There's a bunch of old game engine reimplementations that have gone beyond the basics.
Uncheck "SDF Font Rendering" in the main option window for good old pixels.
Thanks. Really I wish the developers could find a way to just make the fonts uniform. I'm guessing that the fonts on buttons and UI elements that isn't SDF'd is because the text is baked into the texture for that game element, but you can get around that pretty easily. Replace the UI elements w/ blocky text with their background texture without any text, and have the engine render the SDF font on top of the element.
Daggerfall Unity 0.10.4 Release
Post by Interkarma » Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:09 am
Live Builds for Daggerfall Unity 0.10.4 are now available. This is primarily a bug-fix release.
The first Daggerfall Unity alpha release is now available on Live Builds. Since announcing this a few days ago, I’ve been honestly overwhelmed by the well-wishes and positive feedback from you all. Thank you everyone for your support, it means so much for a project like this. Your kind words help me to come back each day with a fresh heart.
So what does the alpha milestone mean? For Daggerfall Unity, this means we are now at broad feature parity with classic Daggerfall. Not only is the game playable from start to end, but all the core gameplay systems from classic are implemented and available. Hitting alpha means that development will shift from adding new gameplay features to refinement and fixing bugs. There are also a few features unique to Daggerfall Unity that I’ve been saving for the alpha cycle. Check out the roadmap to see what’s coming up next.
In some ways alpha doesn’t feel like a big deal. We were almost there in June with only a single enchantment effect and a couple of artifact effects remaining. But emotionally I feel that reaching this point really is a huge milestone. It represents the final stages of development are here at long last.
What Happens Next?
We are now at the point where development becomes all about refinement and bug fixes. Sadly this means my regular monthly updates from the last year or so have come to an end. There are no more big exciting features like Vampirism or Enchanting to tear the wraps off each month. Now comes the hard work of patching logic errors, polishing systems, and gradually iterating over the game. This could mean a release every second month, or even multiple times a month. It just depends on the work being done and when I’m confident to release patches.
Once the final alpha targets have been reached, we’ll roll into beta. Only after a solid beta cycle will I be happy to call release milestone and 1.0. I don’t have a time-frame on this right now. I’d rather have an extended alpha/beta period and fix as many problems as possible than rush into release. But there’s no reason not to play now if you want to – the game is done. It’s just going to become more bug-free and polished as time progresses.
The cadence of development will change moving forwards as well, because the upcoming releases are more about quality than quantity. As the game reaches an increasingly stable state, and stewardship of Daggerfall Unity shifts from solely myself to the community at large, the amount of my personal time required on this project will start to wane.
As I get more free time at the tail-end of Daggerfall Unity, I’m going to spend that time working a new game. This won’t be another remake, it will be something original and a bit personal. I’ll reveal more on this once I’ve made enough progress, perhaps later in 2019. But don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere. I’ll still be involved in this community for years to come.
July New Features
So what’s new in this month’s release? There aren’t many new features as so much work has been completed already. But there are a couple of new things to play with.
Soul Bound Enchantment
Once you trap a soul, you can bind it to an item at the enchanting station. This allows you to add more positive effects to that item, but not without a cost! Certain souls will forcibly bind other effects, both positive and negative, to your item. And if your item break then the soul trapped within will be released to attack you. If it happens to be your weapon that just broke, you might find yourself in a spot of trouble.
Classic Quest Fixes (Jay_H)
For the last several months, community superstar Jay_H has been toiling over the classic quest scripts. He has managed to turn out hundreds of fixes and refinements to these quests, above and beyond any prior community fixes. He has corrected logic problems around quests ending and delivering rewards, and worked around many emulation issues caused by subtle differences in Daggerfall Unity’s quest engine compared to classic.
There’s no way to put all of this in a screenshot, or even adequately describe just how much work has gone into this. Questing in Daggerfall Unity is now a much better experience thanks to Jay’s substantial efforts.
That’s not to say everything is perfect yet – we still have a long way to go before all of classic’s quests are stable enough for 1.0. But this is a huge stride towards the finish line. Thank you Jay!
Note: This release fixes a bug where maximum health can become permanently reduced after level-up. If you have an affected save, use console command reroll_maxhealth to generate a new maximum health value within the correct range for your level and attributes. As some randomness is involved, your new maximum health may be slightly lower or higher than the before you were affected by bug. You can keep rolling until you get a value you're happy with.
- Add loiter limit to settings.ini (Hazelnut)
- Added console command "reroll_maxhealth" for characters affected by maximum health bug (Interkarma)
- Added FormulaHelper.specialInfectionChance static field so mods can change (Interkarma)
- Mod loader cleanup, fix long mod descriptions (TheLacus)
- Imported static NPCs now get StaticNPC component (TheLacus)
- Fix book replacement exception (TheLacus)
- Fix witches coven quest dispensing not using correct reputation value (Hazelnut)
- Fix exception in Use Magic Item UI for custom items (Hazelnut)
- Fix to stop normal shops buying magic items (Hazelnut)
- Fix ingredients check to look in wagon (Hazelnut)
- Fix %loc macro unhandled in castles (Ferital)
- Fixes for building discovery issue affecting Thieves Guild / Dark Brotherhood not showing on map and other issues (Nystul)
- Fix dungeon map marker becoming physical (Nystul)
- Fix Wagon being accessible when not actually near exit (Pango)
- Fix for player not being grounded after fast-travel (Pango)
- Fix for looping ambient audio volume (Pango)
- Fix modifications on final stage of character creation not being saved (Pango)
- Fix region name not being displayed correctly when opened from logbook (Pango)
- Fix perfect immunity sometimes failing, e.g. a High Elf without Critical Weakness still becoming paralyzed (Interkarma)
- Fix CastSpellDo check resulting in spell triggers not firing correctly (Interkarma)
- Fix maximum health being permanently reduced by level-up while max health temporarily reduced (Interkarma)
- Fix quest givers showing same quest offer several times in a row due to bad random seed (Interkarma)
- Fix stale SiteLink terminating quest startup (Interkarma)
- Fix issue where player can be infected by disease/poison from enemies fighting each other (Interkarma)
- Fix for town layout corruption with DREAM Sounds mod installed but disabled (Interkarma)
- Slightly increase distance from door after interior transition to help prevent being stuck in building shell (Interkarma)
[MOD] Improved Interior Lighting
Post by ShortBeard » Fri Aug 09, 2019 8:26 pm
Hey,
I've been working on making the lighting in dungeons and interiors feel more warm and natural since all of it is done by flame. The mod comes with some preset colors and values that I think look nice, but everyone has different tastes, screen brightness, sun glare, etc. So play around with the values to see what you like!
Features:
Also try adjusting the DFUnity light values found under Advanced > Enhancements for different effects!
- Warmer lighting colors in interiors
- Fireplace lighting in interiors
- Customizable player torch color
- Improved dungeon lighting ("vanilla" DF combines lights in close proximity - now all lights have their own individual source)
- Static NPC & enemy shadow toggles
- Light flickering to give a more natural feel
- Handpainted Models compatible (and recommended along side D.R.E.A.M)
- Don't like the flickering, a certain color, or shadows? The light are too bright or not bright enough? Want to use this mod for building interiors but not dungeons? Just change it in the mod settings!
Change log:
Spoiler!
Version 1.0.1 changes:
Version 1.0.2 changes:
- Fixed a bug where light flickering script was being added to the player torch.
- Fixed a bug where torch color was going back to default settings upon entering an interior.
- Created a separate sub menu for fireplaces in the mod settings.
- Removed the option to have fireplace lights in Dungeons since fireplace objects become part of the dungeons combined mesh and are unable to be specifically targeted by this mod.
Download v1.0.2
Improved Interior Lighting.rar
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Source
https://github.com/ShortBeard/DFUnity_I ... ior_Lights
Thanks to Syrophir for the idea of the NPC shadows which led me to do more with the lighting! Here are some sample screenshots of the Improved Interior Lighting mod in action:
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One more case study.
I did the unthinkable, I made a heresy. Photorealistic textures and PBR material, in Linear color mode.
Daggerfall Marriage System
Hey guy's I'm working on a new quest pack to introduce a Marriage system into Daggerfall. The world is massive and full of a diverse people. With such an immersive game like Daggerfall, It's kinda surprising something like this doesn't already exist. Players will go on quests to build their relationships with their interests, and when the time comes, will be prompted to be married. Spouses will write players letters when the player is away, and will work on their own quests/jobs when left alone. You will get part of the cut from their work.
If instead you'd like your spouse to travel with you, you can! You will visit your spouse from time to time again to keep your relationship up with her. When you visit, you'll be given the option to ask her to join up in your party. If yes, her portrait will be added to your hud like in escort quests and she will have officially joined your party to adventure with you. When in dungeons, or in the Wilderness, she will scout around looking for items such as gold, magic items, valuables, and other things the player doesn't see. Since she is in your party, she will not be writing you letters, or require a visit wince she is with you. However, be careful. If you are a werewolf and transform in front of her while she is in your party, she might run away too frightened of you. Which of course she will never return since her husband is a werebeast.
Warm Ashes Compatability
A future update to Warm Ashes will have events recognize the marriage system. You might get a few tasks to do with your wife in the Marriage system alone, however with Warm Ashes, getting into danger can get her into danger. Events will detect whether she is at home or is in your party, depending on which, can lead to some unpredictable outcomes. Pissing off a group of bandits just enough may warrant them to track down your spouse and kidnap her for randsom. If she is in your party, dangerous events could lead to her death, or to be gravely injured. Same could go for positive encounters. Like with City events, if your spouse is with you, she will also participate in contests giving another chance at the reward.
Finding love in Daggerfall
Several factors depend on finding a love interest:
-Personality
-Reputation
-Player level
These will determine when a love interest could show up, then it up to you to build the relationship.
Keeping the Marriage Alive
No Affairs -Love is between two, so try to not have any affairs if your character can manage it!
Visit Her -Keep up with your wife. Visit her from time to time. She will no doubt leave you if you never come to her home from time to time.
Help her with tasks - She will from time to time task the player with a quest. These will vary.
Travel together - Traveling together will keep you together. Besides, why not with the extra benefits of rewards?
Obviously, Keep her live! - If she gets sick, she needs a cure. If she gets captured, she might to be rescued! That is...If you WANT to keep the marriage going.
If she is good in nature - Don't let her know of your supernatural secrets like vamperisim/llycanthropy. If she isn't involved with the underworld, she might just run off. Maybe even try to kill you.
Keep up your Reputation - Getting a bad rep with the common people, or Region will have the relationship crumble. She will refuse to be married to someone who is known of being a murderer. however if you hook up with someone from the Dark Brotherhood, then she'll probably enjoy the reputation drop.
I know I've been speaking on wives, however men will also be available to marry. As for screenshots its really hard to show off. This is still in its early form. The basics are about all down right now, and I haven't ran into any quest breaking bugs as of yet. Here are a few screenshots of a spouse and spouse in your party.
Spoiler!
Female spouse in party, working scouting system.
Male Spouse at their home.
I'm gonna have to mod it out...
Does she clean the houses and scrub the barnacles from my boat?
