0.5.0: the journey on a server (a server per land; chat, the player list, admin and sleep across lands); protocol 17

README.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ addon SDK with guard rails.
 ## Status
 See `docs/ROADMAP.md` for milestones and `docs/ARCHITECTURE.md` for the design.
 
-**Emberwild 0.4.1** is released (download page and player guide:
+**Emberwild 0.5.0** is released (download page and player guide:
 https://emberwild-95k.pages.dev, builds on the Gitea releases). Built so far:
 - M0-M1: the island, survival, crafting, building, weather, wildlife, hunting, fishing.
 - M2: self-hosted multiplayer (Host Game, dedicated servers, rules, chat, admin).
@@ -28,10 +28,12 @@ https://emberwild-95k.pages.dev, builds on the Gitea releases). Built so far:
 - M4 so far: packaged builds, the update check, music, ambience, sound effects
   and creature voices (`assets/audio/CREDITS.md`), the trailer and help pages,
   the map (N) and compass.
-- W0-W3, J1 (`docs/WORLDLETS_DESIGN.md`): worldlets as data, the Cove (beach,
-  pier, sea fishing), and the cliff tunnel between them, with a save file per
-  worldlet (single-player).
-Next: J3, the journey on a server ("spread out"), then the Highlands.
+- W0-W3, J1, J3 (`docs/WORLDLETS_DESIGN.md`): worldlets as data, the Cove
+  (beach, pier, sea fishing, a stream), and the cliff tunnel between them,
+  with a save file per worldlet; on a server, a server per land (the Valley's
+  starts the Cove's on the next UDP port), with chat, the player list,
+  admin commands and sleep across lands, and one clock everywhere.
+Next: J2 (each tunnel's own gate and supplies), then the Highlands (by sail).
 Running from the source, `godot --path . -- --dev-worldlets` lets New World
 start in any worldlet, to try one directly.
 

docs/ROADMAP.md

@@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ phases M2.0-M2.7).
   compass along the top (0.4.0, Gitea issue #1).
 - More places: the worldlets and the journey (`docs/WORLDLETS_DESIGN.md`).
   *Done (0.4.0):* W0-W3 and J1, the Cove reached down the cliff tunnel
-  (single-player). Next J3 (multiplayer, "spread out"), then J2/J4.
+  (single-player). *(0.5.0):* J3, the journey on a server: a server per
+  land, players in different lands at once, chat, the player list, admin
+  and sleep across lands. Next J2, then J4 (the Highlands by sail).
 - Audio, music, weather. *Done (0.2.0-0.2.1):* mood music (calm, night,
   storm, danger, boss) that crossfades with what's happening, ambience (CC0
   birdsong, crickets, owls, fire), sound effects for every action (Kenney

export_presets.cfg

@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ application/icon_interpolation=4
 application/bundle_identifier="com.pbailey.emberwild"
 application/signature=""
 application/app_category="Games"
-application/short_version="0.4.1"
-application/version="0.4.1"
+application/short_version="0.5.0"
+application/version="0.5.0"
 application/copyright=""
 display/high_res=true
 codesign/codesign=1
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ application/modify_resources=false
 application/icon=""
 application/console_wrapper_icon=""
 application/icon_interpolation=4
-application/file_version="0.4.1"
-application/product_version="0.4.1"
+application/file_version="0.5.0"
+application/product_version="0.5.0"
 application/company_name=""
 application/product_name="Emberwild"
 application/file_description="Emberwild"

project.godot

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ config/description="Low-poly survival game — Valheim look, Rust depth, self-ho
 run/main_scene="res://scenes/title.tscn"
 config/features=PackedStringArray("4.7", "Forward Plus")
 config/icon="res://icon.svg"
-config/version="0.4.1"
+config/version="0.5.0"
 
 [autoload]
 

scripts/net/net.gd

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ signal clock(day: int, time: float)    ## the server's time of day
 const Identity = preload("res://scripts/net/identity.gd")
 const ServerConfig = preload("res://scripts/net/server_config.gd")
 
-const PROTOCOL := 16  ## 16: worldlets (the Cove), sea fish (mackerel, cod); 3: shared world; 4: the server decides; 5: wildlife; 6: rules and chat (M2.6); 7: the alpha, broken doors; 8: the bear; 9: crows and foxes; 10: the barrow (P3); 11: food spoilage, lightning (P4); 12: the standing stones and the Old Stag (P5); 13: sounds sent to players nearby (sfx.gd); 14: dropping items, any bag row in hand, new items (jar, bedroll, necklace, bear cloak, rug, pemmican); 15: placed lights (candle, torch stand)
+const PROTOCOL := 17  ## 17: lands on a server (crossings, the tunnel online, the roster); 16: worldlets (the Cove), sea fish (mackerel, cod); 3: shared world; 4: the server decides; 5: wildlife; 6: rules and chat (M2.6); 7: the alpha, broken doors; 8: the bear; 9: crows and foxes; 10: the barrow (P3); 11: food spoilage, lightning (P4); 12: the standing stones and the Old Stag (P5); 13: sounds sent to players nearby (sfx.gd); 14: dropping items, any bag row in hand, new items (jar, bedroll, necklace, bear cloak, rug, pemmican); 15: placed lights (candle, torch stand)
 const DEFAULT_PORT := 24242
 const HANDSHAKE_TIMEOUT := 10.0
 const JOIN_TIMEOUT := 20.0             ## includes the server building its terrain on first join

tools/site/index.html

@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
       <li>Weather that matters: storms, blizzards and hard winters.</li>
       <li>A bear, a barrow, and the Old Stag at the standing stones.</li>
       <li>Dig down through the sea cliffs to the Cove, and fish off its pier.</li>
+      <li>On a server, friends can be in different lands at once.</li>
       <li>A map that fills in as you explore, and a compass.</li>
       <li>Play alone, or host a server for friends on your own machine.</li>
       <li>A guided tutorial with Old Tam the hermit.</li>