NoRail

Gameplay UpdatesWe continued to improve gameplay and have begun more regular playtests to improve the player's experience! This includes:Implementing grenadesRefining Enemy SpawningContinuing to work on BuffsLevel and Environment WorkWe've begun to really dive…

Environment Art PlanningWith the foundations of our game laid out, we are able to move on to the making the game look great! Our environment artists used place holder assets to give a feel to the game, while also giving us an idea of the workload required. Thi…

CharacterWe have been making major progress with our main character model, along with rigging and capturing animations using Mocap!Backend WorkA lot of what we're doing doesn't make as large of an impact visibly, but is crucial to the functioning of our game. …

Game LoopWe worked on getting our game loop together. Now the player is able to navigate to generated train cars, fight enemies, and get off to explore the station!InventoryMost of the work done for the inventory is backend. Keeping track of various pick ups a…

LevelsWe have continued the conceptualization and began the implementation of the levels. Level Design is split up into two sections: Station Levels and Train LevelsStation LevelsFor the Station Level, we focused on the layout and how it will function in the g…

PitchingThis sprint began with team formation, then the pitching of game concepts. Everyone had a couple of days to prepare, and then we pitched to the group. We went through a couple of rounds of voting and ended on “NoRail.”Pre-ProductionWe spent a fair amou…