April 2018 (Week 1)

+ [Mophs] p38 handgun modeled
+ ju-88 blocked out
+ More accurate terrain modification + blended material layers in UE4

- None

+ intercepting of flags, game menu.
- networking, sounds, music.

+ Switched to zstd for runtime compression
+ Added versus and training mode
+ Fixed random state machine bugs, the usual
- University stuff is taking its toll again

+ First animation set for the grunt almost complete
+ Couple placeholder animations for MC/Placeholder
+ Misc modelling/Rendering practice
+ New Camera idea works perfect for melee combat
-(?) Fucking oops I was actually using the CPU to render stuff when I thought it was the GPU
- Regular controls are confusing with the other camera perspective so I need to make(and figure out) a whole exception in the controls for that case.
- Details' normals are barely any visible in game, hopefully colours will make them come out. If not I'm throwing them away fucking again
- Starting to get overwhelmed with uni stuff (exams in about a month, barely know half the stuff I need)

+ Created an interesting but simple collision detection + resolution
+ Started fucking around with OpenMPT, a music tracker
+ Created a file format for saving/loading maps and objects
- Not much progress over the past month

+ Made some actual progress on puzzle mechanics
- it's still basic stuff, nothing unique yet
+ Now a puzzle can have multiple requirements and can trigger multiple effects
+ this includes spawning enemies (and defeating them)
+ improved the camera focus system following this
+ modeled key and lock, will implement them this week
- still a few things left from last week
- still have to work on enemy AI
- still have to work on companion AI
- still have to work on combat
- still have to work on UI
- not nearly ready for demo day
+ I will ganbaru zoi!

+ not dead
- keep flipping back and forth between fixing existing version vs starting over

+ New graphics for Bug breed
+ Integrated Steam overlay
+ Various polishing touches for demo version update on itch.io
+ Main Menu now has preview of the game happening in the background
- Need to design rest of Bosses and Areas
- Shooting "Flak" Zooid is too powerful - it shoots three projectiles which each deal 2 damage. We want to nerf it in interesting way, without making its damage miniscule

+ The C++ rewrite continues
+ Implementing non hard-coded particle system

- No progress last week, busy with other things. Will do stuff this week.

+ Ported to GMS2
+ Added a special menu and game mode for an upcoming event
+ Polishing up stage 4 for it
+ more TLB
+ Senpai delivered
- SFX are hard
- GMS2 is the worst, stick to 1.4!

+ A few more cards and status effects including changing some internal logic
- I'm starting to hit the limits of my current card creation system, I wish it was more generic

+ Made a simple text scrambler for certain NPCs (you'll see)
+ New, less annoying death animation
+ Started fixing projectile system
- Realized projectile system was poorly coded and doesn't cater to too many use cases
- Also realized that bullet hell patterns are complicated, so I'll probably leave that 'til later

+ Added Upper Body and Lower Body equipment slots
+ Added "On-Equip" function to interactable items to let them do stuff when they're put on and taken off
+ Made a basic shirt and capris and added them to NPCs on game start

+ Tweaked how attacking and movement work together so it's not just a spam fest
+ Work started on respawning enemies to refill the maps over time
+ Mob Drops, sorta
+ Bunch of background stuff for future content
- Less than 1 week for Trade Show demo
- Need to learn how to make a GUI that isn't just basic text
- Also menus
- I'm still stupid

+ New area: Underground crypt thats been flooded with water
+ New quest
+ Upgradeable alchemy table
+ Minor graphical tweaks

- recovering datas from dead HDD
+ building possible things on backup
- around 45% done since last week

+ adding to script
+ one more year existing

+ made some thick storm clouds
+ blocked in some of the first non-hub level
- still more blockin needed

+ Retouches to the audio system
+ Implemented a cutscene mode for the player, removing the control from the user so it can be controlled by the game itself
+ Starting to implement an actual HUD
+ Also starting to implement the animation system

+ Whole week has been drawing out background(s) and enemies
- It is a lot of art so stage progress has been suffering

+ added transparency to vertex color shader
+ slime no longer spazzes out if it gets dented
+ multiple slimes now supported
+ passable slime-on-slime collision
+ slime core can now jump between and control different slimes
+ level exit triggers if only blue slime is at end, with the core inside
+ got the OK to use this as senior design project
- now have to do this as senior design project
- still need to make smarter springs
- still need system to tie levels together

+ Fixed a bug caused by new laneline meshes
+ Added new meshes for guns, jumpgates, space billboards, and more.
+ Fixed some miscellaneous bugs
+ Created jumpgate objects
+ Added 40 new backgrounds as part of the content pass, still more to come

+ Started final minigame(dodgeball)
+ Prettied up UI just a bit
- The dodgeball game currently shoots the ball into space after a certain speed. Gotta play with AddForce more.

+ NPC framework finally works. All NPCs (including enemies) share the same base scripts.
+ Animated the yellow robot that was just standing there previously.
+ Implemented a short quest (collect a few items).
+ 911 bots now explode properly.
+ Moved the death explosion/sound from base NPC to its death rig. This allows to instantly destroy the base NPC gameobject without sound/explosion ending prematurely.
+ Started on the combat cooldown system - if the player pisses off the AI in the game, they will stop killing you after a cooldown period.

+ Implemented more AI and states for Tonfa.

+ Dashing is implemented
+ Prop collision is implemented
+ Wall collision is implemented
+ Wall shadows are implemented

+ Lot's of refactoring
+ Reworked the data side of things so content is easier to add
- No new content or really an forward progress on new systems

+ Put some heavy work into getting the character to properly interact with static objects in terms of the physics. It's not amazing still, but better than before.
+ Finished ice spell
+ Finished adding the new mechanics and upgrades I want for the next demo, started work on the next level
- Tried importing my project to new version of unity (from 5.3), but it broke many things unfortunately. Stuck with using 5.3 until game is finished.

+ Did some optimization in the code
+ Added a trap block that shots arrows at high speed when the player is in line of sight. These arrows can be deflected with the shield or with a sword(with a bit of difficulty)
+ Started reworking on combat aspects of the game
+ Reworked on the spider enemy ai
+ Changed a bit the physics of the player, now the control feels more tight and less clunky

+ Initial vehicle demo testing, refined version on the way
+ Squaredev and Ludo making great models
+ Concept art on the way
- No real levels being made atm
- Need more refined demo to move forward

+ The walking IK animation for the enemy is look quite all right
+ Made a ton of progress on the arm and attack animation. He (almost) knows how to hold a sword now.
+ Working on new FSM for the enemy
- Can't quite figure out what to do with the arms
- Decided to scrap the old IK arms, way hard to constrain the arms properly. Instead trying out a implementation using verlet integration

+ lighting shader
+ scrapped and revamped lighting
+ projectiles
+ spot lights
+ cars
+ entering houses
+ UI
+ Npcs follow a path now
+ Npcs die when shot now

+ New enemy for utility
+ Changed flying enemy AI so this dense motherfucker doesn't keep charging into spikes in revenge
+ Throwing enemy can stun it
+ Small fixes

+ "Battle Test" debugger feature implemented
+ Can now test battles at any time, with any enemy/hero team combination
+ Working on a more detailed reporting for battle testing, so making it easier to balance the combat down the road
+ Started coding a logging manager and error handler system (damn parsing bugs)

+ Animation refinement continues on Vlad
+ Voice tests for animation nearly done
+ Stage manager first pass completed
+ Menu systems nearly complete
+ Blocking scene updated for animator
- Kiera modeling continues
- Environment art on hold stalled due to a family issue