li2: snapshot 3

after a long wait (and even longer wait for veteran islanders) snapshot 3 is out now, and with it – wiring. there’s a lot more i have to say, but for now rest assured it is now in scope for little islands 2’s release. it’s not perfect yet, but it will be! i hope you enjoy

this is still an experimental build, so be aware that things will likely break, explode, and bug out. please report any feedback to #li2-feedback on discord – i will be watching closely for fixes, thank you!

new features

• added the wiring tool
  • connect a block’s output to another block’s input
  • wires are only visible while the tool is equipped
  • powered wires display power from source to target
  • manipulate constraints and lights using setter blocks
• added five logic gates (any number of inputs)
  • AND
  • OR
  • NOT
  • XOR
  • DELAY (0.05 – 60 seconds)
• added four interactable components
  • lever (right or left click to flip)
  • button (clicky click, adjustable pulse length)
  • pressure plate (adjustable radius, triggered by players or… anything!)
  • lamp (adjustable on/off – color, range, and brightness. serves as a ready-made light)
• added the setter block
  • wire to groups of constraints or lights to set properties when triggered
  • use two setters to switch something on and off!
• wires and setter bindings save & load with your build
• copying blocks keeps the wires between them
• interactable components (levers, buttons) now show an outline when you hover in range
• powered blocks emit energy particles
• components can now be unanchored and welded to other blocks
  • they move as one piece, so you can bolt them onto vehicles
  • levers and buttons still animate while unanchored

building

• added keybind hint bars to show what you can press with the tool you’re holding
• added material eyedropper to material tool
• reworked tool keybinds under the hood
• toolbox
  • tool icons are now tinted by tool color, lighting up on hover (QoL)
  • your hotbar layout now saves between sessions (finally)
• stamper
  • reworked grid snapping – blocks now snap to the grid of the surface you’re placing on, including rotated parts
  • small blocks now land in the center of a grid cell instead of the corner
  • various bug fixes
• dragging a welded part no longer makes attached unanchored parts fall until you let go
• fixed bug where dragging a part always grabbed it by its bottom face
• fixed being able to resize a component that’s inside a selected group

saves

• you can now rename save files (click the file name to edit)
• saving now shows a saving bar like loading
• saves menu now dims and blurs the background (QoL)

items

• added test pumpkins (“harvestable”)
• fixed bug where picking up an item twice quickly could count it twice

misc

• collisions of walls and ground are now accurately detected while diving underwater instead of clipping through them
• fixed item icons not showing in the hotbar/backpack
• fixed item icons rendering dark in the hotbar/backpack