Since the next update will be a while off (routing refactor), I added a quick change that lets people use custom avatars online. Check it out in the latest build!

 

The latest version enables buy/build online, and by popular request, adds the most important feature by far… “Go Here”! To get these working I had to implement a special variant of object that I’ve dubbed a “Ghost Object”, which only runs its init function and deliberately sandboxes itself away from all other objects, to prevent causing desyncs with the server when these objects are controlled in real time on client only by, for example, the mouse cursor.

Buy mode has also now be changed to act more like the original game. When picking up an object on the lot, you actually pick up a duplicate of it as a “ghost object” which only exists on your side. Changes are only confirmed when you finalize the placement.

The video above is of a play test Zack Casey ran earlier today, where he and other users collaborated on and interacted together on an initially blank lot. Hope you enjoy!