Mage Runner

Devlog

• Prototype launch and future of the project.
  July 01, 2024 by Smug

  I've decided to put this project on the back burner for now, as there are more projects I want to explore during the summer. As of now this is only a prototype and has the basic enemies and gameplay... Continue reading
• Updated Visuals + Audio
  June 29, 2024 by Smug

  This week was spent mostly looking for audio and sprite assets to use. I've found some good ones that will have to do for now. Still waiting for new UI art and me to finally to finish the bridge secti... Continue reading

  
• Post break warm up
  June 21, 2024 by Smug

  Post Break Week. After a decent long break im trying to get back into the groove of things. Between work and learning unreal its been hard finding time to finalize this demo. But I've gotten a couple... Continue reading

  
• UI implementations and testing charge attack
  June 09, 2024 by Smug

  This week I've started working on the UI of Mage Runner and finishing the charge attack I've been working on UI You can now see the player's HP, and the elements of your next two spells. Charge Attack... Continue reading

  
• Small Updates to existing systems
  June 02, 2024 by Smug

  Compared to last week, there is much less to show this week. But these changes are a nice update to the Player characters systems. The first update being a visible health bar! While not being the most... Continue reading

  
• Elemental System!
  May 25, 2024 by Smug

  Before I talk about what I've done for this week I want to set some goals for next week! Work on the charged spell effect, maybe have it launch a stronger spell? Implement the rest of the elemental sp... Continue reading

  
• Small updates to scope and mechanics
  May 19, 2024 by Smug

  A new week and new progress. Regarding the goals set from last week, I've been able to somewhat adjust the camera system so it feels better. The room to room transitions still have some bugs that i ne... Continue reading

  
• Working on new rooms and testing out camera types
  May 11, 2024 by Smug

  Updates: Changed around the rain particles, made them splash and look somewhat "better". I'm looking to change how they look so they seem more pixely. New Additions: I've added a second room to the st... Continue reading

  
• Learning IK and a new mechanic!
  May 04, 2024 by Smug

  I've finally finished this semester so I should have a bit more time to work on this project. The first thing I did this week was work on learning how to make an intractable rope. This rope allows the... Continue reading

  
• A New room! (dev log 4)
  April 27, 2024 by Smug

  I've reached the end of my semester, and my projects are dying down. With this little free time I was able to finish the 2nd room in the level and work on the physics! I've learned how to use the hing... Continue reading

  
• Finals Coming Up
  April 14, 2024 by Smug

  This week I was not able to work on this project due to other projects for school taking up more of my time. Despite that I still wanted to write a short dev log to keep myself motivated and make sure... Continue reading
• Dev Log 3
  April 05, 2024 by Smug

  During this week I have been swamped with school work on other projects I wasn't able to make level 2 but I did get some time to add AI. Using a* I added a roaming enemy type which can attack the play... Continue reading

  
• Dev Log 2
  March 30, 2024 by Smug

  During this week of development, I mainly focused on implementing systems. The first being a brand new spell which shoots out a ball of water. In addition to this new spell I've adjusted the spell sys... Continue reading

  
• Dev Log 1
  March 26, 2024 by Smug

  Hello, I've been working on this little game of mine for a couple of days and wanted to post some progress on it. So far I've gotten the first room of the first level done. Tech wise I've taken advant... Continue reading