Devblog 130

✦AI summary1d

Performance optimizations to reduce stuttering, anti-cheat improvements, and the addition of the finished Lighthouse and Guitar models, alongside a double XP event.

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▲Buffs2

GeneralXP earn rates have been doubled for all players.1x→

✚Bug fixes2

GeneralFixed various DX9 issues including screen darkening, broken motion blur, and water reflections on AMD R9 GPUs.
Procedural MapsFixed rubber banding issues at the outer edges of certain tunnels and sewers.Rubber banding→Fixed

◆Other changes10

General
- Optimized entity name building on pooled entities to improve performance.
- Added pooling to player collision, models, and name tags to eliminate stuttering.→Added
- Optimized runtime player model LOD assignment to reduce stuttering.
- Optimized player model frame updates for better performance when many players are visible.
- Netgraph is now restricted to admins and developers to prevent exploits.All→Admins/Devs
- Fly hack and jump hack detection has been made significantly stricter.Standard→Stricter
Lighthouse
- The finished Lighthouse model has been added to the game.Greybox→Finished
- Improved placement checks to ensure the lighthouse always maintains distance from the beach.
Guitar
- Added viewmodel, worldmodel, and LODs for the Guitar.→Added
- The Guitar worldmodel now drops as itself instead of a burlap sack.Burlap Sack→Guitar