Weekly News #58

Hello survivors! Hope you did survive the Holidays. Here are the latest news regarding Lost Region development.
Sound
We've implemented the new sound engine recently. Already had some tests, and now shooting and all other stuff will change depending on the source of the sound and the listener. Besides sound became much more real and sexy. Along with the better sound, this new engine also allowed us to mix some sounds. For example, now when you get hit you will hear a random "ouch" sound, it is random you will hear one of eleven "ouch" sounds.
Map improvement
As always our level designer continues his work on the map improvement. Here are some of his recent work.




Achievements
We are happy to announce that soon achievements will be available for our players. We will add them with one of the major patches. We already making new icons for achievements.
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New boots, medical loot, and clothing items like masks are on the way in the upcoming patch. Character customization is getting better, and we're optimizing localization.

Weekly Update: Fuel and electricity mechanics for player bases. Map rework adds hidden areas with puzzles. Lost Region transitions to Free-to-Play!

Weekly Update: New hacking mini-game and lockpicking in progress. Temperature system implemented, affecting player abilities. Gear up accordingly.

Weekly News Update: 3D designers working on new meshes and reworking old ones for recent level additions. Progress on implementing custom back-end for game overhaul.