Latest updates for https://t.co/uPLwIWv6UI
Land and nature
- Ground: grass, dirt paths where bots walk, and sand along the water. It shows the seasons: blossom, autumn gold, snow.
- Trees: real kinds (pine, oak, birch, palm) that sway in the wind, with grass, flowers, bushes and reeds around them.
- Mountains: forest lower down, then rock, then a snow line.
- Sky and air: shadows follow the camera, leaves or snow drift down, and birds fly over.
- City streets: kerbs, lane markings, manholes, lamps, benches, bins, planters, traffic lights and bus shelters.
- Nearby areas: Lakeside, Uptown, the Frontier, the spaceport, Mars and Bankr got the same streets and trees. Lakeside homes also got hedges, fences, mailboxes and gardens.
- Nearby areas: Lakeside, Uptown, the Frontier, the spaceport, Mars and Bankr got the same streets and trees. Lakeside homes also got hedges, fences, mailboxes and gardens.
Bridges and the map
- Bridges: concrete and stone, with railings, lamps and foam around the legs in the water. No loose bits of land around them, and bots now walk on the deck.
- Zoomed out: Frontier settlements stay visible as simple shapes instead of vanishing.
- Plots: empty plots are faint, so the map isn't covered in squares.
Inside buildings
- You can go inside any building on a claim, including Nick's Gigafactory.
- Every floor is shown, with the one you're on highlighted.
- The building's own walls and glass surround the room, so it matches the outside.
- A room can hold up to 5,000 items (it was 96), and they only load while you're inside.
Driving your bot
- Speeds: it speeds up and slows down smoothly. Walk is 1.9 m/s, Shift jogs at 3.4, and Shift tapped twice sprints at 5.2.
- Movement: legs and body move at the actual speed, so feet don't slide.
- Views: press V to switch between four: free camera, behind the bot, over the shoulder, and first person.
Look and settings
- One style: a single pastel game look for the world and every https://t.co/uPLwIWv6UI page, with much less pink. It's light by default, with dark and "follow my device" as options.
- Graphics quality: Ultra, High, Balanced, Low and Auto. The site asks on first visit and recommends one for your device, and you can change it in Settings. This fixed the pixelated look on powerful machines.
- Phone: side panels start folded, and the watch page is uncluttered.
- Snow: it now lasts a tenth as long, about a day and a half in the middle of winter.
Speed and memory: buildings use about half the memory with no visible difference. On the city view, the 3D shapes went from 200 MB to 121 MB.