I have made further improvements to the nav system, and I have fixed some bugs with the server. There were some issues with loading the world state from the database that have now been fixed.
I have also added in the ability to mine resources (such as Ore, Deuterium, etc) from asteroids and stars. Users can use the Deuterium as fuel, and sell the Ore at Space Stations.
The 2D nav map is also done, and works quite well.
I will be using is both as an alternative to the 3D map (It may be easier to use in some cases) and as a nav map for the shuttle, and for smaller ships that don’t have the room for a 3D radar.
I have also fixed quite a few bugs and other issue with the nav systems.
I have made some progress on the 2D nav map. I have displayed the stellar objects in a scaled 2D form, with colour coding for stars and planets.
The next goal is to extend this to allow it to also be used for navigation and displaying information about the solar system.
I will spend at least a week or so on improving the navigation GUI’s, before moving on.
The next goal is to dramatically improve the Guis in the project, especially the navigation Gui’s.
I have added the ability to select objects on the 3D radar, and I have added a volumetric 3D line joining the players ship to their target destination.
It is also possible to navigate to the chosen destination using the in-game guis.
The next goal is to add a 2D map that I can access from the guis and flat 2D screens. This will be useful for navigation where the 3D radar isn’t available.
I have completed the next major goal, which is to save the world state to the database.
This means that the server can save and load the world state when it is shut down or taken offline for maintenance, making the project completely persistent.
Initial testing seems to indicate that there are no issues or problems with this, so in theory the player should be able to travel throughout the entire universe, including landing on planets, etc, and have their progress be saved permanently.
