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## Game Updates
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### Digital Extinction
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[Digital Extinction] ([GitHub][de-github], [Discord][de-discord],
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[Reddit][de-reddit]) by [@Indy2222] is a 3D real-time strategy game made with
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[Bevy].
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This month we had two new first time contributors, [@0HyperCube] and
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[@Polostor] (Péťa Tománek).
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The most notable updates are:
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* several multiplayer related screens were added to the menu:
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* sign-in / sign-up
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* game listing
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* game creation
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* building draft is now semi-transparent and colored green or red based on
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obstacles,
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* double clicking on a unit or building leads to the selection of all visible
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entities of the same type,
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* the mouse cursor is now confined to the game window,
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* the camera can be moved horizontally with arrow keys,
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* pop-up in-game menu was added, it is opened with Escape key,
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* work on game head-up display / panel (HUD) was initiated,
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* various errors are now briefly displayed as toasts in the UI,
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* support of map hashing was added and deterministic map paths are used,
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* several small fixes, code quality improvements.
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See [gameplay][video-game] and [menu][video-menu] screen recordings on YouTube.
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A more detailed update summary is available [here][de-update-04].
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[Digital Extinction]: https://de-game.org
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[de-github]: https://github.com/DigitalExtinction/Game
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[de-discord]: https://discord.gg/vHMFuCWGSX
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[de-reddit]: https://reddit.com/r/DigitalExtinction
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[@Indy2222]: https://github.com/Indy2222
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[@0HyperCube]: https://github.com/0HyperCube
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[@Polostor]: https://github.com/Polostor
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[Bevy]: https://bevyengine.org
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[video-game]: https://youtu.be/JP01dAbtoc8
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[video-menu]: https://youtu.be/APTlkGnn6vA
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[de-update-04]: https://mgn.cz/blog/de04/
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## Engine Updates
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## Learning Material Updates

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