diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-017/index.md b/content/posts/newsletter-017/index.md index 3a856c1c2..4c5265e98 100644 --- a/content/posts/newsletter-017/index.md +++ b/content/posts/newsletter-017/index.md @@ -85,6 +85,77 @@ This month's updates: [wor-discord]: https://discord.gg/JGeVt5XwPP [wor-website]: https://anthropicstudios.com/way-of-rhea +### [Veloren][veloren] + +![Landscape](veloren1.jpg) +_A village over the river_ + +[Veloren][veloren] is an open world, open-source voxel RPG inspired by Dwarf +Fortress and Cube World. + +In December, Veloren [released its 100th devblog][veloren-blog-100]! +This edition included sections about all aspects of the project +from 20 contributors, making it by far the longest Veloren devblog yet: + +- [A journey to implement a controller support with gilrs][veloren-gilrs]. +- Two sections about modelling: [by @Gemu][veloren-modelling-1] + and [by @Snowram][veloren-modelling-2]. +- [Veloren's database persistence and inventory improvements][veloren-persistence]. +- [Combat improvements: new weapon skills, better AI, and a poise system][veloren-combat]. +- [Network analysis and an overview of new Network Backend][veloren-net]. +- Overviews of [the state of graphics and UI][veloren-graphics], + [the graphical future of the game][veloren-graphic-future], + and [UI progress][veloren-ui]. +- [Procedural generation of unique, good looking, and fun to climb trees][veloren-trees]. +- [New website design prototypes][veloren-site]. +- And lots of other interesting sections with updates + and personal contributors' stories. + +Other December updates include: + +- Lots of work on the economic simulation: + [part 1][veloren-econ-1], [part 2][veloren-econ-2]. +- [Reflective water was added to the level of detail system][veloren-98-contributors], + making far-off lakes look much better. +- A plugin system is in the prototyping phase. + This will eventually allow mods to be added to the game. +- An aura system was added for radial buffs around entities, for example, + being near a fireplace now allows you to heal. + +December's full weekly devlogs: "This Week In Veloren...": +[#97](https://veloren.net/devblog-97), +[#98](https://veloren.net/devblog-98), +[#99](https://veloren.net/devblog-99), +[#100](https://veloren.net/devblog-100). + +[![Youtube preview img](veloren-glider.gif)][veloren-0.8-gameplay] +_[New glider physics][veloren-glider] video_ + +In January, work will continue on 0.9. Work will be done on economic simulation, +world simulation, and combat systems. New developers are joining the project +every month, and development is moving forward quickly. + +[veloren]: https://veloren.net +[veloren-blog-100]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100 +[veloren-98-contributors]: https://veloren.net/devblog-98/#contributor-work +[veloren-econ-1]: https://veloren.net/devblog-98#economic-simulation-update-by-christof +[veloren-econ-2]: https://veloren.net/devblog-99#economic-simulation-by-christof +[veloren-ui]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#ui-progress-by-pfau +[veloren-glider]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#glider-physics-by-slipped +[veloren-gilrs]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#mckol-s-veloren-journey +[veloren-modelling-1]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#modeling-with-gemu +[veloren-modelling-2]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#modeling-with-snowram +[veloren-persistence]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#work-by-xvar +[veloren-combat]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#combat-improvements-by-james +[veloren-net]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#network-analysis-by-xmac94x +[veloren-graphics]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#the-state-of-graphics-and-ui-by-imbris +[veloren-trees]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#procedural-trees-by-ccgauche +[veloren-site]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#new-website-design-by-songtronix +[veloren-graphic-future]: https://veloren.net/devblog-100#looking-to-the-graphical-future-by-sharp +[veloren-0.8-changelog]: https://gitlab.com/veloren/veloren/-/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#080-2020-11-28 +[veloren-minidebconf-talk]: https://youtube.com/watch?v=76FPpOnshNw +[veloren-0.8-gameplay]: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8WWVe1cIu7I + ### [15-minute Santa][15m-santa] ![15-minute Santa](santa.png) diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-017/veloren-glider.gif b/content/posts/newsletter-017/veloren-glider.gif new file mode 100644 index 000000000..c927693d9 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/posts/newsletter-017/veloren-glider.gif differ diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-017/veloren1.jpg b/content/posts/newsletter-017/veloren1.jpg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1ba65567d Binary files /dev/null and b/content/posts/newsletter-017/veloren1.jpg differ