Devlogs
v1.0.0 Beta 2 Is Out!
Posted May 02, 2025 by Valhalla Project
#valhalla fps #open beta #arena shooters #open source fps
May 01, 2025 - The second beta is out!
Change log:
- Reworked the game HUD with animations and improved gameplay feedback
- Game version string updates
- Show game version in the server browser
- Display warning if client and server versions mismatch before connecting
- Show client game version in the main menu
- Added disconnection error alert box
- Major Invasion mode refinements for better pacing and balance
- Fixed monster behaviors
- Reworked appearance and attacks for certain monsters
- Fixed hitbox issues
- Revamped offline match setup and voting interface
- New texture manipulation features
- Transform textures using matrices (
vmatrix
/ texmatrix
)
- Adjust texture hue (
vhue
/ texhue
)
- Support for spritesheet animations
- Optional IP geolocation and custom flag support
- Servers can enable GeoIP
- Players can customize their profile with country or custom flags
- Smoother gameplay feel with updated animations and effects
- Enhanced camera shake and visual effects
- Improved bobbing animations
- Added natural weapon sway
- New music tracks by Getridou
- Win/lose themes
- New main menu track
- Additional gameplay tracks
- Inclusion of community maps by Getridou
- New announcer lines and voice commands by DeevDaRabbit
- Improved tutorial level
- Added new tasks
- More environmental storytelling
- Extra missions
- Interactive ragdolls (yes, really)
- Reworked projectile system
- Projectiles can now be destroyed in both online and offline modes
- Server recognizes who destroyed a projectile and credits the kill
- Code refactored for better maintainability
- Added interface to customize controls
- Improved intermission (end-of-match) experience
- Shorter delay before exit
- Voting interface for next map and mode
- Fixed infinite intermission bug in Invasion mode
- Weapon balancing and feedback improvements
- Stronger recoil for more powerful weapons
- New zoom effect
- Tweaked weapon stats
- Fixed various bot behavior issues
- New 3D and 2D assets
- Tons of fixes: UI, editor, memory management, optimization and crashes
- Codebase refactoring and cleanup behind the scenes
- Even more going on under the hood!