Hey!

These past couple of weeks we've been super busy working on multiple EA updates for Ravenfield. While we were originally planning on releasing Arcade Mode Pt2 this month, we've decided to push it back to mid-April. We're also delaying the update that adds support for modded Custom Campaigns to the very end of April, which will be released as Arcade Mode Pt3.

Originally, we wanted the custom campaigns functionality to be part of Arcade Mode Pt2, but releasing it as Pt3 allows us to spend more time ensuring that everything works as expected, and also lets us polish up the source code + assets for Arcade Mode which we will make available to Ravenfield modders as an example campaign.

On top of Arcade Mode Pt2+Pt3, we are also working on a previously unannounced update focusing on improvements to the Trigger systems, Dialogs and other systems related to custom mission creation. This week, we'll be focusing 100% of our attention on this update, which we want to get out early next week. It's gonna be a fun one!

To summarize, here's the new update schedule:

1. Triggers/Dialog system update - Next Week

2. Arcade Pt2 (Design improvements) - Mid April

3. Arcade Pt3 (Custom Campaigns + Arcade mode source release) - End of April

I hope you all look forward to what we have in store!

/Johan and the Ravenfield Team

Hey everyone, we may have release EA33 only a week ago, but we're already back with a new EA update! As we close in on the game's 1.0 release we want to expand on the official content with new weapons. We have several weapon packs planned for release throughout this year, and this first one has 3 new weapons:

JOLT-20-S

The Jolt-20 is all about getting as many bullets as possible down range as fast as possible. Hitting your targets comes secondary, so this sub-machine gun is designed to be super fast to reload. Perfect for those times where you every shot awkwardly misses your target! Just mind your ammo count...

SUPERNOVA

This assault rifle is one fine piece of engineering designed for long-range engagements. Featuring a no-fuss scope with high magnification there's nothing stopping you from taking out your enemies from afar. A shame it's only available in limited quantities on the battlefield.

RIPCORD

It's a box - until you need it. This weapon must first be unfolded before it's combat ready, and even then... it's a bit unwieldy. The Eagle weapon's experts are still figuring out how to use this weapon effectively so expect its' usage to change in the future. If nothing else, it can double as a coat hanger!

We are super happy about the response to Arcade mode last week - we're currently polishing the design and hope to have it ready at the end of March! In the meantime, enjoy these new weapons!

/Johan and the Ravenfield Team

Hey everyone! We have been super busy over the winter months working away on the game's first official campaign mode (we're not counting that old conquest mode). We are now happy to finally release ARCADE MODE!

Arcade mode plays like a rougelike, where you need to get through 9 rounds of matches without losing all your reinforcements. In-between each match, you get to choose wether to unlock more weapons, a new vehicle or call for extra reinforcements.

Each unlock category consists of a mini-game:

Equipment Drop - Roll weapon and tool cards from a box. If you don't like what you get, you can choose to keep one card that you really like and reroll the rest!

New Vehicle - Try to time your desired license plate by cliking. Each license plate corresponds to a vehicle category (ground/naval/air) and a rarity level. The rarest vehicles have intricate license plate designs inspired by animals.

Reinforcements - Use the radio to call in more reinforcements to help out in the upcoming battles. A better signal means more reinforcements will hear your call.

Arcade mode is built upon our new Custom Campaign system, which we are designing to allow modders to create their own campaigns. We still have some ideas on how to expand Arcade Mode, so we will be releasing an Arcade Part 2 update that adds a couple of more features and polish that we didn't have time to add for this update.

In the Part 2 update we will also be adding support for modders to create their own Custom Campaigns. As Arcade mode is created entirely using Ravenscript and the Trigger System, we will be bundling the completed arcade mode with the mod tools for modders to inspect or expand upon once Custom Campaign modding is fully ready! We hope you're looking forward to that :)

Because we have completely redesigned how campaigns work in Ravenfield, we had to remove the old conquest mode as it no longer works with the game. To make up for it, we are in the process of recreating conquest mode using the new systems, which will allow for modded content and maps to be used! Things are still early, but we hope to share some more information and screenshots of the new conquest mode soon!

We are also happy to finally be adding a new weapon to the game, the INGRESS 700

Inspired by the weapon of a certain special agent, the Ingress 700 packs a punch thanks to it's special ability. The last shot fired in the magazine deals higher damage and knockback, which is also indicated by it's retro-movie inspired sound design. Hopefully you're able to use this special shot to turn around critical situations. You can also press X to play a cool gun spinning animation for extra style points.

The Ingress 700 also has a secondary special function, when testing a custom map from the Ravenfield mod tools or the ingame map editor and playing the gun spinning animation, your character gains the ability to bunny jump by spamming the jump button, which builds a ton of speed. This can be used to quickly get around your level without having to walk or use vehicles! This feature is not available in the base game for balancing reason, we still want you to try out the fresh new look for the S-Ind 7 after all! Ohhh, about that:

We (read: the graphics artists now working on Ravenfield) decided that the 2016-era low poly weapons of Ravenfield need a bit of a face-lift for the 1.0 release. Therefore we're redoing a lot of models, animations and sounds on existing weapons. We started with a model and animation overhaul for the S-Ind 7 and Quicksilver weapons. A couple of other weapons also received some new sounds for unholstering, reloading and firing. Expect more weapons to get this treatment in the following months!

Game changes

- ADDED ARCADE MODE! This mode is is implemented as a custom campaign and will be made available to the modding community in a future update.

- Added Ingress 700 pistol

- Press X when using the Ingress 700 to do a cool gun spin!!

- The last round in the Ingress magazine deals more damage and has a retro style sound

- When starting the game from the mod tools, the Ingress has a special ability: While spinning the gun, you can bunny jump to build a lot of speed. This allows you to quickly traverse the map you're testing if you want to check our a specific area. This ability is completely disabled in normal gameplay.

- Added audio cues for when you're about to run out of ammo in your magazine.

- Added systems for custom campaigns along with RS api changes to allow scripting of custom campaigns from RS.

- Major changes to how the game handles scene loading to support full map/game mode/team configuration from RS

- Removed old conquest mode as it is not compatible with the new custom campaigns system. We are in the process of recreating conquest mode from the ground up, so expect updates on this soon!

- Added game mode art to the instant action menu

- Fixed an issue where configuration data would not be deserialized correctly

- Fixed a bug where vehicle filters were not working correctly in instant action team configuration page

- Added support for hidden mutators (IE mutators that don't show up in the menu but can still be loaded thru RS)

- Added new triggers for playing particles/audio, these will be added to the mod tools later.

- TriggerGlobalSignalReceiver component now registers in OnEnable(), so it will be able to receive signals immediately.

- TriggerGlobalSignalReceiver component now deactivates in OnDisable(), which fixes a bug related to vehicle impostor spawning.

- Fixed missing checkpoints on citadel mission

- Refactored game mode configuration to prepare for custom game mode support. Game modes now store their configuration inside ConfigurationData types which are accessible to RS. Some built in game modes have different UIs because of this change.

- Spec Ops dialog now reflects the current team name.

- Fixed minimap centering in the ingame map editor sometimes failing when no capture points had been placed

- Created a new way for weapons to play Fire sounds that allows them to play random Audio Clips.

- Added a simple way to add a separate Fire sound that can only be heard when the player fires that weapon.

- Added weapon "rattle" values that can be configured to make a weapon shake/rattle when fired. This can also be triggered from Ravenscript and through animation events.

- Added an option for Proximity Fuse Projectiles to ignore team targets.

- Updated the models and animations for the S-IND 7 and Quicksilver.

- Updated the model for the Frag Grenade.

- Added various new sounds to the Greaser, Quicksilver, S-IND 7, Patriots, Automatico, Recon LRR, and Dagger.

- Buffed the S-IND 7 and Quicksilver to bring them more in line with other weapons.

- Added an option for Proximity Fuse Projectiles to ignore team targets.

- Made it possible for melee weapons to play random on hit sounds.

Ravenscript/Trigger updates

- Exposed various API systems related to starting matches from custom campaigns

- Exposed GameInfo class used to configure which teams and mutators are used when starting a match from RS

- Exposed TeamInfo class used to query and configure a team's weapon/vehicle/skin/name configuration from RS. It is possible to both read and write configurations from RS, which is used to set up matches based on unlocked weapons/vehicles in arcade mode.

- Exposed VehicleSpawner.SpawnVehicleImposter() that is used to spawn vehicles without attached scripts and rigidbodies, this is used for background vehicles in the Arcade mode vehicle unlock scene.

- Added support for saving weapon, vehicle and map references in SaveData.

- Added ConfigurationData type for storing and getting game mode configurations in RS.

- TriggerNamedSignalReceiver component now respects once/repeating modes when receiving named signals.

- The lua engine can now resolve source script components when invoking RS coroutines, which solves a couple of rare issues with the RS API.

- Exposed Weapon maxAmmoPerReload and useMaxAmmoPerReload to RS

- Added BezierPath/BezierCurve types that can be used to set up and evaluate 3D bezier curves. WE MAY CHANGE THE NAMES OF THESE TYPES IN THE NEXT UPDATE SO USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!

- Added BezierPath along with scene view editor to DataContainer

- Added weapon "rattle" values that can be configured to make a weapon shake/rattle when fired. This can also be triggered from Ravenscript and through animation events.

- Created a new way for weapons to play Fire sounds that allows them to play random Audio Clips.

- Added support for player only weapon firing sounds.

- Made it possible for melee weapons to play random on hit sounds.

We hope you'll enjoy this update and are looking forward to the new possibilities that custom campaigns will bring to the table once it rolls out it the Arcade pt 2 update!

/Johan and the Ravenfield team

Earlier today, a security patch to the Unity engine was released by Unity, which patches a security vulnerability in games built with the Unity engine. Today's patch updates the game engine to the latest version, 2020.3.49f1 in which this vulnerability has been patched.

For security reasons, I have disabled the builds of the game that were previously available on the legacy branches. I intend to rebuild these versions of the game next week with the patched engine version, but until then those versions of the game will be unavailable. Please note that the legacy-EA25 version is still available as this versions of the game runs on Unity 5.6 which is unaffected by the vulnerability.

For more information about the security vulnerability, please see Unity's message here: https://discussions.unity.com/t/unity-platform-protection-take-immediate-action-to-protect-your-games-and-apps/1688031

EDIT: All legacy branches have now been rebuilt in the 2020.3.49f1 engine version and are safe to use!

/Johan

Here's another patch for EA32 mainly focused on optimizing the new instant action menu to prevent freezes and lag:

- Optimized vehicle and weapon pickers in the instant action menu which should prevent the game from freezing for a few seconds when loads of weapons/vehicles are being loaded in.
- When testing a content mod from the mod tools, any non-modded vehicles vehicles will now be filled with the official vehicles.
- Fixed spec ops teammate count. Up to 9 teammates can be assigned to the player team by setting the player team actor count. If more than 9 teammates are assigned, the game will default to 3 teammates.
- Spec ops helicopter exfil crew will use the same skin as the player team UNLESS playing as the Talon team.
- Made instant action dropdown styles consistent across all menu pages.

September 25 hotfix:

- Fixed some dropdown values in the instant action menu not showing up properly

We just pushed out a patch for EA32 that fixes some common issues:

• Changed how game configuration saving works to prevent accidental lost team weapon/vehicle setups. When saving a game configuration without linking to saved teams, the current team setups will be saved inside the game configuration file. This means the game configuration save system works like it did before, making team saves optional. It is however still recommended to save actual team config files and to link them to your game configuration as this allows things like loading teams to any team slot, updating multiple game configs by changing just one team save and more.

• Updated game config team linking description text

• Fixed vehicles not showing up in conquest mode

• Fixed aspect ratio issues with the new instant action menu on 4:3 and ultrawide monitors

• Added really good game mode icons

We'll keep on the look out for any more issues that needs fixing for EA32! If you're experiencing any issues, the best way to reach us is through the Ravenfield discord. Enjoy!

September 11 fixes:

• Fixed a bug where the options menu could not be applied while ingame

• Fixed a bug where the loaded team would sometimes not update when loading a game configuration with linked teams

• Fixed a bug where a game config would sometimes link both team slots to the same team.

PHEW!! It's been quite a few months of non-stop work over here, but we're finally ready to get EA32 out to everyone. A huge thank you to all the testers over in the Ravenfield Discord for your patience and feedback, we have had to rework plenty of systems to get something we were happy with!

This update is all about configuring Ravenfield to exactly how you want it to play. We're introducing rarity tiers on both weapons and vehicles, which decides how often that weapon or vehicle will spawn ingame. This means it's finally possible to control spawn rates of weapons! This can be used to balance out gameplay, for example allowing only a few bots to equip lock-on weapons. No more having to deal with a constant barrage of missiles heading your way every time you take off in your helicopter!

For vehicles, it is now possible to pick multiple vehicles that can spawn for each vehicle type. You could for example set up 10 different tanks, which the game will randomly pick between everytime a new tank spawns. Or why not add a rare boat to your enemy's helicopter slot for giggles?

There are 3 rarity tiers available, Common (white), Uncommon (green) and Rare (blue). Using the weapon picker rarity painter, you can control how often a bot is able to spawn with that particular weapon. Just pick a rarity color and start painting over the weapons! At the moment, Common weapons are picked 70% of the time, Uncommon 25% and Rare 5%. For vehicles, Common vehicles spawn 60% of the time, Uncommon 30% and Rare 10%. While the rates are currently hardcoded, we are planning on making the rarity spawn rates configurable in a future update.

With the configuration update, we have also overhauled how game configurations are saved. Previously, a saved configuration would contain the loadout and vehicles of both teams, but by popular request we have now added support for saving and load individual teams in EA32.

When setting up a team, you can now save that team's configuration to a team configuration file. This makes it possible to load that team to either team slot for future games. After saving (or loading) both teams, you can save a game configuration with your mutator setup which can optionally link to your two active teams. Loading this game configuration will also load your two linked teams.

Instant Action + game config changes

• Added support for multiple vehicles per vehicle type slot. When a vehicle spawns, one of the available vehicles for that slot will be picked.

• Added vehicle rarity levels. This affects how often a vehicle of a specific tier will spawn. The pick percentages are currently hardcoded to 60% (Common), 30% (Uncommon), 10% (Rare). These values iwll be moddable in the future.

• Added weapon rarity levels. This affects how often a bot will spawn with a specific weapon. The pick percentages are currently hardcoded to 70% (Common), 25% (Uncommon), 5% (Rare). These values will be moddable in the future.

• Complete rework of Instant Action UI.

• Added support for team name and color selection thru the Instant Action UI.

• Redesigned Weapon/Vehicle/Skin/Map/Game mode picking UI to be more unified. It is now possible to filter out specific items, for example only displaying items from a specific mod.

• Overhauled game configuration save, each team can now be saved in separate files, and game configuration saves can link to the saved teams. This means that the game now supports loading of individual teams which is a heavily requested feature. Loading a game configuration with linked teams will still load the teams just like the previous save/load system.

• Legacy configuration saves can still be loaded.

• Game and Team configuration files can now be deleted via the configratuib saving UI.

• Official weapons now have varying rarity levels for balancing purposes (EG making Scalpel rare prevents constant lock ons on massive, flat levels)

• Config flags mode now has a reverse flags button.

Bugfixes

• Fixed an issue where bots would sometimes should thru walls

• Moved flag capture UI element down slightly to prevent it from overlapping with some game mode UIs

• Updated default quality settings to Good (previously booting the game for the first time would put you in the worst quality option... oops!)

Ravenscript changes

• Added PlayerCamera.isUsingFPCamera

• Added PlayerCamera.GetCameraRay(camera) and PlayerCamera.GetActiveCameraRay()

• Added Physics.RaycastActor()

• Added ActorManager.CreateExplosionEffect()

• Added ActorManager.SetBloodParticleParameters()

• Added GameEvent.onBloodParticleLand event

• Replaced Vehicle.team with Vehicle.ownerTeam which uses the correct Team type rather than an integer. The old value is still available but hidden in the RS documentation, so mods still relying on this value will continue to work.

• Exposed MeleeWeapon type

• Seat.isEnclosed is now writable

• Exposed Weapon.aimSensitivityMultiplier

• Writing a weapon's heat value through RS will now trigger an overheat if the value assigned is 1 or higher

• Exposed Weapon.currentMuzzleIndex

Trigger System changes

• Fixed TriggerCondition ActorIsRagdolled not having an actor field

• Added usePickedLoadout field on TriggerSpawnPlayer, which allows the player to spawn with their picked loadout.

• Added TriggerOnLoadoutAccept which fires a signal when the player accepts a loadout.

Modding improvements

• Added Projector to component whitelist

• Added UnityEngine.Animation and UnityEngine.Animation.Rigging components to whitelist

• Added defaultRarity fields to WeaponEntry and Vehicles

Ingame Map Editor improvements

• Added support for controlling vehicle spawner rarity options.

To close out this update post, I'm happy to announce that Ravenfield is no longer a solo project, we are now 8(!) people working on the game! While most of us has just gotten started, we already have cool things in the works, and I'm very excited about the upcoming updates to the game. We have already gotten quite a bit of work done for the EA33 update which will introduce the new custom campaign system, allowing modders to create anything from story campaigns to their own conquest mode to entirely new games running inside Ravenfield. Expect to see more about this soon on the Ravenfield Discord[discord.gg]!

We hope you'll enjoy this update. See you soon!

/Johan and the Ravenfield dev team

• Completely remade the 76 Eagle shotgun from scratch with animations and rebalancing changes
  
• Remade Bundle o' Buss sprint animations
  
• Remade Automatico Akimbo sprint animations
  
• Garret reload animation can be canceled by holding RMB.
  
• Players will now automatically holster their weapon while climbing ladders
  
• Added cloth foley sounds to various player actions such as walking/kicking/jumping/entering vehicles/reloading etc.
  
• Added 'wants to aim' bool parameter to weapon animators, this is used to cancel reload animations early by holding RMB.
  
• Added 'walk cycle' float parameter to weapon animators, this can be used to synchronize sprint or walk animations with the player character weapon bob/footstep sounds.
  
• Fixed actor onTakeDamage event firing when the actor took splash damage while inside an enclosed vehicle seat that protects it.
  
• Fixed actor onTakeDamage firing while the actor is dead
  
• Misc changes to audio mixing of the player audio. Should result in more noticable player footstep/jump/land sounds.

• Added TriggerOnPlayerLineOfSight, sends a signal when a transform point enters or leaves the player's line of sight
  
• Added TriggerSetVelocity, used to set a vehicle or rigidbody velocity or to apply an acceleration.
  
• Fixed TriggerOnVehicleDestroyed firing the onDestroyed send instead of the onDisabled send when a vehicle is disabled.

• Added missing IsVehicle filter type for OnVehicleDestroyed and related vehicle filtering components. This allows you to send signals when a specific vehicle has been destroyed