Sneak Thief news & patch notes

Just sent out a patch for a lot of issues that have been happening with the game Please keep reporting bugs! Thanks for all the help! Whats new - Frame rate improved across all settings - Changed lighting in bank level - Fixed all enemies charging in nuclear - Fixed some too hard to find locations for safe code on home invasion - Fixed wall jumping glitch - Buff to cops with rifles - Fixed ADS - Nerf to cops with pistols - Reduced memory allocation fixing the game for people with 8gb of ram or less - Fixed volumetric related performance problems More coming this week!

- Fixed ADS speed, aiming should be much smoother - Fixed "bullet sponge" enemies - balanced enemy health reduction with increased accuracy (on cops, not soldiers)

Thanks for the continued bug reports here is everything that just got fixed The game should be running much better now... I'll still be looking for more ways to improve so it works well on as many systems as possible. Please ensure you have the right graphics settings for your machine when playing (default is high settings) -Added new performance mode -Improved performance via reduction of vRam usage -Removed transparency box projection to save performance across all settings -Fixed performance issues related to vegetation (primarily home invasion) -Reduced shadow map related performance issues -Fixed issue with door on data center

Thanks for all the help finding issues today! I was able to get most problems fixed. The main issue people were having was performance, the game should be running a lot better now across all performance settings! Please continue to report bugs and I will get the fixed ASAP! -------------------------------------------------------- All Fixes -------------------------------------------------------- - Fixed Graphics Settings no option for low (low settings were corrupted) - Added performance setting for older systems - Removed SSS memory usage (fixes performance across all settings) - Fixed mouse sensitivity saving - Fixed missing mesh issue - Fixed main menu controls section --------------------------------------------------------

The time is finally here, early access limbo has been left!

Released one day early too ;) First I'd like to thank everyone for the continued support of this project. It was the first big game I had ever made and has completely changed my life. I'm so happy to see it where it is today I hope you all enjoy what I have been working on! With that being said if you would like to still play the legacy version of Sneak Thief it is still included! To play it you can either select it when launching the game or access it through Sneak Thief 1.0's main menu. So whats next? Will there be anymore updates? Yes! There will be. Here is a timeline of whats planned 1) Hot-fixes for this update It's impossible to test this on every single system and for any possible bug. So I'll be releasing patches throughout this next month trying to fix any issues (bugs, performance, or general complaints) that appear so please report bugs I'll be on standby to fix them ASAP. 2) content patches There is still some more content that needs to be added such as replacing static fixtures and adding in more items to the game. These will be out repeatedly throughout the next few weeks. These are minor improvements as per why they aren't in the initial update. 3) New level I plan to add a new level, it's already being made but I figured it's more important to focus on the remake of the original levels with this update. (Hint: it's a casino) 4) Mod support I'm working on a unity dll that can be used so the game can be completely moddable within the unity engine. No clear window for when this will be out, it's something I've never done before but I want it to be done right unlike the original level editor. I also hope to release the full project files for the legacy version so anyone can make any sort of spin-off they'd like to! This has it's own set of challenges since it was made in a very old version of unity (5-6 years old at this point) so this part is on the back burner.

Release Date: May 8th

It's Finally here! Sorry about the delay school ramped up for me last semester and didn't have much time to work. However this semester is a lot lighter so I've been able to dedicate a ton of time to this update. Expect the release this summer!

I'd like to start off by saying sorry for the lack of information regarding sneak thief, I'm currently the only developer and I'm a junior in college so finding time is not easy. However I have some exciting news to share with you all. So what has been going on with Sneak Thief? I wasn't happy releasing Sneak Thief from early access in its current state, I attempted an overhaul of Sneak Thief's current build a year ago and wasn't happy with the results so I decided to Completely remake the game. I understand everyone is itching for new content but I want this game to be the best it can be and that means I have to put in the time to make it exactly how I wanted Sneak Thief to be at the start. That also means there is a new AI system, better performance from implementing unity jobs and multi-threaded tasks, new weapon system, new character controller, better lighting thanks to unity HDRP, all new photoscanned textures and meshes, and a complete redesign/reimagining of all the levels while staying true to the original gameplay of sneak thief. And don't worry the classic version of sneak thief will still be playable upon release. Currently all core systems of the game are completed and 10/16 levels have been completed. I don't want to share a release date because it is really hard to estimate how long the next levels will take me to complete but I am hoping to be done before October. A trailer for Sneak Thief 1.0 will be released in August. Thanks guys and don't forget to leave any comments, questions, and suggestions below! I've been working really hard on this new version and by the time it comes out I hope you all enjoy it and find it worth the wait! Screenshots of new content, please remember this is a wip and everything is subject to change: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/c0aa4e405c56374664e59136ffeb78f6bf744a30.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/5bf5bf2a2c3081d8a7a1430e51040472282558c9.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/a487215514e5f134b826cf0564778d78fd4653de.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/381a0db3cf15de4b5ee57333d1125c55828e7771.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/e52bdf8883151b7e66018f84ec5a5292a1e21f18.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/2c4c9738cea582479a4a98cca6da3a7da4e2c550.png

As promised here are some screenshots of the new update! (Keep in mind the update is NOT released yet, release is still planned for end of August) Performance! Here is the frame rate change on the mansion level after reworked lighting and the new AI system: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/70731ea9929f315765efa6275d3b74f4742b5dba.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/50f07f45e8798ade19da5f0f4f347600ce6d98a6.png Although fps will vary by system we can see that the cpu time has been reduced by 10 times as well as the render thread! This is similar across all other levels, meaning you should be able to run the game with the new update on nearly any computer! Graphical Improvements: {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/a8f36f32db792dddf5bd7338bda91b75100f0b8f.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/02fdc1dd00022df9ae04b31010ae84beac8a6812.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/a5acb331cba040df42e235d636f91c8ec9f40a60.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/99720683405719b6e67af5879479f69e5ad689c8.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/06e4d0e154b1de689c4e5e80e5623f5a688a6ceb.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/476009078286a6af2f4cdd5bf6c48e3010a85218.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/36609f0abbe650956542479d7d0c5f25ef845d2f.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/25861561/245352a4ec4c09f2fca90eb802756ad5d11fb3b9.png The screenshots are from home invasion, the mansion, and the collector. In comparison to current Sneak Thief graphics you will noticed improved lighting (more reflections, less weird artifacts, improved lighting interaction with non-static objects), Improved textures (8k resolution photoscans, you will be able to reduce this in graphical settings if you are playing on an older system), and more detailed meshes. Keep in mind the update is not finished new textures and new meshes are still being added among other improvements. So, what you see in these screenshots is subject to change however it will give you a good idea as to what sneak thief will look like upon the release of this update! Thanks to the community for all the support while I work on this! I hope to get it out as soon as possible, and as always if you have any questions feel free to ask!

Where have the updates been? It has been a while hasn't it! I've been getting a lot of questions regarding if the game has been abandoned, if development has stopped etc. Simply put, it hasn't. So why is it taking so long? The game is being updated to a way newer version of the unity engine (2019.2) to be exact, the game was originally developed in unity 5.4. Unity 5.4 for reference was released in 2016, unfortunately there are many systems in that engine that the game heavily relies on that are not longer in 2019.2 (some have been upgraded some completely removed.) So there are a lot of changes to the core systems of the game that had to be made, which (in layman's terms) takes a lot of time because replacing the core systems creates a lot of bugs. In addition the game's graphics and performance are getting a massive overhaul (more on that later). The game initially took 1 year to develop and only released with 5 levels (plus a tutorial). The game now has 15 levels (plus a tutorial and another one in the works), so updating everything takes some time. I hope however that the time spent on this update will not only take the game out of early access but allow it to reach the full potential that it has. What will be in the update? - New Graphics Nearly every texture is being replaced with photoscans, new decals are being added, new particle systems, reworked lighting, and many mesh replacements are being done. - Increased performance Most of the performance issues in the game stem from the AI system. All of the AI sight was being calculated on the main thread (making the game very dependent on a single cpu core). With the new engine update we can utilize Unity Jobs to distribute the raycasting across multiple threads drastically reducing the amount of time it takes to calculate, increasing fps, and increasing the amount of AI we can have per level. There are also other areas in the game we are looking to add multi-threading support to. - New Level More on this soon ;) - New modding system I will no longer be attempting to make an in game level editor. Rather the raw game files will be released as a unity package where you will be able to alter levels and models as well as create your own levels, weapons, enemies, etc! You will also be able to publish on the workshop. When is the release date? Originally I wanted to release this in January however because of school I didn't have much time to work on it plus the scope of the update also got way bigger then initially expected. Right now I plan to release late August, however there are no promises it will be out by then. That being said If I am still working by the end of September I will release all the complete parts of the update and the rest will come after. I will also try to release some screenshots of all the new graphics by next week. As always if you have any questions feel free to leave them below and I will try to answer as soon as possible!

Hey everyone, sorry for the lack of updates recently but I am hard at work getting something really great ready to be released! As we approach the summer I will have a lot more time to get some work done so here is what you can expect for the future: By the end of June I hope to have a graphical overhaul finished, this will update the lighting and textures to more modern standards. The engine sneak thief is running on will also be updated from 5.4 to 2019 (this may take some time as 5.4 is what was available back in 2016) not only will this fix bugs but it will also drastically increase performance by introducing GPU instancing to the game. I am also considering using the HDRP but this may take a big hit to performance. By the end of July I plan to have released 2 more single player levels as well as new multiplayer maps and game modes! At the same time sneak thief should hopefully be completely out of early access. I also hope to have a new project nearly ready to roll out, details on my twitter. @nickrizzogames Thanks everyone and have fun!

That is right everyone! The newest level to Sneak Thief is finally out, "The Compound"! This is the largest level I have ever made for Sneak Thief containing lots of puzzles and (of course) LOTS of enemies. The new level also boasts new features such as night vision, new obstacles, and revamped AI. The AI in particular now no longer has set patrols rather it will determine its path on its own; making decisions and changing routes constantly (this isn't for all AI only in areas where it will benefit gameplay). The AI also has had its sight revamped fixing several previous AI issues. If any bugs arise please let me know as soon as possible. Thanks and have fun! ~~~~~~~~~~ Whats New? ~~~~~~~~~~ - New Level: The Compound - Fixed AI sight issues - Added Night Vision (currently only available in the new level) - Added randomized AI patrols - Rebalanced Headshots - Rebalanced Enemies - Fixed Shotgun spread issues - Improved performance Follow me on Twitter for development updates! https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames

This update was primarily made to help improve the "playablity" of levels already in the game. Yes the final level is still in the works, it's a big one;) ~~~~~~~~~~ Whats new? ~~~~~~~~~~ -Shotguns now have spread, and have been rebalanced -Fixed the ladder issues for those with remapped controls -Fixed reloading weapons that are full of ammo -Fixed taking weapons from enemies -Fixed invincible enemies -Dropped weapons now have pickup sounds -NPCs now have to open the door to the bank before they walk in -Guards can no longer walk through the players car -Changes to collisions -Melee weapons no longer make bullet holes -The collector switch has been fixed -Melee weapons can no longer be "reloaded" ːsteamfacepalmː -More minor bug fixes Special Thanks to QQHH for the bug reports! Follow me on twitter to see what I'm working on! https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames

That's right everyone Sneak Thief Multiplayer is officially out! Sneak Thief multiplayer is nowreleased with 1 game mode - Cops and Robbers and 2 brand new maps Bank and Neighborhood (yes these are different from single player).

NOTICE! Of the two maps out now bank is the most stable!

The original sneak thief co-op is getting the axe and has been removed from the game, don't worry a replacement using the current much better system is on the way. Although Sneak Thief multiplayer is out it's still in early access and will have many bugs and missing features. However I worked to get it into a very playable state where it can be enjoyed without too much interuption. And yes there will be new game modes and maps however these are the current ones I am releasing now just to test the servers, and framework for multiplayer. Regarding the single game mode released it works like this: Thieves will have a set amount of money to steal within a time limit, if they can steal it then they win otherwise cops win. And as always, especially with an update this big PLEASE REPORT BUGS! THERE WILL BE ALOT

Oh achivements have also been added!

Thanks guys and have fun! Notes: I will be hosting multiplayer matches tomorrow throughout the day and night so if anyone would like to play I will be posting times and directions to join the lobbies on my twitter: https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames The current servers are setup to handle 100ccu so, although I don't expect it to, if it goes over that I am sorry and I will make changes to the servers ASAP! There is also a small graphics bug with occlusion culling on the neighborhood level which will be fixed in an update tomorrow night. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6_TZBM6HOw -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whats new? -Sneak Thief Multiplayer -Fixed stealing the floor issue -Small Bug Fixes -Corn in the farm no longer looks like it's straight out of roblox :) -Added Achivments! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whats next? Tomorrow: Multiplayer Hot fixes, achivements, and a few more things Next Week: TONS of bug fixes and I mean TONS - Basically most of what @Qumquathedgehog reported lol Week after that: New multiplayer game modes Week after that: New Single Player Map ;)

Just thought it would be a good idea to show you guys whats going on with multiplayer! Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6_TZBM6HOw For anyone wondering multiplayer will be out soon after New Years! Thanks to the people who helped with the trailer! @Yourhostelite - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwKdeJ9-lu8pN1bpaE2q7gQ @Qumquathehedgehog Twitter: @nickrizzogames

Hey everyone, hope you are all doing well! Since this new update is taking some time I would like to let you all know what I am working on and how much progress has been made. So first things first I leaked info on my twitter about a month ago about "The Final Heist" This will be the final level to Sneak Thief and will be largest and most ambitious level so far. That being said this will not mean that there will be no more updates. I will just be changing my focus from adding single player levels to squashing bugs, adding new multiplayer game modes, competitive maps, new features, and co-op maps. I will also probably still add more smaller levels from time to time because lets face it I enjoy it and if I feel like adding more single player levels I'm going to do it ːsteamhappyː So where am I on the development of this new level? The level is completely designed I just need to adjust AI functionality on the map, optimize the level for performance, and all the other little things. Next is multiplayer. In the next update I will be introducing an overhauled version of multiplayer. This version has no corelation to the current (testing) version of Sneak Thief Co-op. The new version of multiplayer will contain a new Co-op system that will work on single player maps as well as maps specifically built for co-op. The multiplayer system will also contain a new competitive game mode for Sneak Thief on their own respective maps (thieves vs cops). So how close are we to completing this? The new framework for multiplayer is done and I am currently building maps for the competitive mode as well as converting old maps to be used for co-op. So why did we scrap the old system? It was clunky in addition to being built quickly and sloppy. When will all this come out? Early January. Thanks Everyone! Keep the bug reports and suggestions coming! Don't forget to follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames

Hey everyone! Yep a brand new level! The Stash House is now out along with a bunch more new content. ~~~~~~~~~~ Whats New? ~~~~~~~~~~ - The Stash House (New Level) - Bug Fixes - New Textures - New Models - AI improvements So whats next? I've been working on quite a bit on version 1.0 for a while and it will be out hopefully early December or Late November. Version 1.0 will contain better graphics, better performance, and much more. As well as the last single player level: The Final Heist (More information coming soon!) There most likely will be more Single Player levels coming afterwards (because I have fun making them) but this will be the last level then Sneak Thief will exit early access. Once version 1.0 is out multiplayer will come in the following update. "The stash house" is not the last level, "the final heist" is which will come out with version 1.0 Please report any bugs you find! Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames

Hey everyone! It's been a little while but I finally have an update ready. Currently a new multiplayer system is in development as well as versions for other platforms so updates regarding the single player portion of the game won't be as frequent as usual untill the new multiplayer system is out. However I am now releasing a brand new (small) level The Jewlery Store as well as partial controller support. ~~~What's New?~~~ -New Level (The Jewlery Store) -Partial Controller Support -Bug Fixes -Performance Increases Please let me know if you run into any new bugs ASAP Thanks guys! Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames

Thanks to @Qumquathedgehog for his detailed bug report list and everyone else who has reported bugs -AI will still shoot at you if you jump on their head -You can no longer take a gun away from an enemy -Fixed AI patrol issues on mansion -Fixed AI patrol issues on yacht -Fixed AI alert issues on Bank -Fixed floating tree in nuclear -Fixed cheat menu in nuclear -Fixed NPC Door issue on university -Improved performance on Data center -Removed old scripts on data center -Fixed floating SMG This was all done today more will be addressed this week! Have fun!

Without further ado here is version 0.99! Lots of new features and the biggest performan increase for Sneak Thief yet! Keep in mind the data center is still suffering from some performance issues due to needed script optimization opposed to mesh optimization. So basically if you had trouble running the game in the past this update is for you! ---------------- Whats new? ---------------- -New LOD system that for some machines will improve performance greatly! Within the editor some levels were tested for their performance increases: Home went from 30fps to 120fps, bank went from 27-29fps to over 90fps consistently, and most of the other levels also have recived this performance bump! -You can now silently break into some windows! -AI path finding improvements -New networking system -Weapon balancing -AI vs Player rebalancing -Frame work for new multiplayer system -Bug fixes -Some crashing issues have been addressed If anyone runs into any issues please contact me via the fourms or by any other means as this update is very experimental and the faster I find the bugs the faster they get fixed! Thanks Guys!

So this update might not be the most interesting but is very important. Many of the bugs present before this update are now gone and the game has also been rebalanced to reflect the difficulty on each level. This update is in preparation for the new multiplayer system... ----------------- Whats New? ----------------- - Enemy Sight now fades with distance - Kick on weapons has less of an effect - Multiplayer sensitivity has been corrected - Several issues that caused crashing for some users have been fixed - Crouch issue in Nuclear has been fixed - Fixed Clipping issues - Fixed multiplayer connection issues - General bug fixes

Yes another new level! This time however, it's Insane difficulty... Sneak Thief is also now in version 0.98 (including major performance improvements and bug fixes). This new version also features the new weapons specifically the MP5K and the M4A1 so if you wanted an easy way to try them, here you are! :D Please also remember to report any bugs you run into so I can fix them as soon as possible! There has also been a slight adjustment to the main menu (to fit all of the levels lol) please let me know what you guys think of it! Whats New? ------------------------------------ -New Level (Hardest So Far) -Updated AI -Performance Improvements -Version 0.97.5 Bug Fixes -Officially now v0.98 -Slight Menu adjustments -Improved all weapons accuracy ------------------------------------ Follow me on twitter for development updates: https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames

This update addresses the long standing issue of performance in the game. The main reason for this and why it's so CPU intensive is because of the AI player detection algorithim which uses way too many resources then it should. I have since updated this algorithim and performance has drastically increased in some levels. Levels with unique AI (such as the neigborhood) will recive this performance increase in the next update (Version 0.98) as for those the algorthim still needs to be tailored for those situtations as well as other parts to the game that use the algorithim. --------------------------------- Whats new? - AI improvements - New AI vision algorithim - Fixed most version 0.97 bugs - Improved performance drastically in most levels --------------------------------- The AI is very new, I've done quite a bit of debugging however please report bugs as soons as you see them so I can address them asap. Thanks to @Qumquathedgehog for his detailed fourm post regarding bugs in 0.97 which helped me address almost all the bugs in the update! As well as everyone else who helped find bugs! Twitter: twitter.com/NickRizzoGames

Sneak thief has now entered version 0.97, meaning we are just that much closer to exiting early access for single player. This update includes brand new weapons and brand new weapon mechanics. One of the major changes to the firing system is that when you shoot the weapon kick will now effect accuracy, essentially meaning once you shoot and your weapon moves up so will your shots. So if accuracy is important you no longer will be able to rapidly fire your AK47 and not have to account for kick. So as you shoot, your bullets will travel higher, so instead of shooting rapidly if you have to be accurate you should now shoot slower or single shots. ADS is still a WIP, as this new system is a universal solution to make it easier to add new weapons this portion is difficult and will come in a later update. You can still zoom in however and increase accuracy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Whats new? - Version 0.97 - New Blood Effects - New Weapon System (Main Game Only) - Added M4A1 (Assualt Rifle) - Added MP5 (Submachine Gun) - Added Cutlass (Sword) - Overhauled all existing weapons

• Kick
• Accuracy
• Damage
• Fire Rate

- Got Rid of Real Time Reflection Probes - Massive performance increase on original levels - New FPS Arms ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New weapons can be found across expected levels, however they are not always common. (Farm,The Collector,The Mansion,Neighborhood,Lab,Data Center, and Diamond Heist) I've spent 3 days searching for bugs and hopefully found them all however some may still exist please report them as they arise! Follow me on twitter! https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25861561/90de085dc5168dad996f866995986f2cee968577.jpg https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25861561/5db23242154c06a84525a9ae05cbd33654be06fb.jpg

Requests for a new smaller, easier level have been plentiful so I spent this week and developed a new one called; The Farm. Procceding the data center. This update isn't that big because it has not been very long since the last update however there have been new fixes for the data center level, general bug fixes across all maps, and a freezing issue has been addressed. Changes - New Level (the farm) - "The Data Center" bug fixes - General bug fixes - Fixed freezing issues - Added commas to the money goals @dashie Enojy everyone!

There have been some issue with the launch of the new level, the data center, most of the reason for this is the entire level which had been made in one of the early iterations of sneak thief had to be completly converted over to the new version so bugs arised very easily. Fortunately because of you guys I was able to find these bugs and fix the very fast! The level should now be completely playable, some issues still persist but all puzzles are now able to be completed. Have fun and please continue to report bugs! Thanks to the community for all your help!

Thats right a brand new level has been added to sneak thief! This is coming out before the next improvement to the level editor because I found one of my favorite levels in this game while getting ready to update the project and unity. It was originally scraped due to performance issues however I'm a much better developer then I was a year ago lmao so I removed the old AI system it was using and replaced it with an updated version, added the updated player, got rid of scripts using alot of power, optimized the physics and 3D rendering, and updated the general content of the Level. (This all took a lot more time then it sounds like, the level is big and I made alot of mistakes when originally making this level) It's one of my favorites its a big level with lots of puzzles and tons of ways to beat it and it can be a real challenge so have fun everyone! Things added in this update: - New Level: data center - New AI testing - Small bug fixes within the LVL Editor - Optimization on most levels - New puzzle systems being tested in "The Data Center" - General Bug Fixes Please report any bugs you find on this level in the community fourms or on my twitter so I can get them all fixed! :) Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Everything Added in this update: - Base Level Editor Version 2 *ALPHA* - Community Levels Version 2 *ALPHA* - Level Publishing *ALPHA* - Level Downloading - Multiplayer improvements - Bug fixes - Performance improvements specifically on the mansion, the university, and the neighborhood. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey everybody! It's finally here! The new level editor! Level publishing has also been added, meaning you can now publish and download user created levels! Keep in mind this revamp was done to make the level editor more clean and easier to use, however not all features are in, some bugs are present, and not all items or level editor tools have been added. A new update will be out later this week to address some of the major issues and lacking features, but the base is out now for those who want to take part in designing or playing levels. AI navigation is also not fully functional at this time, in user created levels, as the unity version of this game needs to be updated to add runtime navmesh baking. This will come out with the update later this week. This wasn't done before the update because a 50gb project has to be backed up then updated from unity 5.4 to unity 2017 (this takes a while to do thats why we usually don't update unity versions and why we are still on unity 5). Not many levels will be avalible in the community levels section until levels are submitted, all levels submitted today and tomorrow should be published within a few hours and will also have their errors fixed so if you don't know how to properly use the level editor your errors will be fixed for you! (since the video tutorial is not out yet and neither are the ease of use features) A video tutorial will be out to show how to use the level editor properly by this weekend! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sneak Thief Road Map ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The base goal is to have sneak thief out of early access by late July. This week the new level editor will get its nescceary features added to be 100% functional and usable. Afterwards the primary goal will be to finish all currently published levels in sneak thief, including finishing all optimization, fixing all bugs and AI. After that 2 new levels will be added, multiplayer will then recive 2 maps from single player and will get an overhaul. Sneak Thief will then leave early access *Note this does not mean sneak thief will loose support, it means its at the stage where I can comfortably claim it's fully released. Free singleplayer and multiplayer levels will be added periodically, bugs that arise will also be fixed. Sneak Thief VR will also be tested soon on the house level, if recived well, 5 levels will recive their own VR support otherwise sneak thief VR will not be implemented into the game as it is only something just now being experimented with. Please report any bugs found! Thanks!!! Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Everything Added in this update: - Base Level Editor Version 2 *ALPHA* - Community Levels Version 2 *ALPHA* - Level Publishing *ALPHA* - Level Downloading - Multiplayer improvements - Bug fixes - Performance improvements specifically on the mansion, the university, and the neighborhood. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hey everybody! It's finally here! The new level editor! Level publishing has also been added, meaning you can now publish and download user created levels! Keep in mind this revamp was done to make the level editor more clean and easier to use, however not all features are in, some bugs are present, and not all items or level editor tools have been added. A new update will be out later this week to address some of the major issues and lacking features, but the base is out now for those who want to take part in designing or playing levels. AI navigation is also not fully functional at this time, in user created levels, as the unity version of this game needs to be updated to add runtime navmesh baking. This will come out with the update later this week. This wasn't done before the update because a 50gb project has to be backed up then updated from unity 5.4 to unity 2017 (this takes a while to do thats why we usually don't update unity versions and why we are still on unity 5). Not many levels will be avalible in the community levels section until levels are submitted, all levels submitted today and tomorrow should be published within a few hours and will also have their errors fixed so if you don't know how to properly use the level editor your errors will be fixed for you! (since the video tutorial is not out yet and neither are the ease of use features) A video tutorial will be out to show how to use the level editor properly by this weekend! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sneak Thief Road Map ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The base goal is to have sneak thief out of early access by late July. This week the new level editor will get its nescceary features added to be 100% functional and usable. Afterwards the primary goal will be to finish all currently published levels in sneak thief, including finishing all optimization, fixing all bugs and AI. After that 2 new levels will be added, multiplayer will then recive 2 maps from single player and will get an overhaul. Sneak Thief will then leave early access *Note this does not mean sneak thief will loose support, it means its at the stage where I can comfortably claim it's fully released. Free singleplayer and multiplayer levels will be added periodically, bugs that arise will also be fixed. Sneak Thief VR will also be tested soon on the house level, if recived well, 5 levels will recive their own VR support otherwise sneak thief VR will not be implemented into the game as it is only something just now being experimented with. Please report any bugs found! Thanks!!! Twitter: https://twitter.com/NickRizzoGames