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INFINITRA Pre-Release Alpha Announcement

We are thrilled to announce the latest Pre-Release Alpha version of INFINITRA! This version represents an exciting step in our journey to create a boundless virtual universe.

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Core changes:
refactor: function refactoring; fix: XR interaction manager turned on/off, number of threads increased
feat: inventory capacity, server messages
feat: fog is set to the larges block distance; refactor: block manager status class
fix: shutdown and teleportation issues
fix: fading effect can be continued
refactor: new firestore references, generic thread and task cleanups; fix: teleporting issues
feat: inventory sounds, fix: movement issues
feat: better movements & animations for remote users; fix: improved movement jitter
feat: basic compass; refactor: terrain simplification; fix: folding concurrency error
feat: no more gap between terrain blocks
feat: improved terrain geometry, added snowy, more perlin for grass
feat: user & object foldback for a larger space
feat: formula foldback
refactor: generification of some blockmanager logic
refactor: vector3 usage reduction
feat: different movement sounds for different terrain
fix: UI light correction
fix: application quit problem
fix: a closed canvas is removed properly again
feat: faster day-night cycles, slight light at night; fix: toggle background is visible again
feat: handling of server connection interruption, custom HUD positions
feat: further modularization of function processing
feat: detail variants carry pos & shift information
feat: stone placement
feat: various city fences & properties, better grass visualization; fix: global block applied after pattern path, mutable vector fixes
feat: combined translation and rotation pattern matching; fix: detail pattern matching now working properly, no more missing facing close to terrain, no more gap between blocks
refactor: utilization of MathF namespace, reduced usage of unity data structures
feat: item collection via XR, item processing on block level, mouse speed setting; refactor: object & item handling for blocks, cross-section cross-block item tranfer, REST listeners
feat: items can be placed in the world; refactor: mesh instance manager now handles particular instances
feat: changing clouds and sun
fix: user snapshot improvements
refactor: restructuring of game object interfaces
refactor: calc functions are part of world controller, IGo interface utilized by more classes
feat: item destroy, canvas refresh on firestore update, firestore test collections, ui improvements; fix: various ui fixes
feat: item inventory, picked up items are placed into the inventory; fix: ui camera rotation no longer resets
feat: basic item collection support; refactor: major refactoring of object classes; fix: proper function initialization
feat: crystal objects; refactor: namespace for shared code, detail object logic moved to shared code; fix: grid point calculation; test: grid point calculation
fix: resolving of UI visibility, UI sounds, and control problems
feat: help buttons, default user data object
feat: general ui improvements, inactive toggles now have proper background, character canvas is accessible when logged out
feat: custom eventhandler class; refactor: registration checks for components
feat: user animations, generification of user movements and sounds, changing of user models, UI improvements; refactor: simplified firestore converters
feat: UI element for displaying models; refactor: firestore shutdown improvement
fix: object position snapshots are added properly
fix: cpu&gpu benchmarks no longer cause crashes
feat: support of generic object network synchronization
feat: server synchronization of user rotations; test: some unit tests of core component
feat: position reset feature
refactor: change of asset cache, show internals to test assemblies
feat: add of displayName change logic; refactor: change from DestroyImmediate to Destroy
feat: basic user position visualizer; refactor: restructuring of server position handling
feat: better UI & logging messages
fix: teleportation areas for ground meshes
fix: correction of various loading issues
refactor: namespace refactor; adapted class/field access for obfuscation
fix: better logging, function loading fix, pitch fix
feat: dissolve effect; refactor: sound clip refactoring
fix: perlin noise, range action check, collider box size, relocation culling, work queue processing, interactor removal, camera block&action update
refactor: more usage of internal vector and quaternion classes
feat: interactors handled by UnityObject class; support of collider sets for submeshes
feat: restructuring of block processing, additional actions, math functions can be changed during runtime
feat: world geometry received by backend
feat: modularized geometry calculations
feat: unity independent core calculations
feat: teleportation sounds
feat: EULA check
feat: internalized setup controls; refactor: generalized fading scripts
refactor: major generalization-refactoring of block processing
fix: settings properly initialized, various minor fixes; chore: logging changed to formatters
feat: time limitation of component main thread executions; refactor: mat mesh renderer is now a component;
feat: teleportation support, snap turning support, customizable control settings; fix: various fixes
feat: UI toggle groups, player pref synchronization, mouse invert setting; refactor: structured component loading in stages
feat: improved UI experience with keyboard, mouse, XR
refactor: better UI structuring
feat: major UI improvements, faster propagation of subscribed status, firestore db listener routine
feat: loading screen improvements, password reset feature
feat: player controller managing server login and data synchronization, better loading screen handling
feat: basic server communication routines, basic UI routines
feat: block culling based on transparency, modular submesh loading; refactor: refactoring of thread actions, performance dependent number of active threads
feat: new grass LOD models, object storage class for stages
feat: stage details adapts to grid sizes, volume checks for multiple encValues; refactor: various refactorings
refactor: improved stage action handling, introduction of flag cell sets
refactor: better stage action dependency management
feat: grass detail; refactor: CellBox class now carries grid related data/methods
feat: large scale procedural terrain, terrain mesh generation, improved tunnel structures
feat: terrain model, functions support modifications, new asset cache
feat: better threading performance; refactor: internalized thread pool and mesh instance manager
feat: support of multiple meshes per object, additional fractal material
chore: buildchain uses now release configuration for obfuscating the core
refactor: block manager replaces dispatcher service and handles game object creation/removal
fix: buildchain doesn't create empty directories
feat: block manager is able to handle cell sizes smaller than 1, functions are now classes, added pipe detail; chore: toolchain changes;
fix: resolving compile issue
refactor: fully solid or empty blocks are not processed by stage details
refactor: block execution queues focus on active blocks and sort out done blocks, subcell calculation positions now aligned for different block sizes
feat: blocks are non-overlapping, only one blockmanager instance manages blocks of different sizes
feat: improved stage calculation flow and thread logic; refactor: various smaller refactorings
feat: added sectionizer detail stage
fix: corrected cell culling logic
feat: github commit
feat: simplified geometry, added mesh instances and priority queues; chore: build script changes
feat: support of pyramid block generation and block culling
refactor: cell information moved to fractblock class
feat: draft of roof pattern
refactor: less vector instantiation
feat: added core logic
chore: non-code project files
Initial Commit.