Greetings!
We are engaged on ultimate polish for Xen and Gonarch’s Lair, in addition to dropping within the ultimate artwork, lighting, and fog for Interloper. In addition to that, right here’s a fast replace for everybody.
Sound Track
First we’re pumped to announce the complete Xen sound monitor can be launched on August 1st. It can be obtainable just about wherever music is.
Coming quickly…
New Bloom
Bloom takes shiny objects and blurs their coloration across the edges to create a softer picture. When this was first applied into the Source engine, the impact was in its infancy in video games. Since then, there have been plenty of developments and revisions to how bloom is finished. We upgraded the bloom in Black Mesa to a extra trendy customary. We applied a brand new bloom course of and altered the values to work on each earthbound and Xen. The bloom values will be managed by way of console instructions per stage. 
New UI
This has been one of many longest working and difficult tasks we got down to do, however we’re actually pleased with how it’s coming collectively. The aim is a greater menu: elimination of (irrelevant/old-fashioned) choices, clearer (preferences/alternatives/settings), and extra controller assist.
All the menus and textual content easily animate, which you’ll be able to see under.
https://imgur.com/1ALygMo
We aren’t 100% certain when the brand new UI can be totally useful, however we hope to have it testable with the subsequent beta on August 1st.
As ordinary, time is flying by! We hope everyone seems to be having fun with their summer season. If you wish to chat with us take into account becoming a member of our Discord[discord.gg]. It is the quickest solution to get in contact with builders as we additionally use it for growth.
If you might be having particular game breaking points, you possibly can report them on Discord[discord.gg] or on our Steam forums. As at all times, be sure that to have a detailed description and your system specs (together with your video card).
Thanks everybody!
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