Veloren December content

Author: AngelOnFira

content/posts/newsletter-017/index.md

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 title = "This Month in Rust GameDev #17 - December 2020"
 date = 2021-01-04
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+[rust]: https://rust-lang.org
 [join]: https://github.com/rust-gamedev/wg#join-the-fun
 
 Table of contents:
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 [wor-discord]: https://discord.gg/JGeVt5XwPP
 [wor-website]: https://anthropicstudios.com/way-of-rhea
 
+### [Veloren][veloren]
+
+![Landscape](veloren1.jpg)
+_A village over the river_
+
+[Veloren][veloren] is an open world, open-source voxel RPG inspired by Dwarf
+Fortress and Cube World.
+
+In December, Veloren released its 100th devblog! This edition included sections
+from 20 contributors, making it by far the longest devblog yet. Lots of work was
+done on the economic simulation. Gliders physics were overhauled, and new models
+were created for it. Reflective water was added to the level of detail system,
+making far-off lakes look much better. A plugin system is in the prototyping
+phase. This will eventually allow mods to be added to the game. Skill trees are
+making progress as well, and a crafting overhaul is in the works. Trees are
+moving towards becoming procedurally generated. An aura system was added for
+radial buffs around entities, for example, being near a fireplace now allows you
+to heal.
+
+[![Youtube preview img](veloren-glider.gif)][veloren-0.8-gameplay]
+_New glider physics video_
+
+You can read more about specific topics from December:
+
+[Worldgen Meeting](https://veloren.net/devblog-97#worldgen-meeting-by-zesterer) |
+[Economic Simulation Pt.1](https://veloren.net/devblog-98#economic-simulation-update-by-christof) |
+[Economic Simulation Pt.1](https://veloren.net/devblog-99#economic-simulation-by-christof) |
+[Blog Preface](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#preface-by-angelonfira) |
+[A Veloren Short Story](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#a-veloren-short-story-by-zesterer) |
+[UI Progress](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#ui-progress-by-pfau) |
+[Glider Physics](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#glider-physics-by-slipped) |
+[Controller Support](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#mckol-s-veloren-journey) |
+[Modeling Pt. 1](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#modeling-with-gemu) |
+[Modeling Pt. 2](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#modeling-with-snowram) |
+[Persistence and Inventory](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#work-by-xvar) |
+[Combat Improvements](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#combat-improvements-by-james) |
+[Starting With Audio](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#starting-with-audio-by-badbbad) |
+[Network Analysis](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#network-analysis-by-xmac94x) |
+[The State of Graphics and UI](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#the-state-of-graphics-and-ui-by-imbris) |
+[Skill Trees](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#skill-trees-by-sam) |
+[Procedural Trees](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#procedural-trees-by-ccgauche) |
+[New Website Design](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#new-website-design-by-songtronix) |
+[Why Veloren is Special to Me](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#why-veloren-is-special-to-me-by-christof) |
+[Getting Into RTSim](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#getting-into-rtsim-by-ubruntu) |
+[Finding Veloren](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#finding-veloren-by-yusdacra) |
+[New Developer Experience](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#new-developer-experience-by-entropy) |
+[Looking to the Graphical Future](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#looking-to-the-graphical-future-by-sharp) |
+[Combat System Design](https://veloren.net/devblog-100#combat-system-design-by-silentium)
+
+December's full weekly devlogs: "This Week In Veloren...":
+[#97](https://veloren.net/devblog-97/),
+[#98](https://veloren.net/devblog-98/),
+[#99](https://veloren.net/devblog-99/),
+[#100](https://veloren.net/devblog-100/),
+
+In January, work will continue on 0.9. Work will be done on economic simulation,
+world simulation, and combat systems. New developers are joining the project
+every month, and development is moving forward quickly.
+
+![Healing sceptre](veloren2.jpg)
+_The village of Mast overlooking the cove_
+
+[veloren]: https://veloren.net
+[veloren-0.8-changelog]: https://gitlab.com/veloren/veloren/-/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#080-2020-11-28
+[veloren-minidebconf-talk]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76FPpOnshNw
+[veloren-gamingonlinux-article]: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2020/11/inspired-by-the-likes-of-cube-world-open-source-rpg-veloren-has-the-biggest-update-yet
+[veloren-0.8-gameplay]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WWVe1cIu7I
+
 ## Learning Material Updates
 
 ## Library & Tooling Updates
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 That's all news for today, thanks for reading!