Update 0.2.2.4

Gameplay

• Fixed vehicle shutdown when the player exits the vehicle.

• Fixed vehicle exit behavior, including player position and rotation checks, as well as upside-down vehicle scenarios.

• Vehicles now remember the last selected camera/view after exiting.

• NPCs can now transport the player character across the map.

• Fixed grenade-related issues, including grenades spawning under the player, capsule displacement, and the resulting “floating in the air” bug.

• Fixed the correct ammo count at level start.

• AdjustedImproved the inventory systemitems can now be properly dropped by holding the key, item pickup amounts can be confirmed from NPC inventories, and the player inventory cleanup logic was improved.

• Fixed the Dead Menu: it now appears correctly when the player dies in a vehicle and no longer closes when pressing ESC.

• Added ammo status by type and a visual reload-state indicator to armored vehicle and static weapon widgets.

• Adjusted aiming positions for some weapons and collision capsules to prevent the camera from clipping through the player model.

• Added new entries to the Field Manual.

• Expanded quests in Frýdek-Místek and split them into several sub-objectives.

• Created a demo map with random NPC spawns and an objective to eliminate them.

AI & NPC

• Integrated the LXR plugin to improve NPC detection of the player in dark areas.

• Tuned the Spawn Manager for random NPC spawning.

• Loot boxes now support spawning actors from Data Assets.

• Added new NPC events.

• Fixed AI controllers, NPC characters, and tasks to reduce NPC idling/inactivity.

• NPCs now react to flashlight light.

• Added an exception for friendly NPC reactions to the player’s flashlight.

• NPCs now warn the player when hit by the player’s weapon.

• Expanded the system for attaching NPCs to static weapons.

• Extended NPC save data to ensure proper initialization after loading.

• Unified stimulus tag settings for NPC perception.

• Created navigation for tanks in open space.

• Vehicles now generate collisions for the navigation system, preventing NPCs from pushing them away or trying to walk through them.

• Adjusted the animation blueprint for more natural head turning.

Systems

• Updated vehicle controllers, including spline following and independent navigation in space.

• Updated controllers for vehicles, static weapons, and machine guns.

• Added a feature to limit static weapon rotation.

• Static weapons now support Niagara Data Channels.

• Implemented Niagara Data Channels for muzzle flashes and shell ejection on machine guns.

• Optimized the weapon reload script.

• Fixed an issue where magazines would not spawn into weapons due to a missing animation notify.

• Created new components for communication with UDS, including time-of-day and weather control.

• Lights can now be activated based on level time, either manually or automatically.

• Shooting a light that is turned off no longer causes it to turn on.

• During loading, some functions are no longer activated if the NPC is dead.

• The player flashlight is now correctly restored after loading and automatically turns off when entering a vehicle.

• Vehicles now save their light states, and light intensity values were adjusted.

• Added a Data Layer manager for level loading.

• Fixed menu system issues and added background images.

• Implemented FSR 4.

Assets & Data

• Created German bunkers based on reference materials.

• Added the M2 Browning machine gun.

• Added a new Pz II G tank.

• Began the transition to the new MetaHuman versions in UE 5.7.

• All current NPCs were migrated to MetaHuman 5.7.

• Fixed the incorrect PickUp class for dynamite.

• Fixed incorrectly configured virtual textures and materials.

• Restored missing firing effects.

• Updated lighting and post-process settings.

• Created new Demo Map 02.

• Updated the existing demo maps L_DemoMap_01, L_DemoMap_02, and L_DemoMap_03.

• Added Demo Map 04 focused on a tank battle.

• Adjusted the position on the CanOpener map.

• Created a new Steam library artwork concept and a mouse pad design.