Blankstorm - Changelog

Alpha 1.3.1

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Fixed an issue that prevented ticks from occurring and made improvements to hardpoint targeting.

Features

Hardpoints
Waypoints are now hidden in cinematic mode

Bug Fixes

Major issue with planets not spawning
Hyperspace
Save date display fixed
Icon clicks

Technical Changes

Changed serialization and deserialization to be part of classes
Improvements to entity selection
Change settings (incl. keybinds) to use the localStorage API

Alpha 1.2.1

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Fixed hyperspace

A huge amount of formatting and syntax fixes

Improved some functions

Features

Improved ship selection
New ships with better artwork
Added support for regex in locale version matches

Bug Fixes

Logger would try to check the log level before it was defined
Path gizmos would throw an error when being disposed
Vector3.ScreenToWorldPlane will return Vector3.Zero() instead of null if a point isn't picked
The link to the current changelog would not open to the correct version
Changed use of console.verbose to console.debug
Change the default logger log level to debug
Server.dialog using the old db transaction function
Camera radius would be the maximum upon entering scene
Fleet distribution
Saves would not load (for multiple reasons)
Empty paths would throw errors

Technical Changes

Removed the embeded en locale
Entities will always spawn at y=0

Alpha 1.1.0

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Features

Moved to using a core (for shared code between client and server)
Saves now only use one scene and generate regions of the scene
Removed RCS
Added debug log viewer & console (F10)
Smooth ship movement

Bug Fixes

Issues with level.getEntities and level.getBodies
Entities' hitboxes not appearing with F4
Loading storagedata
Some issues with commands
Cruiser was mispelled as crusier
Loading the IndexedDB from a version before 2 to 3 (the locales objectStore wouldn't exist)

Technical Changes

Removed locale caching
Changed locale version format
Moved game.getEntity and game.getBody to level.getEntities and level.getBodies
Removed game.removeEntity and game.removeBody (use (Entity).remove)
Removed local difficulty
item and tech are maps

Alpha 1.0.0

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Features and Changes:

Ctrl + S to save
Support for save upgrading
Support for Ctrl and Alt with keybinds
Updated favicon
Copyright notice in main menu
Input field styling
Tab list for multiplayer
Inventory and navigation GUIs changed
Waypoints
Items capacity/usage bar
Fully implemented criticals
Material descriptions
Localization support
New ships: small and medium transport
Scroll (middle) click to rotate the camera
WASD are camera only
Right click to move ships
Shift clicking delete on a save will skip the confirmation dialog
Debug settings
Pathfinding
Individual ship movement and attacking
Added downloadable logs
Changed navigation key to Tab
Strobing / RGB UI easter egg

Bug Fixes:

Save creation input misaligned
Volume settings not affecting sound
Screenshot context menu not preventing default menu
(Entity).removeFromScene() did not delete the internally stored mesh
Couldn't warp
warp range limit was not applied
Modal would not vertically align the inputs properly
Connection refused messages would be prefixed with connection error
Player fleet did not use power for determining new ship positions
Death when opening or creating saves
Fixed a compatibility issue with accessing memory data on Firefox (thanks to Matgamer641)
Creating save from cached data would not convert to JSON properly
HUD xp bar misalignment
Player data would not load from saves properly
Changing settings would not update the
Incorrect thrust description
Game would not save levels with more than one digit or a negative for either coordinate
Incorrect spelling in game loaded message
Toggling chat would try to fire preventDefault() internally
Changing levels would not call ui.update
Changing levels did not reassign the camera's target to the player
Levels without any bodies would fail to render
ships would not load storage correctly after saving

Technical Changes:

Support for timed actions with updates at intervals (using Action)
Support for meshless entities
Saves round numbers to 3 decimal places
Simplified modal code using forms with method=dialog
Remove dead code
External SVG Icon loading
Changed message for when game is fully loaded
Removed navigator.platform from debug screen
Change star materials to StandardMaterial and removed the materials library
Added Array.prototype.spliceOut
Added the config object
Renamed model and image folders to models and images
Added remote version manifest

Infdev 12

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Changed the default port when adding a server to 1123 and added support for protocols other than https. For the test server, please use the address mp.b.drvortex.dev:443.

Infdev 11

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Changed ping timing to be client-side only and actually work. Fully added multiplayer testing and saves (test server address is mp.b.drvortex.dev). Added a hyperspace entrance effect.

Bug Fixes:

The toggle chat and toggle command keybinds had the same ID
You could load a save from data even if a save with the save already exists (the save will now be overwritten)
Save keybinds would be overwritten with defaults

Technical Changes:

Saves use Save.GUI to generate the list item

Infdev 10

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Added ping time to the multiplayer testing, added editing server names, and added a refresh button on server selection screen.

Bug Fixes:

Server pings block the UI from updating
Save/Server selection items would not have the content positioned correctly (This one was bugging me for a while)

Technical Changes:

Servers are now pinged using a callback

Infdev 9

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Updated the title in the main menu to have the correct name, removed the modding tab in settings.

Bug Fixes:

Multiplayer testing broken due to a misplaced socket access
Double clicking a save would use the old code to open and play the save
The old context menu for playing/deleting the save would still appear
Right clicking a server would select it (unintended)

Technical Changes:

Migrated the game engine from game to game.engine

Revamped planets! Added 6 new planet biomes: earthlike, volcanic, jungle, ice, desert, moon. Added saves and multiplayer testing (you need to use the mp and save url parameter, for example /play?mp=true&save=true). /spawn has been changed since it peviously did not work. (/spawn <ship type> <owner (e.g. @vortex)> [x] [y] [z])

Bug Fixes:

Can't warp back to previously generated level
/kill does not work
The base mesh for ship instances renders at (0,0,0)
Sometimes the Indexed Database does not open before it is attempted to be accessed
Screenshots are not captured and do not render on the grid in the menu correctly.

Technical Changes:

Use (AssetContainer).instaniateModelsToScene() instead of (Mesh).instantiateHierarchy() for ship instances
Using JS Maps

Infdev 7

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Reworked research points into the experience system, and reworked commands (see the docs for more info). Added toggleable reaction control systems (RCS) and support for functions. The navigation and inventory menus can be closed with Esc. Removed the RCS/Zero Point research. Added toggleable hud using F1.

Bug Fixes:

The player's inventory, research, and ships are shared across saves
Could not use Q/E to exit out of the navigation and inventory menus
Newly introduced keybinds crash the game

Technical Change: Complelty transtion from function based things to class based things (This is a massive under-the-hood change that will allow us to be more organized and code faster)

Infdev 6

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Improved GUI lists (e.g. inventory sub-menus, save list), fixed GUI scaling, and added the GUI scale setting. Added a loading spinner on game startup.

Bug Fixes:

Fixed an issue with the game crashing in a browser without the navigator.userAgentData API (Thanks to Redpanda18)
Fixed an issue where mods would not run in the correct scope

Technical Changes:

Moved from webfont icons to SVG icons for faster loading
Changed settings, keybinds, and mods to use IndexedDB instead of localStorage
Removed the /ship stats and /ship recipe commands

Infdev 5

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Added the /kill and /spawn commands.

Bug Fixes:

Ships now render accross all scenes
Hidden keybinds properly register
Ships do not become translucent when viewed in front of a star
Tooltip GUIs update when clicked

Technical Changes:

Transitioned to class-based entities
Removed datapacks

Infdev 4

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Ships can now be commanded and are upgraded individually. Fixed a bug from Infdev 3 where some list items where not displayed with a background. Also updated along with the user authenitcation API to be more stable and easier to work with. It is now RESTful for any other devs interested. The command /sound play [id] is now /playsound [id] and the /reloadengine command is now /debug reload.

Infdev 3

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Changed the camera to be 3rd person. A/D keybinds changed from strafing to rotating. Changed how the GlowLayer interacts with the scene. Slight transparency on some menus!

Infdev 2

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Fixed default keybinds not loading and an issue with checking if the player had certain materials.

Infdev 1

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Added infinite worlds, 3 more ship models (for the crusier, battleship, and dreadnought), sound effects, account authetication (you will need an account to play the game now), and a tutorial. We also balanced some ship specs, tweaked the debug/F3 screen, changed the menu title color, fixed ship texture rendering, added modding via raw js, and added some more randomness to the game in the form of some randomized player spawning, planet spawning, and ship spawning. The sizes of planets and stars has been doubled. Finally, the available space where you and enemy ship can spawn expands with a bigger fleet.

Indev 11

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Removed the debug screen alternate keybind (Shift+D) and add a view hitboxes feature (F4). Fixed the issue from last snapshot concerning respawn.

Indev 10

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Added space battles! Get within 200 units of a planet's fleet to engage in battle. A small change: the version display in the main menu is now a link that points to the patch notes for that version.

Indev 9

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Added modding. Mods can be managed at the mods tab in settings. Please see the modding API reference to make a mod.

Indev 8

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

This is a BIG snapshot! Finally, 3D ship models have been added! Please note that the only unique ship model is the destroyer. All the other ships use the corvette model due to time constraints. Also, the textures won't load properly, so for now we've made them all one emissive color though its not ideal. We've also added in a 3rd-person camera. This is accessible by pressing R (The keybind is labeled toggle perspective). Oh, and there is a new settings for camera sensitivity under general. Also greatly improved chat (/ to access). Chat is now positioned lower (right above the input box). The debug screen is also improved. Visually, the background is only over the text. A few new sections were added. Below the closest planet, the locked target will be shown, and next to the player rotation is A which has info about the ArcRotateCamera (3rd person). You can now play two songs ingame via the /sound play command. The 2 song names/ids are rift and planets. Also a major under the hood change: All assets have been moved to Data URLs. This has the huge benefit of not needing an assets folder. The version can also be downloaded without needing all the dependencies (except for the libraries). Due to this, the game file is 190x bigger than snapshot 7.

Indev 7

Released on: Monday, February 6th, 2023

Added actual space movement physics, added the new Navigation UI (open with q, allows you to warp between systems and lock targets), and added a few new tech types. Added propulsion which increases base speed, Zero-Point Drive that allows you to instantly stop, and Force Keel, complicated. Read the tooltip ingame.Also, with the new tech type comes a new modding feature setting a value in tech.[type].rq to 0 will mean that a tech type will be locked if the player researches the other tech type.