Hello everyone!

It's been a long time since I last shared an update on the development of Storm Chasers.

As many of you already know, I'm still working on version v0.10, which will bring many major changes.

One of those changes, which is already finished, is the new way to obtain equipment and upgrades (cars, clothes, etc.) in the game. XP will no longer be used; instead, players will have to save money to buy these upgrades directly in stores within towns and cities.

Here you can see a short video of one of those stores:
Another major change—one of the most complex but also most requested by players—is the creation of a new map. I'm working on a map that is much larger than the current one, featuring highways, rivers, train tracks, forests, and much more. It's turning out great, but optimizing so many elements is taking longer than expected, and I'm still working on it.

Here are some screenshots of the new map:
I would also like to mention that the delay isn't just due to creating the map. I've also been working on a tool that will allow me to create new maps much more efficiently and quickly. Once version v0.10 is released, it wouldn't be surprising to see v0.11 with an additional new map just a few months later.

That's all for today! I hope the wait is worth it, and after this new version, I can focus again on adding new gameplay features that I've been thinking about these past few months.

Thank you so much for your patience!
Hugs! ːsteamhappyː

A new bugfix version is now available on Steam: v0.9.3.0

• You can gain XP in private servers
  
• Reduced camera controls sensitivity
  
• The car doors are no longer locked from the inside
  
• Fix Free Roaming spawn freeze (I hope 🤞 )
  
• Fix player ragdoll not working when lifted by a tornado
  
• Fix tornado physics not affecting props inside the radius when changing category
  
• Fix gas tank and replacement tire availability in the shop (at last 😄 )
  
• Fix Versus game over scores
  
• Fix FTP tornado warning on the radar
  
• Fix FTP rotated tornado bug
  
• Fix FTP multiple controlled tornadoes bug
  
• Fix FM volume setting not working ingame

Not that bad for a bugfix version 👍
Have fun!

A new bugfix version is now available on Steam: v0.9.2.0

• Let you choose between long (old) or short (new) EAS warnings in the settings
  
• Fix loading stuck when starting free roaming
  
• Fix SUV probe score added to other players
  
• Fix flying players in online free roaming
  
• Fix car sounds that can be heard from far away
  
• Fix tornado siren not rotating in Wakota
  
• Reduce light bloom (really this time ːsteamfacepalmː)

That's all for now.
Have fun!

A new bugfix version is now available on Steam: v0.9.1.1

• Fix light from lightnings not affecting clouds and tornadoes
  
• Change EAS sounds to reduce audio duration. Made by Caleb [WBMA-LD]
  
• Make tornado slightly more visible
  
• Fix visible car lensFlare inside the car
  
• Reduce light bloom
  
• Let the player's house lights be on all day in Free Roaming
  
• Optimize electric columns and electric cables
  
• Add ban info in main menu for banned players
  
• Fix SUV probe not activating (not repeating score sound)
  
• Increase SUV probe max score

That's all for now.
I hope that it will fix most of the major bugs detected in the previous version.
Have fun!

‼️ The v0.9.0 version is finally AVAILABLE ‼️

It has been a verrrrry long journey (exactly 3 years since the last update), and I truly appreciate all your enthusiasm after all that time.

Screenshot by Gopensgo291

• New realistic lighting system.
  
• New vehicle (SUV) available at XP level 10.
  
• Improved 3D model of the pickup truck.
  
• New buildings with optimized performance and detailed (and destructible) interiors.
  
• Enhanced physics for tornado-induced destruction.
  
• Visible car body damage caused by hail.
  
• Unknown tornado categories until they cause destruction or data is obtained with a probe.
  
• Wind force affecting trees and grass.
  
• Bonus points for capturing a lightning strike in a photo ⚡ .
  
• Language, time format, and distance format options added to the general settings.
  
• Car mirrors and physics accuracy options added to the graphics settings.
  
• Team selector in Versus mode.
  
• Ragdoll physics for players and animals (🐮 ) caught in a tornado.
  
• Wet textures when it's raining.
  
• Many optimizations for improved performance.

And that's all!
It has been a long odyssey, and I hope you enjoy this version that has been so challenging for me to release.
I hope it will serve as a foundation for improving the map and making many more changes in the future.

Thank you all for your patience 😘
Enjoy the game!

Hello Steam!
It's been a looooooong time... I know... and I'm really sorry ːsteamsadː.

Today I would like to share the new developments made with the v0.9 version which will arrive as a public beta at the end of June.

• FREE ROAMING
  In this video you will see a lot of the new features added to Free Roaming mode in the new version:
  
  
• LIGHTING
  As many of you already know the lighting in v0.9 has been totally remade and has continued to improve and over the last few weeks:
  
• TORNADO CATEGORY
  A tornado will not have a known category until it begins to strike objects, trees, cars, or anything that might indicate its category.
  This means that an EF5 with an unknown category will give you fewer points than an EF1 with a known category.
  
• DESTRUCTION
  The physics of the destruction caused by tornadoes has changed as well. You can see those changes in these two short videos:
  Mission 3 in v0.9[streamable.com]
  Mission 6 in v0.9[streamable.com]
  
  And remember that hail will also damage car bodies:
  

And... that's all!
I guess a lot of players aren't playing the game anymore after so long, but it was important for me to come back and release this version with so many changes.
Thank you so much for your patience and see you the last week of June for the public beta!

Hello Steam!
It's been a while since something were posted here and I would like to apologize for it.
Today I would like to share all the progress made with the v0.9 version.

• LIGHTING
  The lighting system has been totally remade to get better looking colors.
  
• BUILDING MODELS
  All of the buildings/tree models are being replaced with simpler ones (less polygons) to optimise performances.
  The car repair garage will now be separated from the gas station.
  Destruction of farms and city buildings will be improved.
  
• BUILDING INTERIORS
  All of the buildings/houses will have a realistic interior. You will be able to access to your house, building's rooftop or any other opened building (This is not Thief Simulator)
  
• ANIMALS
  All of the animal models have been updated... with Ragdoll!
  (But please, be kind to these poor beasts)
  
• WETNESS
  I've also been working on a wet surface manager that modify the wetness of different textures when it is raining to have a more realistic rain.
  
• CAR MODELS
  This next version will also increase the car model quality (mirrors, polygons, damages... etc.) and add a new vehicle model that will use slightly different probes.
  
• BIGGER MAP
  I don't have anything pretty to show for the moment, but I am working hard on it to get a big and optimized map to play all together.

And... that's all!
Thank you so much for playing Storm Chasers and I really hope that this upcoming v0.9 will hype you as much as me.

After several months of hard work and beta testing, the new v0.8.0 update is now live.

• New radar visuals
  
• New cloud's appearance with better supercell formation
  
• Possibility to get flat tires when driving off road
  
• New FM radio mode to read local files (mp3, wav or ogg)
  (You can change the folder in the settings)
  
• EAS alerts on the FM radio when a tornado is forming or moving close to a town.
  
• Thunderstorms and Lightning strikes added that can destroy objects or kill players

• Pretty big optimization for better performances
  
• New Unity version used for more stability
  
• Turn signals added
  
• Toggle picture saving when looking through the camera
  
• Ability to lock the car doors online to avoid other players to enter into your car
  
• Add footstep sounds
  
• Add stars in the sky during the night
  
• Add some smoke when drifting with cars
  
• Reduce view distance depending on graphics settings
  
• Faster character animations to crouch and jump faster
  
• Hands transparency can be changed in the settings
  
• Possibility to change to the other seat in your car
  
• Tornado siren is now rotating when active

• You can use your own audio files for the EAS warnings and the tornado sirens
  (Read the file in [GAME_FOLDER]/Mods/Audio)

I really hope that you will have fun with this new version.
Remember to join the Discord server to get the latest news about the development.

Thank you so much for all of your support!

Hello Storm Chasers!
A new update (v0.7.2) is now available to fix remaining bugs.

New Features

• Feel the Power (control a tornado) is now available in singleplayer free roaming.

Modifications

• Online Feel The Power duration has been set to 20min (instead of 10min).
  
• Missions 6 and 7 duration has been reduced by 1min.

Bugfixing

• Famous "Draw" bug in online versus game mode has been fixed.
  
• Players were, sometimes, spawning in the same house in online free roaming.
  
• Sometimes, in free roaming game mode, portable gas cans were not available in the gas station store.
  
• Warning residents option was available even when the house was destroyed.
  
• Tornado's icon on the radar was rotating in online Feel The power.

Hello Storm Chasers!
A new update (v0.7.1) is available to fix critical bugs.

Bugfixing
- Missions with multiple tornadoes were imposible to complete
- "Same point of view" penalty do not apply if you shot a different tornado
- Free Roaming was not working after playing online versus mode
- Reduce tornadoes transparency
- Reduce physics objects depending on graphics settings (very low, low, medium, high, ultra)
- If a car is parked too much time in a forbidden area, it will respawn (resetting upgrades and paying respawn price) instead of disconnecting player