ROVERSE DEVELOPMENT NEWSLETTER #42

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

​This week we finally have some long overdue images of the chat system, news from Sae'Tzar and an update on the command center's progress!

Let's start with most requested of these; the chat system! Lordrex has been busy at work improving, tweaking and gradually making the chat system much more efficient and aesthetically pleasing, and has managed to come out with a very nice design that we hope you all enjoy as much as we do!

​The coding behind the GUIs are still a work in progress, of course, but the chat system is very aesthetically pleasing, fits with other UI elements and is as unobtrusive as possible to give players plenty of screen-space to blast their enemies!

RexPatriot has begun full work on the planetary command center this week, and has taken a modular approach to the development, and plans to complete a segment each week so he can show off the progression of the structure from week to week! As a reminder, the commander center is the central military stronghold of an outpost, and will be perhaps the most important military structure in an outpost.

This week, he has begun the outer wall designs and the first entrance hall, as seen below:
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Sae'Tzar is working diligently to get more ships out when he is able to salvage his laptop's hard drive for use in a new computer. We look forward to his impending return to active development, and we especially look forward to his beautiful ship designs!

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 Planet Terrain be destructible by explosions, will it be editable by hand?

A1: We want planets to be as immersive as possible - if a capital ship is bombarding the surface, but there is no left over crater, it would ruin the immersion. The plan right now, is for things to be locally destructible to a point, with bombs leaving craters that are only persistent to your server. Digging trenches and caves will take a bit more work, but we'l  see if we can pull it off.

Q2: Seeing the realistic planet generation system, will there be any alien-like planets with stuff like floating islands?

A2: The realistic planet generator is only the first step of many in creating a unique and interesting galaxy to explore. Things like floating islands and xeno biomes are on the list of features for sure. If you have any concept art you really like, feel free to post it in the suggestions channel on the discord.

Q3: Is RoVerse still looking for developers?

A3: Yes! We are always looking for talented members of the community that want to help out in the creation of this expansive game. A wide variety of talents will be accepted, from builders to advanced scripters. Send an application over to RoVerse_Official on Roblox, and we'll get in contact.

Q4: What sort of land vehicles should we look forward to?

A4: I think we may have covered this a bit before, but you can look forward to quite a variety of vehicles - from offensive vehicles, like tanks and mobile artillery, to defensive mobile missile platforms and troop carriers, to civilian craft.

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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! Don’t worry, we don’t bite!

~Written by Aleuvian
​~Edited by IdyllicDestroyer