{"id":561,"date":"2016-03-14T16:24:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T23:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/?p=561"},"modified":"2016-03-14T16:24:07","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T23:24:07","slug":"update-17-in-game-map-improvements-and-new-assets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/14\/update-17-in-game-map-improvements-and-new-assets\/","title":{"rendered":"Fictorum Update #17: In-Game Map Improvements, Twitch Stream, New Assets and Contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>We have some really big announcements for update #17. We&#8217;ll be talking about our latest build, in-game map improvements, new partners and assets, and a run-down of our latest Twitch stream.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(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');\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/assets.gfycat.com\/gfycat.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Countless Bug Fixes &#8211;&gt; Friends and Family Build<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve been working very hard to fix bugs and make the tiny improvements to polish our game (things like audio balancing, texture improvements, enemy spawning issues, to name a few) and it shows; Fictorum is now stable, playable, and pretty fun! We&#8217;ve sent our build out to a few of our fellow gamers to get their feedback on how our game feels and how it performs on a variety of machines, which will make the game all the better.<\/p>\n<h2>In-Game Map Improvements<\/h2>\n<p>We recently realized that our world map, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/18\/fictorum-update-10-map-rune-and-a-new-video\/\" target=\"_blank\">previously 2D<\/a>, had a long way to go visually before we could call it complete;\u00a0The game map is a pretty important part of our game, so it deserved an overhaul.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/31pkfhEwbOU\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The new camera angle, 3D mountains, fog material, improved map texture, and lighting now make this aspect of our game much more visually appealing and engaging.<\/p>\n<h2>Rainfall<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;re very happy to announce that we have signed a contract to work with <a href=\"http:\/\/rainfall.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rainfall<\/a> to do our sound effects, music, and UI for our game! As they have been involved in a variety of <a href=\"http:\/\/rainfall.tv\/work\/\" target=\"_blank\">high-profile projects<\/a>, we are thrilled and honored to have the talent and experience that they bring to the table.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/80866071?portrait=0&amp;byline=0&amp;title=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Twitch Stream<\/h2>\n<p>Our first stream started a little bumpy\u2014we&#8217;ll make sure we have our audio set up correctly next time\u2014but it was a success!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nbd2jKbRT0A\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Energy Maelstrom<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve created a new ability in-game that allows the Fictorum to quickly regenerate lost mana.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SNyOztK5H9o\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Item Tooltip Improvements<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve improved the look of our item and rune tooltips so that their statistics are displayed cleanly and in a more appealing manner.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/FictorumInventoryTooltip.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-571\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-571\" src=\"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/FictorumInventoryTooltip.png\" alt=\"Fictorum Inventory Tooltip\" width=\"500\" height=\"881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/FictorumInventoryTooltip.png 511w, https:\/\/fictorum.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/FictorumInventoryTooltip-170x300.png 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Twitch Stream<\/h2>\n<p>We are planning our second stream for Tuesday, 3\/22, at 8pm PDT on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/scrapingbottomgames\" target=\"_blank\">Twitch channel<\/a>\u2014give us a follow and tune in Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<h2>Coming Weeks<\/h2>\n<p>Tune in for our stream next Tuesday and we&#8217;ll send out another update in two weeks!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we&#8217;re planning on working on in the meantime:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Further improvements to the history feature<\/li>\n<li>Add tutorials and tips for key aspects<\/li>\n<li>Add difficulty setting<\/li>\n<li>Reduce load times<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks for stopping by! 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