glass roots

Devlog

• glassroots_n1,0 out now!
  March 22, 2026 by Laura 7#ue5, #game dev, #vibes, #sci-fi, #photo real, #realistic

  n1,0 changes a lot of things! that's why it requires a version reset. see this as a v2, after v54.1 the n stands for '"new"', because this version will always be new... Continue reading

  
• v53 - fixes tonemapping for sdr and adjusts hdr mid level for the future
  February 21, 2026 by Laura 7

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• v51.3 - fixes sunset blinding you, fixes needing to triple click for menus
  February 18, 2026 by Laura 7

  I should have done this ages ago... Continue reading
• v51.0 - you now slip over when running on ice
  February 17, 2026 by Laura 7

  oops fell over, oops, oops... Continue reading
• v50.0 - adds deadzone setting for controllers, hopefully improves hdr on high brightness displays
  February 17, 2026 by Laura 7

  HDR mid-level now scales with max brightness... Continue reading
• v49.1 - increases performance by disabling grass on top of buildings. it will return eventually
  February 16, 2026 by Laura 7

  silly grass... Continue reading
• v49 - lots of immersion improvements and general clean up of everything
  February 16, 2026 by Laura 7

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• v48.2 - fixes the world being too dark on SDR screens, re-lit the world again, many more changes
  February 04, 2026 by Laura 7

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• v46.0 - watercolor walls, vehicle sliding
  January 05, 2026 by Laura 7

  I added watercolor walls! it's a procedural system that adds unique patterns to parts of the world you can now also slide using vehicles, if you tap the break button!... Continue reading

  
• v45.0 - added vehicle head tilt, added more yellow
  January 03, 2026 by Laura 7

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• v44.0 - new vehicle, bug fixes and shader optimisation
  December 05, 2025 by Laura 7#bugfix

  you don't (secretly) fall through the floor when you enter a vehicle anymore. the player was sent to the shadow realm when you try to exit the vehicle, causing a softlock the game is now rebranded fro... Continue reading

  
• v43.0 - new lighting!
  October 30, 2025 by Laura 7#lighting, #rendering, #graphics, #PBL

  hello! I've recently gone over the lighting for quest game and I think it looks a lot more interesting! I used physically based lighting values for things like the sun and exposure. here's a before an... Continue reading

  
• v41.11 - fixes not being able to exit vehicles
  October 15, 2025 by Laura 7#vehicles, #bugfix

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• v41.6 - graphics updates!
  October 09, 2025 by Laura 7#rendering, #graphics, #ue5

  fixes resolution scaling not working as intended adds SSGI to low and performance quality fixes hands animations for vehicles and shooting fixes bullet tracers not showing fixed exposure for hdr mode... Continue reading
• v39.0 + screenshot - bugfixes and minor changes
  October 05, 2025 by Laura 7

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• v38.0 - performance improvements, added new exe icons
  October 04, 2025 by Laura 7

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• v35.5 - performance pass
  October 04, 2025 by Laura 7

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• v35.1 - adds midnight button, reworked pause menu, introduces native quality rendering, adds more resolution options
  October 03, 2025 by Laura 7

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• v34.0 - improved mirrors, adds "secret" mirror room
  October 03, 2025 by Laura 7

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• v32.0 - fixed not being able to exit vehicles, enhanced immersion
  October 03, 2025 by Laura 7

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