Plans for v3.0 Beta 1 (7 March)
Added 2020-02-26 12:21:46 +0000 UTCThe next update will be the first of the five updates involved in the v3.0 AI and Interaction Overhaul. It will lay the important foundations for the whole overhaul:
- Implement a multi-threading system for the game. In general, multi-threading is an important back-end feature to optimize performance anyway, but specifically with regards to the v3.0 overhaul, multi-threading is pretty much required so that all our sophisticated AI calculations can take place completely 'behind the scenes' and not cause lags with 3d interactions and animations the player is seeing on screen. This is the foundation for the 'AI' aspect of the v3.0 overhaul.
- Add all 3d spaces for the rest of the location types in game (~80 of them in total!). This is the foundation for the 'Interaction' aspect of the v3.0 overhaul because NPCs and the daily activity animations need proper 3d spaces for all location types to be placed in.
- Add any new furniture and other objects required to make the 3d spaces above, since the current selection is only intended for bedrooms.
- Add an 'auto-distribute presets' system so that modders can start making presets right away for the different location types, so that community-made presets will be picked up and used by the game in addition to the vanilla presets that I've made myself.
- In summary, v3.0 Beta 1 will still play a lot like v2.19 gameplay-wise (it's mostly just laying the foundation, Beta 3 and 4 will experience the most dramatic changes in gameplay), but all the 2d backgrounds for non-bedroom locations will have been replaced by full 3d areas. Also, you will also notice a performance improvement from multi-threading.
- March commissions from patrons and contributors
- Bug fixes and other improvements
Estimated Release Date: Saturday, 7 March
Comments
That's cool I actually have a tub in the upstairs bathroom rather than a shower - that bathroom was last updated well before we moved here - probably in the 1930s. Stopped using tub after shower was put in around 1985. Used it to give baths to a dog or cat until it started leaking a few years back.
Matt Gorman
2020-02-28 02:13:13 +0000 UTCthere are many different types of bathrooms. you got normal small tubs, shower, and toilets. but then you got fancy shit like huge half a room spaning shower, a hot tub, and even indoor saunas. their are some crazy bathrooms out their
Kevin Daley
2020-02-27 03:04:06 +0000 UTCBe nice is one is a desktop. Would work well with a desk in the bedroom or elsewhere. Living room would be great, as the sofas are more for it - then TVs and such. Bathroom - might not need to be editable. Kitchen could be interesting for adding counters, appliances, etc.
Matt Gorman
2020-02-27 01:42:56 +0000 UTCNot bad, out of curiousity, how many objects are you adding? Sounds like a lot of work. I wonder if they are made by you or additional assets. No matter what, it sounds like a great addition. Looking forward to it.
Skalli
2020-02-27 00:19:30 +0000 UTC
