{"id":1488,"date":"2016-01-16T14:35:06","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T14:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lofigames.com\/?p=1488"},"modified":"2016-01-17T19:26:47","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T19:26:47","slug":"the-beta-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/the-beta-is-coming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Beta is coming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed we have been very quiet over the last few months without releasing any updates.\u00a0 The reason is we are on our final run to the beta release with the new world map!<br \/>\nThis means all core features and content will be in the game and we can finally focus entirely on stability, bug-fixing and polish.\u00a0 (Features and content may still be added in the future, but not until after a full stable 1.0 release)<\/p>\n<p>I won&#8217;t give an exact date for the beta release because it will depend on how smoothly things go, but it will be in a few weeks from now, probably early February.\u00a0 Here are the details:<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW WORLD (0.80.0)<\/strong><br \/>\nDue to the sheer size of the new map the first release will be restricted to a certain area only.\u00a0 This area will gradually expand with more updates, but the main focus now is going to be on stability and polish.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Content:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Entirely new world map.\u00a0 More detailed and polished, new factions, new content, things to explore.\u00a0 Its&#8217; like Kenshi 2.\u00a0 Crazy.\u00a0 I should have called it Kenshi 2 and charged for it again, but I didn&#8217;t.\u00a0 Damn.<\/li>\n<li>\u7814\u7a76\u6280\u8853\u306e\u968e\u5c64\u3001\u65b0\u6280\u8853\u3001\u30d0\u30e9\u30f3\u30b9\u3092\u6539\u5584\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/li>\n<li>Totally new buildings.\u00a0 Multiple floors, and you can mount turrets on the rooftops.<\/li>\n<li>New power system.\u00a0 Generators require fuel, wind power fluctuates with the wind strength, batteries compensate for fluctuations.<\/li>\n<li>\u8fb2\u696d\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u3068\u69d8\u3005\u306a\u7a2e\u985e\u306e\u4f5c\u7269\u3092\u6539\u5584\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/li>\n<li>New animals, and new races with own strengths and weaknesses.<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s water now.\u00a0 Rivers to cross and oceans to drown in.<\/li>\n<li>Camping- You can build easy camp beds and fires for survival when travelling<\/li>\n<li>Bandit camps, somewhere for them to retreat to and stage assaults.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lofigames.com\/the-beta-is-coming\/camps\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1493\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1493 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/camps.jpg\" alt=\"camps\" width=\"701\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/camps.jpg 850w, https:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/camps-300x173.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Build camps while travelling<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lofigames.com\/the-beta-is-coming\/races\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1495\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1495 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/races.jpg\" alt=\"races\" width=\"488\" height=\"455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/races.jpg 488w, https:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/races-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>New sub-races and Skeleton race in the character editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gameplay:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buildings are now made with multiple materials.\u00a0 Machinery requires iron and sometimes copper.<\/li>\n<li>Thievery is improved, buildings have things to steal, guards are more alert.<\/li>\n<li>NPCs use the stuff in their homes, guards train, people sit etc<\/li>\n<li>Guards in buildings and shops now descreetly sort of follow you about, keeping an eye on you<\/li>\n<li>Fixed getting busted for stealing from accidental clicks.\u00a0 You can look inside unlocked containers, and lock picking has to be chosen through the right-click menu.<\/li>\n<li>Reduced labour\/engineering speed penalty at level 1 from 0.25x to 0.5x. This will speed things up slightly at the lower levels when starting out<\/li>\n<li>Stealth skill is easier to train in non-hostile environments.<\/li>\n<li>Increased trade profitability by 50%, this combined with thievery should provide decent alternatives to looting as a profession in the early game stage.<\/li>\n<li>\u9769\u3092\u4f5c\u308b\u306b\u306f\u52d5\u7269\u306e\u76ae\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/li>\n<li>Tons of bugfixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lofigames.com\/the-beta-is-coming\/buildings-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1492\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1492 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/buildings.jpg\" alt=\"buildings\" width=\"700\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/buildings.jpg 850w, https:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/buildings-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Revamped farming system and totally new buildings<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Engine:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30b7\u30e3\u30c9\u30a6\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u3092\u5c0e\u5165\u3057\u3066\u6539\u5584\u3092\u65bd\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u307e\u305f\u3001\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u306e\u5b9f\u884c\u901f\u5ea6\u3082\u901f\u304f\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/li>\n<li>New terrain engine.\u00a0 Runs faster, looks nicer and shows more detail for distant mountains<\/li>\n<li>A lot of fundamental engine optimisations have been done, this may temporarily cause new bugs, but hopefully speed things up<\/li>\n<li>Overhauled with a new PBR &amp; HDR global lighting system, should make a great improvement to the visual quality\u00a0 -(Credit for this goes to Linda MacGill and Igor Frolov of Bug Zen!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lofigames.com\/the-beta-is-coming\/landscape-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1494\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1494 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/landscape.jpg\" alt=\"landscape\" width=\"700\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/landscape.jpg 850w, https:\/\/lofigames.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/landscape-300x155.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>New world map and shadow system<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have noticed we have been very quiet over the last few months without releasing any updates.\u00a0 The reason is we are on our final run to the beta release with the new world map! This means all core features and content will be in the game and we can finally focus entirely on stability, bug-fixing and polish.\u00a0 (Features and content may still be added in the future, but not until after a full stable 1.0 release) I won&#8217;t give an exact date for the beta release because it will depend on how smoothly things go, but it will be in a few weeks from now, probably early February.\u00a0 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1493,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-updates","category-progress-announcements","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1488"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1488\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lofigames.com\/ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}