[REV-SHARE] [AMBLEV:8] ExORION Survivor: Alien Invasion | Kaiju Survival Terror XPS

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@Amelia_P

Content creation is the main issue for us solos, apparently. I’m talking with solo devs around and everybody is going through the same problem (mine is animation, right now. I’m fighting against a simple mocap system with an old Kinect and capture data programs. Needless to say, modeling meshes variations to use on morphs facial expressions are pretty time consuming).

I checked “Bad Morfo” out. It’s super cool an idea of a universal constructor! It’s a clever way to create visual I don’t know if it’s the aesthetic you choose, but the parts fit your meshes well. When I created the modular pieces for my enemies (humans gangsters), I had to create the whole models to check each modular part before attaching them. A boring process.

Also, I checked your ExORION docs. Your proposal is awesome! Have you submitted your game to any of Epic Game’s indie program support? I’d never seen someone with a procedural and universal constructor so solid as yours. Man, if you finish a cool demo, you can find a publisher for sure

Oh yeah ^^ My level design logic should be something like that. Simple tasks like Defend a Point or Pick Up flag mode. However, for my game, the enemy AI would be advanced to detect things like the best position to shoot or how they behavior when they find team partners to attack the player (ambush or pursuit). That’s why I gave up on this level design idea and kept a purist third person shooter with shooting strategy (hotline miami or super hot stuff. Kinda “trial and error” shooting mechanic). I want to finish a game first and go fancy later ^^

I’ll ask around and see if any artist wants to contribute to your project. If someone shows interest, I’ll PM you

@Amelia_P

Thank you for the kind words. I applied for dev grant with bad morfo… no response yet.

I’ll have to contend with animation eventually. My plan for custom animations also includes using a Kinect + Leap Motion Hardware with Brekel& Blender3D Software. I’ve acquire plenty of anim packs too. Also considering procedural solution like Ikinema.

From your description of advance AI, UE4 has all the features you need to achieve that decision making and it may not require super advance AI to pull it off. The emergence of simpler AI behaviors can give the appearance of advanced AI. I do agree with keeping things simple to start.