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Notice: The version uploaded here is a showcase variant with only the necessary features added.
Step into Akai’s world of calm exploration, discovering a cozy gaming adventure! Cozy Tales is more than just a game; it's a comforting escape into a serene and charming world. Here, players are invited to immerse themselves in a peaceful adventure, turning maps into stories and guiding future adventurers.
Engine: Unreal 5.3
Team Size: 10 people
Platform: PC
Genre: Exploration Adventure
Participation Duration: 4 weeks
Release: 14.2.2024
Number of Players: Single Player
- late joiner (only participated for 4 / 10 weeks.)
- Gameplay Programmer
- UI Programmer
- Profiling
- Profiling, Debugging and Performance Optimisation
- Tutorial System
- Extending the Quest System
- Added option to (de)activate actors based on quest status.
- Updated Placement of Quest Markers to be more reliable and spatially designed.
- Improving the Player Movement
- Controller Support
-> All over the place! - UI Menu Programming
- Various Menus
- Custom Decorator for Controller Icons
-> retrospective should have used Common UI for various situations.
- Player Map
- "Fog of War"
- Placement via Mouse and Controller
- Smaller Gimmicks
- Compass
- Logo (yes that was me)
- first bigger experience in Unreal
- with C++ as well
- Did not take enough effort into finding pre-created Unreal solutions.
- example UI Programming could have benefitted from Common UI
- TODO: Extend (haha yes.)
