Added new player control for grabbing multiple puzzle tiles together. This feature can be used with Shift + Left Mouse Button by default
Added audio manager and playback system. The playback list is currently limited to a single compilation of 9 tracks
Added audio options menu with 3 options – mute audio, music volume, and SFX volume. These are directly linked to the audio manager and playback system
Added standard GUI controls for the audio playback (play, stop, forward, rewind, repeat, shuffle). These are temporarily located inside the top action bar in the game scene
Added the Inspection Lens Connector Arm game object to the puzzle model setting. It is fully animated and its motion now controls the Inspection Lens
General Changes
Redesigned the game options GUI panel and controls. These will now show min, max, and current values
Game options can now be reset to their default values using the corresponding button in the Options GUI
Changed the way the puzzle model image is illuminated. Now it will only be affected by a dedicated light source and will maintain its brightness regardless of angle and position
Inspection lens can now be safely moved even if the puzzle model is not currently in close inspection mode
Implemented new algorithm for packing the puzzle tiles into the puzzle box at the game start so that their mesh colliders don’t overlap. This should prevent some sporadic issues like exploding tiles or tiles being pushed outside the playing area
Implemented new detection algorithm that will sweep at game load time any puzzle tiles currently outside the playing area and put them back into the puzzle box
Implemented collision check detection for puzzle tiles and groups while attempting to put them down. It will no longer be possible to put down a tile or a group of tiles if they intersect any other interactable object
Component Upgrades
Upgraded to Unity Engine 2017.4.61f
Upgraded to Archimatix 1.1.5
Other Changes & Additions
Changed game client icon with the new design
Player control for lifting the puzzle box is now handled by the control schema factory similar to all other controls
Replaced the old inspection lens animations with the new ones for the entire contraption
Removed the mesh colliders from all un-interactable model part of the inspection lens contraption to gain performance
Improved significantly the movement controls of the inspection lens
Added scrolling view to the in-game help menu. This should allow for more text and images on each help page in the future
Added some missing information to the in-game help and corrected entries that were no longer valid
Added audio mixer with separate channels for music and SFX. All audio playback is now going through the mixer
Bug Fixes
Fixed a problem with the inspection lens handles where they were scaling incorrectly during inspection animations
Fixed a performance issue with the inspection lens handles where they were being recreated each frame during inspection animations
Fixed a bug with the puzzle model box where it wouldn’t project a shadow on the playing surface
Fixed a bug where some GUI options controls were pointing to incorrect system settings
Fixed a bug where a puzzle tile group might get broken apart if moved inside the open puzzle box
