Hey everyone. Today we have decided on a change of plans with CityRPG 4. I can assure you that this project is absolutely not dead, however we're going to have to delay our original summer launch. The good news is that, as you probably saw, we have set a release date:
Alpha 1 Launch: December 20, 2019.
This change will help us fine tune things and add more features, and I promise that it will be absolutely worth it. If you're not convinced, here is a look at some of the things we're working on:
Lots rewrittenA complete remake of the lot system with all new features to make better cities. Each lot is now pre-placed and purchased as-is. This system opens up a lot of cool possibilities, and we plan to use it well.
Complete customizationCityRPG 4 will be very highly configurable. Things like shop items, lot settings, and more will all be easy to tweak. Think of CityRPG 4 like the building blocks of a great server, rather than just a single variant. We're hoping this will introduce some new variety from your typical generic city that you see in nearly every CityRPG.
Day/night cycle supportFinally, proper support for v21 day/night cycles in CityRPG. It only took seven years!
Old and new featuresWe're including features that are familiar in previous variants of CityRPG, including Ty's mayor and economy systems, the improved ores and trees, and some misc. features from Metropolis RP. We are including these features with plans to expand them even further in the future. We have also revived development of some older add-ons for use with CityRPG. You can find some of them on our GitHub (
https://github.com/cityrpg).
Tons of fixes and polishThere are already more assorted tweaks and changes than I can list in a single post. The entirety of CityRPG has seen a shiny new layer of polish.
Better buildsWe're working on some cool concepts for CityRPG builds unlike what has been done before. The new lot system has some great uses that I'm really excited to show off, and we're also planning to include a bit of lore behind each setting to make things more interesting. The first build is still planned to be a tropical island; more on this soon.
More on the wayWe're just getting started. These features will make up the Alpha 1 release of CityRPG 4. Starting in 2020, we will be rolling out even more updates for CityRPG. Don't forget, the entire game-mode will be open for anybody to download and host. It's not going anywhere.
Hope to see you guys this December. There will be more updates and previews between now and the release, so keep an eye out!
Keep an eye on our Discord and YouTube for further updates!
