Repost from April 4th:
Welcome again to the weekly development log for Lionhearts, an up-and-coming project on Steam created using Unreal Engine 5. This blog post has been posted on our brand-new website www.playlionhearts.com which launches today alongside this post. This website includes the most comprehensive info on the Lionhearts project, and we recommend you check it out!
Week 6 of Lionhearts Demo development focused heavily on polishing and finalizing systems to provide and showcase new marketing material.
The favor tree saw major progress, namely modular branches, zoom functionality, a dynamic node system, tooltips, and opening/closing menu functionality all being added, bringing it much closer to a presentable state.
Combat polish continued with improvements to attack charging and the implementation of a new weapon system allowing for the equipping and unequipping of different weapon types. NPC combat saw continued polish and some bug fixes as well.
Several core attack animations were also blocked out, including the right to left weapon swing, the overhead swing, and the thrust animations.
On the level design front, the vertical slice is nearly complete, with only foliage assets left to be completed. A UE5 texture bug briefly stifled progress but this was resolved by the team.
All ongoing 3D asset production has continued, including foliage assets, agricultural assets, and some military assets in progress.
Further game design documentation was detailed to cover systems for property acquisition and management, plus how items will be handled in stockpiles.
Meanwhile, the 2D art pipeline slowed due to delays. Some new graphics were created to support further marketing efforts.
As we move into Week 7, we're shifting our focus toward visuals/presentation to strengthen marketing material for the project.
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Written by Credenzio Studios Staff