TWISTED 1.18 Change Log

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STORMS AND TORNADOES

Extensive Storm Overhaul

  • Storms now have more diverse and realistic structure
  • LP / HP storms are now visually different with varying rain intensities
  • Rainwrap visually buffed
  • LCLs now dictate higher or lower storm bases
  • Rain curtains fade as you approach them
  • Lightning GFX and SFX overhaul
  • Flanking lines
  • Recoded lightning module; having more diverse shapes and colors

Tornado Overhaul

  • Tornadoes now behave more unpredictably
  • Tornadoes can now undergo rapid intensification periods
  • Tornadoes now change shape and windfield and diversify throughout their life
  • Multivortex returns
  • Tornadoes/Supercells can now recycle from the same parent mesocyclone
  • Wedges are now more prominent
  • Stronger tornadoes now rotate faster (visually)

Damage Rework

  • Damage now behaves significantly smoother
  • Cars now have varying thresholds for being lofted
  • Cars can now be dragged into tornadoes
  • Tornadoes can now knock power grids out; causing citywide blackouts
  • Powerflashes are now larger / brighter randomly, can flicker, or instantly grow and disappear
  • Reworked ground scouring
  • Poles now bend instead of only snapping
  • Damage now regenerates after 1 ½ in-game days

Effects

  • Added inflow particles on ground going into tornado
  • Added different rain intensities
  • Rain curtains now shroud visibility
  • Less intense rain in larger hail cores
  • Lower precipitation amount depending on HP / LP
  • More dynamic roar from tornadoes
  • Hail now have varying shapes
  • New intercept vehicle debris impact sound

RADAR

Radar Overhaul

  • TVS icon colors now inaccurate unless DOW is present
  • Hail size now slightly inaccurate unless DOW is present
  • Hail location slightly inaccurate unless DOW is present
  • Larger hail can now cause purple and white DBZ levels
  • Debris balls now show purple and white DBZ levels if there is extensive damage
  • New polygon module to accommodate new WarnGen system
  • Hooks now dynamically scale with tornado width

Radar Interface

  • Added icon legend
  • Added search bar for highlight player
  • Added shelter icons to radar
  • Hovering over tracks now show funnels max width and the tracks length
  • Hovering over damage assessment markers will show information

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

NWS Functionality

  • Added NWS Access gamepass (expensive but worth it, trust)
  • Added WarnGen system allowing players to issue warnings
  • Added ability for NWS employees to rate tornado damage
  • Unique outfits

Emergency Alert System (EAS)

  • Added fully dynamic Emergency Alert System
  • Over 90 different audio clips used to generate custom warnings from WarnGen texts
  • Added weather radio to vehicles for EAS

VEHICLES AND DEALERSHIP

New Vehicles

  • Added doghouse camera vehicle
  • Added 1995 Dodge RAM from Twister

New and Reworked Dealership

  • Completely redesigned dealership
  • Made dealership interface more compact and organized
  • Clicking brand shows vehicles
  • Allows purchasing/spawning and garage button

Reworked Vehicle Chassis

  • Chassis recode, better handling and easier to come to a complete stop
  • Vehicle lights now properly placed and lit
  • Recoded locking system, added ability to whitelist players
  • Vehicles now instantly stop upon exiting

Miscellaneous Vehicle Things

  • Mesonets now error if vehicle lofted
  • DOW scanning overhaul
  • Minimap/GPS now zooms out as you go faster

SKYWARN

SKYWARN Overhaul

  • New icons
  • Hail options instead of custom text
  • Damage button
  • Ability to report different tornado types (multivortex, wedge, etc.)

INTERFACE

Interface Overhaul

  • Total interface recode
  • New icons
  • Shop items UI now auto-closes if past certain distance
  • Added credit GUI in chaser warehouse
  • Added imperial/metric setting
  • Confirm purchase overhaul
  • Reworked probe menu

Intro/Loading Screen

  • New intro theme custom produced by our sound designer
  • Added loading screen tips and facts

RENDERING

Optimized Rendering System

  • New optimized rendering system
  • Adjustable rendering distances from settings tab
  • Massive performance boost across all devices

MAP

Airport

  • Added airport near Hazelton with landing strip and hangars

Helma Mine

  • Added uranium mine near Helma

New Villages

  • Added Trent
  • Added Peshtigo

Building Improvements

  • Buffed Siriway
  • Buffed Willmart
  • Added Dubia Donuts

Miscellaneous

  • Added more variation to town spawn locations
  • Added more trees
  • Added more random structures
  • Improved billboard graphics
  • Added lore

OCCUPATIONS

Siriway

  • Players can now work at Siriway to earn money

PLAYER

Death

  • Respawn time shortened
  • Added death effects (screen darkens and blurs)
  • Ragdoll when dead

Miscellaneous

  • Player head now turns with camera (client-side only)
  • You can now see your body in first person
  • Recoded swimming mechanics
  • Double tap W or shift to sprint

PROBES

  • Seamless camera transitions between probes
  • Probe menu now shows max winds the probe read

Probe Placement

  • Reworked probe placement mechanics
  • Probes can now only be placed in less than 75 mph winds

TEAM CONVOY

Added Team Convoy

  • Ability to whitelist teammates
  • Maximum of 3 teammates
  • All teammates share money earned divided by number of teammates

MISCELLANEOUS

  • Reworked cloudy skies
  • Added footstep SFX depending on material
  • Added chat spam prevention
  • Added XBOX compatibility
  • Added custom admin system
  • House now automatically sells if home was regened
  • Cinematic mode now prompts how to exit (only shows first 3 times; per server)
  • Smoother FOV system
  • New gamepass icons
  • Cell towers now have flashing beacons
  • Recoded datastores (improving loading and saving success rates)
  • Removed blood from NPCs (In compliance with ROBLOX’s new Age Guidelines)
  • Tweaked and improved various things for mobile devices

TWISTED 1.18 RELEASING SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2022 AT 5:00 PM EDT.

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