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Today is the first anniversary of Dragonfields first release, Alpha 1!

I just wanted to take this day as an opportunity to thank everyone that has played, wishlisted or just followed development so far.

Thank you very much for all of your positive feedback on the game too!

I can't wait to show you more of the upcoming Dragonfield Steam Early Access version which will release in September!
It will contain many new weapons, gadgets, maps, visual enhancements, awesome features and improvements, other cool things I haven't even announced yet, and of course - Dragons!

If you have not already, remember to wishlist the game to get notified when it releases, or follow it to stay informed about other updates!

In the meantime, check out this screenshot teaser. Can you spot the dragon?

​Thanks again, it means a lot to me you're playing my game!
-Vincent-

Come and join the Dragonfield Discord server, everyone is welcome![discord.com]

As always, the Dragonfield Alpha is completely free, wishlist the upcoming Steam release of the beta and beyond here.

Alpha 8 is here, including a brand new weapon as well as a new tutorial/tip system!
Use the new crossbow to fight far away enemies. You can fire it instantly after reloading, unlike the bow, which opens some new combat styles.
The crossbow also comes with a new quiver style for the bolts its firing.
A new tutorial/tip system is now in place that will display hints on screen when relevant.
They are designed to not be intrusive, but if you think you already know everything, they can be disabled in the gameplay options. (I don't recommend this though as there are many new features coming in future updates)

This is also a good moment to say that after this update, I will be focusing on the Early Access version that will release in a few months.
There are so many new additions this version will receive and they are all interconnected so it would slow down development a lot if I did continue release constant updates for the Alpha.
But do not worry, there will be another free Alpha update shortly before the Steam release, Alpha 9!

You can download the free alpha here on Steam now (Click on the install demo button) as well as the previous place[vincentknight.itch.io]

I can't wait to show you what everything will look like!
And as always, thanks to everyone that has wishlisted the game and left their feedback so far!
-Vincent-

• Updated gadget and throwable use indicators to show the button you need to press and changed their order (3 above 4)
  
• The options menu tooltip is now more readable
  
• The health indicator now rotates/fills counter clockwise to fit in more with the previously altered position

• Corrected bot navigation near the pallisades on the map Shorebreak
  
• Corrected a pile of stones slightly floating in air on the map Shorebreak

• Added a new dynamic tutorial system that helps you learn the controls.
  [&] In the future, modders will also be able to use this system to show input tips or display custom messages on screen
  [&] You can disable the tutorial system in the game options menu
  
• Added a new weapon, the crossbow. Highly effective over long distances but a slower fire rate than the shortbow
  [&] Bots can not use it at the moment due to it being connected to other changes coming in the future
  [&] The crossbow also comes with a new quiver

• Corrected bow texture that was incorrect after Alpha 7s update to the model

• Updated Unity to 2022.2.11
  
• Very minor performance improvement to very high numbers of bots (Now using the new GetLocalPositionAndRotation function)
  
• Several optimizations have been applied to horse behavior to make it more performant, especially on maps with many horses at once
  
• Horses now spawn correctly in relation to the ground
  
• Fixed a dropped ranged weapons ammo being zero when picking up a shield

Come and join the Dragonfield Discord server, everyone is welcome![discord.gg]

As always, the Dragonfield Alpha is completely free, wishlist the upcoming Steam release of the beta and beyond here.

Alpha 7 is here and it includes a new map, siege ladders and some other major enhancements to the games feel!
Play on a brand new map: Set on a snowy hill surrounded by ice, the new map Cold Fort is the first map to introduce siege ladders! Siege ladders can be built by bots (and in the future the player as well) and can be destroyed and even kicked over!
Sounds have also received an overhaul in this update. Ambient wind or snow sounds are now present on all maps!
Helmets can also fly off now. Bonk.

In time for the Steam demo festival, You can download the free alpha here on Steam now (Click on the install demo button) as well as the previous place[vincentknight.itch.io]

Last update I said there would be a new weapon, but due to the huge amount of features in this update it did not make it in time. Alpha 8 will arrive soon though!

Thanks to everyone that has wishlisted the game and left their feedback so far!
-Vincent-

• Ambient weather effects are now possible, come see the snow fall on the new map Cold Fort!
  
• Helmets can now fly off after hitting the head. Your own one too so watch out :o
  
• Reworked bow model
  
• Reworked bow animations
  
• Ragdolls are now initialized more accurately, before it did not take certain non-ragdoll rotations into account when starting to ragdoll, which was most noticeable on ladders
  
• Bots now have smoother animation transitioning when starting to climb ladders
  
• Fixed impact effects on shields not being played as intended

• Changed color of bottom spawn screen slightly
  
• Fixed the scoreboard not being scrollable after activating the mouse with right click

• A new siege-style map has been added: Cold Fort! Defend or attack with or against bots with siege ladders!
  
• Fixed big rock collision on the map Shorebreak

• Ambient sounds like wind are now present across all maps
  
• A new audio feature has been added to change the volume auf ambient sounds when inside buildings or other interiors. It also allows for smooth transitions between ambiences on maps, for example when entering a cave or climbing a high tower
  
• Added a lot of new sounds to menus and other parts of the game like spawning in and refilling ammo
  
• New blood sounds with variations have been added

• The default respawn time is now 8 instead of 7 seconds
  
• Siege ladders on some maps can now be built by bots, destroyed and even kicked over. In a future update the player will be able to build them as well
  
• The player will ragdoll less now since he has a slightly higher poise damage resistance in the legs

• Updated Unity to 2022.2.5
  
• Fixed shields not blocking poise damage for bots
  
• Ambient occlusion is now set to off by default due to its high gpu requirements
  
• Fixed "Maximized window" not working by removing it (It should only be enabled on mac, it now uses "Full screen window" instead)
  
• Refresh rate in video settings will now be displayed more readably

• Cloth physics of flags are still not working again due to a bug on Unitys end, it should be fixed in Alpha 8
  
• Bots placing ladders dont have an animation yet and just stand still

Come and join the Dragonfield Discord server, everyone is welcome![discord.gg]

As always, the Dragonfield Alpha is completely free, wishlist the upcoming Steam release of the beta and beyond here.

This update adds a completely new graphics feature: Dynamic clouds! They move with the wind and will allow for weathers like rain and snow in future updates. Modders will also be able to easily customize them and even combine them with classic or procedural skyboxes.

The second awesome change is: First person weapons now receive shadows! This enhances immersion and makes you feel more connected to the environment. Effects and decals like blood splats and impacts also are shadowed now and don't stick out in caves or inside buildings anymore.

If you were playing on lower texture resolution settings, you might have noticed parts of the UI (Interface) being blurry. Thanks to a new engine feature, they will now always be as sharp as possible.

These graphical enhancements don't affect the games performance at all and are highly optimized.

Another major enhancement is a new melee collision system that is now in place. Previously, very fast swings or swings with a low frame rate could miss. Thanks to this new system, this will no longer happen, even with very fast spear swings!

And lastly, there has been an engine physics performance improvement, allowing large numbers of bots to run even better than the last update!

Download the free alpha here![vincentknight.itch.io]

Alpha 7 will be out in January, in time for the Steam Demo Festival in February.
It will (finally!) focus on adding more exciting content to the game.
You can expect a new unique map, siege ladders (:o), and a few awesome surprises!

After that, I will focus on development of the Steam Early Access version of Dragonfield, but that does not mean updates to the free version will stop, and I will add content and enhancements along the way as usual!

The dragons are still asleep for now, but who knows for how much longer...

Happy holidays and an amazing 2023 to you all!
-Vincent-

• Clouds have been added, and they are fully dynamic and react to wind direction and lighting, without impacting game performance! They will later allow for weathers such as rain and snow! Modders will also be able to easily customize them for their maps or choose from preset options!
  
• Your weapon now receives shadows from the environment
  
• Almost all particle effects now receive shadows, including impact decals and blood decals
  
• Hitting the environment with your fists now shows the correct impact effects

• Small changes to kill feed text out-fading that make it more satisfying
  
• Made an awesome change to UI graphics like capture point statuses, so they are no longer impacted by texture quality and will look sharp regardless of your graphics settings! This wouldnt have been possible without the new Unity 2022 mipmap limits, it only took them 17 years!!
  
• Modified the mouse cursor slightly (rotated it a little)
  
• Fixed setting for vertical synchronization (VSync) not being saved properly
  
• You can now select refresh rates different from your highest monitor refresh rate in the resolution settings

• Some further improvements to bot targeting behavior

• Updated Unity to 2022.2.1 with big physics (cpu) performance improvements, allowing for large numbers of bots to run even better than since the last update
  
• Fixed base spawn flags not having collision anymore
  
• You can now hit dropped weapons with melee attacks
  
• The spear and the bow are now made of wood instead of metal when it comes to impact effects
  
• A new melee collision system is now in place that will prevent very fast swings from missing, even at low frame rates, and provide much more accurate environment collision detection than before
  
• Your weapon no longer stays too far behind when looking around at low framerates
  
• Removed a few unused unity packages

• Flags dont have physics right now, this is a Unity bug they should have fixed in time for Alpha 7!

Come and join the Dragonfield Discord server, everyone is welcome![discord.gg]

As always, the Dragonfield Alpha is completely free, wishlist the upcoming Steam release of the beta and beyond here.

Huge improvements to bot behavior and performance have been made. Higher numbers of bots in the dozens and, on the most powerful computers, even in the low hundreds are possible now!
Bots will try to not fire arrows at their allies if they're in their way, and, oh, bots can kick now ;)

Overall, this update does not add new content, but aims to improve the cpu performance of the game as well as Bot behavior and intelligence.
The next update, Alpha 6, will focus on graphics and gpu performance.
The update after that, Alpha 7, will be the biggest update yet, but more on that in the future!

Thanks to everyone that has wishlisted the game and left their feedback so far, there are more free updates coming!
Check the bottom of this page for details!
~Vincent~

• Updated ai decision making during combat, they will now more intelligently decide when to attack
  
• A target hitting an enemy with an attack after the target has been defeated (like an arrow still flying) will no longer make the enemy consider attacking that target lol
  
• Bots will now notice you if you hit their shield with an arrow for example and consider attacking you if they arent already fighting
  
• Archers standing higher than their enemies can now attack them from a longer distance
  
• Some miscellaneous fixes and improvements to bot ladder climbing behavior
  
• Bots will now react to being attacked by their allies :(
  
• Bots will now navigate around each other if needed
  
• Bots will now no longer fire at allies if theyre in front of their target
  
• Knockback effects are now properly applied to bots at the start of the game before youre charging forward/the game has fully begun
  
• Bots can now kick!
  
• Bots can now be pushed by the player, will no longer push him away, and avoid running into him
  
• Bots can now switch their target and attack behavior based on the situation and react more intelligently

• Overhauled the main menus look and layout
  
• Changed base point spawn selection visuals
  
• The respawn countdown is now more visible thanks to a darkened background
  
• Updated ui visuals very slightly once again
  
• The scoreboard will now scale consistently with different screen resolutions
  
• Fixed item description not being displayed correctly in loadout selection anymore

• Fixed small smoke clouds staying behind after a fireballs impact
  
• Reverted previous change to arrow visuals
  
• Increased rock visual detail
  
• The third person camera will no longer go inside objects for a short time after getting defeated

• It is now easier to kick over enemies from behind
  
• Fixed spear stabs, kicks and some other attacks not being able to hit ladders
  
• Decreased camera movement when getting hit
  
• Increased camera shake when blocking as it was too low after last updates scaling change

• Kicking now makes a sound

• Smoothed out pathway terrain up the hills on the map Shorebreak
  
• Slightly modified spawn point positions and capture areas on all maps

• Updated from Unity 2021.3.11 to 2021.3.15 with potentially big performance improvements
  
• Decreased overall bot weight
  
• Increased horse weight and made individual limb weight more physically accurate
  
• Fixed crouching and uncrouching not returning height to the exact original position which was the most noticeable at very low framerates
  
• Made minor optimizations regarding checking the distance from the player
  
• Made an optimization by moving OnGUI code (And removing the OnGUI call) to a normal Update that caused 368 bytes to be allocated every frame which improves performance very slightly
  
• Miscellaneous smaller optimizations to bot behavior and physics code performance. If youre also a Unity developer, as a PRO tip: Dont use Physics.Raycast, use Physics.defaultPhysicsScene.Raycast/Spherecast/etc. it is the exact same but has no function call overhead, as physics.raycast just calls that function https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/UnityCsReference/blob/master/Modules/Physics/ScriptBindings/Dynamics.bindings.cs Also cache physics.defaultphysicsscene as it constantly does calculations to get it otherwise in a static class and call that one instead, there is no downside to doing so lol
  
• Shaders are now pre-loaded using Shader.WarmupAllShaders() when the game starts to prevent small stutters when they are first loaded during the game
  
• A new spawning system is now in place in the background that performs faster and will make it super easy for modders to create spawn points/objectives
  
• Hopefully fixed a bug with ladders that caused bots to climb them incorrectly, thanks for reporting it!

Alpha 6 is coming soon and will focus on audiovisually enhancing the game and at the same time increasing graphics performance!

Come and join the Dragonfield Discord server, everyone is welcome![discord.gg]

As always, the Dragonfield Alpha is completely free, wishlist the upcoming Steam release of the beta and beyond here.

Check out the new First Aid Pack gadget, a completely new scoreboard and numerous improvements to the game in the free Alpha 4 Update for Dragonfield!

All environment materials now have different impact sounds and effects. Wood splinters and dirt shoots up when hit!
Audio has also received an overhaul in this update, the entire game should sound a lot more pleasant now!

Thanks to everyone that has wishlisted the game and left their feedback so far, there are more free updates coming!
Check the bottom of this page for details!
~Vincent~

• Reworked the entire scoreboard, it now shows kills and deaths in addition to score and current place, the player is also highlighted on the scoreboard now
  
• Health is now shown on the bottom left and gadgets and throwable are in one line above current ammo
  
• Fixed the icon for the twohanded sword having small lines on it
  
• Moved crest icons slightly to cover a gap between them and the scorebar that was visible at lower resolutions
  
• Updated healing banner gadget icon
  
• Updated several weapon and gadget icons to be more consistent with each other and of higher image resolution
  
• Updated pause menu to not cover other ui parts and be more compact
  
• Updated pause menu controls to be more compact to highlight special keys new players might not know about
  
• Updated pause menu discord and steam wishlist links to look more like you can click them
  
• Changed "Resupply Box" gadget name to "Ammunition Box" to make it easier to understand
  
• Changed "Glowing Flask" gadget name to "Vitality Potion" to make it easier to understand
  
• Updated title card visuals
  
• Updated health indicator visuals
  
• Updated some menu background visuals
  
• Added a new moving fade "reveal" effect to many parts of the interfaces visuals like the killfeed
  
• Opening camera timing changes

• Light melee weapon attacks now flow more smoothly and quickly
  
• The potion now visually depletes after drinking
  
• Fixed blood effects and other effects like smoke sometimes appearing behind blood stains
  
• Changed the stab impact hole to be darker
  
• The fireballs trail now stays for a while after the explosion happens
  
• Shields now visually react to what the other arm is doing more, when doing things like kicking
  
• Burning objects now emit light
  
• The player now stays on fire after hes defeated, like everyone else
  
• The ballista now has a physics wood material, this will have it visually react to impacts as intended
  
• Updated arrow and ballista arrow visuals to look sharper and more dangerous
  
• Updated healing banner gadget star crest slightly
  
• Shield impact effects are oriented to be more visible now

• Added a new gadget: The healing First Aid Pack. Throw it to heal allies or yourself when close to it
  
• You throw knives faster now
  
• You drink the potion faster now
  
• The ammo box is now thrown instead of placed manually
  
• Poise damage taken whilst blocking has been lowered significantly and you and bots will ragdoll less often if you have blocked previous attacks
  
• Head shake when blocking now scales with block damage buildup which lets you understand better when your block is about to break
  
• Unshielded blocks will break a little bit faster now which makes shields more powerful in comparison
  
• Bots will block bash more frequently now
  
• Bots will be more agile during melee combat and move more now
  
• Bots will now be slightly less stunned after hitting a block with a melee attack

• Updated Unity to 2021.3.11
  
• Fixed the staggering animation not playing fully when interrupting an attack that is already in progress
  
• Text shadows should now use less processing power
  
• Fixed a visual stutter when reloading the bow that was most apparent at high frame rates
  
• Ragdolls will now be more stable and not jitter around after being hit sometimes
  
• Increased bot ragdoll and weapon drop receive force on their defeat slightly to account for their increased weight
  
• Fixed the player attacks getting stuck when throwing a shield and attacking at the same time
  
• Fixed the player attacks getting stuck when throwing and then kicking immediately after

• Fixed bots being able to move into the pallisades on B on the map Shorebreak
  
• All wooden objects on all maps now have a physics wood material, this will have them visually react to impacts as intended
  
• Ladders now have a physics wood material, this will have them visually react to impacts as intended
  
• Moved spawn camera further back on the map Shorebreak
  
• Added ammunition stands to the map Gray Tower

• Added new sound for wood, stone, sand, snow (:o) being hit
  
• Added a new effect for wood, stone, sand, snow being hit
  
• The fireball and throwing knife now make sounds
  
• The fireball explosion effect now sounds more fiery
  
• Grass sounds are much softer now
  
• Made the bow equip sound a little less intense
  
• Fixed the bow charge sound playing twice
  
• Fixed you being able to hear every bot taking out their weapon at once on the first spawn, just in case you ever wondered what that noise was lol

The next update, Alpha 5 is coming soon and will bring major bot and performance improvements!
The free updates beyond that will bring an exciting new map, a new stationary weapon (What could it be?), and other huge improvements!

Come and join the Dragonfield Discord server, everyone is welcome![discord.gg]

As always, the Dragonfield Alpha is completely free, wishlist the upcoming Steam release of the beta and beyond here.

Check out the new Morning Star weapon and enhancements to melee combat in the free Alpha 3 update for Dragonfield!

A new weapon has been added: The Morning Star! Use it in the newly enhanced melee combat to devastating results. Attack enemies with a heavy strike from behind to knock them out instantly!

Enemies can now get staggered! This interrupts their attacks for a moment and leaves them open for further attacks

A huge variety of impact effects have been added. Your sharp weapons now leave marks in the environment! Arrows create holes and even your kicks leave behind footprints.

Thanks to everyone that has wishlisted the game and left their feedback so far, there are many more free updates coming!
~Vincent~

As always, the Dragonfield Alpha is completely free, wishlist the upcoming Steam release of the beta and beyond here.

• The damage direction indicator will now show you how much block damage you have taken, the bigger it is the closer you are to having your block broken

• The spawn camera has been moved to a more aesthetically pleasing position
  
• A few more rocks have been added to the sides on the path up to A
  
• Rocks are now less brown and more grey and have their contrast lowered which makes them appear cleaner

• Added a new weapon, the morning star. Hitting an enemy from behind will make them fall over. Bonk!

• Melee attacks can now stagger enemies. This interrupts their attacks and makes them unable to attack for a short time. The chance to stagger them increases with the damage dealt.
  
• Horses running into enemies will also stagger them
  
• Kicking will stagger enemies too
  
• Close explosions will stagger
  
• Kicks from behind will now always have enemies fall over
  
• Increased player protection from falling over after getting hit by projectiles

• Changed third person shield block bash animations slightly
  
• Overhauled one handed swords sprinting animations
  
• Updated transitions from attacking to combat animations in first person to be smoother
  
• Updated spear animations, light attacks are much faster now
  
• Updated spear model slightly to make it look sharper
  
• Made arrows getting stuck in things less likely to have an incorrect looking position or rotation
  
• Melee environment hit impact effects that are based on the weapon used like slashes, stabs and scratches
  
• Explosions leave burnmarks in the environment
  
• Kicks leave footprints in the environment

• Updated Unity to 2021.3.10 which has provided potential cpu physics performance improvements
  
• Fixed dropped/thrown one handed sword collision model to represent its length more accurately
  
• Fixed camera rotation being very wrong when spawning, Im happy nobody had noticed that yet haha
  
• Bots doing a block bash can now actually hit something with it lol
  
• Impact forces now get applied to ragdolled knights. Wheee
  
• Increased horse collision force. Wheeeee

• Increased horse health
  
• Made the A point on the map Gray Tower not be captureable from below
  
• Fixed being unable to spawn on the beach side on the map Shorebreak

Another update, Alpha 4 is coming soon and will bring new gadgets and further gameplay changes and improvements!

Come and join the Dragonfield Discord server, everyone is welcome![discord.gg]

As always, the Dragonfield Alpha is completely free, wishlist the upcoming Steam release of the beta and beyond here.

You think you hear thunder in the distance - but as you turn around you see horses and their riders galloping towards you. The cavalry has finally arrived.


Amongst dozens of tweaks and changes to the game, the free Alpha 2 update features a whole new way to play!
Ride across the battlefield on horses and fight on the newly added map "Gray Tower" featuring the battle for a belfry reaching high above the clouds.

After your amazing feedback to Alpha 1, I am happy to release this one and hope you enjoy it!
~Vincent~


As always, the Dragonfield Alpha is completely free, wishlist the upcoming Steam release of the beta and beyond here.

• Fixed the hit indicator being rotated incorrectly when the game was in third person during ragdolls or on vehicles
  
• Fixed equipment menu selection not being completely accurate to where the mouse cursor was
  
• Changed ladder interaction text, before it spelled ladder climb, now its climb ladder
  
• Changed killcam text background a little to fit in more with the rest of the interfaces visual style
  
• Scoring and capture point ui layout changes that are a little bit cleaner and occupy less screen space, also moved the current capture progress to the center of the screen to make it more visible
  
• Changed interaction ui to not show if a vehicle is currently occupied by a bot
  
• Flag/Capture point change notifications will now display if losing a capture point or gaining one instead of if the enemy gains one
  
• Fixed capture point enemy/ally ratio indicator showing up then fading when capturing the first point during this battle
  
• Made point change notification appear and fade out smoother
  
• Added a new map selection menu!
  
• Added a steam button in the pause menu so you can wishlist the game there, thank you for your support <3

• Cleaned up some terrain textures visible from the spawn camera
  
• Changed terrain texturing a little bit in a few parts
  
• Changed path to C from the defenders spawn to make it more clearly visible
  
• Added light sources to the beacon and other fires
  
• Made physics collision with the bridges more accurate
  
• Added more rocks to the d point and the beach
  
• Smoothed out some models for the cave entrances
  
• Added some more detail to the terrain in certain parts
  
• Added wooden pallisades to the lower half of the b flag on the map shorebreak, allowing you to defend more easily and giving the ballista more cover
  
• Made sand and stone look more wet
  
• Smoothed out ai navigation near the bridge to prevent a short movement stutter
  
• Made the sunrays in the cave a little more golden
  
• Fixed map camera being rotated on the z axis slightly
  
• Lighting has been changed to look a little less dark
  
• A lot of grass has been added
  
• Changed capture points to not already belong to defending knights coming from land to make the goal clearer

• Bots will now keep standing in their first spawn formation for a short time, to allow the player to get in front of them and be the first to enter a vehicle. If you use the CHAAARGE button (R with a melee weapon or when on a horse), you can inspire them to start moving earlier!
  
• Throwing knives are faster now and therefore have a longer reach too
  
• Increased ballista fire rate
  
• Increased ballista respawn duration
  
• Added a crosshair to the ballista to make aiming easier
  
• Kicking now hits faster to make it more responsive
  
• Fixed arrows fired by bots having an internal damage type of melee damage which made them able to damage ballistas, also their poise damage was always zero, but now they can have you and others fall over
  
• Doing a shield bash now opens you up to getting hit, as you are no longer shielding yourself, so be careful! This also applies to bots doing a shield bash
  
• Bots will no longer raise their swords (Chaaaarge!) if too close to an enemy, to focus on fighting
  
• You can now stop raising your sword (Chaaaarge!) earlier by attacking or blocking instead of having to wait until youre completely done
  
• Changed banner of healing gadget recharge duration from 4 to 30 seconds
  
• Throwing a weapon has a faster transition to the throwing animation after pressing the throw button

• Fireballs are now emitting more light, even when holding them
  
• Explosions are slightly brighter
  
• Changed killcam image visuals slightly
  
• Weapons were moving a little bit to the side as well when the player was moving already, but not when aiming or charging a bow, now they are and it feels even smoother as a result
  
• Changed ambient occlusion looking different in the spawn camera resulting in a sudden visual change when spawning at times
  
• Fixed grass changing color for no reason which was especially noticeable when spawning by replacing Unitys... Unities? default shader files - thanks Unity! If you want to learn more check out this forum thread http://answers.unity.com/answers/1297554/view.html "Why does the grass change color by default?"
  
• Made ambient occlusion shading less intense to provide a cleaner image overall
  
• Made ambient occlusion on weapons more intense to have it stand out more and look more lit
  
• Ambient Occlusion now has deinterleaving enabled which will make it run much faster, especially on higher resolutions including and past full hd
  
• Blood is now shiny and reflects light
  
• Made projectile trail have smoother edges and a little less bright
  
• Also projectile trails start smoother as they dont directly appear once the projectile spawns
  
• Changed the wood color on shields and spears to look more natural and compliment the shield metal better
  
• Made ammunition stand arrow visuals bigger and show fewer of them to make it easier to understand at a glance

• Small cpu performance improvement (cached GetCurrentAnimatorStateInfo)
  
• Optimized the way Unity handles post-processing which has increased performance quite a bit, if you want to learn more check out this forum thread https://forum.unity.com/threads/post-processing-v2-cpu-performance-concerns.542322/
  
• Optimized the way terrain physics material data is stored which has lead to a reduction of 30mb ram usage and faster access of that data
  
• As a result, because I think the performance hit is pretty much non existent now, bots now have audible footsteps!
  
• Made an internal change to player vehicle exit behavior that prevents some smaller unnecessary calculations and potential bugs
  
• Removed a few unneeded unity packages that might or might not have impacted the games file size very slightly
  
• Camera movement when swinging a weapon transitions smoother and more natural now
  
• Updated camera sensitivity to be fully framerate independent - it should have been before but it turns out camera input was already framerate independent and making that value independent again caused it to be dependent. Luckily your saved sensitivity settings still work due to a lucky way I configured them, they will be slightly faster though. To get a sensitivity that matches the previous one, multiply it by 0.9 so for example 2 becomes 1.8
  
• Overall this made aiming feel a lot better and I am very happy I noticed this by accident
  
• Fixed the third person camera being blocked by an object make it stutter slightly
  
• Fixed instances where things were drawn "over" the water even if they were below and vice versa
  
• Optimized internally how ragdolls get up, before it would re-create a list of all their limbs every time, not anymore now
  
• Updated Unity version to 2021.3.9 from 2021.3.3 which has potentially improved cpu performance slightly
  
• The games file size has been reduced by 39mb to exactly 100mb (I don't know how to be honest but thats nice!)

• Footstep sounds are a little bit more quiet
  
• Changed hitmarker sound volume to be lower
  
• Changed the default settings volume slider scale to 85% instead of 100%

• Bots will now equip their weapons with an animation upon respawning
  
• Fixed ballista bot animation and rotation, they are now in sync and the ballista rotates towards its target correctly vertically
  
• Fixed your quiver floating behind your back when entering a ballista with a bow

• You can now pause the game with p instead of escape, keybinds will be configurable in a future update

Alpha 3 is coming very soon and will bring an awesome new weapon, gadget, map and major gameplay changes and improvements!


Come and join the Dragonfield Discord server, everyone is welcome![discord.gg]

As always, the Dragonfield Alpha is completely free, wishlist the upcoming Steam release of the beta and beyond here.