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In addition to some more debugging, the AI system is now basically done. The AI is spawned using a server command, and then created on the client. I have also fixed some other minor issues, including rotation issues with particle effects, etc. The next goals are to create the art for the AI controlled ships, […]

I have had a few additional issues with the AI ships. The issues were related to the AI not being able to decelerate in time when approaching the players position. I think I have managed to fix these issues by allowing the AI ships to know what the players velocity is, so that they can […]

I have implemented a system that allows other ships and moveable objects in the game to move at speeds relative to the player. This means that I am not using the actual velocity of the ship, I am instead subtracting the players velocity from both ships, and using the relative velocity instead. This should prevent […]

Adding other ships and objects that can travel at high speeds it proving to be tricky. I need to create a “floating velocity” system to keep the velocity close to 0 even as the objects accelerate. This is similiar (in fact, basically identicaly) to how the “floating origin” system works, except it works with velocity […]

I have improved the lighting and visual effects quality of the project. I think the volumetric lights, etc, look better now. I have also added some minor new features and tested some more of the mechanics. The next major goal is to add other large, capital ships to the game that can travel at very […]

I have improved and tested the VR support in my project (Oculus Rift only for now) and I have also added improvements to it. It is not currently possible to play the entire game in VR, however I have added the ability to enter and leave VR at will at the press of a button. […]

I have been working on texturing concept for large objects. One of the issues with my project is that the ship objects are far too large to be textured with a single UV set, but splitting them up into multiple objects causes seaming and gaps. I have figured out how to use UDIM texture tiles […]

I have added improvements to the AI system within the project, and I have also fixed a number of bugs. I have also improved the persistent object code to allow the user to pick up objects from anywhere in the world, store them in their inventory, and then place them in another location in the […]

I have added a large number of variables and game mechanics to the project to increase immersion and realism. I think the core concept is mainly done (although I still don’t have realistic orbital physics for the planets, etc) and I have now started working on the gameplay and story elements of the world.

I have spent some time improving the physics of the moving objects in the project, such as the capital ships that the player can control. Previously, moving these ships was very simplistic, but I have improved this quite a bit. It is still not completely realistic, but it is a lot better.