Category Archives: 2.1- Design Project 2

As I am reaching the end of this project, I am implementing a target for the player to use their combat on. I have created a punching bag that the player can knock back when hit. This punching bag registers … Continue reading →

As the basic control of the combat is completed, I wanted to add exclusive actions to the jumping and crouching functions. I implemented new animations exclusive to the jumping and crouching states which allow for a jump-kick attack and a … Continue reading →

Now that I have created the base of the character controller, I want to add the ability to attack. I have created two strings of combat, a series of light attacks and a string of heavy attacks, which are programmed … Continue reading →

Now that I have collected the animations I will be using in this project, I have begun working on creating a character controller. The third-person character controller that is created when making a game level in Unreal does come with … Continue reading →

The current development of this project is going to require me to modify my plans, since unfortunately due to technical issues, the VICON motion capture data is not going to be suitable for this project. A necessary element required for … Continue reading →

This week I focussed on preparing for retargeting animations using Unreal’s IK retargeter. Now that I have this set up I should be able to redirect my MOCAP data onto other targets, such as a paragon character or the unreal … Continue reading →

This week I attended the mocap session using Vicon. I was supported by Kay who was able to bring in an actor who is very good at acrobatics. We have collected a lot of information in this session, and though … Continue reading →

Though I am still concerned about the amount of programming required, based on my research I would like to try and create a small playable demo of a game as an experience, implementing some of the elements of the game … Continue reading →