Breadcrumb / Objective Trail?

[Rhynedahll]

@Draconissa;497762

Hi, I’m Anna, I’m a university student studying ‘The Art of Games Design’. For my final project I chose to create a level in the Unreal Engine. It is going well so far, but I have been told that I need to make things more ‘obvious’ for players.
I thought I would do this by creating an objective trail (similar to the breadcrumb trail on games such as lego and fable), only I have no idea where to start with this.
I thought I would create some form of particle effect and have this linked to my character and any area or item in question that he would have to interact with.
Is this possible and if so, any ideas where to start with producing something like that?
Any help or advice would be much appreciated

Just as a comment on the “obvious” suggestion – I object to the seemingly common conclusion that all players need their hands held to enjoy a game. As far as I am concerned, making game tasks easier does not necessarily make them more fun.