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Hello Terrabeast townies!
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changedOur family has had the chance to spend a lot of time in the wilderness of Canada this summer. It has been an excellent change of scenery to inspire our work.
addedOddFauna has officially been upgraded from Unreal Engine 4 to UE5 . I've been waiting for the right time to make the change, and now is as good as any. Upgrading to UE5 will allow me to continue to take advantage of Epic's awesome new features and is important to my long-term plans for OddFauna.
addedIn the next update to OddFauna Alpha, I’m excited to introduce a new gameplay element: the Pollen System . As you traverse the world, you’ll be able to collect pollen. You’ll find pollen clustered in all kinds of interesting formations across the Terrabeast. We’ve been comparing pollen collection to collecting coins in Mario or rupees in Zelda. However, instead of it being a currency to buy items, pollen is a currency to grow the plants around you faster!
changedI’ve also been working on a really exciting development: Controller Support ! Translating mouse and keyboard controls over to a control can be really tricky. It’s not a simple one-to-one conversion. The goal is to do the first pass of making the game feel great on gamepads and to get OddFauna ready to play on Steam Deck!
addedAlong the same lines, the camera is being improved with several new features; auto rotation, auto-framing, camera shake and more.
OddFauna : Secret of the Terrabeast changes
changedOur family has had the chance to spend a lot of time in the wilderness of Canada this summer. It has been an excellent change of scenery to inspire our work.
addedOddFauna has officially been upgraded from Unreal Engine 4 to UE5 . I've been waiting for the right time to make the change, and now is as good as any. Upgrading to UE5 will allow me to continue to take advantage of Epic's awesome new features and is important to my long-term plans for OddFauna.
addedIn the next update to OddFauna Alpha, I’m excited to introduce a new gameplay element: the Pollen System . As you traverse the world, you’ll be able to collect pollen. You’ll find pollen clustered in all kinds of interesting formations across the Terrabeast. We’ve been comparing pollen collection to collecting coins in Mario or rupees in Zelda. However, instead of it being a currency to buy items, pollen is a currency to grow the plants around you faster!
changedI’ve also been working on a really exciting development: Controller Support ! Translating mouse and keyboard controls over to a control can be really tricky. It’s not a simple one-to-one conversion. The goal is to do the first pass of making the game feel great on gamepads and to get OddFauna ready to play on Steam Deck!
addedAlong the same lines, the camera is being improved with several new features; auto rotation, auto-framing, camera shake and more.
We hope everyone has had a wonderful summer so far, and that you’re staying cool (in the northern hemisphere at least).
Our family has had the chance to spend a lot of time in the wilderness of Canada this summer. It has been an excellent change of scenery to inspire our work.
OddFauna has officially been upgraded from Unreal Engine 4 to UE5. I've been waiting for the right time to make the change, and now is as good as any. Upgrading to UE5 will allow me to continue to take advantage of Epic's awesome new features and is important to my long-term plans for OddFauna.
In the next update to OddFauna Alpha, I’m excited to introduce a new gameplay element: the Pollen System. As you traverse the world, you’ll be able to collect pollen. You’ll find pollen clustered in all kinds of interesting formations across the Terrabeast. We’ve been comparing pollen collection to collecting coins in Mario or rupees in Zelda. However, instead of it being a currency to buy items, pollen is a currency to grow the plants around you faster!
I’ve also been working on a really exciting development: Controller Support! Translating mouse and keyboard controls over to a control can be really tricky. It’s not a simple one-to-one conversion. The goal is to do the first pass of making the game feel great on gamepads and to get OddFauna ready to play on Steam Deck!
Along the same lines, the camera is being improved with several new features; auto rotation, auto-framing, camera shake and more.
Looking forward to sharing more in the near future! In the meantime, connect with us on the OddFauna Discord, Instagram, and TikTok.
Thanks so much, Cliff
