Game Development Videos

In this video we take a look at some of the updates to the turrets, animations and level design. We take a look at how the turrets have been transformed from being very snappy and now they are nice and smooth. This gives us control to balance the turrets. We then take a look at the animations. I've set up a new rig in Blender and got the first weapon setup with custom animations. We then take a look at some of the UI updates. Including the players HUD showing their weapon names and icons as well as icons for the gadgets. We then take a look at the reference gathered for the new level which is going to be based on the Azov steel plant. Please support me on Patreon if you would like to help get this game finished and to also be able to play constantly updated early access demos: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios My website: https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

In this indie devlog video, we take a look at the turrets, UI and player movement. The turrets have now been fixed to properly aim at enemy targets. I need to make some tweaks to balance them as they are pretty powerful! We take a look at some of the updates to the user interface. Take a look at some 2D concept work and then see it implemented in game. We also take a look at some smooth player movement. Using bone rotation to lean the player when they strafe left to right. Please support me on Patreon if you would like to help get this game finished and to also be able to play constantly updated early access demos: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios My website: https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

Hey guys. In this devlog, I give a voice commentary for the first time. Sorry if it is pretty quiet. My first voice recording and I have a cold! :) So in this video I just give you a quick overview of the current progress. We take a look at the weapon handling and aniamtion system. We also take a look at the players inventory and the player HUD. We also take a look at the progress of the level I'm currently developing. Please support me on Patreon if you would like to help get this game finished and to also be able to play constantly updated early access demos: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios My website: https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

Hey guys. So I've been chipping away at this new map still. I've mostly been working on setting up things for the animation. I've remaded the entire animation blueprint to be ready for the more complex stuff. The character animation blueprints are now ready to have unique weapon animations, as well as using unique animations for the gadgets. I've also started work on getting the shooting aspect more refined. The character now proceduraly breaths at idle, so the gun isn't held perfectly still. I've also added procedural recoil which is still a work in progress. I still have quite a bit to do in terms of animation, and it is proving pretty difficult, but I'm slogging away at it! I'm going to be using control rigs in a seperate project to so that the character and weapons can be animated inside of Unreal, and then the animations easily transferred to my main game project. On the weapon side of things, I also updated the code for the handling of the weapon. Using old UDK documentation to replicate how they handled weapon firing etc, as well as the reload sequence. I used this old guide: https://docs.unrealengine.com/udk/Three/WeaponsTechnicalGuide.html Those docs are actually really usefull to see how certain things have been implemented. Please support me on Patreon if you would like to help get this game finished and to also be able to play constantly updated early access demos: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios My website: https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

I've made a start on a new, playable map. It's all blocked out and I'm currently in the process of meshing out the whole level. Its mainly buildings with a few accessible interiors. I improved the enemy AI so they don't run at the player in a straight line. They are still a little bit goofey but it's a work in progress. I also updated the mesh for the first person character. Please support me on Patreon if you would like to help get this game finished and to also be able to play constantly updated early access demos: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios My website: https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

In this update, I've started blocking out the first proper map. I've got the rough layout and I've started adding some assets. I will gradually flesh this map out over time. I made some upgrades to the enemy AI. Its not great just yet, but the enemies will now disperse a little bit instead of them all running in a straight line directly towards the player. I've also got the main/pause menus set up and functioning. Please support me on Patreon if you would like to help get this game finished and to also be able to play constantly updated early access demos: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios My website: https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

In this update I've made some progress with some of the visuals. The player now gets prompts for interactions. You can now swap weapons with dead enemies. While doing this work on the UI, I also made the shop have improved feedback. Messages can be sent back to the shop UI so that it can better provide player feedback. I also purchased a character set off of the marketplace so now my enemies have some models and that also means I have a variety of enemies now. I already have the inventory and health components set up, so its not just the meshes that are varied but the actual inventory and armor etc is varied with each enemy. While doing that I used another character model set to do the arms for the player. Please support me on Patreon if you would like to help get this game finished and to also be able to play constantly updated early access demos: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios My website: https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

In this update I've made quite a lot of improvements. I've added aim space to the characters so now the player can finally look around properly and also a basic form of ADS has been setup. I've started re-implementing throwables. It's working but I need to add visuals such as throwing arcs. I've added system to set weapons to be semi or fully automatic. Support the game via Patreon, where I'll also be uploading weekly playable builds for supporters: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

In this update of the survival mode game inspired by the COD survival mode, I've mainly worked on the shop and inventory system. The shop is fully operation and I can now add custom shop items to the shops. I've added armor and regen health to the player I've also updated the HUD a bit to make the ammo display more context sensitive. Changes depending on whether a weapon or a gadget is equipped. Support the game via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

In this update of the game, I've updated the shop so that it now functions fully. Adding ammo, armor and items to the player. I've also implemented the next gadget, the claymore mine. I've made some progress to the enemy AI so that it is a little smarter Support the game via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

I did some extra work to the turrets. I finished modelling and rigging the turret asset and it's now animated to aim it's turret to enemies. I've also setup the ground work for the shopping system. I can now very easily create new ShopItem classes that can be added to shops. I just need to implement what they actually do when they are purchased. Support the game via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

In this update, I've now added the first gadget, the turret. Play can place it where they choose. Turret has been setup with AI and behaviour tree. I've also implemented grenade throwing. Support the game via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

Next update on my round based survival shooter built in UE4. I've now implemented a basic currency system. The player will gain money for each enemy killed and each round survived. I've also set up the basic enemy AI to chase and shoot at the player. Support the game via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

Started work on my new game. Inspired from the "Survival" game mode in COD:Modernwarfare. So you have to survive infinate waves of enemies. You'll earn some kind of currency where you'll be able to purchase kit such as turrets etc. The first step was to create the absolutely, bare minimum playable version. So we have the basic player setup. Spawn and round management and some dum AI to chase the player. Now I can start to gradually layer in the complexity. Support the game via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/gingerbeardgamingstudios https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/

This is a demonstration of how to use the Underground Station Environment Asset Pack. This is a UE4 asset pack that I've released on the Unreal Engine Marketplace. The pack comes with an assortment of modular segments, ploppable assets, and blueprints to help with lighting the environment. You can download via: https://unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/underground-station-pack Or view my other products: https://unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/profile/alan+aldred Website: https://gingerbeardgamingstudios.com/