Changelog

0.1.17

• Fixed the Follow, Turret, and FPV mode announcements failing to decode by packaging them as supported PCM WAV files.
• Stopped writing velocity to an already-kinematic deployed drone rigidbody, eliminating the repeated Unity physics warnings that flooded the BepInEx log.

0.1.16

• Changed Turret-to-Follow and FPV-to-Follow transitions to fly smoothly from the drone's current position into the leash area.
• Prevented intentional long-distance mode transitions from triggering the normal separation or stalled-follow recovery teleport.
• Retained invalid-position and severe below-map recovery safeguards.
• Kept Recall to Leash as the explicit instant return control.

0.1.15

• Reduced the font size only on the Recall to Leash and Recall to Hands buttons so both complete labels fit cleanly.
• Preserved the existing recall button dimensions, colors, placement, and behavior.

0.1.14

• Replaced snapshot-polled mode audio with a dedicated reliable network event carrying the confirmed mode and drone position.
• Added per-client event deduplication and a short audio-loading wait so mode announcements play exactly once rather than being skipped or repeated.
• Ensured Follow, Turret, and FPV announcements play whenever an active drone actually changes mode.
• Added hold-Shift FPV boost at twice the normal flight speed.
• Added the Shift boost control to the bottom FPV overlay.

0.1.13

• Added an FPV shortcut that switches the drone to Turret mode after holding E for two seconds.
• The FPV overlay displays the new control and live hold progress.
• Turret placement preserves the drone's current FPV flight position, restores the player camera and HUD, and enables normal automatic targeting.
• Added the gentle vertical stabilization hover to Follow mode whenever the drone is settled and no longer moving toward the player.
• Follow hovering fades out during travel and fades back in after the drone stops.
• Removed FPV camera stepping by driving the owner's camera from frame-by-frame local flight input instead of synchronized snapshots.
• Added eased FPV acceleration, stopping, model movement, and model turning.
• Added smoothly interpolated FPV movement for other players.
• Added separate positional Follow, Turret, and FPV mode announcements using the supplied audio.
• Mode announcements play only when an already-active drone changes mode; normal deployment keeps the existing startup and hum behavior.
• Matched mode-announcement volume to the target-acquired beep volume.
• Set the filtered FPV hum to exactly 30% of normal hum volume.
• Rebuilt deployed-drone focus detection around local proximity and look direction instead of requiring a ray hit on the pickup collider.
• Added a focused tooltip above the interaction prompt showing drone name, owner, and current mode.

0.1.12

• Added a Recall to Hands button beside Recall to Leash in the F3 Drone Control Center.
• Recall to Hands retrieves the owner's drone from any distance and places it directly into empty hands.
• Preserved the drone's weapon, upgrades, targeting tier, name, colors, and settings during hand recall.
• Added a clear status message when another held item must be put away first.
• Updated the player controls, interface, flight, and ownership documentation for both recall choices.

0.1.11

• Smoothed Follow-mode rendering between synchronized movement updates.
• Added a gentle vertical stabilization hover while the drone is in Turret mode.
• Added gradual hold-right-click precision zoom in FPV mode.
• Made the local player model visible through the drone camera and restored its renderer state on exit.
• Added owner-local damage numbers, hit markers, and multiplier-adjusted kill-score credit for automatic and FPV drone fire.
• Increased deployed-drone pickup targeting distance from four to eight metres.
• Replaced distant world labels with a focused tooltip showing the drone name and owner above the interaction prompt.
• Retained immediate local and synchronized body, propeller, and accent color updates.

0.1.10

• Fixed color-picker changes remaining stale on the player or host who applied them.
• Color changes now update every local visual instance with the matching drone serial.
• Body, propeller, and accent colors are written directly to their renderer shader properties.

0.1.9

• Fixed deployment and Follow mode using the stationary Player network-object root.
• Drone launch, leash center, recovery height, owner resolution, and distance checks now use the game's live Player movement transform.
• This prevents the drone from repeatedly deploying or returning to a fixed location on an island.

0.1.8

• Removed the item rigidbody teleport conversion that could reinterpret a player-relative launch point through stale Island 5 or boat-local coordinates.
• Follow mode now writes the drone's world transform and rigidbody pose directly, then synchronizes Unity physics.
• Applied the same world-space placement path to launch, recall, safety recovery, and continuous leash movement.

0.1.7

• Fixed launches using a stale saved world position by calculating the initial point from the activating player's live location and camera direction before releasing the held item.
• Remembered the exact runtime owner player object after an interaction so Follow mode cannot attach to a stale duplicate player object.
• Disabled flying-drone rigidbody collision and residual physics motion so invisible walls, terrain, roofs, and scenery cannot trap the leash.
• Forced authoritative teleport and rigidbody placement at launch, recall, recovery, and each Follow update.
• Made body, propeller, and accent colors refresh immediately for the host, owner, and remote clients.

0.1.6

• Replaced directional front/rear/left/right following with a player-centered leash.
• The drone stays in place inside the selected radius, returns after crossing the outer radius, and stops after reaching half the leash radius.
• Kept vertical tracking active so the drone remains above the player.
• Removed the four follow-direction buttons and changed the distance control to a 1–5 m leash-radius slider.
• Initial deployment remains front-right and approximately 3 m above the player.

0.1.5

• Removed level-geometry raycasts from Follow positioning so roofs, slopes, walls, and scenery cannot catch or shift the drone.
• Increased follow catch-up speed while retaining smooth acceleration and stopping.
• Cleared residual rigidbody velocity during Follow mode and forced the pickup collider to remain a non-blocking trigger.
• Shortened the launch-righting animation from 1.15 seconds to 0.75 seconds and added eased rotation.
• Reduced the one-shot deployment sound by 50%.
• Switched FPV entry and exit through the game's active-camera APIs so the rendered view transfers to the drone and restores correctly.

0.1.4

• Anchored follow height to the higher of the player body and camera positions so unusual player roots cannot place the drone under the map.
• Added a terrain-height check at the intended follow point.
• Added host-side recovery for invalid coordinates, below-map placement, excessive separation, failed synchronization, and stalled follow movement.
• Raised the immediate deployment point relative to the player's camera before smooth follow begins.

0.1.3

• Changed the default follow position to front-right at a 3 m distance and approximately 3 m above the player.
• Migrated existing drones to the new follow default once while preserving later player-selected positions.
• Raised the initial launch point so deployment starts above the player.
• Reduced the normal and FPV drone hum volumes by 50%.

0.1.2

• Rebuilt the world model as a smaller rounded quadcopter with four circular blade guards.
• Replaced the Thunderstore thumbnail and transparent hotbar artwork to match the protected-rotor design.
• Corrected launch distance, removed runaway inherited velocity, tightened the default follow offset, and added long-distance recovery.
• Changed FPV entry to wait for host confirmation before switching the camera and hiding the HUD.
• Expanded base-HUD hiding while preserving health and hunger.
• Rolled the underside gun-and-hands assembly upside down while retaining the turret-style 30-degree idle scan.
• Reduced new-target acquisition to one second and replaced the cue with a quiet three-beep sound.

0.1.1

• Added a synchronized hold-E launch sequence that throws the drone forward, rights it, and smoothly returns it to its saved Follow position.
• Added the supplied startup sound and a quiet positional hum with seamless crossfades.
• Added muffled, reduced drone audio during FPV and Freecam.
• Added a security-camera FPV overlay with corner framing, blinking REC indicator, center dot, and a minimal exit reminder.
• Hid the hotbar and other normal HUD elements during FPV while preserving health and hunger.
• Moved the carried drone closer to the natural two-hand resting position.

0.1.0

• Added one purchasable personal drone per player.
• Set the drone purchase price to $10,000.
• Added a distinct violet-and-green F3 Drone Control Center interface.
• Added smooth Follow mode with four positions and a 1–5 m distance setting.
• Added stationary airborne Turret mode.
• Added FPV and Freecam flight with direct weapon control, a center crosshair, and an on-screen control guide.
• Added remote recall and live owner-distance display.
• Added custom names with synchronized world nameplates.
• Added separate body, propeller, and accent color controls visible in world, while held, and on the hotbar.
• Added underside weapon mounting, weapon purchases, ammunition, reloads, sounds, effects, and manual FPV firing.
• Added automated seagull, loose-fish, and boss targeting tiers with ten combat upgrade levels.
• Added ownership protection, held deployment, inventory support, vendor resale, persistence, and multiplayer synchronization.