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Our Great War

6 years ago

The next step towards getting a prototype done, is getting something fun in! The British Lee-Enfield rifle is now rigged and animated for each shot. Although the model is not done, it's now usable in our game!




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Debug lines! Testing firing-ranges and damage fall off from distance, as well as targeting various groups of enemies with a bit of chaos mixed in.

Optimizing the first level so it can be played on slower computers but still enjoy the realism that's been put into this project. It's easy to be inefficient, so it's time to optimize.

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More asset creation. This 1907 bayonet will be at the end of our Lee Enfield rifle but also around trenches and other areas.

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Animated with the Lee-Enfield rifle. Almost ready to put this into the game so we can remove the default hand. It's not 100% but beats the robot hand. Let me know what you think!

Testing out some battle tactics. I should introduce some randomness and skills so this doesn't happen in an actual game.

Making things more realistic is just making it more chaotic and less perfect.