RoVerse Development Newsletter #302

Hello everyone! Welcome to the 302nd issue of the RoVerse Development Newsletter, where we keep you updated on the progress we've made over the past week.

This week, we did crimes...

…and by crimes, I mean we developed a range of criminal activities that players can undertake to ruin their reputation and join the ranks of the Hyperion Sect, a dangerous and profit-mongering mafia who have a strong grip on the businesses in the Entertainment District of Hyperion Station.

Any enterprising young criminal is going to want to dive right into the most illegal aspects of the underworld - however, the crime boss isn't going to trust you with anything dangerous like theft or murder right off the bat. You'll need to work your way into his good graces by performing a variety of petty crimes first, to get your reputation low enough to take on the more difficult crimes. And what better way to start, than by throwing bricks through the windows of stores controlled by the boss's rivals?

Just don't get caught by any officers patrolling around looking for hooligans.

And a second petty crime you might get asked to do, is graffiti the walls of the entertainment district with various symbols and logos. Using a sci-fi digital applicator, even the least artistic of criminals can spray a flat surface with an incredible work of art.

We intend for there to be plenty of variation in the graffiti images, so if you have a piece of faction artwork that'd work as graffiti, send it our way. Bonus points if there's lore behind it, like a subfaction of rebels trying to overthrow your faction.

Next on the list of crimes is Surveillance. The Boss will ask you to keep an eye on a location or a person, and your job is to check it out. You'll want to get close enough to get a good view, but not so close that someone gets suspicious about what you're up to.

With you developing a trust with the Boss, he might allow you to take on bigger jobs, like Theft and Smuggling. You'll go to a location, pick up an item, and deliver it to its destination. Just be careful - not every item you're stealing will be entirely unguarded.

And don't get caught with any stolen items, or you'll get arrested and sent straight to jail.

The next crime on the list is a fun but quite challenging one - Hacking. The Boss will have you find and obtain access to a console or junction box, and you'll have to complete a hacking minigame to obtain the cache of data contained within.

In this minigame, you'll have several choices, with most of them being incorrect, and one option moving you forward. Don't make too many incorrect guesses, or the alarm will start to go off, and you'll need to quickly hotwire it to keep it silent. Too many failures, and it'll go off regardless. With this crime, practice will be important - the actions aren't impossible, but getting good takes a few tries.

And to round off the whole thing, Cyrus has created a neat keyboard-typing animation that plays while you're standing at the keyboard.

There are a few more crimes on our list, but they'll take quite a bit more work to get functional. In the meantime, we'll be working on the other side of the reputation system - the lawful quests that will raise your reputation, not lower it.

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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

No questions from the community this week - send them our way via #dev_questions in the discord.

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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!