2022-10-09 Weekly Meeting

tags: weekly-meeting

Link to last weekly

Topics:

  • Halloween event
    • Stream
      • Angel can show off the changes
      • Have a Discord server event
      • Everyone ping
    • Event things
      • Gliders tracks
      • Werewolves
        • Villagers have small chance to change into werewolf?
      • Lanterns
      • Pumpkins
        • Could all pumpkin patches have "carved" pumpkin models?
      • Villagers
        • Costumes
      • Rare candy drops
      • "Trick or Treat"
        • Interacting with certain villagers (witches?) can have different outcomes
      • Flying with a broom
        • Some items only work on Halloween?
      • Moon changes colour
        • Red, or green, or brighter
      • Acid rain
        • Debuff during that weather
    • When should it start?
      • Needs to end Nov 1st
      • Starts 2 weeks before Halloween
    • Interactions
      • Villagers turning into werewolves
      • Glowing pumpkins in patches that explode into bats if you get close to them
      • People's heads turn into pumpkins
    • Who can help out?
      • Angel can prepare the stream
        • Can the event + ping be made 2 weeks before?
      • Isse: More pumpkins, adjusted trees, adding calendar event
      • xmac: Code Review
      • Art required
        • Carved pumpkin model
        • Villager costumes
        • Bats
          • Animations?
        • Glowing pumpkins
        • Werewolves?

Merged since last week:

Lots of merged translation MRs, 4-5 different languages

Tracking issues:

TBD

Updates

  • Bridges (Isse)

Isse has been doing some worldgen work on larger bridges, and can span larger gaps. They are inspired by larger-architected bridges. There is work that does checks at generation time to make sure that the bridges flow nicely into the terrain.

There are several different types of bridges, some with the ability to bridge high and low terrain with a tower and stairs to help players get to different heights. Another bridge varient is small, and allows for roads to cross small rivers. Once the bridges are ready, you'll be able to see them on the minimap as well!

These different varients are inspired from medieval bridges in different cultures, as well as different architectural patterns. Prototype models were created by @Hannibal, and then remade with CSG objects by @Isse.

  • Plugin work (Socksonme and Christof)

Christof and Socksonme have been working on updating zesterer's plugins branch to the current head of master. Christof has been planning some dug-out canoes to see how it can be made with the plugin system.

  • Water work (Zesterer)

Zesterer has worked on water shaders. Implemented moving water, screen space reflection, and in general improving water shaders. Although much of this is experimental, the techniques add a lot to how water looks in lakes and rivers.

Issues

Beginner issues?

MRs

Any MRs stuck in limbo? We should take a look because discord will archive inactive threads after one week, rendering them basically invisible.

  • 3539 Approved MR waiting to be merged?
  • 3582 Looks like it's waiting for answers from code reviewer.
  • 3494 This looks nearly done, but might need new author
  • 3491 Small MR

Praise 🏆

I would like to thank translators for their work this week!

Next week leads

Lead: Angel
Call for Review!:
Issues (limit 7):
Minutes: Isse

Todo agenda:

  • Halloween focus
  • Do a retrospective on how server browser has been allowing people to play
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