diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-009/forthequest.jpg b/content/posts/newsletter-009/forthequest.jpg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..51221d5f8 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/posts/newsletter-009/forthequest.jpg differ diff --git a/content/posts/newsletter-009/index.md b/content/posts/newsletter-009/index.md index bf638d33a..046add3e9 100644 --- a/content/posts/newsletter-009/index.md +++ b/content/posts/newsletter-009/index.md @@ -145,6 +145,41 @@ _Discussions: [scale-pedestrian-video]: https://youtu.be/QXF1-1BNddM [wgpu-rs]: https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu-rs +### For The Quest + +![For The Quest screenshot](forthequest.jpg) + +For The Quest is the working title for a game in early development by +[@seratonik]. Written entirely in Rust and compiled to WebAssembly, +For The Quest is destined to become a MMORPG set in a post-apocalyptic +Earth where your goal is to band together into like-minded factions to +not only survive in this new world, but to unearth the cause of humanity's +downfall. + +For The Quest is currently undergoing engine development with a focus on +running smoothly in modern browsers using WebGL 2.0 before moving onto +native desktop ports. + +New developments in April: + +- Finished re-working and optimizing the rendering pipeline to allow for + post-processing and other screen-space effects +- Planar reflections implemented, and work with an upgraded form of the + specular maps to determine how reflective a surface is +- Add a flagging system so surfaces can identify their type to the + shading system so effects can be selectively applied per pixel +- Used the new flagging system to identify water surfaces and make them + "ripple" their reflections +- Updated the mapping/tile system to support "sunken" floor tiles, which + allows for ponds, lakes, cliff edges, etc. +- Started work on plans for a streaming asset manager +- New desert/sand tileset models & textures (Thanks [Mishayla][mishayla]!) + +Follow [@seratonik] on Twitter for updates. + +[@seratonik]: https://twitter.com/seratonik +[mishayla]: https://www.artstation.com/mpaulson + ### Ludum Dare 46 Games [Ludum Dare 46](https://ldjam.com/) was this month!