To achieve this functionality we have introduced a new type of configurable parameter: subItems = When you put this parameter into the class of some item, you can integrate some other items into it simply by specifying their class names in the parameter field. The default helmet slot is equipped as per usual and additional occupied slots are indicated by a yellow background and the item icon with 50% opacity. However, when you equip this helmet, it will remove any items from both helmet and NVG slots alike. When you equip some other helmet or NVG this helmet will be removed just like if you would have replaced any other item. Also it occupies both the helmet slot as well as the slot for the NVGs in your inventory. Let's consider the new Special Purpose Helmet used by CSAT Special Operators as an example.This helmet has integrated night and thermal vision modes that you can cycle freely without any other attachments or items being equipped.

Designer Radko Voda, who has cooperated with Senior Programmer Jan Mareček on this, goes over the details with us: 'Integrated items represent a new type of equipment that combine the functionality of multiple different items into one. This was applied to some of the high-tech Apex Special Forces gear, but may also be very useful to modders. Our inventory tech now supports some new capabilities that allow for advanced integrated items.

We'll be going over your experiences to determine the best approach going forward. There is a performance cost to this approach, although our own automated benchmarks have not shown a significant hit. Effectively you will see a smooth dithered blend during the switch, which we feel makes the scene calmer. Senior Programmer Lukáš Bábíček has enabled a first version of dissolve LOD blending, which aims to make the transition between LODs less sudden, less aggressive and less noticeable. This is done in many games, since rendering everything at maximum detail all the time is not feasible yet (especially when using kilometers of viewing distance).

For those who don't know, every model in the game is available in several (pre-made) LODs, selected by the renderer based on factors like overall performance, distance, importance and more. As mentioned previously, we've been investigating how to better handle the Levels Of Detail for our 3D models (on Tanoa, but also generally).

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