WarpedSpace - Monthly Dev Report July 14 – August 8, 2025

🪐 WarpedSpace - Monthly Dev Report

July 14 – August 8, 2025

🧠 AI & Hostile Upgrades

• Introduced new hostile variants, including advanced bunker/station turrets.

• Hostiles spawn behavior added for dynamic encounters (one creature so far)

• FPS Hostiles are now tracked for better mission integration.

🔐 Keycard & Door Access System

• Doors now support keycard-based interactions:

  • Players must hold a key to unlock certain doors.

  • Keys are consumed upon use, adding tactical planning to exploration.

  • Keycards placed for testing across various Bunkers

🧱 Advanced Base Building System

• Major improvements to the Base Core and Advanced Build Tools:

  • Base parts now include Triangle Floors, Arches, Beveled Floor & Wall Panels.

  • Red Build Dots show contextually.

  • Removed parts are now properly deregistered from base system.

  • Solved a major issue blocking Advanced Base Building.

• Build Tool now:

  • Includes new Steam Achievement

  • Has bug fixes and slight performance improvements.

🗂 Task System & Progression

• New Task Types:

  • Find a Research Item.

  • Locate a Ship’s Primary Weapon.

  • Build with the Tool.

  • Perform Item Analysis.

🔊 Immersion & Feedback Enhancements

• Audio alerts added:

  • When oxygen is low or depleted.

  • Various 1-time notification were added

• Improved:

  • UI prompts for scanning, tools, and interactions.

  • Status system cleanup to prevent redundant warnings.

• "Boundary Message" now reflects Playtest / Demo

• A few voice lines updated from Voice Actor

• Various Ui elements were updated: first tasks list, tooltips etc

🛠 Tooling & Salvage Updates

• Salvage Tool:

  • Optimized detection.

  • Fixed ghost object bug when fully salvaged.

• Repair Tool:

  • Tiered repair capability.

  • eg. Restore camera drone to full health but ship to 80%

• Mining Tool:

  • Schematic now discoverable via mining node scanning.

🧃 Survival Systems

• Hydration:

  • More aspects coming online now with triggers warnings when low.

  • Including supporting gameplay

• Water Purifier:

  • Is now craftable via the Build Tool

• Hydration Pack:

  • Now craftable

• Added Hydration Task as part of survival training

🧍‍♂️ Player Movement

• Added Dash Mechanic: (Testing Phase)

  • Double-tap movement + boost = Dash.

  • Works in both EVA & FPS modes.

  • Includes SFX and prevents spam.

  • Player is invulnerable during dash.

🚀 Ship Systems

• Ship Hull/Armor health now persists between sessions.

• Ships in new games start with damaged hull (story element - your task as always is to repair it )

• Damage VFX Added (to be improved)

• New Flyable Ship with interior added as a Story Element.

• Ship Storage:

  • Can now eject items into space.

  • Can no longer transfer items to player if it exceeds inventory volume.

🔄 Inventory & Resource Systems

• Items now:

  • Show % bar and capacity values (e.g., 50 / 100).

  • Have individual max capacity limits.

  • Recycling items now reflects reduced returns or no return if applicable.

• Inventory Transfer:

  • Cleaner separation between Placing and Ejecting items.

  • Bug fixes and volume enforcement.

🔥 Plasma Harvester System Expansion

• Introduced systems related to Plasma Collection and Handling:

  • Plasma Harvester is now craftable via build tool

    • Placed over a vent will cause the harvester to produce Plasma Canisters

  • Plasma Canisters can now be:

    • Moveable via the Tractor Tool only (not hand-collectable)

    • Transferred into Base Storage via the Transfer Dock.

  • Transfer Dock is now:

    • Fully buildable using the Build Tool.

    • Integrated into the base system with visual and functional tracking.

With proper plasma containment