Maia Alpha Milestone Progress 0.31

[SimoRoth]

Rough notes on the things going into Milestone 0.31. Mostly things that got missed from 0.30.

Estimate delivery date: Aug 8.

I'll mark things that are done in Green and italic. Things delayed to next milestone are blue.

Engine/low level:

• Loading of Pfx from XML.
• Multi track animation.
• Stability fixes!
• f12 Screenshot timestamped file names

Game:

• Colonists research via terminal computer.
• Colonists collect water barrels from the still. (done but not entirely functioning in game)
• Colonists will relax on couches.
• AI will wait/idle for other colonists to finish using appliances (sometimes impatiently!).
• More colonist movement animations and blending. - (Seriously need to get around to getting this in)
• 3 Female head variations.
• Faster path finding.
• Patrolling with weapons.

• Procedural back stories for colonists.
• Imps carry minerals back to storage room.
• Imps carry fossils to lab.
• Rooms will have lights in their tiles.
• Reworked bulkhead door sound.
• Earthquakes, solar flares and meteor impacts will have more variety, complex sound.
• Room ambiances.
• Sound for blackout and brownout.

[UsF]

Will relaxation on couches be a game mechanic or just some sort of animation to show that they are currently not doing anything? I would imagine that people who are exerted would try to get a rest. People who exert themselves after a very long period of resting/idling would exert quicker and have aching muscles, decreasing their efficiency for a short time.

[SimoRoth]

Will relaxation on couches be a game mechanic or just some sort of animation to show that they are currently not doing anything? I would imagine that people who are exerted would try to get a rest. People who exert themselves after a very long period of resting/idling would exert quicker and have aching muscles, decreasing their efficiency for a short time.

This is a game where people can die from exhaustion. Of course it will be a mechanic!

People who are more tired will tend towards going to bed rather than light relaxation.

[Klax]

Hey Simon, do you have a eta on when you will be putting in a functioning UI for placing rooms and objects?

[SimoRoth]

Hey Simon, do you have a eta on when you will be putting in a functioning UI for placing rooms and objects?

In 0.34-5. So a few weeks away yet.

[Klax]

Thank you for the answer Simon, sounds good!