Development Log December 7th (Patreon)

Build: PreAlpha Stage 2

These are the patch notes for the latest work completed within the project. Screencaps will be available for those who pledge or join the discord.

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Trello Roadmap

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Changelog and Updates:

General

• Forced FPS to 60, monitor refresh rates over than 60 hz had physics objects jittering on movement
• Camera scene adjustments for detaching the camera for cinematics

Level Design

• Level Design for Manor Backyard Zone (placeholder assets)
  • Pledgers Graveyard Region
• Grass Objects and Tree Optimization with Levels of Detail (LOD and Distance Kill)
• Skybox and Moon Added
• Lighting Effects
  • Tonemap set to ACES
  • Adjusted White and Exposure Balance
  • Adjusted Ambient/Direct Lighting and Effects
  • Added SSAO to Manor Scene (Screen Space Ambient Occlusion)
  • Subsurface Scattering causes artifacts + flashing lights and had to be removed from grass objects; replaced with a Lambert Wrap material to emulate the same effect

UI and Asset Design

• All 9 Founder’s Tombstones Designed and Finished
• Grass Objects
• Pine Tree Object and Texture
• Tree Placeholder Objects
• Forest and Moon Panorama for Manor Backyard Zone
• Title Screen Background
  • Background Flat Complete
  • Pandora and Sistine Flat Sprites Complete
    • Luna Sketch
  • Animations for the Background Incomplete
  • Animations for the 3 Sprites Incomplete

Story and Writing

• Organization with Groups of Characters, designing a similar system like “Renown” as a method of story progression by bonding with specific groups of characters to gain access to new areas, zones etc.