New Implementations
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- Implemented zoned lighting. By partitioning the render space into small units, we have constructed a lighting model which allows for significantly more light sources, with each light source only affecting a distinct subset of the pixels rendered. Pretty neat.
- Zoned lighting is a video setting, so if you have any problems with it, you can go back to the old global lighting should you so desire. Also added a "Light Source Limit"-slider which can be used both with the old global lighting model, and the new zoned lighting model. In the former case, it specifies number of lightsources total, and, in the latter case, the number of light sources per zone. Actual light sources in the game beyond the limit will be ignored. For reference, the global limit used to be three light sources plus the sun/moon (i.e. 4), quite simply.
- Added "Lantern Post": A Rope can be tied between two Lantern Posts. Hold a Rope and Right-Click the Lantern Posts, between which you wish to tie the Rope, in sequence, to tie it. Lanterns can, in turn, be hung on the tied rope. Note that you can have multiple ropes connecting to a single post, so a pretty tangled weave it can become.
- Added "Spherical Parchment Lantern" and "Rectangular Parchment Lantern". Both are crafted from pigments, and the colors they shine in are determined by the pigment used. You can also put sketches on them, should you so desire. They cannot be used to light things, but burn for about an RL week without refuling.
- Honestly, it's very cool.
Key Fixes
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- Implemented the change to a change in last week's patch mentioned here. The helmsman of a ship can now Right-Click a knocked out passenger and "Maroon" them, evicting them from the ship. This action can only be performed in shallow water. Passengers are no longer auto dismounted when knocked out.
Small Fixes
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- Village Idol should now allow flattening of the tiles to the left and right of it.
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Today's Patch Item, for the fair price of $9 is the "Spider Clown's Hat".
Store Description wrote:$9 Laughing maniacally as it conspires to weave its tangled web around the whole circus.
All Gold subscribers have been awarded the "Spider Clown's Hat", free of charge. Happy Halloween!
In the Pipe
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- Thinking a fair bit about making winter a smoother experience.
- Again urging any custom client maker who wishes to stay relevant to get with the new rendering times. Support for the old resources will be dropped at some point.
- Our primary development direction is toward object-controlled-objects.
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