{"id":1367,"date":"2017-07-05T00:15:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T07:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/?p=1367"},"modified":"2017-07-05T20:19:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T03:19:52","slug":"fictorum-update-46-event-visual-effect-improvements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/05\/fictorum-update-46-event-visual-effect-improvements\/","title":{"rendered":"Fictorum Update #46: Event and Visual Effect Improvements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re about a month away from releasing Fictorum, with our plan to release on August 10th! \u00a0We have added more events and polish to our game in version 0.9.6, which will be our last major beta release with v1.0 coming soon.<br \/>\n<!--more--><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[ (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-70843120-1', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); \/\/ ]]><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/assets.gfycat.com\/gfycat.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Beta Trailer #2<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greg whipped up a quick trailer showing off some destructive spells in Fictorum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fictorum: Beta Trailer #2\" width=\"510\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zymHeCLQy5A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">Fictorum 0.9.6 Beta<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GlacierSS.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1382\" src=\"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GlacierSS-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"510\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GlacierSS-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GlacierSS-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GlacierSS-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GlacierSS-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/GlacierSS.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Major Change: Event Improvements<\/h2>\n<p>The scroll holder isn\u2019t final yet, but this gives a good idea of what our new event window will look like. We\u2019re really happy with how it\u2019s come out.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/gfycat.com\/IncompleteMajesticAtlanticsharpnosepuffer<\/p>\n<p>Also we\u2019ve added a significant amount of new events to Fictorum. This should help give more variety as you play through Fictorum.<\/p>\n<h2>Major Change: Visual Effect Improvements<\/h2>\n<p>Chip has been hard at work making sure Fictorum looks as good as we can make it and has made some modifications to some of our visual effects.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/gfycat.com\/TallBouncyEquine<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Bugs Fixes and Minor Enhancements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed a bug where quest could overwrite critical events<\/li>\n<li>Lightning Bolt VFX has been improved<\/li>\n<li>Lightning Strike VFX has been improved<\/li>\n<li>New VFX for canceled\/deflected spells<\/li>\n<li>Impulses from the Fictorum\u2019s own spells will not affect him<\/li>\n<li>Cooldown reduction works for passive abilities now<\/li>\n<li>Improved Corrupted animation blending<\/li>\n<li>Improved Incendium VFX performance<\/li>\n<li>Removed Mesh from first person<\/li>\n<li>Clouds will no longer change rapidly<\/li>\n<li>Shadows are lighter, visibility should be good on all weather\/times.<\/li>\n<li>Credits UI have been improved<\/li>\n<li>Glacier VFX have been improved<\/li>\n<li>Font size is consistent between history and event window<\/li>\n<li>Screen resolution selection has better UI<\/li>\n<li>Spell Tooltips have been rewritten to be more concise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Coming Weeks<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ll be hosting another developer twitch stream on 7\/11 at 8pm PT. We hope to see you then! In case you missed last week\u2019s stream, you can catch it here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fictorum: Developer Twitch Stream (6\/27)\" width=\"510\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HQ5BN9-FI7w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Talk to you next time! 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