Trying to implement dino/creature spawns back into the map

Patch Notes - V1
Optimised Landscape Textures & Shaders (Over 6,000 Shaders)

Removed Levels (No Useful Content)

New Swamp Area Added & Other Parts of the Swamp Updated

Ambient Sound Placement in Areas

DIno Spawns (WIP) (Learning in-progress)

Updated Player Spawns to Reflect New Areas

Removed White Tipped Grass Foliage (Causing Performance Issue)

Reduced Amount of Foliage Instances in the Centre of the Map (Reduce Lag for Medium PC)

Lots More Merged Meshes to Reduce Draw Call

Created New Levels Highlands

Far North Islands (Edge of the World) Started to Place Foliage Ruins ect (WIP)

Next to the Islands is The Highlands or at Least the Sumero Version.

Started Work on the Highlands Area North West After the Snow Biome

More Ocean Complete & Started the Ocean Far North (Very Deep Ocean Biome will Exist Here).

Many Cliff Textures in Ocean Changed

Ambient Sound Placement

Many Optimisations

Overall there is a lot to this update. Spent a Long Time on this Update Trying to Optimise Certain Areas. The New Area in the Swamp has a Different Feel Completely its in-between the Existing Two Swamps. And the Far Northern Island & Highlands


Extra Patch Notes for V1 ETA 24th July

- Four Unique Redwoods (Huge Update to all the Redwoods)

- Optimisations on Every Level Over 60 Now

- Lots of New Foliage Types from Genesis, Valguero, & Crystal Isles (But not too much)

- Created New Proxy Landscapes

- Created Proxy Meshes for Draw Distances (Still Learning)

-Optimised Swamplands Foliage (Reduced Count but Still Dense because no one needs over 1,000,000 Swamp Reeds).

- Reduced Foliage Count in Diffirent - Areas for Performance Gain.

- Huge Update to Dino Spawns

- Player Spawns Update

-Biome Areas Re-Sectioned & Named

- Snowlands: Removed Far North West -Snow Area Currently Behind the World Barriers

- Ocean Biome Optimised & Foliage Count Reduced but Only Slightly

- Draw Distances Around the Map Have Been Optimised

Patch Notes - V1
Optimised Landscape Textures & Shaders (Over 6,000 Shaders)

Removed Levels (No Useful Content)

New Swamp Area Added & Other Parts of the Swamp Updated

Ambient Sound Placement in Areas

DIno Spawns (WIP) (Learning in-progress)

Removed White Tipped Grass Foliage (Causing Performance Issue)

Reduced Amount of Foliage Instances in the Centre of the Map (Reduce Lag for Medium PC)

Lots More Merged Meshes to Reduce Draw Call

Created New Levels Highlands

Far North Islands (Edge of the World) Started to Place Foliage Ruins ect (WIP)

Next to the Islands is The Highlands or at Least the Sumero Version.

Started Work on the Highlands Area North West After the Snow Biome

More Ocean Complete & Started the Ocean Far North (Very Deep Ocean Biome will Exist Here).

Many Cliff Textures in Ocean Changed

Ambient Sound Placement

Many Optimisations

Overall there is a lot to this update. Spent a Long Time on this Update Trying to Optimise Certain Areas. The New Area in the Swamp has a Different Feel Completely its in-between the Existing Two Swamps. And the Far Northern Island & Highlands


Extra Patch Notes for V1 ETA 24th July

- Four Unique Redwoods (Huge Update to all the Redwoods)

- Optimisations on Every Level Over 60 Now

- Lots of New Foliage Types from Genesis, Valguero, & Crystal Isles (But not too much)

- Created New Proxy Landscapes

- Created Proxy Meshes for Draw Distances (Still Learning)

-Optimised Swamplands Foliage (Reduced Count but Still Dense because no one needs over 1,000,000 Swamp Reeds).

- Reduced Foliage Count in Diffirent - Areas for Performance Gain.

- Huge Update to Dino Spawns

- Player Spawns Update

-Biome Areas Re-Sectioned & Named

- Snowlands: Removed Far North West -Snow Area Currently Behind the World Barriers

- Ocean Biome Optimised & Foliage Count Reduced but Only Slightly

- Draw Distances Around the Map Have Been Optimised

Mini patch Notes
Southern Swampland Update
- Extended Swamp Biome
- Spawns Updated (Dino & Player)
- More Sound Added
- Some PP Updated Around the Map & Mostly at the Swamp
- Working on Volcanic Eruption for Next Update & Complete Ambient Sounds
- & More

Swampland Update
- New Big Biome Swamplands (VIP Request)
- Merged Meshes
- Added New Foliage Types from Genesis
- Added Swamp Dino Spawns
- Reset the Dino Spawn Bounds
- Post Process Volumes Added to the Swamp (Can be tweaked if needed)
- Falling Through Meshes/Floor at Waterfall Redwoods Fix Soon (Learning How to Fix)
- Big Ambient Sound Update Across the Map
- All Previous Ambient Sounds Removed (Causing Performance Issue)
- Draw Distances have Been Decreased for this Update and to Get the Best Experience Go on Foot or Land Creature. When Flying High Above You Might Not See Anything. - Its to Help Performance and Still Get a Full Environment Feeling.
- Changed Underwater Cliff Texture from Light Grey to Dark Ocean Colour (More to be Done)
- Added Seaweed to the Bases of the Ocean Cliffs in Places It Does Not Sound Much But Makes a Big Diffirence.
- Completed More of the Ocean Also Adding More VFX
- Caves Update, Expanded Some Caves and Added Mini Caves. (Practising Cave Building Before the Underworld Creation)
- Fog Updated - See More at Distance.
- Rain Updated - See More at Distance & Slightly Less Frequent.
The Atmospheric Cave Now Has the Earthquake Buff Working Correctly
- Master Daytime & Fog Tweaked

Patch Notes For v1.32
Patch Notes Soon

Patch Notes For v1.32
Patch Notes Soon