#11 COLLAPSE MACHINE — Devblog

A quick look at what we built and polished this week.

Respawn feels reliable: Coming back after defeat now spawns a fresh body and properly cleans up the old one. Visual effects load correctly after respawn, reducing odd lighting or post‑process issues.
Smoother saving and loading: The save system was reorganized behind the scenes to make it more robust and easier to extend. This sets us up for safer updates to player data and faster loads.
Clearer combat feedback: There’s a new on‑screen health bar for the player. It’s easier to read your status during fights and react accordingly.
More stable movement and physics: We tightened up how moving objects behave (especially over the network) and improved how the world handles very large distances. Expect fewer jittery moments and better stability in big spaces.
Sharper AI reactions: Enemies transition into ragdoll states more smoothly, and weapon collisions feel more consistent. Health behavior on AI has been tuned to reduce unexpected spikes or stalls in combat.
UI quality of life: Chat and interaction UIs received polish. Inventory interactions are more predictable and there are small quality‑of‑life improvements across the HUD.
Content cleanup and branding: We removed a handful of deprecated items and added fresh branding visuals in preparation for store presence.

Edge‑case respawns: Test across scene changes, network reconnects, and late‑joining players.
Save data evolution: Add versioning and migration so future updates to saves are seamless.
Combat readability: Damage indicators and low‑health cues to complement the new health bar.
AI performance pass: Profile ragdoll activation and collision handling in larger fights.
Content hygiene: Keep pruning unused content and validating references.

— StCost