1.0.5 Patch Notes
Upgraded to Unreal 4.17.

Features

• Linux Distribution and initial Linux testing.
  
• Starting Classes: Players will have access to three starting classes: Soldier (existing skill tree) and Operator (Sword & Pistol) and Engineer (100mm Turret). Commander did not make the cut for 1.0.5, and will be deployed in 1.0.6.
  
  
• Tutorial: Basic movement, world & UI interaction. Players are given a brief tutorial on the skills provided to them with the starting classes. Players can restart the tutorial by accesing the Artyaphim.
  
  
  
• New Ship: Assault Carrier will now act as the starting area. While the layout is complete, some of the envisioned functionality is not. The bridge currently functions as mission hub, the computers in the docking area are currently only used to open and close the hanger doors. Later trading will be available here. The bar is intended as a hub for NPC interaction, but is currently unpopulated.
  
  
• Basic Income (BI)- Players will slowly acquire BI at a rate relative to their class up to a cap. Upon reaching the cap, the player is overmax and will no longer receive BI. Upon dropping below the cap, players will return to receiving BI. This will replace the early use of credit rewards in chests (if you remember that) and additional credits can be achieved by completing quests or later trading. BI Rates: Operative (0), Soldier (5000) which is equal a few weapon reloads, Engineer (50,000) which is the price of a turret summon (unbalanced)
  
  
• Front page has title music. This is togglable for now through a button at the top of the screen. An update to the save file system is needed to address character independant settings (graphics, sound, keybindings, etc.) Following this, additional music will be added.
  
  
• Third weapon slot unlocked! Off hand pistol is now available for testing. This is the default weapon for the Operative class, however can be added to any class now.
  
  
• Added the first melee weapon: Ninjato. This weapon is automatically equipped whenever an offhand pistol is equipped. Future patches will see weapons distributed in the loot tables and available for purchase.
  
  
• Added the 100mm auto cannon. This summons a cannon infront of you which automatically attacks targets around you. Beware! When this weapon fires it will apply a crowd control effect to anything near it, so stand back.
  
  
• Added a rough operative skill tree. Players can employ melee attacks using the blade, while similtaneously shooting the offhand pistol. Pathing and requirements to come in a later patch (currently you can execute these skills without any weapons. LOL)

Optimization

• Removing weapon holsters by default, while using ultra high graphics settings will still allow players to see all the equipped weapons on their character. Currently attached weapons (4) are a lot to handle for many computers. An advanced graphics setting might be added in future if I hear any requests for it, however for now it's just turned off.

Localization

• Продолжение поддержки России

Testing priorities

• Difficulty gradient. Pendrith offers a higher level of difficulty with ranged units coming into play. Before I add the quest area in the second half of the deployment of 1.0.5, I'm looking for feedback on the difficulty in the first area. Following the current deployment I'll be detailing the area with spawns, quest areas and environment from the starting area on the planet to the Black Market Bazaar. Sorry that that area is currently completely barren. A previous version of the map was discared for unresovable lag issues, so I'm starting over.
  
  
• Capital ship design & function. The new capital ship is a complete redesign from the previous one. Player bunks, where the players pawns, are now directly next to the bridge. Separate areas for engineering, trading and NPC interaction have been made, but all within a relatively small distance comparative to the Frigate, which I felt was too long and repetiative, as it was originally designed as procedural, modular ship. The Assault Carrier is statically designed with player engagement as the core consideration.

Bug Fix Priorities

• Community generated feedback and bug reports
  
• Multiplayer replication issues
  
• Sound errors
  
• Quest & Tutorial errors or confusion
  
• UI Errors

Features

• Changed the way players eqiup weapons. Clicking on the weapon slot in the weapon panel now displays a list of available weapons in full detail. Clicking on a weapon will equip it and close the menu. The menu can also be closed by either hitting escape, or on the close button on the window itself.
  Bugs
  
• Fixed a bug where scoped weapon skill icons were not displaying on the equipped weapon

Visioning
With regards to the starting of the game for new players, 1.0.5 will give them option to pick one of 4 starting classs which has a completed base skill tree (Soldier, Commander, Operator or Engineer) and assigned skills and items. I feel this is a good mechanic to quickly get players familiar with the different skills and equipment available to them, as well as providing 4 extra character slots to play with. I'm also planning on changing the starting area and advancing the time story of the game and have new players spawn on the stolen frigate. This change will also provide a better and safer tutorial area, and easier access to multiplayer functionality for those looking to join their friends, or use the ship to move to another planet. I'm very happy with the new quest system and I'll be using it to provide a more complete tutorial which will also provide new players with some credits and additional items. Congratulations to those who aided in the capture of the Frigate, you are the stuff of legend.

Version 1.0.5 will focus on the commander class, as many of its functions are tied to the multiplayer element of the game and can be utilized from a more advanced position in the game. Players starting with the Commander class will start with access to the Matamata Mobile Command Ship, the ability to summon a squad and relay stratgies to other players. Several elements from the Operator class are also affected by the skills in the Command skill tree, so similarly to how the Command tree is now, I'll be making some of the Operator tree available for testing. I'll also be moving the default starting position of the ship to Pendrith, and rework the entry onto that planet to fit the current timeline of the plot. A systems test for the planet to planet travel will be available for those wishing to revistit Pulverem.

Several people have reported a crash involving loading the Pulverem game. The problem has been traced to the volume of loading which is occuring from the large tileset which feels barren and I have less desire to explore it. As such, I'm looking to transition back to a more detailed static open world, and use a smaller tileset for random dungeon like spaces available from a static open world which will unlock a shortcut on the map upon completion, for quick replaying of the mission area. This will also allow for a more linear difficulty scaling, which I've been holding back on. Currently enemies are either Spiderants or Raiders equipped with a machete. These were only ever intended as a starting level difficulty level. Starting from the capital ship gives a softer entry still, but allows for the progression in difficulty to now scale upward. If you were able to defeat the Scarcrow Sentinel during this patch, you can preview the first mech which I'm working on adding to the game. Along side this in an open world I can also implement the firearm variants giving a larger specturm of combat introduced in a progressive way and get into more challenging situations.



Previous tests have indicated that Pendrith is very dark. This is done intentionally as I'll be using the Engineer class to develop several "Light as a Resource" mechanics in addition to the offensive mechanics of the class. Similar to the preview of the Command & Operator classes, I'll make these skills avaialble for early testing as soon as possible.

Linux
Due to the failure of the large open world random tile test I see little point in rolling out this build on Linux, and have delayed the release until 1.0.5. I feel the time it will take to cross-compile the current build of the game are better spent developing content instead. I am but one and I hope you understand.

1.0.4 is now live. Thank you to everyone for your feedback in 1.0.3, several core features of the game have been completely rewritten based on the feedback from the community. Testing of this patch focuses on the first boss fight against the Scarcrow Sentry guarding a Restricted Area which contains several upcoming content previews as well as a direct route to the Frigate, which is where the rest of the story will progress from.

You might find the restricted area barren. The tarmack of the level is divided into 16 smaller level sections which are capable of loading random building sized tiles which have yet to be completed. If you'd like to see an example of this, I've loaded a random tile from the Underground Storage Facility into the basement of complex, which is capable of housing any random tile of this size.

My apologies on the poor landing job of the Matamata on the Frigate as I never intended for the small ports to be used for such a large ship, but instead smaller ships that haven't been released. I'll be either adding a third cargo bay to the Frigate or adding a Carrier class ship in 1.0.5 to correct this.

Finally, thank you again for your support and patience. I've deeply enjoyed making this game so far and look forward to the upcoming development.
~Trey

Upgrades
• Upgraded to Unreal 4.16
  
  
  
• New Random Open World Generation. Currently the world of Pulverm is 3.5km x 3.5km, however there is no distant LOD's on unloaded tiles, so you will see a fourth wall here. The current interation of Pulverem combines large single player only, multiplayer compabile and smaller building sized random tiles. Future development will continue to follow this by adding additional tiles to the tileset for maximum efficency in creation and replayability by the players.
  
  
• New quest system! The new quest system provides concise information on available quests as well available rewards. The Loot Broker collection point has temporarily been disabled and players will receive rewards after completing each objective in both credits and weapons. System test side quests also appear to load, however they are still in development. (ETA: 1.0.5). In order for the Matamata to attain orbit, you must close the doors to prevent being exposed to hard vacuum....
  
  
• New Skill Tree. Skills are now broken down into four base classes (Solider, Engineer, Command and Operator) with two specialization subclasses each, which will be deployed as they're developed (1.0.5, 1.0.6 and 1.0.7), as well as the specialization subclasses. The soldier tree is mostly complete, while Commander and Operator skill trees have only basic skills. Several skills are currently not available as they're being ported into their new classes or subclasses. All of the skills on existing characters should continue to work normally and will be rebranded for skill bar assignment in upcoming patches.
  
  
• New Prototype Feature: Weapon crafting. Players now have access to weapon crafting in the Armory on the Frigate. Select a component while standing at the crafting station to see the available components. Changing weapon modifications currently changes the skills which are available on the weapon. In upcoming updates, the effects of weapon mods will be expanded.
  
  
• New Command Skill - Teleport. Allows players to teleport to the currently selected unit
  
  
• Rewrote the Inventory system. Players now have 100 inventory slots (up from 15). Mousing over an item will give you information on its stats. Selecting the currently displayed weapon on the Weapon Bar will allow you to assign skills directly from the weapon to the current build on the Skill Bar.
  
  
• Multiplayer funcationality is being reprogrammed currently as a "Call for Help" station, which allows players to other invite players to help with specific missions. This feature will feature various levels of functionality during 1.0.4 and should be working completely by 1.0.5.
  
  
• Replaced the multiplayer menu with the communications menu, which will be used for NPC dialogue
  
  
• Matamata Transport ship has been overhauled, and is now a designated as a command vehicle. At 1/3 the size, it causes much less lag.
  
  
  
• Created a Current Weapon panel in the super menu, which provides detailed information about the weapon system and its components. Assault Skills can now be assigned directly from the weapon system itself from the provided skills on the weapon.
  
  
• Added an Armory to the player Frigate. While at the weapon crafting bench players can modify the barrel attachment, underbarrel attachment, scope and chambering of the currently held weapon system.
  
  
  
• Passive nodes now increase substantially increase player abilities while their quantity on the skill tree has been reduced. Players who have a legacy character from 1.0.3 or earlier who allocated passives on the skill tree may continue to enjoy their benefit, while adding to the current passive skill tree will further increase these abilities. As the legacy skill tree is no longer available, this applies only to characters who had passive nodes previously. This is a buff. In case there are any issues with the skill tree transfer, allocation of the Soldier Tree is free during 1.0.4, and will be converted to a point allocation system in 1.0.5.
  
  
• Introduced the four main attributes: Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence and Cunning. Increasing these attributes will allow players to use higher level skills, weapons and armour in upcoming development.
  
  
• Upon escaping Pulverem, players will now start in deep orbit around Pulverem instead of in a shipyard. Many thanks to the players who provided feedback on this.
  
  
• Added the first boss: Scarcrow Sentry
  
  
• Added major tile: Pulverem - Restricted Area
  
  
• Redesigned the main menu. Players can change between Online and Solo by toggling the online button above the maps, change language between English and Russian on the left side of the screen and enter the capital ship directly from the menu once it has been unlocked in the main quest line. As well, a preview has been added for the Easy and Hard difficulty settings.
  
  
• The secret area has been migrated to the new tileset.
  
  
• Updated the website with a current tutorial.
  
  Bugs
  
• Fixed a bug where Raiders would chase the players hand instead of sneaking up behind the player
  
• Optimized player aiming code, which was causing lag
  
• Several skills which were not performing have been fixed.
  
• Several AI bugs have been fixed, which has increased performance and should prevent AI's from standing around.

1.0.3.a Hotfix 1:

• Fixed a bug where Raiders were immune to damage. Thanks Anti Madder.

1.0.3 Alpha
With update 1.0.3 players can acquire a small capital ship which becomes their base of operations, with up-coming updates to further flush out this section of the game. Players also have access now to a one their first one-off mission: Underground Storage where players gather Deuterium fuel for their ship.

Upgrades

• Upgraded to Unreal 4.15

Features

• Players now have access to a Frigate Class Capital Ship. After securing your ship in Deep Orbit, this will become the default staging area for players after logging in. Missions, and soon Navigation, can be found on the Bridge.
  
• New Ship Station - Ops & Tactical Accessing the Tactical Panel on the ship's bridge will provide you with basic helm control and intel about the planets in the region.
  
• New Level - Underground Storage Raid a supply depot for much needed Deuterium fuel for your ship. Completing this mission in conjunction with upcoming missions will allow your ship to travel throughout the solar system
  
• Updated Minimap Accessing the super menu on the Ship will give you a bird's eye view of the solar system. While standing in the area of the Tactical Panel, Examine mode can be controlled from the super menu.

Optimizations
Rewrote the code regarding bullets, firing and equipping. This is being prototyped on the basic assault rifle. Please note in the bug reports section of the forum if you have any issues.

• Bullets now use 500% less memory, are more optimized for close range combat. Prototyping on basic assault rifle only
  
• Bullets now travel 30% faster and have slightly increased range before dropping. This is to simulate high end bullet speed in the next release; please report any issues you have.Prototyping on basic assault rifle only
  
• Increased the accuracy for rate of fire calculations
  
• Adjusted network replication (bullets fired from the basic assault rifle should lag less)

Bug fixes

• Fixed a bug where players were getting overcharged for respawning at locations which cost credits
  
• Corrected various AI errors that would occasionally cause stutters. Passive & Ranged AI still requires a rework.
  
• Fixed a bug where the player would have to click a second time after using a menu to be able to turn

Outstanding Work for 1.0.3

• Russian translation
  
• Linux distribution
  
• Proper level streaming for random level (awaiting Unreal bug fix)
  
• Key remapping
  
• Trading cards

Things have been quiet since the last patch and 1.0.2 update. I’ve been prototyping walk-aboard capital ships for several years now, but now it’s time for that feature to come out and shine.

***Content Spoiler Video ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL1zy3uTN2A

Let’s put the breaks on the hype-train before it leaves the station: This isn’t Star Citizen and this isn’t No Man’s Sky.

This is the AGP and as most of you who’ve played have noticed it’s a different type of experience all together. This product is being released early before being feature complete is so that you can play & feel the new features as they’re developed and provide feedback on them in both single player and multiplayer.

One step at a time.

Player HUB
After departing the Shipyard, players will start the game in their captured ship and will be able to more freely explore the solar system. Not all worlds are available to enter right now, but you can fly to them if you want (reminder: 1 man shop). Players who have recently started the game but haven’t yet completed the content on Pulverem will have no restrictions on joining friends who have completed later content. Later updates will expand the inner workings of the ship, encounters in space, etc.

The design of the ship has taken into consideration 6 players, and in 1.0.3 the max player count will be increased accordingly. Most of the computers you see don’t work yet (WIP/future features), however anyone can access the main Tactical Terminal, which will become the center of player activity and mission making in coming updates.

Level Randomziation

The Frigate is currently using a prototype of a random level generator, continuing on development from the building in the Engineering section of the Skill Tree. Another more urban tile set needs to be made for the random levels, as well as a world tileset for each of the eventually-visitable planets (Pulverem, Pendrith, Attria Prime and Ulterius). From the bridge of the ship and while in orbit around these planets, players can either visit a planet hub and surrounding area (Current starting area on Pulverem, Black Market Bazaar on Pendrith, for example) or generate a large random area to explore and do missions in. The shipyard is also utilizing the random level generator, however is only using a single tile (50mx50m) which has a light and a rack of canisters to demonstrate functionality.

That’s all for now.