So here's a few of the most important excerpts from the Chief Chat conducted on the 23rd of Feb.
Do note that this is not comprehensive, and I did miss a bit of the discussion towards the end of the Chat since I had to go off. If anybody does remember or did take any notes, feel free to add to these, or correct any errors.
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1. New Team Member
-Teknoel is the latest dev team member. He was the one who did the UI for the original Firefall launch trailer and will be working on the UI for EM-8er. He shall be working part-time.
Link to the Firefall trailer:
2. Models
-Models of the omniframe, Kaiju and the Tsi-hu are being worked on.
-Male and female models have been rigged and completed. Hair added to the models. These shall now be added to the omniframe and animated. There currently is no plan, atleast for the immediate future, to animate entry and exit of the operator from the omniframe. These will be worked on later.
-Once the animations are completed, the omniframe movement demo shall be released.
3. Jetpacks
-Jetpacks are being prototyped and regen rates for the jetpacks are being reviewed.
4. Maps, Skeleton and Music
-Current plan for maps is to be split instances, with phasing system from World of Warcraft to be used down the line.
Link: http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Phasing
Since I'm no expert with the system, I'm adding a link to what I believe is the phasing system in its entirety. Feel free to correct me.
-Human Models use HIK Skeletons.
-YSE sound engine to be hooked up next week.
-Music is planned to be dynamic, varying as the encounter progresses.
5. Monetization
-As mentioned before, the current plan is to have skins and cosmetics only.
-If loot boxes are introduced to the game, all odds shall be published and any and all rewards shall be unlockable within the game without any purchase involved.
6. Additional Features
-A console port is under consideration, and hence steam/discord integration is being reviewed.
7. Third person View
-Owing to majority support from the community, third person view shall be similar to the one used in Firefall (Thanks @Faeryl for noting that on discord)
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The video updates are slated to go up on Monday.
That's all I have for now. As noted, feel free to add to these.
Do note that this is not comprehensive, and I did miss a bit of the discussion towards the end of the Chat since I had to go off. If anybody does remember or did take any notes, feel free to add to these, or correct any errors.
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1. New Team Member
-Teknoel is the latest dev team member. He was the one who did the UI for the original Firefall launch trailer and will be working on the UI for EM-8er. He shall be working part-time.
Link to the Firefall trailer:
2. Models
-Models of the omniframe, Kaiju and the Tsi-hu are being worked on.
-Male and female models have been rigged and completed. Hair added to the models. These shall now be added to the omniframe and animated. There currently is no plan, atleast for the immediate future, to animate entry and exit of the operator from the omniframe. These will be worked on later.
-Once the animations are completed, the omniframe movement demo shall be released.
3. Jetpacks
-Jetpacks are being prototyped and regen rates for the jetpacks are being reviewed.
4. Maps, Skeleton and Music
-Current plan for maps is to be split instances, with phasing system from World of Warcraft to be used down the line.
Link: http://wowwiki.wikia.com/wiki/Phasing
Since I'm no expert with the system, I'm adding a link to what I believe is the phasing system in its entirety. Feel free to correct me.
-Human Models use HIK Skeletons.
-YSE sound engine to be hooked up next week.
-Music is planned to be dynamic, varying as the encounter progresses.
5. Monetization
-As mentioned before, the current plan is to have skins and cosmetics only.
-If loot boxes are introduced to the game, all odds shall be published and any and all rewards shall be unlockable within the game without any purchase involved.
6. Additional Features
-A console port is under consideration, and hence steam/discord integration is being reviewed.
7. Third person View
-Owing to majority support from the community, third person view shall be similar to the one used in Firefall (Thanks @Faeryl for noting that on discord)
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The video updates are slated to go up on Monday.
That's all I have for now. As noted, feel free to add to these.
