WOC Update Log

[TAO]

@c said in WOC Update Log:

post these updates on the project itself and not the forums

Is it fine if I only post major updates on the forum? Minor updates and bug fixes will be noted in the forum if anyone does ask though.

[Tyller_]

@011830-0a42ef84 he said he made the viewport 1000 by 360 and the canvas 2800 (assuming he means 2800 by 2800) the default viewport isn’t square, and 1000x360 is still a rectangle, just a really long one, this doesn’t help you fit more ui element’s on screen, to put that into perspective a modern phone has about a 20:9 aspect ratio (atleast mine does), I never said the map should be square (but those borders have to be a rectangular shape and the edges can be going into the play area where stuff is allowed)

[SirBots]

Update 2.23 - Mode Change Update

Release Date; Feb 28, 2025

What’s new:

UI

• Rearranged the button layout to make the main menu look more polished
• Moved the title and the Good Morning/Evening message to make the main menu more polished
• The background of the main menu now periodically change

Gamemodes

Realistic Battles

• Made a new, more accurate player count system. In order to win based on kills, the entire opposing team must be eliminated to earn this victory.
  • Previously, this victory could be obtained by killing enough players until the team has only ~5% of their starting player count remaining.

Game Mechanics

• In Realistic Battles, Added a menu that shows how many enemies which are currently alive, that is using a specific class. The count adjusts for eliminated players. This menu can be opened by holding the “E” key.
  • This system only accounts for players on the enemy team that are currently alive.
  • Does not work for regular battles

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug where pressing the “E” key when entering, or inside of, a match after intermission would cause the main menu to appear on screen, effectively breaking the game.
• Fixed a bug where the wrong gamemode would be shown when loading into a non-realistic battle match.
• Fixed a bug in regular modes where sometimes the spectating screen would appear instead of respawning as normal.
• Fixed a bug where the Sandbag and the Medbubble sub-weapons would be frozen in place on screen when the Match Results screen would appear, provided that they were deployed when the screen appeared.

The next update will focus on adding one new weapon class and a new map, and some fixes. This next update will be the final content update.

[silvlove]

@011830-0a42ef84

[SirBots]

Update 2.23 Sudden additions notes and Release!

So, we’re back with another update! Our team forgot to mention these few things when this was at work at our home base:

• 4 additional battle songs have been added
• Reduced the intensity of the red screen when the player is below 30 health by approx. 45%

We are proud to announce a new and improved system for telling if your team is winning or not in Realistic Battles! Even better, by holding the ‘E’ key, you can see which class that any currently alive bot is using. This counter updates for eliminated players. Lastly with this new technology, we can more accurately determine how many enemies are left in a match, but this also means you might have to hunt down that last, sneaky player.

We’ve also improved the Main Menu UI, did some rearranging, and added a background changer to give the Main Menu a more, cleaner, fresher look!

In terms of bug fixes, it was found during the development of the counter system that, if you entered a match after intermission instead of returning to the Main Menu, you could break the game by just pressing the “e” key. This has been fixed. Problems were also found with the gamemode display while the map was loading, not being able to respawn in non-realistic battles, and Sandbags and Medbubbles freezing on screen when the Results screen appeared, given that both is/was deployed when the screen appeared.

Happy fighting!

[TAO]

@sirbots hey if you have multiplayer can you tell me how you managed to do that?

[SirBots]

@011830-0a42ef84 I don’t have multiplayer integrated, and I don’t plan on adding it.

[TAO]

@sirbots Okay

[SirBots]

Update 3.5 - A Very Special Specialty Update Pt.1 Patch Notes

Update type - Content Update
Release Date - When finished

What’s new:

AI

• Implemented the same player count system from the previous update to the Freinds AI.
  • This is to fix an issue where Realistc Battle matches would not end if the player and his entire team was eliminated.

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where Interceptors would not move at their correct speed while they were not moving to position themselves before firing. They would move at the speed of their teammates rather than being faster than them, and vice versa with non-interceptor classes as well.

Gamemdes

Realistic Battles

• The border around the screen is now slightly transparent so while spectating, the player is able to see the locations of all players during a match.

Weapon Classes

• Added a new class: Combat Medic

Ever wanted to be able to heal your teammate, yet can’t contribute much to fighting? Well this class is for you! Paired with a BAR M1911, and that same familiar MedBubble, you can more conveniently place that MedBubble in more places with a more reliable weapon. Furthermore, its paired with the Punchdown special if they come rushing in!

Class Armament:

• BAR M1911 Multipurpose Automatic DMR
• MedBubble Sub-Weapon
• Punchdown Special (Coming soon)

UI

• Changed the text for the Scout Class button in the Class selection screen from Recon to Scout
• Fixed the appearance of Gamemode information when the map is revealed, and added a slight background to fix the conflicting of colors with the text and background.

Maps

• Added a new map: Iberian Castle

General Bug Fixes
*Fixed a bug where Sub-weapons could still be used while not in a match.

The next update will focus on adding specials, and spawn protection mechanisms

[TAO]

@sirbots Hey do you have any suggestions that I could implement for my game: Bot Test? I would appreciate it and I think you would have good suggestions (since you and I are making similar games).

[SirBots]

@011830-0a42ef84 Add an option where your mouse doesn’t really determine the movement of your player.

[TAO]

@sirbots Already did, check options

Unless you mean rotation-wise

[SirBots]

@011830-0a42ef84 K, well, I don’t really know then.

[SirBots]

@011830-0a42ef84 Yeah, rotation wise.

[TAO]

@sirbots Do you mean rotation or movement

[SirBots]

@011830-0a42ef84 Its how your person moves based on the mouse and key movement. It’s funky.

[TAO]

@sirbots Yes, there are 2 options for that. You can either choose “move with mouse,” which means the W key moves the player toward the mouse pointer, or “move without mouse,” which means the W key moves the player up.

[jeffreyrb03-gmail]

@sirbots said in WOC Update Log:

Reduced the intensity of the red screen when the player is below 30 health by approx. 45%

This is good, and this makes the game a bit more accessible to those with seizures or other conditions. I recommend reading https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/Seizure_disorders for more info. It talks about accessibility mainly for websites, but this also can apply to web games. This part: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Accessibility/Seizure_disorders#flashing_flashing_red tells you about how flashing red affects people with those conditions. I’m also not saying you have to make your game 100% epilepsy-friendly, but I am saying that it’s a good idea you thought of that. I do recommend adding options for reduced flashing or other fast screen effects so that the user can enable/disable them or even use a slider to control just how much flashing is there.

[SirBots]

Some issues with development has resulted in a pushback of the update release. I planned on releasing it today, but this is not going to happen. At the quickest, tomorrow. But likely this weekend.

Here is a detailed overview of the changes to the game for the pt.1 update:

The allied player’s AI was not given the new player counting system that the enemies received in the 2.23 update, as it appeared to work just fine. But there would be times where Realistic Battle matches would not end if the Player and their entire team was still dead. Thus, the counting system was added to their AI to fix this issue.

Furthermore, AI Interceptors on both teams would move slower than intended if they were not positioning to shoot (Moving in a loop at a slow speed before shooting), non-interceptor classes moving at interceptor speeds when not positioning, and vice versa. This issue has been fixed.

Continuing with Realistic battle changes, a quality of life change was made to the spectating screen. The border was made transparent so the player can roughly see where other players are located on the map.

After some battle trials, an 8th and final class was drawn up and made. The Medic class is a highly supportive class with some modest, or in some cases, great sniping capabilities with its high damage output of 60 damage a shot. But lacks any proper fighting capabilities when dealing with close-quarter combat overall, mostly noticeable when fighting with multiple enemies at once. As a result, for those who want to be able to quickly heal their team, and be able to fight on the frontlines, the Combat Medic class was added. This class combines the fighting capabilities of the Assault class and the Medic class. The trade offs are poor damage-per-bullet output, lack of an offensive sub-weapon for Frontline combat, and when Specials are released, lack of a supportive Special.

For UI changes, fixed the Scout’s name in the class selection to make the internal name in the code match the actual UI.

For when the Map and Gamemode information is revealed, a transparent background was added behind the text to fix color conflicts with the map and text color. Furthermore, fixed positioning of the text of the gamemode information to give it a more polished appearance.

For the game’s final map for a while, a new, almost fully indoor map was added: Iberian Castle. This map was built around sniping along the A and C objective point locations, and an open, outdoor center for Assault and other frontline fighting classes.

In terms of bug fixes, not much was done other than fixing the use of sub-weapons when not in a match.

Patch notes of the Pt.2 update will be released around the same time the Pt.1 update rolls out.

[SirBots]

Well, good news, I got the issues fixed faster than expected. So, the update is out! Patch notes for Pt.2 will be ready soon!