J.C. Smith's Blogs
We just rolled out a large new patch to The Repopulation. Highlights include an upgrade to the 1.1 Beta, an upgrade to Python 2.6.4, mission and engagement upgrades, item color coding, stealth improvements and more. Build notes are included inside, as well as a mixture of old and new screenshots...
Author J.C. Smith Date 03/06/2010 (4:21 am) Comment 8 comments
The biggest news this week is that our new web site has gone live. That's not to say that we haven't kept busy. This patch includes a major update to the Engagements system, map upgrades, basic lighting improvements, and a number of upgrades to the mission system.
Author J.C. Smith Date 01/31/2010 (12:27 am) Comment 1 comments
The 0.0.5.9 patch is filled with a upgrades to a variety of areas. Highlights include the Wailing Chasm and Control Points getting a beautification pass, a navmesh system for interiors, crafting and vehicle upgrades, a new static quest journal, and much more!
Author J.C. Smith Date 01/18/2010 (6:32 am) Comment 1 comments
First and foremost, we would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. This blog includes the latest build notes from the patch that we just rolled out today. It's a mixed bag of general upgrades, crafting, ability and mission improvements, and new graphics.
Author J.C. Smith Date 12/24/2009 (10:29 pm) Comment 4 comments
It's Wailing Chasm's turn to get a graphical and layout upgrade. Attached are the first screenshots of the new zone.
Author J.C. Smith Date 12/15/2009 (4:23 pm) Comment 9 comments
This update is a mixture of graphical updates, optimizations and new features. We've updated Freedomtown in the same fashion that Plymouth was recently upgraded. A Need/Greed/Pass looting system has been introduced, as well as a major change to the way our death system works. We've also ported to v1.1 of the Torque 3D engine, which has resulted in numerous improvements.
Author J.C. Smith Date 12/03/2009 (2:01 am) Comment 13 comments
Where the last few updates have focused heavily on content and playability, this one took more of a turn towards the visuals and interface. Plymouth has a completely new and much improved look from Stadi Thompson. We've also introduced the third revision of our User Interface from Mikael Pettersson. In addition to this you can find numerous changes the weather, fog, cloud, lighting and shadows of the game.
Author J.C. Smith Date 11/12/2009 (6:54 pm) Comment 10 comments
This patch had a quicker turnaround than our average patch, but there were several important fixes that needed to be resolved. update again focuses on polishing and improving the early stages of the game. We've given new special abilities to many monster species, in an attempt to make the various species encounters feel unique. We also integrated a new default control scheme.
Author J.C. Smith Date 10/27/2009 (3:32 am) Comment 4 comments
Highlights of this patch include performance optimizations, a population pass on Plymouth, a new conning system, an improved interaction system, rare NPCs who offer new missions to the first player who discovers them, and the addition of a number of new chain abilities. This patch also sees improved visuals, full screen fx, and animation updates for both players and NPCs.
Author J.C. Smith Date 10/21/2009 (9:17 am) Comment 5 comments
This patch continues with what we've been building towards in recent patches, in trying to make the game as fun as possible, as soon as possible. In this patch we gave every starting profession a pass to ensure that each profession has at least two combat abilities when they begin the game...
Author J.C. Smith Date 10/06/2009 (7:26 am) Comment 3 comments
We've released our second major patch since opening up alpha testing. Build notes from that patch are posted inside.
Author J.C. Smith Date 09/18/2009 (1:05 am) Comment 1 comments
It's been a hectic 10 days for us here with the launch of phase 2 of our alpha test. The first day saw us slammed with many unexpected issues...
Author J.C. Smith Date 09/01/2009 (10:21 pm) Comment 5 comments
We're rapidly approaching the point where we will be opening up the alpha client to new players, and as a result we needed documentation...
Author J.C. Smith Date 08/13/2009 (2:39 pm) Comment 4 comments
This update stretched on a bit longer than our usual patch period. We've made a heavy push towards being feature complete code wise. The Dynamic Mission system and Clan systems have undergone many changes, as have vehicles, combat and Artificial Intelligence. We have also upgraded to the latest beta (beta 4) of the Torque 3D engine. The next patch will focus heavily on content additions, and will likely be our final patch before beginning to open the game up to more testers.
Author J.C. Smith Date 07/21/2009 (11:32 am) Comment 5 comments
We've just rolled out the 0.0.4.8 Alpha Patch, and this update features the build notes for that patch as well as screenshots from our new Torque 3D based client.
Author J.C. Smith Date 05/27/2009 (2:11 am) Comment 9 comments
There's no new screenshots in this blog, just a list of the build notes since the last entry. It's another huge one.
Author J.C. Smith Date 04/17/2009 (8:13 am) Comment 3 comments
It's been a couple months since the last set of screenshots were posted. A lot has happened in that time.
Author J.C. Smith Date 03/24/2009 (12:52 pm) Comment 6 comments
The last few blogs have been information heavy and screeshot light, so here's a slew of new screenshots.
Author J.C. Smith Date 02/07/2009 (4:22 am) Comment 5 comments
We've pushed out the latest Alpha release, as we prepare for an Alpha Phase 2. This update includes the build notes, as well as some WIP screenshots of new character models.
Author J.C. Smith Date 01/30/2009 (7:11 am) Comment 1 comments
Author J.C. Smith Date 01/07/2009 (3:07 am) Comment 2 comments