1.2.0

This update continues building out the souls demo while polishing up the core framework. It also adds a getting started tutorial project that should provide a smoother experience at the beginning. There is also a new integration available on GitHub for the Kinematic Character Controller asset!

ADDED

  • Step by step getting started tutorial
  • Pebble usable item in souls which can be thrown
  • Two handing weapons in souls
    • stances for two handed melee and bows
    • assignable actions for all 4 shoulder buttons
  • Bow and Arrow in souls
    • damage is summed between bow and arrow
    • easily customizable arrows

FIXED

  • Camera damping in souls demo
  • SoulsBossArea not properly resetting on player death
  • MotionAction without cost now works on characters without ResourcePool
  • Namespace of SoulsHideHUDInstruction which unfortunately breaks references so it has to be reassigned or fixed in text

IMPROVED

  • MovementBasePersisted does not error if no Persister is set
  • LockableCameraFreeLook can move a target group member instead of adding the lock point
  • LockOnManager can directly parent a visual to the locked point

Starting from this version I will no longer upload a dedicated version for the 2021.2 tech stream. I recommend using the latest 2021.3 LTS version.

1.1.1

Various smaller changes made for the AdventureSouls Scene Connector integration example. The example is called ConnectorSouls and can be found on GitHub!

IMPROVED

  • TimelineAction and SoulsBonfireAction auto bind CinemachineBrain to PlayableDirector
  • AnimationToggler can be moved instantly using SetA and SetB
  • SoulsLadderAction EndingTop and EndingBottom events
  • SoulsLoading can be configured to load additional scenes
  • SoulsPlayerCharacter multi scene support
    • saves current scene as checkpoint
    • goes to loading screen on death in a different scene
    • recovery is instantiated under SoulsCommons
  • EffectPool and ResourcePool persist immediately when reset

1.1.0

ADDED

  • Shrine - New Souls Demo Stage!
    • Trader and Talker NPCs
      can be interacted with or attacked
    • Sprout Enemy
      causes poison damage
    • Elevator
      one way elevator with levers
    • Teleporter
      moves character between scenes
  • Effects - New Core System!
    set of behaviors that can be added or removed from characters
    • Poisoned
      periodically causes damage, healed by the new moss item
    • Boosted
      doubles strength for a while, added by the new booster item
  • Inventory
    allows using items directly from the UI without equipping them
  • Loading Screen

IMPROVED

  • intro can now be skipped
  • NPCs can return home or patrol when idle
  • additional events for characters on GenericTriggerArea/Item
  • better gamepad support
  • movement and resources are not saved unless they actually change
  • picked up items are now displayed in a message box
  • persistence can now be exported and imported from PersistenceContainer
  • boss arena properly resets player position
  • camera now uses cinemachine free look
  • …

An integration for the ink narrative scripting language is available on GitHub!

–WARNING–
Depending on your depth of use this update will contain a varying amount of breaking changes! Using source control and removing any previous versions completely when upgrading is recommended.

1.0.1

ADDED

  • manual page for SoulsPlayer(includes step by step guide for replacing the model)

CHANGED

  • Animator is now part of CharacterBase, AnimatedCharacterBase is therefore obsolete

IMPROVED

  • simplified model replacement for SoulsPlayer
    • colliders moved to separate GameObject ‘Body’
    • TimelineAction and SoulsBonfireAction can pass character animator to the PlayableDirector which lets us remove the dependency between environment and player model
  • translation and rotation of model can be suppressed independently
    • SoulsAttackAction no longer locks rotation until damage is activated
  • MovementSaver can be overridden from outside
    • BossArena uses this to properly reset the player if the game is quit during a fight
  • intro sequence can now be skipped
  • 2021 LTS compatibility

FIXED

  • usable items not being hidden if action is interrupted
  • potential initialization order errors
    • AttributePool value/stat dictionaries
    • CharacterActionArea Bindings
  • armor no longer vanishes at certain camera angles

1.0.0

Initial Release