diff --git a/content/news/042/digital-extinction.jpeg b/content/news/042/digital-extinction.jpeg new file mode 100644 index 000000000..826b23049 Binary files /dev/null and b/content/news/042/digital-extinction.jpeg differ diff --git a/content/news/042/index.md b/content/news/042/index.md index f1f001e4a..e5555c13b 100644 --- a/content/news/042/index.md +++ b/content/news/042/index.md @@ -69,6 +69,50 @@ If needed, a section can be split into subsections with a "------" delimiter. ## Game Updates +### Digital Extinction + + +_Building Placement in Digital Extinction_ + +[Digital Extinction] ([GitHub][de-github], [Discord][de-discord], +[Reddit][de-reddit]) by [@Indy2222] is a 3D real-time strategy game made with +[Bevy]. + +This month the game had two new first time contributors, [@0HyperCube] and +[@Polostor] (Péťa Tománek). + +The most notable updates are: + +- several multiplayer related screens were added to the menu: sign-in / + sign-up, game listing, and game creation, +- building draft is now semi-transparent and colored green or red based on + obstacles, +- double clicking on a unit or building leads to the selection of all visible + entities of the same type, +- the mouse cursor is now confined to the game window, +- the camera can be moved horizontally with arrow keys, +- pop-up in-game menu was added, it is opened with Escape key, +- work on game head-up display / panel (HUD) was initiated, +- various errors are now briefly displayed as toasts in the UI, +- support of map hashing was added and deterministic map paths are used, +- several small fixes, code quality improvements. + +See [gameplay][video-game] and [menu][video-menu] screen recordings on YouTube. + +A more detailed update summary is available [here][de-update-04]. + +[Digital Extinction]: https://de-game.org +[de-github]: https://github.com/DigitalExtinction/Game +[de-discord]: https://discord.gg/vHMFuCWGSX +[de-reddit]: https://reddit.com/r/DigitalExtinction +[@Indy2222]: https://github.com/Indy2222 +[@0HyperCube]: https://github.com/0HyperCube +[@Polostor]: https://github.com/Polostor +[Bevy]: https://bevyengine.org +[video-game]: https://youtu.be/JP01dAbtoc8 +[video-menu]: https://youtu.be/APTlkGnn6vA +[de-update-04]: https://mgn.cz/blog/de04/ + ## Engine Updates ## Learning Material Updates