Alpha Update 0.3.5

We're happy to release our first update for 2017! This update is primarily bug fixes and enhancements with a few small features sprinkled in.

New Features

Dynamic Squadron Dialog - Squadron leaders will now inform you if they spot hostile fighters on your tail. Volumetric Lighting - Currently implemented on some lights and suns, will be expended upon. Screen Space Ambient Occlusion - Provides enhanced shadow details New Anti-aliasing method - Significantly reduces jagged edges. Still in testing & development stage. Countermeasures - ECMs are now standard equipment on the Orion. This will allow us to use missiles and other tracking weapons much more liberally.

Enhancements

• Cluster Munitions have been overhauled, are now significantly more effective due to increased quantity and explosive radius

• Third person camera has been rewritten to solve issues with manual rotation and strange follow behavior

• Animated landing gear, will automatically deploy/retract when appropriate

• AI aiming precision improvements

• AI will better compensate for target leaders

• Space elevator now has collision geometry

• Many objects now have Level of Detail meshes to improve performance

• Shadows now have dynamically calculated cascades, significantly improves shadow quality close to all cameras

• Added a quick cutscene to Tutorial to introduce the mission

• New Arkin turret models

• Added damage areas to TDF ship thrusters, because at some point someone will complain this feature is missing

• Improved HUD missile warning system to handle multiple missiles

Bug Fixes

• Fix some billboard issues with volumetric lights

• Fix possible checkpoint reload issue in Tutorial

• Switched back to correct skybox in Border Raid Pt.2

• Fixed some issues with AI and GOExtension targeting registering, should stop too many AI engaging a single target

• Fixed instances of Reset function conflicting with MonoBehaviour

• Fix darkness in customization hangar caused by broken SSAO

• Fixed pause menu issues with Confirmation Dialog and pressing ESC

• Tweak Border Raid Pt.3 layout to properly align with incoming warp vector

• Fix directional light shadows in Level01_03

• Add hangar ambient light control to stop scene ambient bleeding in

• Fix hangar launch prompt appearing after docking

• Disable in launch tunnel to stop superfluous warnings

• Updated TDF Capital with launch tunnel alignment fixes

• Fixed hard lock radius not updating correctly

• Double pause for audio to stop coroutine audio leaks

• Fix for not being able to switch cameras after cutscenes

• Increased far camera ranges to avoid clipping distant geometry

• Fixed issues with tutorial and main menu mission select

• Tweak weapon input handling to better handle pausing