So, Choice of Destiny was Released Feb 16, 2022 that was unplanned release. Try to remind that was closed beta testing of the mod in 2018 year. I think that 2018-2019 was a good year to release but it did not happen. And now 2022 year already passed.

What do we have now? We have a huge level named Hallway with spawn but without a storyline and a lot of quests. Still, no stashes also, there are a couple of some but not many. There are configured mutants spawn they live and go where they want. It's A-Life.

Unfortunately, I'm must to say that dev. this year does not bring anything good to the project. Basically, nobody works hard on the project in 2022-2023. It was a hard year (2022), you know I'm from Ukraine, Kyiv, and some people from the team too from Ukraine, some from Russia, and now it's war. Ukraine vs Russia. There was the shelling of Kyiv. Also was a war in 2022 for Kyiv. In 2022-2023 we were just sitting without electricity. So there was no opportunity to work on the project.

What else do we have? We have in dev. two new levels, one named Barway and other is underground lab.


https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2970900750

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2970900486

Also, we have a storyline and some ideas for quests. It's not realized and it's hard to realize the storyline you know. No idea how much time need to do this work with the storyline. I think before we finish will be the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. Heart of Chornobyl. And you know we all waiting for STALKER 2. It must be a very good game from GSC Game World.

If all will be fine (nobody knows) dev. would be restarted and we will work on the project Choice of Destiny. But Russia shells Ukraine every day and blackouts could start again.

Don't forget to download Choice of Destiny 0.25 if you didn't play yet.

SZM-Team saying Thanks for all previous downloads which were.
It's very important to us that people download and are interested in the project.
Choice of Destiny is free and we are making the game for free!

Now Choice of Destiny contains a tree pack which added to the level "Hallway". The level "Hallway" with tree pack compiled with low quality - draft, don't worry you can play in this.
On the level AI-map so like in previous builds NPC and mutants on level Hallway.
You can walk around and look at level, houses, buildings. There are no still normal stashes.
There are still places to hide from blowouts.
There are still not a lot of quests and Freeplay mode currently.
On the level, three places of traders and they have mostly "nothing" to trade.

If you ask the question which tree we added so here is list:
- OAK (mostly trees are Oak trees);
- Alder ;
- Cherry ;
- Pine ;
- Spruce ;
- Willow ;
- Burn Pine ;
- There was already "Topol";
- "Rostki" and bushes;

At location not lots of bushes like in most places.
Yes, they cut from all and use in some places.
In fact in the forest, not always many bushes.
So mostly it's Oak and Alder forest with pines and spruces.
There is no birch which was in previous builds and you've might be seen in screenshots.
Was decided to place Pine and Spruces and not birch.
Anyway, there is no big place to birch like in builds 2018*.
And sure there will be edits in the future.

Also, we have our own pack of trees but a better and good pack of Absolute Nature.
So we use it to place forest in our project - Thanks CrommCruac!

Be aware that in tree pack build will be lower FPS in-game.
Some of the trees you can see with black quad, it's because of low-quality draft.

Small fixes:
- Added global map (Hallway map incorrect currently);
- Added helicopter sound;
- Added TV to some places;
- Added sleep places;
- Deleted some squads because it's crashed (maybe logic with new AI map);
- All bandits on the level now enemy (You can try to observe them);
- Fixed that mutants don't attack the main actor.
Now all mutants attack Actor, also bloodsuckers are fixed too.
There are places where lots of bloodsuckers (be careful), they attack actor now;

SZM-Team saying Thanks for all previous downloads which were.
It's very important to us that people download and are interested in the project.
Choice of Destiny is free and we are making the game for free!

Don't forget to install from folder TOINSTALL:
OpenAL;
DirectX;
Microsoft Visual c++ Redistributable;

Also Static light not working.
This release is maybe the last with big changes.


https://www.moddb.com/mods/choice-of-destiny/downloads/choice-of-destiny-7116-tree-pack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asxHySVMOIY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxkRpB9Shyc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPpC1hEjm4Y

So what's the difference between simple release and high quality:
 Version Notes
   - Hemisphere quality better;
   - Sun shadow quality better;
   - Jitter samples - high;
   - Optimizing level Hallway;
   - Lost black fences;
   - Added normal ground, asphalt, sand, stones, and smoothing to all;
   - 3D static objects on the level will look better;
   - Fixed some AI Map and added to the city;
   - Edited path of a guider;
   - Added military to part of blockpost Cordon;
   - Added squad stalkers near City;
   - Added mutants near City;
   - Some bugs with a Terrain;
   - Storyline freeplay;
   - X-Ray Engine updated to 1.7
   - Removed Atmosfear 3;
   - Added SWTC;
   - Edited Actor UI;
   - Added location Hallway (Escape 3120 + Darkscape 1865);
   - Reworked a lot of static 3D models;
   - Added new static 3D models;
   - Added wallmarks on level;
   - New textures;


Still no storyline and still no few trees at level Hallway. Traders and repairmans still not configured.

Hallway level is a huge level (but without a lot of trees) with this stat:

Map size X x Z: [1950 x 2076]
Max static vertex per m^2: 2328
Total static vertices: 3385286
Max mu vertex per m^2: 3223
Total mu vertices: 1064471

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkAtCL8T_7s

Link to download:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/choice-of-destiny/downloads/choice-of-destiny-build-7116-high-quality

As known already released build of the project Choice of Destiny 7116. So we are like to show the video of the location "Hallway" and add some screenshots from the game.

At 16 February 2022 year was released build Choice of Destiny Build 7116. The short description is here:

"The game contains a level with a quality draft with the name Hallway and there are no full of quests and loot. The game has no a lot of trees, quests (quest only at the start with a guider, you will need to go near mines field). For a start play to gamer given LR 300 with ammo and detector. Also work saves so make it , becouse game can be crashed (errors). The traders, repairmens are not customized. The game have NPC, mutants, anomalies and others. The NPC and mutans are on PDA but map is empty.

Hallway level is a huge level (but without a lot of trees) with this stat:
Map size X x Z: [1950 x 2076]
Max static vertex per m^2: 2328
Total static vertices: 3385286
Max mu vertex per m^2: 3223
Total mu vertices: 1064471

Game is freeplay."

https://www.moddb.com/mods/choice-of-destiny/downloads/choice-of-destiny-build-7116

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-gozZuofYc

Screnshoots can be reached here:
https://www.moddb.com/mods/choice-of-destiny/images

So what we plan to do:
- At first, release the next build maybe with trees (if no trees don't worry they 100% will be);
- Add normal trade to traders and repairman's will work;
- Add quests to the Game;
- Fix crashes and bugs;
- Please post in the comments bugs and crashes to fix them in the future;
- Maybe more 3D static objects to the game;
- In the end, the release next of the build in the spring-summer so please test the current build and play - any 3d bugs will be watch and fix if need.
- We do not plan to release the storyline and new levels at the next build release. Work will be only at level Hallway.

If will be some new we add it in screenshots, videos, or an article, don't forget we've posted it to Patreon too. Thanks for your attention we are making the game for free!