Patch history

1. Feb 8, 2019·The Air Power Update+4

   • ▲🎯BehaviorFrame Rate

     Implemented iterative entity networking to fix frame rate drops when moving through the world.

     Iterative entity networking

   • ▲🎯BehaviorFrame Rate

     Added custom garbage collections to reduce stuttering during movement and combat.

     Custom garbage collections

   • ▲🎯BehaviorRespawn SpeedFull snapshots→Delta snapshots

     Server now sends delta snapshots instead of full snapshots when spawning, resulting in faster respawns.

     Faster spawning

   • ▲🎯BehaviorCPU Usage—→Optimized

     Optimized CPU usage for GunTraps, Autoturrets, and FlameTurrets.

     Turret optimization

   • ≈🛠QoLDisplay ModeWindowed/Borderless→Fullscreen Exclusive

     Enabled Fullscreen Exclusive by default for potentially better performance.

     Default setting

2. Jul 20, 2017·Devblog 169

   • ≈🛠QoLfoliage displacement

     Optimized how foliage reacts to movement, potentially improving FPS in forested areas.

     Optimized foliage displacement

   • ≈🛠QoLeffect lookup caching

     Improved the caching of effect lookups to reduce CPU overhead.

     Optimized effect lookup caching

3. Feb 18, 2016·Devblog 98+4

   • ▲🎯Behaviorentity despawning stutter—→Reduced

     Reduced stuttering when leaving networking groups by optimizing how entities despawn.

     neutral

   • ▲🔁Reworkbuilding model system—→Added

     Implemented a new conditional model system for buildings to improve performance and visual reliability.

     neutral

   • ▲📊Numericmesh batch refreshes—→Faster

     Optimized mesh batch refreshes to increase overall game fluidity.

     neutral

   • ▲🛠QoLbuilding skin loading—→Added

     Added placeholder geometry for buildings while skins are loading to reduce visual popping.

     neutral

4. Jan 28, 2016·Devblog 95+2

   • ≈•OtherUnity Version—→5.3.2.p1

     Updated the game engine to Unity 5.3.2.p1 for better stability and performance.

     Engine update

   • ▲🎯BehaviorLODs

     Optimized LODs for Dungeons, Rocks, and Pumpkin plants to improve rendering performance.

     Optimization

   • ▲🎯BehaviorMemory Cache

     Implemented RPC, Network, and Save cache memory optimizations to reduce overhead.

     Optimization

5. Oct 1, 2015·Devblog 80

   • ≈✨Newcollider batching—→Added

     Added server-side collider batching to bypass Unity collider limits, improving server stability.

     system

   • ≈🔁Reworkentity visibility queries—→Reworked

     Completely reworked entity visibility queries to fix various bugs and improve performance.

     system

   • ≈✨Newprefab pooling—→Added

     Added pooling for effects, decals, building blocks, and sounds to reduce memory overhead.

     system

   • ≈📊Numericauto save interval5m→10m m

     Auto saves now occur every 10 minutes instead of 5, reducing server stutter.

     numeric

6. Aug 20, 2015·Devblog 74+3

   • ▲🐛Bug fixrubber banding

     Fixed several causes of rubber banding and lag to improve network stability.

     Fixed causes of lag.

   • ▲🎯Behaviorprojectile memory allocation—→optimized

     Optimized dynamic memory allocations of projectiles, reducing frame rate spikes during intense gunfights.

     Reduces frame rate spikes.

   • ▲🐛Bug fixrig-related operations—→faster

     Fixed player bone list to exclude mesh LODs, speeding up rigidbody instantiations and rig operations.

     Fixed bone list including non-bone transforms.