Zac WaltonMay 13, 20192 minWeek 16: OvertimeI used this extra time to add sound cues to my animations and abilities, as well as to implement the icons into the menu. I would have...
Zac WaltonMay 6, 20191 minWeek 15: The EndgameFriday marked the official deadline for this module although I have been granted an extra week to tweak the ability unlock system and...
Zac WaltonApr 29, 20191 minWeek 14: AI and those pesky tickboxesSince I haven't touched the AI module in UE4 for a year, I spent a little bit of time researching into them again and testing my AI. I...
Zac WaltonApr 22, 20191 minWeek 11-13: EasterI had planned to work over the easter holidays but I ended up loosing a significant amount of time over these three weeks. The holidays...
Zac WaltonApr 1, 20191 minWeek 10: Player ControllerDuring this week I continued to polish the player controller by adding notifies to the animations. The character will detect which type...
Zac WaltonMar 25, 20191 minWeek 09: Cascade implementation and Customiser BlockoutWhilst I still have more design to implement, I decided to jump back into engine and researched particle systems. The biggest hurdle...
Zac WaltonMar 18, 20192 minWeek 07 & 08: Back to Basics!From discussions with my tutor, it became apparent that Yareeni's identity does not seem to be clear and distinct enough to be easily...
Zac WaltonMar 4, 20192 minWeek 06: Progress ReviewMy progress review submission was on friday and this week has proved to be a huge challenge. Between the last two weeks, I have had to...
Zac WaltonFeb 25, 20191 minWeek 05: More PrototypingSince I have a selecction of player mechanics blocked out, I have continued to develop the game systems that I will need to make the...
Zac WaltonFeb 18, 20191 minWeek 03 & 04: Rapid PrototypingAfter importing the character into UE4, I started prototyping different mechanics in the player controller. I tweaked the relative...
Zac WaltonFeb 4, 20191 minWeek 02: Conceptualisation and TheoryThis week has been dedicated to my project proposal. After recieving feedback from my tutor about my idea, I feel as though the game is...
Zac WaltonJan 28, 20192 minWeek 01: Research and PreproductionMy core idea is a sandbox-style game, heavily inspired by the Lego Marvel video game series.
Zac WaltonFeb 12, 20182 minWeekend at the Welsh OpenThe ITF Wales Open Championships took place this weekend and we drove down to Cardiff to take part. On a personal note, it's my first...
Zac WaltonFeb 3, 20182 minHiking: Clay BankThis weekend I finally got around to joining the hiking club at Teesside. It's the first hike of 2018 so the group was a little smaller...
Zac WaltonJan 29, 20182 minWatching my first pole compToday was a first to me. I got up at 8, having only gone back to bed 2 hours prior due to waking up at 1am, I got dressed and I left the...
Zac WaltonJan 27, 20182 minQuite literally run off my feet...I wanted my first blog post to be art related, however, the last few weeks have been hectic so I'm taking the opportunity to document it!...