Hello everyone! Welcome to the 222nd issue of the RoVerse Development Newsletter, where we keep you updated on the progress we've made over the past week. The focus this week was on the second Capital-exclusive weapon type - VLS missiles. These missiles have been demoed before, but had yet to be ported to the dogfight weapon system. They consist of an 8-bay missile silo that launches missile straight up, that then arc towards a target. Much like flak, they'll have different modes - if a target is selected, they'll fire off in the direction of that enemy ship, and if no target is selected, they'll fire a barrage towards the mouse. There is quite a bit of code involved getting weapons to mount to Capital ships properly, so much of this week was spent rigging, and coding the boilerplate functions of this weapon type - things like firing with the 'f' key like torpedoes, and not erroring out when the code tries to make a non-turret weapon transit. However, we did manage to make them shoot, which is a good start... even if it doesn't shoot right just yet. They won't be extremely useful against small fast-moving fighters, excelling at attacking static structures or other Capital ships with an awesome display of firepower, but when used effectively, they'll carve a path of destruction through your opponents. In the coming week we'll be refining the missile tracking, and making sure they replicate properly. The community dogfight continued again this week, with members of the community coming together to blast each other out of the sky. Join us next week at 8pm EST and earn double credits for the duration. This week in the dogfight there were 38 kills, 0 with auto, 0 with beam, 0 with laser, 0 with plasma, 3 with railgun, and 35 with torpedo. The most dangerous ship was the Excalibur with 35 kills, followed by the Kokytos with 3. The most dangerous map was Pillarum with 52 deaths. And now, the moment you've been waiting for... The three players that topped the leaderboard were Doombomb1622, with 32 kills and 5 deaths and a 6.4 KDR; IdyllicDestroyer with 3 kills, 1 deaths and a 3 KDR; and KowalskiWhiteoak with 3 kills, 2 deaths, and a 1.5 KDR. They have unlocked the exclusive ship Elysion Kokytos in the Alpha Dogfight. Nice work pilots! If you'd like to check out the rest of our data, you can find the spreadsheet here: Phase 1 Data (Week 66) Each week we compile a Q&A section here whenever there are any new questions posted on the RoVerse Community group wall or in the Community Discord Server. Be sure to join if you have any questions about RoVerse: ROBLOX Group: https://www.roblox.com/My/Groups.aspx?gid=2948290 Discord server: https://discord.gg/npxBGwJ Q1: Will there be another Halloween event? A1: Isn't October spooky enough already? You can support us by joining our Community Group or Discord server! So far, the community has been absolutely amazing, supportive, and very friendly. We are very appreciative of all the support you guys show us! If you want to catch any of our developers streaming, you can always follow our official Twitch channel here! Remember, we are always looking for new, talented builders, scripters and artists! If you’d like to help us you can always get in touch with us through RoVerse_Official on the ROBLOX website, or by contacting an Administrator in the community Discord! Don’t worry, we don’t bite! Comments are closed.
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