added benches to the 80s90s Food Court
• Added vegetation to 80s90s Food Court central ring and outer floor planting areas
• Added vegetation to outdoor planters in 80s90s
• Added roll-up gate recessed wall details and corner protectors to all 80s90s Food Court tenants
• Added missing trash cans and inner-circle planters to the 80s90s Food Court
• Added missing handrails to 80s90s Food Court stairs near Wendy's
• Added back rooms and hallways to Food Court service areas, including floor materials, ceilings, lights, and doors
• Added wayfinding signage at Rose Mall's southeast entrance for Gart Brothers and Meek's in both 60s70s and 80s90s
• Improved 60s70s Robin Hood restaurant detailing based on new photos
• Improved 80s90s Food Court umbrellas by moving them to a scene object that gets light calculations
• Improved 80s90s Orange Julius oranges by moving them into a scene object that gets light emission and adding emission to brighten them
• Improved 80s90s Food Court beige tile texture by brightening grout and increasing texture extents
• Improved variety of plants in all 80s90s planters
• Converted Sbarro and Musicland signage to neon-based outlines in 80s90s
• Updated Main Menu thumbnails, including adjusting position of Food Court, Gold Mall, Shamrock Mall, and Cinder Alley southwest entrance to improve camera angles in 80s90s
• Fixed unfinished 60s70s Blue Mall staircase detailing and positioning at garage lobby
• Fixed outdated and misaligned Joslins ceiling in 60s70s and 80s90s
• Fixed an issue where the 80s90s Shamrock Mall floor texture was stretched and rotated
• Fixed an issue where NPC radius was set too high, resulting in the inability to walk through some mall entrances
• Fixed rendering issues with the 80s90s mall common floors due to very large surfaces
• Fixed rendering issues with the 60s70s and 80s90s Shamrock Mall ceilings due to very large surfaces
• Fixed geometry issues with the connection between the ceiling and storefront in 60s70s Stuart's
• Fixed accuracy issues with food court marquee light spacing along perimeter, and transitioned legacy lights to Dynamo-based lights
• Fixed accuracy issues with Sbarro's middle storefront pilaster in 80s90s Food Court
• Fixed accuracy issues with 60s70s Blue Mall floors and furniture
• Fixed accuracy issues with the Woolworth's signage in both 60s70s and 80s90s

Code Updates (6)

• Added missing occludee/occluder support to existing static flags rules, which should generally improve runtime performance
• Added the ability to toggle additional proxy replacements and meshes
• Added specular, emission, and metallic support for select new materials
• Set solid doors and windows to not occlude, allowing for backroom exploration without incorrect occluding
• Increased metallic quality for all metal and glass surfaces
• Decreased lightmap resolution for certain elements to paradoxically improve lightmap results