1273 skybox
Server Discovery:
- Created server discovery server.
- Implemented protocols to support matchmaking & room code connection
- Improved error handling for server disconnections
Skybox:
- Added a skybox
- Added a terrain mesh
See merge request !79
- Fixed bug where an invalid port number would crash the program
- Closed the stage before cleaning up resources. This speeds up closing the app.
- Added error handling for when the client looses connection to the server.
Tags: #story[1281]
Loading screens
# Changes
- Fixed a bug with sound not being muted consistently (the music would play when you press play again even if the music was muted)
- Added a splash screen to show for ~2 seconds on launch, doesn't repeat again while playing the same instance
- Added a loading screen which disappears when the race view has finished being set up (boats in place etc)
# Testing
- Manual testing done, few irrelevant bugs have been found, will log in issue tracker
See merge request !78
- Fixed concurrency bug that prevented players from connecting to servers
- Discovery server can restart itself if it crashes
- Added nicer error handling for server discovery.
- Using AWS to get servers external IP address.
Tags: #story[1281]
1293 power ups
# Changes
* Token Objects added to represent pickups along with their corresponding mesh objects
* Yachts now have a powerup attribute
* Power up attribute is checked in Game State updates and updates are now done appropriately, dependant on this power up
* RaceViewController now has a grid pane to show the different power up icons. These will display when a token is picked up and blink when they are about to dissapear
* Token generator created. This generates token locations randomly in the map in circles centred between the legs of the race
* Added Yacht EventCodes for the different type of power / up / down status effect actions
# Refactor
* Moved Timer tasks such as spawn tokens and update wind into the GameState where they belong
* Moved the creation of some messages in odd places, server side, into the MessageFactory class
# Testing
* Manual test done
* Junits created for the random token generator
See merge request !77
Generates a location between any leg of the race in a random angle / distance of the radius of the centre point of the two gates to one of the gates
#story[1293]
- fix last button no longer default focused when loading keybinding dialog
- fix click and mouse exit still focused on button
- closing keybinding does not focus on chat anymore
#story[1273]
Added a hack to bumper so that the collision distance is larger than the regular collision distance
Wind walker now makes you go at you max speed rather than VMG speed
#story[1293]
1273 changing cameras
# Multiple Camera Views
## 3 Camera Views Implemented
1. Normal 3D (Isometric)
2. Top Down Perspective
3. Chase Cam (Over the Shoulder)
- Isometric and Top Down Perspectives can Pan within limits.
- Chase Cam rotates the camera around the boat. (While still following it)
- All camera views can Zoom.
# Testing
No testing completed other than manually testing myself. A proper manual test should be completed by the merger.
See merge request !76
Haoming Yin
William Muir
Peter Galloway
Michael Rausch
Kusal Ekanayake
Calum
Alistair McIntyre
Zhi You Tan