I think I'm gonna do a more polished video explaining why some of this stuff is so disheartening, but in the meantime, here's a brief explanation on why these aren't just small complaints.

The mod map having the same gun means that it will likely look exactly like that in the Boneworks campaign as mods use a spawnable placer. The gun isn't exported with the mod itself. It's already in the games files. (This seems to be the case, especially since you can't see the utility gun in BW, but you can in BL)

The lighting changes aren't the only problem. The entire art style of the game is not only different, but it's just Bonelab now. It went from a unique, special thing to just being Bonelab. This also doesn't make sense given the context of the game.

The main menu is also proof of this- the map appears to be much more foggy and cartoony like it is in Bonelab, which doesn't make sense given how Bonework's handles itself.

A change in Unity versions does not mean the games needed to look the same. They use the same interaction engine, but the visuals could've been whatever they wanted them to be. It's just Unity.

These all result in other problems that I didn't fully dive into, but to name a few likely pain points we now have-
- Bonelab strength being too overpowered
- Levels designed for the old weaker Ford now having a much more powerful character breaks some segments
- Live action cutscenes will look out of place with a less realistic art style
- No more of the much loved chromatic aberration in spec cam (instead way too much bloom)
- Special Boneworks things (like despawning the monkey cryptid making a special sound) will likely be missing since we're seemingly just using Bonelab as a base
- Bad gun recoil

Overall, it feels sort of like half life source.

We also are potentially not getting any new features. IOBT could very well not even be here because the Unity version didn't update like they said it should. Transferable mods doesn't seem like a feature implemented, it seems like a bi-product of just making this a sort of Bonelab mod instead of its own game.

I should probably do a scripted video delving into these things as at a glance, it totally can seem like I'm complaining about minor things, but these minor things have major implications that are pretty much confirmed by this clip. This is hardly speculation, this is pretty much full confirmation, and they even said it's in a "near shippable state".

before and before

it would be like valve remaking portal 1 in portal 2's art style

Should have kept the Boneworks blood and they removed the bioluminescence from fords sleves😔

Boneworks art style had something inherently boneworksy about it, whatever is on my screen right now isn't boneworks, it looks like shit

cutscenes boutta look like a timeline movie

One more thing to add is that when you delete remove or delete them with the spawn gun or they die, they would turn red and disappear, but now it’s just the bonelab effects, and the blood is the bonelab one. At this point it’s just labworks with new npcs

I hope the ammo indicator is a option i like the ammo indicator

I’m terrified they’re gonna ruin the atmosphere of sewers because quest can’t handle flashlights

this was a jumpscare i thought bonelab updated

Mods² before bonelab patch 7

Man, hopefully they don’t have the same AI generated posters

One of the main reasons it looks so different is because Boneworks used "The Lab Renderer". As far as I'm aware, the Lab Renderer cannot work in newer versions of Unity, not to mention the switch to URP. I think technical limitations are also a contributing factor to why it looks so "Bonelab". Maybe they shouldn't have even bothered with cross compatible mods, but ultimately, when switching from Unity 2018.4.10f1 with SRP to a newer version like 2022.3.50f1 with URP, there are going to be some compromises that we should have seen coming.

I would assume it won't look like this is campaign, its safe to assume that this style is due to this possibly being a bonelab mod ported to boneworks

they shot boneworks in the head...

The least they could’ve done was make the lighting look sorta like boneworks

boneworks feels so DIRTY in the best way possible. like i could smell the rest and mold or something. this just looks... uncanny?

Boneworks soul is never dead mini. As long as we don’t update it

They turned Boneworks into a generic Bonelab mod map 😭

Edit: FUCK SWIPES JUST SAID IT 😭

All those months and years, waiting for one single patch and new physics is ridiculous for the outcome of the boneworks remaster looking the same like bonelab. Especially how they did the mod menu for boneworks is stupid like “Mods Mods” 🥀💔