Glassix 2 v0.15 PUBLIC release

Hi everybody!

Changelog

• Added waypoints in locations to travel between locations quickly
• Travel menu can now go back levels by clicking on red labels
• Reimplemented models loading directly from mods folders using Trilib
• Added 4 new location models: HallwayA, HallwayB, HallwayC, HallwayD
• Added 18 new hallways locations in Newbit map
• Sounds and Musics have been moved to StreamingAssets folder

This new version focus on the waypoints navigation between locations. It works pretty much as you can expect, click on a door, stairs or specific waypoints to move to next locations. This one was more complex to code than Glassix 1 since when spawning in the new location, I needed to place the player to the related door but the result should give more of a feeling of living in the city than before. I've also took the opportunity to push it further with waypoints offering multiple destination such as a lift which can send the player to any of the floor directly, not just one.

I've added hallways in both the apartment building and the university albeit they are quite plain at the moment. Here too, it took some time to create those myself even though they are quite basic. I prefer creating mine because the one I found online are usually made using tools which create a huge mess in the model and make it difficult to modify or maintain and I had to put my head back in 3D modeling and UV unpacking which is another mess to handle on top of all the other aspects of game making. But still quite interesting since I'll be able to create whatever I want given enough time.

Besides this new navigation feature, I also put back the external model loading feature. I had to disable this a few version back due to some bugs in the module but it has been fixed now. This means models are now loaded directly loaded from mod folders and creators will be able to simply drop their FBX or other 3D extension in their mod folder to use them in Glassix 2, be it buildings, locations or furniture, albeit each of those will also require their own editor to configure the necessary information such as size, materials and whatnot.

I've also moved the sounds and music in the external folder which means they are also loaded a runtime and creator will be able to add their own sound or music during events.

While coding the navigation stuff, I had a few ideas I wanted to share, such as a new spell "Wormhole" which could allow the player to create connected wormholes in their favorite locations for quick travel. Similar to teleportation but would be lower level and cheaper, that seems interesting to add to the game. Another aspect I'd like to improve in the game is interactions. For example, it's possible to toggle lights directly from the UI but with the waypoints interactions, I realized it would be more interesting to add light switches as interactable 3D models directly in all locations as well as make lamps and other lights not directly connected to the main system to toggle them on and off. Similarly, the ability to use furniture which should be usable such as chair or couch or TV which would change the animation, something I guess you are already familiar in other games.

The plan was to focus back on the Newbit scenario now that I have the hallways and the event editor but I'm thinking it's been a while since the last poll to get your opinions plus those new ideas seem fun to add to the game so I'll prepare a poll with all the most interesting features planned so you can decide which one I'll focus on.

That's it for now. Again, this version has no new playable content I'm afraid just the navigation feature, sorry about that :x

Thanks a lot for your patience and support!