This month has been cram packed yet again with more development and features to the Ares framework. From developing the originally planned multiplayer game types that did not get featured back in the 2008 release of the Tech demo; to a rebuild of the Sky Sanctuary level.
Update 1: Rebuilding a classic
Sky Sanctuary is progressing rapidly featuring a massive update to areas that once felt sparse and bringing a much needed polish thanks to the technology now available in order to establish a much more vibrant and rich zone. The update is based around the architectural style of the official games Sky Sanctuary Zone whilst still retaining that original familiar layout.
Already new areas are starting to be incorporated for further exploration of this much loved classic. The goal of rebuilding this zone is to showcase some of the character skills in the next Sandbox demo whilst answering fan requests to see a modern reimagined version of the ADR level.
Discord members get to see latest screenshots and live streams of its creation.
For a nostalgic refresher check out Xaklse's playthrough of the zone
Update 2: Game types
For those new around here, the Ares framework is built in regards to being a multiplayer first game. This allows for Single player and Multiplayer to be played online with friends or alone. If you have been following the games development from the UT2004 modification days, you may remember game types such as Emerald Hunt and Onslaught. The foundation base code for these game types has been laid down and variants of CTF, Domination and Assault is already in process with CTF already built for the Battle for Mobius section of the game. (Our multiplayer section in the menu). Pitting the Freedom fighters (Furries) against the Eggman Empire.
Stay tuned for our next update later next month!
Comparison renders of the new Sky Sanctuary layout against the original Tech demo version.
Decided to come back to this project out of curiosity, and I come back to this amazing progress. Really crazy knowing how much this project has been in development for.