Z Sandbox PreAlpha Update 2:

hello!
another month at the studio.

this update:

6 shot grenade launcher,
general fixes and improvements,
beginning implementation of horde mode (1 enemy type)


next update:
will be taking a short break to work on metalloriffs wilden
https://metalloyiff.itch.io/wilden
to create the frameworks for some of the new systems in the sandbox.
things on the chopping block:

pick up characters
sex system
dialogue
emotes
custom characters and mesh import

on returning to the sandbox:

improved horde
character/map editing
objective gamemodes
sex systems from wilden
eventual steam early access


AS A GENERAL REMINDER:
if you want the projects to progress, be sure to leave some support in patreon/etc.
I am solely funding the game out of pocket at this point and that means paying off both myself and my programmers cost of living and all our time going to this without this project producing any income.  soon, there will be a testing branch on patreon/one time pay if people are looking for something more traditional to support.

keep an eye here and on wilden for more news.




Changelog:

- modularized footstep sounds

- added NPC foosteps

- added NPC attack frequency

- modularized mantling

- added mantling/high mantling to NPCs

- fixed NPCs stopping before they reach you

- lowered max NPC speed to 150%, from 200%

- fixed enemy per round hp multiplier 

- added the starting code for knockback, it needs work though

- fixed climbing projectiles

- fixed horde mode not stopping

- fixed exit match (mostly tested. may still have problems, but several issues were fixed. as a server, I can now consistently host and leave match)

- modularized footstep sounds

- added NPC foosteps

- added NPC attack frequency

- modularized mantling

- added mantling/high mantling to NPCs

- fixed NPCs stopping before they reach you

- lowered max NPC speed to 150%, from 200%

- fixed enemy per round hp multiplier 

- added the starting code for knockback, it needs work though

- fixed double death

- fixed health bar somehow conflicting with npcs

- fixed death messages from npcs

- temporarily disabled knockback

- fixed npcs not being able to hit you when crouching

- stuck my cylinder inside the cat

- added initial hp mult

- added initial damage mult

- added per round damage mult

- zoned out for a solid 2 minutes

- added rotation for gametypes

- fixed hp/attack round mult 

- added horde mode wave timer functionality (0 will be no time limit)

- alexa still hasn't figured out how many bitches we can fit in the tesla

- added waypoint functionality

- added 💀 waypoints over enemy heads when there are 2 or less left

- unstuck the cylinder from the cat. strange white liquid ensued

- added press X to respawn thingy

- added force respawn functionality

- added allow skip respawn functionality

- fixed death messages showing after respawning

- added max horde rounds

- added only respawns between waves 

- added lives

- did the cat

- added reviving

- removed corpse despawn timer

- corpses despawn on spawn if revives are enabled

- removed vertical check on reviving 

- added "being revived" text and progress bar 

- disabled ability to revive enemy players 

- fixed teams being broken with NPCs 

- made NPCs t-bag (this one is actually an important feature unlike the rest, so I tested it)

- fixed reviving breaking your arms 

- unstuck the cylinder from the cat 

- added health regeneration timeout skip when getting a melee kill 

- fixed enemy respawns in horde mode

- added team lives 

- added functionality for dynamic entries to the scoreboard

- added lives to the scoreboard 

- added "OUT OF LIVES" text when you run out of lives

- fixed something, but I honestly don't remember what it was (this isn't even a meme 💀)

- added a "clear enemies between waves" game rule

- added a "skip asset preloading" setting

- added "exp_value" to the damageable class

- added "EXP" to scoreboard

- NPC EXP scales by their health when the health is changed. higher health is higher exp

- gained exp shows as a damage number when killing an enemy/destroying an object that gives exp

- fixed a bug causing damage numbers to disappear after killing an NPC

- fixed NPCs not taking headshots (the solution was telling you to aim better. there was never a bug. eat shit)

- wave timers now show in scoreboard

- wave intermission time now shows in scoreboard

- fixed an error spam. and I think created another one, no idea where it's coming from.

- fixed a bug that we were unaware of that caused all heat to have to be spent before the timer started

- added official DKD gametypes to the list

- added mouse wheel up/down as default inputs for switching weapons 💀

- fixed some more error spam

- increased revive radius to 3m from 2m

- fixed teams (hopefully)

- pissed in the cat's ass

- fixed exp sync

- fixed a bug allowing you to swap weapons while in menus

- potentially fixed many player joining desync bugs

- added t-bagging enemies for 5 exp

- fixed revive multiplayer desync

- added a 300ms delay to melee kill hp gen

- separated wave and round timers in scoreboard

- added current wave, wave timer, and heat to the scoreboard 

- fixed purgatory when holding things that get deleted (fr this time 💀)

- fixed wave timer going whack when wave time is set to 0

- moved scoreboard below menus (pause, console, inventory)

- fixed heat in horde mode

- raised max enemy count to 100

- fixed bounding box in tunnel, which was causing everyone to die instantly, along with other bugs

- fixed gametype team count 

- fixed mantle bug

- edited crouch local height

- potentially fixed skeleton spawn speed 

- fixed waypoints showing at start 

- fixed players dying twice 

- fixed several weapon sync issues

- fixed dog

- fixed every get_tree() error and possibly crash

- fixed mantling through ceilings

- fixed teams spawning too close to enemy contestants

- nerfed heavy

- fixed crouch height stuff

- prevented jumping while forced ceiling crouch is above 90%

- fixed double deaths

- fixed multiplayer jump pad sounds

- fixed mantling preventing jump pads from working

- made jump pads clear mantle input window

- reduced mantle input window from 1s to 400ms

- fixed melee hp regeneration

- melee now forces hp regeneration for 1.2s (will equal to 2-3 ticks)