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Last updated 19/09/26

August - September 2026

Getting ready to showcase Ascension at the NZGDC

Soul progression UI update, bonuses, crown: speed run mode is only accessible if you have 20 points in crown
Added Play Sound to Blueprints for SFX damage responses to Guillotine, Small Guillotine, Grinder and Spiked Spinner - fixed up a few levels
Changes to 000, 18 and 27, frag group had to be reset
Updates to loading logo and training map 000
Training level 000 GLORY
Restaging issues from LFS push
Re-commiting smaller textures to bypass LFS
The start screen music plays based on the planet, just like the lighting. Edit in DA_StartScreenMusic
The sand surface type and sand footsteps have been added and can be used just like the rest of the surface types
Options for changing split screen layout (horizontal,vertical) is added to settings UI
Mouse and controller looking around speed are separated from each other, and can be adjusted individually in settings
2P HUD, WIP: The HUD is created on each player's screen
Updates to training_000 - added SandLayer to landscape material
Fixed The Start Screen Intro (Player Bouncing when still)
Added Looping Music to each of the Start Menus - More polish to Training 000
Added text image for "controller sensitivity" and "Horizontal Split Screen" into the UI folder (all of the txt assets in the settings menu now have images to be replaced with in the systems/ui/ folder
The first-person UI response setting now impacts both players, so player 2 also sees the HUD whenever collecting stat pick-ups doing super jump, etc
Fixed the bug on the start screen where the level list UI would sometimes be empty
Made soul progression navigable with a controller
Soul progression, point assignment and UI for 2P: Each player can plan their point assignment separately in the Soul Progression UI
Soul progression: The in-game benefits of each player's point assignment are applied correctly for them
Added level exit to end
Updates to assets for cinematic and music volume
Narrative intros to remaining levels; 23,26,29,31,32 - subtitles done for 26 - 23, 29, 31, 32 remain - fixed start screen player glitching ( need to test in packaged game )
New UI input class. For example, the end screen works with WASD and arrow keys at the same time
Updated subtitles for levels 23,26,29,31,32 - changed loading screen for training_0 in dt_levelstraining updated level training 000
Added The Initiates Vision mp4 to content/movies/ - for playing before training level 000 - first play through can't skip - once watched can skip

Fixed the karma bug
Level data asset, changed positions of player start 2 - tweaks to lighting and perf in T000
Narrative pass on training_000
Updates to Level_Training_000 and new assets added
Made is so physx actors have physx disabled until activated by plater - added new narrative assets to training_000 - updated training_000
The frame drop bug is fixed
Tweaked a few assets made some changes to lift speeds on level 28 - changed savegamelevels but it didn't have any effect
Added additional missing levels to saved game levels - removed depreciated, changed editor and package start maps - added new scrolls to Parch Archive data table
Updates to level 33 (NZGDC Map) updates to dt levels
Profile system, WIP
Updates to some materials and renamed NZGDC level to LVL_33_TheSolarAscension so I could add music etc to it; Updated Training level_000
Added Ghost Skeletal Mesh and Materials - saved changes to Untitled.umap (added ghost) to be replaced with current ghost model
Save and load profiles (minus idols collected and unlocked levels, WIP), some input fixes in start screen, unlinked the previous input selection screen and now it works with the profile system instead
Each profile now stores and loads level progression independently , it's done, remaining parts are Profile-Idol and Profile-Soul save and load systems
Adjustments to names of levels and folder locations
Track intro videos with Git LFS
Soul progression’s UI, point distribution, and in-game buffs all use the new profile system, the same goes for idols. This should mark the end of the profile system
Idols collected display in the profile UI

Added a bool to the player controller to bypass the loading screen and intro sequence for dev purposes
Updated the end screen UI
Glory - Egyptian assets and level block in
Small updates to grade system
End-screen buttons are greyed, except for the active/focused one
Fixed the foot offset from the ground
Trial solution for the physics problem (big box to re-activate before problems are visible) some changes to some other levels
Collision on Training level 0A
Renamed and updated first training map - still WiP
Added SFX for sand physical material
Updates to training levels
First person clipping: fast turn
Start screen sounds
Added WBP_ST_Tut_02 asset for text for intro narrations - fixed a couple of parchments, added a Wheel of Fortune (reset wheel) parchment fixed a few issues with a few levels
Updates to the FP camera
Update to camera: restoring smoothness
Minor fixes for adept difficulty levels 01-10
Fixed the end screen math
Intro subtitle widget is added to the levels data table
Fade out the intro subtitle over 1 second on skip
Subtitles for levels 00-22
Subtitles complete for all levels with audio narrative intros
Subtitle for start screen intro - and additional sounds to start screen intro
Added profile button to start screen
Added some UI elements to the Systems/UI/ folder for Leaderboard & Profile Select

July 2026

Minigames and UI Glory

Parchment mini games added to early levels
Added mini games to all appropriate parchments across all levels - added new maps to cook list - created alternative widgets for other gods
Status is now displayed in third-person mode as well
Status icons are bigger (64 to 84), status bar is vertical
Updates to Lighting in some levels - last cinematics complete
Start Screen Tweaks
Updates to all levels - updates to some assets - put roof over crush trap to stop clipping
Changed the displayed text in the settings
Moved "Sphere Based Start Menu" to LVL_StartScreen_Lighting
More tweaks, unifying art rules in levels
Start screen: each lighting profile will be loaded based upon the last played level
Fixed the UI response bug
Sweep across all levels - 01 - will be more of these to follow
Krishna silver material, added reference to inventory level, updated training level background so text doesn't clash
Difficulty pass on levels 1-20 - Collision is still present on instanced static mesh objects that are tagged to be culled for other difficultly levels
Difficulty pass across 20-30
Green and golden checkmarks are added to the levels list
Training levels list supports the checkmarks as well
Difficulty Pass completed to LVL32
Black and white spheres move on splines at the same speed across different frame rates
Unlimited FPS option added
Karma bar UI: Added a color change animation to the Karma bar when it increases or decreases, so players can notice the change
Fixed the collision issue with merged actors and difficulty
UI Images for settings menu
Updates to broken materials - fixed start screen intro into the drain - made some changes to levels 8-9-13
Removed all unneccessary spike actors from levels
Cleaned up and organized the controller code

June 2026

Winter time = Lots of computer time

Updates to a couple of assets - updated level 25
Changes to Trial of Mercury and Loading Screen added to 25
Fixed the jarring camera movement that occurred when sprinting and jumping in first person
Fixed a first person camera bug
Parchment Archive is added to the menu
Added parchments, updates to all levels
Inverting the mouse wheel zoom direction
Added some materials for UI - updated parchment positions on training map - changed LODs on jump stool which was bugging with FOV slider
Materials and Textures for UI components
Hit Indicator
Status Symbol
Added Savepoint VFX and Wind Trail FX to Air Pads
VFX added to some assets
Activate After Audio checkbox has been added to parchments
The smoke ring particle spawns on heavy landings
VFX updates to various assets - replaced spin whackers with a blueprint and animated actors
Fix for Player Character not compiling due to ALS_AnimBP_Sword & ALS_ANIM_BP
Lots of changes for VFX - trails etc
New animation assets for super jump - new dither materials and sphere mask camera materials - started on dither / sphere mask collision pass
Camera Fade materials created and added to first 8 levels - collision tweaked on mesh for smoother experience
More VFX updates - including culling systems - more optimisations to levels re camera collision and dither fade and camera mask materials
Activate and deactivate physics, fall damage hit indicator, smoke ring fix, super jump trails, jump pad vfx
Updates to levels for camera collision - updates to VFX on attacks, jump etc
Particle For Bounce Pad Placeholder
Camera max pitch is constrained
Portal cooldown
Sound asset update
Tweaks to VFXs assets - Tweaks to Portal - Path of Judgment - Footprints etc
Updates to menu sounds - some changes to levels
Fix - Tweak references with description - Untitled map
Alter_Of_Incense_Torch: cast shadow is disabled, cull distance
Actors that are disabled because of the difficulty tag won't play any animations

Fixed the archive button not being clickable
Upgraded Scroll Achive visuals - NEEDS Previous and Next button to scroll through easier
UI menus and widget updates - updated imagery
UI overhaul and updates
Added a "momentum" variable to portal, traps will destroy barrels
Dynamic save flag and pickup asset - plays sounds
Added a reward slot to Barrels
Ladder movement (rotating movement, movement along any axis) is now supported
Barrel and portal pass
Ladder has a boolean variable that is false by default
If a barrel is dropped on an actor that simulates physics, the barrel also starts simulating physics
Level 29 & 32 optimized
Purged some objects from the project - created Ascension_Inventory_01 Level which displays the majority of components used in the game
Details to first 6 levels + further optimizations
Details to Jupiter & Mars level - adjustment to materials and lighting - (looking fucking amazing)
Updates to lighting and screenshots
Added minimaps for lvls 25-06-07 - added assets for UI interaction parchments
Updates to level cinematics - and tweaks to lighting in some levels - updated parchments - added new parchments
Parchment mini game
Mini Game WBPs for PRINCIPLES - CHAKRAS - ALCHEMY
Voice updates - added intros
Fixed the hud not displaying after time penalty or reward in parchment minigame
If a platform/door is linked to a parchment , and if that parchment has a minigame, the door only opens after finding the correct answer
Alt start screen lighting - changes to levels - adding mini games to parchments
Fixed the SeaSaw attachment bug
Added a new mini game
Updates to early levels; Start Screen and music more reflective of game
Change to start menu map - changes to trial of hermes map
Added the Gods mini-game and fixed a bug where parchments were still receiving click events after the interaction was over

Level 30 - fixed level play lists - finished level 30, intro and cinematic
Added End_Screen camera to level 10 - fixed light channels and lighting on level 01 - Added Coyote Jump mechanic - Changed super Jump to Frog jump - Idols can now be collected per level for stat changes
Tweaks to level 01 - Changed TXT Decor asset
Minor Changes to several levels
Level 25 updates
Adding pickups to rooms and more fragment loops, fixing asset placements
Updated levels 1-16 - added fix to Coyote Jump - Ascension Jump, Gravity - R Grappling Hook Proto-type
Update to levels 16-32
Finished level 32
Added more jump sound assets - added screen shots and icons for later levels - finished level 31 and 32
Updating git attributes
Untracked the player character from Git LFS, removed hook
Added 3 camera related variables to exposed settings
Fixed the interaction going into third-person mode bug
Added the Camera Mask Material Function
Created a new docs folder and added docs for the camera mask
Reverting camera manager
Minimap updates and other optimisations
Parchment updates
Fade shader to torch - adjusted sound tracks of some levels - added death sound
Parchment lag bug is fixed
Reset Wheel Updates
Solved a bug where reset wheel mismatched values after the 2nd reset. Added time sphere (time pickups, even when on a spline) to reset wheel
Added more detailed doc for recent updates to Reset Wheel'
Changes to levels - updated reset wheel defaults - added some materials
Updated Hermetic Principle Parchments
In First person view, when the player sprints - Move camera slightly back from player head to prevent clipping
Interaction points that support multiple interactions such as reset wheel now handle rapid presses properly
Spirit, Health and Stamina Spheres are added to the reset wheel
Removed an old logic where after landing character would go into aiming mode for a few frames
Movement was much more responsive when the character rotated faster for a short duration after landing, so I added it back
Dynamic Save Point: you have to collect BP_DynamicSavePickUp, then when standing on the ground ,by pressing debug key "R" you'd be able to drop a dynamic save point
Added a First Person FOV Slider to the Settings Menu.

March - May 2026

More levels and loads of updates

First 4 rooms of level 24 - added a couple of new platforms
Level 23 updates
Added Sound FX for Boost - updated some assets in Level 22 - Finished Level 24 - Just cinematic to go
added material for shrine base - MI_Rusty_Plate_Golden -added a rectangular plat form SM_Rec_Plat_01 - updated level 24
Level 24 - cinematic complete - needs decal and optimisation pass
Tweaks to Level 24 - Lighting, Added Loading Screen - slight changes to some of the trims and occluders - fixed some cinematic jankery
Optimisations to level 21 & 22 - Mesh Merges and Shadow Depths
Lvl 18 , 23 , 25 , 13 changes
Lvl 23 Mechanations Shadow Cast pass
Level 25 cine added for play testing, fixed some platforms - added sound intro for level 25
Started on level 27 - The Temple
Room 3 - 7 completed of level 24 - added some new modular assets
Level 27 block in complete
Updated lvl 25 , reduced last room size down alot
Mesh merge optimisation pass for level 27
Completed level 26 - Overhauled and coverted to an Initiation from a Trial
Loading screen and thumb nail for Path of the Hierophant (26)
Pass on Level 25 first three rooms
Level 28 Shell
Minor changes to lvl 25 , cleaned up mesh floating and removed some mesh from last large room, fixed clipping issue with a swing chainball trap
Level 28 updates
Level 28 - screenshot, cinematics
Updateds to DT_Levels - Level Icons for World Map - New Fragment Sounds for Mercury & Lunar Levels
Update to lvl 23 - fixed fragment loop, lvl 25 adding more to last 2 long rooms
Updated Fragment loops from level 15-27
Adjustment to some levels following a play test - started level 29
Updates to 29 - added new pipe mod & fixed collision on a couple of assets
Finished level 29 and added cinematics for 29 and 26
Block in of level 30
Parchment targeting: Default value of lunar stat
The cursor obstructing the screen after closing the menu has been fixed
Updated the start screen level: level select and speed run buttons now support controller, and added the soul progression button
Changes to level 30

January - February 2026

Early Access Available NOW

Removed collision from all light boxes - blocked in Level 24 - created LB for Level 22 and Level 24 - fix to RP_06_H added Edge_Trim_A
LVL 23 Added BookMarks & Thumbnail - Working on Large room
Added a new slot for boost activation SFX in the exposed setting
Added conveyer sounds, push plat - changes to Untitled.umap
Added Boost, red spheres, middle mouse button, thumbstick, and thumbstick 2 (M3, M4, M5) to possible key binding options.
In the start screen, if the first training level is completed, selecting Training will open the training level selection UI instead of jumping to training level 00
Updates on untitled dev map - added some new assets
Added 2 new traps - guillotine_02 working
Level icons and voice intro level 18
Changes to a few assets - and finished level 21
Fixed time pickups in lvl 10, also removed some Hidden Actors, Updated lvl 23 blockout
Updates to audio intros, and changes to level 21
Lvl 23 Starting blockout Path Of Deceptive Mechinations
Updates to 21 - and added cine to 23 for play testing
Lvl 18 hit pads and jump pads Starting sound changed to Access Granted Sound - Level 23 lighting Started
Mesh Merge pass on Level 22 - complete minus a few optisations needed
Perf optimizations to level 17, 19, 20, 21, 22 (mesh merges and light perf) and a few other assets
Added time , spirit pickup and major time pick up in room 7, fragment loop, black spheres loops, white spheres, pipes etc room mostly done needs detail pass
Corrected the Emerald Tablet’s text color and parchment colour
Updates to a few assets - major overhaul of level 22 - Trial of Hermes, changed based material for spike actor
Fixed brightness issue
Portal update
Level 20 complete
Level 20 Cinematic (EPIC)

Changes to Trial of Mercury - Bug with Portals Salar needs to look at in first room
Tweaks to Path of Polarity and a few supporting assets
Added parchments to levels as per feedback from speed runner - updated lighting on start screen
Sound Assets (Heart Chakra) Copper (Venus) - material tweaks - and details, parchments, cinematics etc for Trial of Harmony (FKN Difficult)
Added dialogue frame
Updates to the start screen
Added speedrun mode
Small difficulty & visibility tweaks to early levels
Lvl 18 updates - Work on Room 3 - Added multiple ways up, has 1 Jump pad loop to open a door to room 4, also has a partial fragment loop to open room 5
Garden of Desire Updates - screenshot and icon assets - DT-Levels updated - Cinematics complete - Intro and Outvoice done - Fragment sounds left to do
Changes to levels - fixed end rooms on ToB and CoB
Inverted brightness slider direction
PoA fix spawn karma volume moved spawn to outside volume
Thoth statue on start menu screen is clickable (with outline when mouse over) and goes to the link
In start screen coins, and the thoth can be selected / toggled with the controller / keyboard (as part of the menu)
Reduced the max brightness by 50%
Final tweaks for Submission Build - Play Test Needed
More tweaks to levels and assets following last play test
Fixed the ghost not being rendered in the packaged build
Added additional Horus Urns and Busts to all levels and a few extra spirit spheres
Reduced save file size
Fixing minor UI and save-related bugs
Achievements
DualShock and DualSense are triggered on death
Added Gamepad type detection, in game prompts and config keys in settings display button icons accordingly

When controller is unplugged during game play, the game does automatically pause
When the user is playing with a controller, the mouse cursor will not be visible
The game pauses when the Steam overlay is opened and unpauses when it is closed
Added new sound assets -added dual shock feedback to traps, drop plats, break plats and black spheres.
Force feedback additions
Fall shield impact and FALL DAMAGE feedback

December 2025

Final changes

Changes to levels - fixed end rooms on ToB and CoB
Inverted brightness slider direction
PoA fix spawn karma volume moved spawn to outside volume
Thoth statue on start menu screen is clickable (with outline when mouse over) and goes to the link
In start screen coins, and the thoth can be selected / toggled with the controller / keyboard (as part of the menu)
Reduced the max brightness by 50%
Final tweaks for Submission Build - Play Test Needed
More tweaks to levels and assets following last play test
Fixed the ghost not being rendered in the packaged build
Added additional Horus Urns and Busts to all levels and a few extra spirit spheres
Reduced save file size
Fixing minor UI and save-related bugs
Achievements
DualShock and DualSense are triggered on death
Added Gamepad type detection, in game prompts and config keys in settings display button icons accordingly

November 2025

Polish time

Optimizations to levels - ISM mesh merge, shadow casting disabled from floors
Added difficulty support for time pick splines. Tags for time pickups and splines are now visible.
Update LVL_10_Crucible_of_Blood
Added sounds, updated exposed settings, finished Trial of Blades Block in and Item Drops
Fixed climb bug on SpikePanel; spike spears are now only visible when they start coming out
When the parchment gives you time you hear the white sphere time sound - and it brings up the UI
Finished Trial of Blades - Added Menus to Start Menu
Fixed player respawn sound
Lots of updates, sounds, mesh, data assets - training level 03
Dialogues won’t be interrupted, added fall shield sounds, fixed emerald bug
Fixed half-open doors on death
Bump-Free Character Movement
Updates to various levels and added new assets, sounds, adjusted mesh
LVL_Training_02 complete - added Earth Shield Parchment
Fixed a few bugs, deleted all hidden actor backups from the levels (their collision was being calculated!)
Disabled the character masks
Adjusted Player Skeletal Mesh and Skirt Mesh
Changes to all levels (except Crucible of Blood) - to adjust TXT consistency - Fixed spelling errors in all parchments - Added sounds - fixed sounds - added end level cameras for Training levels
Removed a bunch of old grunge assets - replaced with new stain textures
Rename and fixes to Crucible of Blood
Added BP_InstantMovement: a box overlap that disables interpolation while the player is inside it.
Added Respawnable tag to BP_Beam, BP_Tilt_Plat_02, BP_BeamBreak arms, and Horus-Anubis so the Reset Wheel will respawn them. The Reset Wheel now remembers custom variables of some actors like JumpBox
End screen has different buttons in training levels
After landing from a super jump, gravity returns to normal
Fixed a bug where the Reset Wheel wouldn’t respawn. JumpBoxes if they had been destroyed for too long
Changed Trap Material Defaults on Wall Puncher - Added Instant Movement Volumes to levels 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16
Cast Shadows turned off on spin whackers , lvl 4 , 12 and 14
Start Screen Cinematic Yolk
Added Crucible of Blood Light Blocker - Added Trial Of Expansion Cinematic
Crucible cinematics and changes - dt level update
Added instant movement to the rest of the relevant blueprints
LVL 10 & LVL 13 - Merged Mesh, Hidden Mesh deleted
More work on start screen - added detail decals - txt decals, etc.
Replaced the input system, added key bindings for keyboard
Started Screen Intro Cinematic Complete - End Camera on Training levels
Changing the key binding images
Update LVL_12_PathofViolence.umap
Added Gamepad inputs, Updated the UI, Made the movement inputs configurable
Tattoos are Persistent (until changed)
Fixing the Level select UI issues
Updates to sounds - populated DT-Levels Training, completed training intro voice and cinematics - detail pass to Training_02
Decal and difficulty pass lvl 13 / 14
Added sound cues to settings buttons
Added Lift Button and adjusted stain assets
The controller key binding UI now shows icons instead of text when available
LVL 10 Decal pass - still needs difficulty pass added
Detail and decal pass on Training 00-02 - and Levels 1-4
Training_Spheres: Level select screen differs in training levels
Difficulty & decal passes to 04-08
Fragments mesh update after shuffle
Wall punchers applies force to character if character is crouching
Start screen can now be skipped after the first play; added controller support to start screen buttons; fixed wall-punch animation in intro

Decal pass and trims punchers pass
Subtle Updates to Start Screen - new voicing, fix to trim roof collision - fix to lighting in emerald tablets - decal and difficulty pass to 08-09
Performance pass to textures - Trial of Expansion now smooth as butter - added final icons and loading screens to DT_Levels; tweaked BP_PickUp - added Krishna's to training map
Simplified Room_Trim Collision - and created duplicate for passing through - Updated Wheels of War Decal pass - simplified pearl material
Finished level 16 difficulty and decal pass
Added levels to packaging list
fixed access to locked level bug
fixed bug: Start Menu Items can be accessed with controller during Start Screen Intro Cinematic
Fixing a controller key binding UI bug, left and right input in the start screen settings, issues with breaking free from karma binding, lag | teleport bug, Altar of Incense torch would sometimes not activate, a bug with roll stamina cost and cooldown.
Marked the packaging settings as ‘For Distribution’
Debug print strings are enabled
Disabling belt decals, disabling print strings
Fixes to collision, adjustments to a few levels - fixed DT_Levels & refreshed WBP_End
Fixes on first few levels - IM box issues
Parchments (and any other actor that displays green prompts, such as fragments and levers) can also show input actions in their text.
New parchments to levels with large frag loops - difficulty and decal to path of auth - fixed names in DT levels
Added parchments to the early levels - changed a bunch of sounds - added visibility to some key items in the first levels
Collision edit to lvls 10 , 12 and 13 and to climable pipes
Tweaks to music max volume - tweaks to volume on swing blade - saw blades and wall punchers - added tile physx sound planes to all levels - adds a mighty pop
Sound Pass
Added more death encouragements to the randomizer - added outro voices
Update to box on LVL 10 Trial
Music changes and level fixes
Lvl 14 minor update
Changes to character materials and mesh
Tweaks to levels - sound fixes - character skins
Lever text is White and the parchment text is Gold
Swapped the world map image with the one where levels past level 16 are locked
Changing the difficulty settings on the Start Screen won’t restart the level.
Fixed a save game bug
Replaced ‘Gore’ with ‘Ghost’ in the settings to control whether a ghost should spawn after each death.
Added controller support for Skin settings
Replaced buttons; fragment text is now green; death ghost is disabled by default in the settings
Promo level is added to the packaging list
Added Parchment Variations - Changed name of Fog Actors in All Levels except Start Menu - Changed resolution of parchment textures
Minor tweaks to materials and levels
The bear trap returns to its starting location if it’s no longer on the ground
Changed the End Screen texts
Fixed Players Karma being effected once level is completed
All levels unlocked
Tweaks to lightening environment across all levels - tweaks to blackout mesh and shader - tweaks to mask materials
Disabled static lighting in project settings (compile shaders required) testing reduction of shadow depths on Trial of Expansion
Lighting optimisation to LVLs 1-11 and set cast shadow to off on a bunch of blueprint actors - disabled UDP messaging plugin
"LOWEST SHADOWS" option to not disable the shadow, instead disable the "volumetric fog"
Adjustments to lighting in levels
Minor changes to volume slider levels - added sphere parchment and a few adjustments following playtest
Changed slider defaults on menu and save records
Fixed the bug about Key bindings save and load
Locked levels. Fixed a small issue in the start screen menu

Updates to the Fail Screen
Update LVL_13_RhythmofBlood
TimePickUps spawned by a spline won't cast shadows by default. The 'Cast Shadow' variable is now exposed for them
Updates to collision on spinwhacker (no climbing) added banners, new textures for Mars - updated some sounds - optimized several levels
Fix: timer stops counting after reaching the level exit
Added more voicings, adjusted defaults to stat pick ups so they don't cast shadows - added a pipe great mesh and another detail wall mesh - huge updates to trial of expansion (epic af)
Fixed the fragments bug with wrong access granted after collecting the same fragment multiple times
Changed thumb nails in trim folder - updated trial of expansion
Updates to UI
Updates to path of wisdom, trial of expansion, tattoo material (wip)
New Tattoo skeletal mesh
Tattoo x ghost
Added drop plat mount mesh - added stairs_met_01 - fixed spin whacker top 01 - started wheel of war map - tightened UVs on Tattoo rig - updated material
Update LVL_13_RhythmofBlood
Added sounds, updated assets, materials, default settings on some blueprints - started on Level 16 - The Wheel of War
Added world zero , new pipe mod , Ryhthmofblood progress
Added a new spike blueprint: BP_SpikePanel
Roll doesn't prevent damage from sawblade
Added a boolean to PushTrap to choose between looping and waiting for the player
BP_ResetWheel: Respawns destructibles
PushTrap, Bug fix
Couple of merged meshes added (proper mesh merge not static instance) update to wheel of war
Water_Material reloc
Added a “Gap” variable to BP_SpikePanel
ResetWheel animations
BP_Attacher now supports multiple items
End Screen cameras added to all levels except R&B - DT levels updated with Cinematic for Completed level 16
Removed legacy levels - added templates for Final Trials
Adding controller support for the fail screen UI
Added controller support to level select screen; limited to levels 1–16.
Added “Time Run Out” and “Player Respawn” sound variables to exposed settings
If the remaining time is 60 seconds or less, the time bonus from white spheres is doubled
Triggers have a new boolean variable called "multiple times" which is false by default
New sounds -fragment and parchment distribution - LOD changes - seperate mesh for roof (non passable) and floor (passable)
LOD tweaks to most modular static mesh - performance pass on first 7 levels

October 2025

Almost ready for Early Access!

Changes to sound volumes (this will happen alot leading up to launch as I tweak levels etc)
Added cinematic intro sequences for a bunch of levels
Added some details to other levels
Moved some assets into different folders - changed some level names - added a bunch of parchments
Update LVL_18_PathofPolarity
Level sequence playback at level start
Horus Bust: fixed the missing piece bug
The lever's text is white for distinction
Incense shrine is intractable while torch is equipped
Different fragment failed text and sound for adept and master difficulty
Fixed a small bug with the torch
Added "Asset Reset" Trigger Asset to LVL_DEV_Trigger.umap
Added Loading Symbol
Fragment fail messages and fail sound are tied to the loop type (Normal & Shuffle) instead of difficulty
Sequence looping until press space
ADD Level Select to INGAME Options Menu
Update LVL_12_PathofViolence
Added Banners and Banner Materials
Added stuff to Path of Violence
Created Cinematic for Path of Violence
Added to DT_Levels
Added New Cinematic - and voice intro level 12
Removed Audio Tracks from Level Sequences, Lighting Optimisations to first 4 levels
Added Banner Assets
Updated Datatable - Added cinematics to 15 and 14
Update LVL_14_Dance_of_IronandFlame
Sound cue line up
New sound assets - changes to a couple of levels
Updates to Countdown
Made beautiful parchments for attributes
Parchment targeting
Fixing the start time
Updates to level select UI
Added sounds, updates to fragment loops across multiple levels
Update to parchment asset and fragment group (setting defaults on the variables)
Jump to skip intro cinematic on controller
Traps now have Their own INSTADEATH and Partial Damage sounds
Added rest of level buttons, new level icons and fail screen
IK Solution for Torch Clipping through wall
Mantle fix: Anti-Jittering doesn't apply when Character is mantling
Karma fix 1: Karma now needs to be above the defined percentage (75%) AND hands need to be untied to use the torch
The Skip text has been moved to the bottom center and made uppercase
Starting rythmofblood
Updates to soundfx, added sound fx, updates to multiple levels - first 4 level mesh merge complete, new materials, new textures, detail wall and door assets, added cinematics
Fixed gamepad issues in UI
Repositioning "Requires restart"
Triggers work only once

September 2025

Glory to the Master

Changes to Lvl 12,13,14
Update to Level file system, added new level placeholder containers
Reconsolidated level files - renamed and moved
Emerald Guidestone shows tablets in right order
Changing the Camera Z offset from 20 to -05
Update LVL_12_PathofViolence
Stamina to Roll; Roll uses -33 Stamina - and have a 1.5 second re-trigger delay.
You can only interact with PARCHMENTS When Torch is Equipped
Added BP_LevelExit, Added BP_Golden_Idol, updated the end level screen
BP_Grinder deals damage overtime
New SoundCues are from background music class and will be effected by changing the music volume in settings
Ghost runs will be saved and can be loaded
Golden Krishna does the same thing as the Golden Idol
Updates to several levels, added a few new assets
Emerald fragments can be collected in any order
Hold Shift while climbing to move faster
Roll: 0.6 seconds of trap immunity (items can still be picked up)
Activating the Altar of Incense increases your remaining time to a base minimum
Fix: increases time only once
Changes to some levels - and some assets - added materials for visual change on fragments
Fix: ladder bug
emerald fragments appear in different colors
Fix: correct fragment colors
Update LVL_14_Dance_of_IronandFlame
Updated pathofpolarity and pathofviolence
Updated Level Path of Authority, added lightblockers, updated prison of time
Update LVL_18_PathofPolarity
Fix: reduced time sphere collision radius from 60 to 23 to match the mesh size
Fix: if fragments are picked up in wrong order , it still plays the sounds and text in right order if fragment group is set to any order
Feature: fragment groups can have different settings based on difficulty
New level selection UI
Increased effect boxes on wall puncher and swinging mace, updated path of separation
Changes to 12 , 14 , 18 Levels
Added collision to Vibration_Input_Controller

Completed Path of Separation
Update LVL_18_PathofPolarity
Updated Path of Harmony to Standard Layout - added light box
Changing the camera pivot
Feat: emerald fragments can be attached to moving components
Add: BP_Attacher
Fix: Fragment trigger, jump clipping test, camera pivot starts on top
Vertical trace check
Disabling debug traces
Updates to a few maps and assets
Added light boxes to the first 4 levels - Started on WheelsofWar
First 12 Level Lightbox complete - some optimisations done to Path of Violence
Polish to early levels, new materials, new jump stool attachments per difficulty level
Roll doesn't give immunity against Crush Trap
Replacing the skeletal mesh of the character
Fix: cuffs attachment
Disabled Global Motion Blurr - added Post processing volumes with custom motion blur to each level to reduce ghosting artifacts around player especially when torch is lit
Copied sockets over to new skeletal mesh
Changes to some project rendering settings; changes to motion blur and anti alias settings, some changes to prison of time and path of authority & training level
Adding a new variable for ladder material
Save the ghost records and give them a name
Work on pathofviolence and pathofpolarity
Fragments: “Loop Complete” and “Loop Failed” sounds and prompt
Play sound & text prompt after a short delay when levers get pulled: "somewhere a door has opened"
Exposing the "complete delay" variable
Changes to a bunch of sound actors - added a bunch of fragment sounds and changed default settings to fragment group and incense shrine
Changes to start screen and prison of time - added voicefx for fragments added parchments for alchemy process and hermetic principles
Sound adjustments, additions to levels and changes to levels
New voicings, adjustments to levels - new materials

Changes to Lab and Path of Stars - added new falling Tilt Plat in ENVBP
Added a bunch of detail mesh to compliment the Tomb Assets
Update to Map Dance_of_iron_of_Flame
Asset tidy up - distance fields tweak - a couple of new mesh - finished off layout of Labyrinth 03
Pre-Play Test Commit - details to first 3 levels
Update LVL_Dance_of_Iron_of_Flame
File move - created new template LVL_Template_01 for verticle climb - applied created light box and relocated lvl files
Create LVL_12_PathofViolence
Added 2 new jump stool assets - a few trim decors, updates to trial of expansion, and re-do level 07_PathofWisdom
Changes to maps - materials - added a very mesh - fixed some collision
Update LVL_12_PathofViolence
Lifted Template on Z axis to avoid Kill Z
Training level glory
Added music files, adjusted world zeros of lvl 01 and 02 and extracted rooms to ENVBP>ROOM> updates to training map
Added Modular Rooms for Kit-bashing Levels
Added a bunch of music and music queues for each level - added sigils for each sphere - removed legacy models - updated floor trigger models

August 2025

A Busy Month at VFS

Spinning blades: fixed performance issue
Fixed T pose Respawn problem
Some updates to path of judgement
Sovereign map
Merge test judgment map
Removed duplicates
Hard reset fix
Update to TheSovereignGate
Re-built Path of Judgement Final Room - Tweaked other rooms - Updated LVL_Template for Early Initiation Practise
Create LVL_Template_TSTLVL
Path of Judgement Final Room Glory
Deleted old files
Finished Path of Judgement - Added Path of Reflection
Pipe Modules added
Added some new Jump Lip assets
Added modular pipe bp finished first pass LVL_05_Path_of_Reflectio
Stats pick up
Clean up files - added new light blocker assets - placeholder Idol Asset - New Level Path of The Stars
Started Labyrinth Map
Updates to Path of Judgement and Path of Judgements, Path of the Stars, and Labyrinth
Changes to a bunch of assets - added BASE to Emerald Fragment BP and adjusted default light settings

June & July 2025

Leveling Up

The Glory - New Initiation Template
Initiation Level Changes
More tweaks and polish
Thoth_Promo_Level
New Large Level
Additions to levels - re-structured and renamed level folders - removed some old assets
Updates to Level LVL_Lunar
Renamed levels - added venus level - and some texture assets for the skybox
New assets for venus trails and initiations
Completed Level 01
Daily Push - New Trial of Expansion started
New levels, naming conventions, couple of new assets
Cleaned up first two levels
New rock meshes, and materials, some renames and added level 3 dungeon
Fixed level folder structure
Few changes pre onboarding Malz - Piripi
Stam Health and Spirit Pickup Blueprint containers for Salar
Update LVL_04_PathOfJudgement
Parchment Assets
Torch; When torch is equip player should not be able to mantle, climb ladders, or interact.
Replacing some of UI elements
Update LVL_04_PathOfJudgement
Starting new map

May 2025

Trap Central

Added assets -update to some materials
Wall Puncher Trap
Crush Trap
Swing blade
Grinder
Hammer trap
Guillotine
Saw blade
Spiked spinner
Swinging Mace
Swing panel
Initiation level additions
Flame Trap
Spring pad trap
Bug fix: Stop the character from falling through the floor
Epic changes to LVL_INI
Updates to the ini level - added some sounds, some additional dungeon assets
Initiation level updates, assets
Added BP_Portal
Wall Puncher Trap: Added persistent movement Option
Portal Assets added to blueprint and re-orientated things but it's fucky now I think due to orientation changes
Revert Portal
Added Portal mask and changed the teleport rotations
Updates to the Yolk - Set up Portal Sequence for Debugging up on INI level search in world outliner for Portal
Worked on box and barrel

April 2025

Tweaking

Push trap
Added BP_Bear_Trap
Tar: immediately slow the player to walking speed, making running, sprinting and jumping impossible
BP Blood: Slippery
Added break plat mesh components at BP_Break_Plat
Added breaking platform components and started working on BP
Added trigger assets and blueprints
Sound file audit - rename, re-grouped to correct categories and fix dodgy assets. Solved panning issue on some assets.
Ini Level updates
Platform duplication and move
Changes to tomb 01 level
Quality of Life Menu Settings- Additional Sound Classes: Core Gameplay Sounds - Difficulty Settings & Mesh: Works with tags, for example : Give actors that you want to appear in "Initiate" difficulty settings the "Initiate" actor tag
Emerald Tablets: Adjustable Camera
Equipping Weapons: Updating the hotkeys - Equipping Weapons: Disabled on Air
Added BP_Anti_Jittering: add it to the level where you have moving platforms that are pushing the character and causing jittering

Default save file values: brightness
Added tags for difficulty to Tomb Level and Tomb 01 Level - added more stuff to the first initation level
Upgrades to Tomb and Tomb 01 - now contain difficulty varient mesh & bp
Updates to project and various levels
Major Material and Static Mesh Clean Up
Huge Material Optimisation and reduction.
Material and Decal clean up finalized - Materials reduced from 260 to 150
Assets added to Platform Level
New assets - world building
Foliage material tweaks, testing rock assets

Jan-Mar 2025

Happy New Year!

Added another physics platform and soundfx - drop_plat
Sound Assets for all traps and physics platforms
Tweaks Physx Level assets and lighting for showcase
Updated Decal Materials - added some details to Trap physics level for a dev showcase
Added Decals to the project - TX > Blood & Grunge
Added foliage to project and tweaked some of the physics actors - added another tilting physics platform
Added blood sounds to anim notify and made physics material - fixed reverted some collision changes that effected interact - added destructible wall
Added Blood assets - tweaked material - tweaked Anim notify so it was readible
New Physics door asset added to PhysxTrap Level
More coolness on physxtrap level
New physics objects - sea saw, swing, and ball and chain
New Trap assets - Physics assets - And Medieval Torchlight BP
New Platforming Assets
Anims added
Trap level update
New Traps and animations added to TrapPhysx Level
Spending a lot of time learning animation in Blender
Promo stuff (cine)
New assets
Fixing the lever animation problem
Added some new mesh - removed some old ones - updated tomb 1 level
Added new Trigger Lever object to the DEV_Trigger level & other mesh

Novmber 2024

Spring Cleaning complete

Summer Holiday Time - See you in the New Year ~
Project Cleanup - Moved textures and materials, deleted starter content - consolidated files - removed unnecessary levels and legacy content
Removed old assets
Assets for testing outdoor level LVL_Spire
New modular rock assets for building outdoor and underground areas
Fixing the merge issues
Updates to main level and example level

Adding hand cuffs, changes to Karma UI interpolation
9 Achievements
Separating the Karma and Spirit stats, updates to HUD, updates to Settings UI, limit frame rate
Steam Leaderboard
Changes to tomb sprint
More changes to the UI
Added emerald cuffs
Shield material and additions to Tomb_Sprints map
New UI, Karma debug
Karma volume and karma shield
Parchments trigger the doors before playing the sounds instead of after finishing the sound
New climbing & precision jump assets - updates to Tomb Sprint Level
Added global leader board
Fixing the packaging and UI problems
Training level and sounds on menu
Add sliders for sounds in settings
Jump pads and hit pads materials can be changed
The training button is linked to the training level
UI fades in whenever there is a change in one of the stats and then fades out after 3 seconds
Additions to training level
Start screen changes

October 2024

Demo is LIVE on Steam NOW!!!

Gamepad works properly in the menu
WE ARE READY FOR STEAM FEST - LET'S GO!!!
Lighting Optimization
Fixed the spike sound bug
Adding collision to Horus
Horus added and fixed
Adding the rest of the achievements
Loss Screen UI
Anubis will not change the player's Z velocity, i.e., fall or jump speed
On the start screen, the leaderboard includes the players' avatars
Fixing the merge bug
Glorious Shader overhaul for perf and Lod optimisations to Tomb Level
Anubis does not recover the karma
Breakable Urn and Bust and Shield now in first room in tomb for integration
Shield material and mesh re-work to theme
Karma sounds, changes to some exposed settings, tweaked karma volumes and added some in tomb level
Added breakable item for karma reduction
Updates to Box and floor trigger
Lever triggers can be jumped on to activate
Alter of incense won't play the interaction animation if player hands are tied
Shield's mana cost debug
Custom Settings will be saved and loaded, same UI for both levels
Shield uses spirit instead of karma

September 2024

Working hard to get a DEMO released in time for Steam Fest (14 Oct)

Started work on a NEW level!
Jump pads and air pads prevent fall damage
Coin assets to project and start screen
Fix to some broken parchments
Boosted volumes
Added parchments and additional access points to tomb level to accommodate the weird air pad bug
Added intro video
Leader board, wish list and start screen
Leaderboard Text and new Text positions on start level
Adding:- Instant death height - Weapon toggle sounds - Super Jump - Not enough mana sound
Fragment sounds final parchments
Completion Times will be saved and displayed
Added more options to settings: game difficulty, mouse sensitivity, UI scale
Updating the controller input bindings
Symbol flasher time penalty
Adding the Meta Portal
Tomb Level Start scene
Fixing bug: random sounds didn't play in the packaged version
Added 10 Parchment Tutorials
Details to start screen
Changes to Start Level
Adding the Start Screen and music
Fixing the ladder bug, Fixing the background music bug, Fixing the UI text color bug, Dialogue text goes from left to right and hint text starts from middle
Music and sound changes - added music tracks
Fixing a mouse sensitivity bug
Adding in-game menu
Adding background music playlist and sound ducking
Fixing the looping sound bug and fall damage bug
Exposed some of the character stats
Using the Sun Disk UI
Removing Attenuation Overrides
Adding start time, death time deduction penalty, mantling sound, Spike Activation sound, Jump pad order and sound, attenuation for platforms and attaching the sounds to moving platforms properly, using new emerald tablet meshes
Huge sound updates to level - doors, platforms, etc
Adding Mantle Z Velocity Restriction
Adding ladder climbing, lever, Wind Pad, and Parchment default sounds

Fragments and emerald tablets can display text and play voice-over sounds; parchments can do the same
Sounds and Tomb update
Adding more sound variables
Fixing inconsistency with air pads
Adding sound slots for taking damage and death sounds
Adding Sounds to Exposed Settings
DataAssets: Sprint Breathing Sounds, Jumping Grunts, Light Attack Grunt, Heavy Attack Grunt, Roll Sound
Footstep Sounds: Adding three surface types and connecting them to corresponding materials, Supporting different footstep sounds.
Update to Tomb Level - Added Emerald Tablet Modules for 7 Variations in Tablets
Adding weapon change inputs
Adding fall damage, updating the Brazzier
The Emerald tablets have cameras attached to them and guide stone cycles through them upon interaction
Torch and super jump now drain mana
Simplifying the UI
Updating Key Bindings for Overlays: Unarmed (1) - Torch (2) - Armour & Sword on Body (3) - Armour & Sword in Hand (4)

Parchment system
Input updates
Updated Tomb Level - Added Trap assets - added BP_Falling_Floor
BP_Lootcrates - Updated Static Mesh Library - Mesh Clean out - Changed starting level - added new traps to PhysX level
New traps - tidy up and optimisation of mesh assets
Material fixes to player girl
Added primal girl for female character
Changed ladder colliders to box simple for performance and closer representation to mesh
Enabling the dynamic jump; now it's linked to the frame rate for consistency
Updates to Tomb Level - Added additional jump pad to main room - added Enochian sigil to start room
Fixing UI
Interaction bug and jump bug fixes
New mini-map
New toggle order by pressing tab
Added new detailed mesh into the Tomb_Level - Added a falling platform blueprint
Changing the interaction type of emerald tablets to 'overlap.'
Changed Guidestone mesh and broke the blueprint. Changes to Tomb level
Vibration puzzle pads can be jumped on
Using the new appearance for the Emerald Tablet. Both of them work - Fixing some errors in the trigger blueprint
Updates to Tomb Level - new platforms added -
Added lion face
Added Emerald tablets, Guide Stone, and possible tablet locations
Raised camera pivot when up-close to fix camera overlap when character's back is close to a wall
Adding voice variables to check points
Fixed the UI disappearing bug
Added the small map
Optimisations and additions to Devlevel2024 & Tomb Level
Dialogue triggers
Updated mini map
Fixed lava asset on tomb level
Folderized Tomb Roofs for Minimap - Added new assets
Spikes reset after 20 seconds
Added dust to footsteps and mantling

July - August 2024

Preparing to launch Kick Starter and Steam Page

Changes to vib pads in main room - make a sequence
Adding 'Shuffle' variable to fragments and Fixing roll's collision bug
Fixing the Time-out bug, and fragments Red Error
Added spot light to torch
Disabling the cast shadow 'On Jump' and 'on Roll'
Fixing the extra torch bug (incense )
Walking and crouch have to be held not toggled
Fixing a few bugs about roll
If you hold the sprint button while you are climbing up the ladder, you will sprint when you get off the ladder
Adding the new lights to jump pads
Adding the new chakra meshes to Emerald Fragments
Made Tomb Level Great again
Tomb level changes, fixed some shaders and mip map settings and added some fragment circuits
Vibration Springs added for the Jump Pads
Added a light around the ring of the Jump Pad Button
Updates to Emerald Fragments
Added new VFX mesh for each frag to be added to the BP
Added Planetary Metals and Planetary Metals Glyph
Added sigil meshes to the project
Created fragment chakra asset to be added to the blueprints
Re-imported to fix pivot
Updated issues with Emerald Fragment mesh
You can pick the emerald fragments in the wrong order, but they will re-spawn 3 seconds after the first wrong pick.
New updates to time pick ups
Fixing ladder bug
Updates to Mercury room
Added Mercury to Portal Room
Added portal room to Thoth tomb
Updated some materials and emerald fragments
Updated tomb level - updated emerald fragment assets mesh - updated guide stone mesh - updated assets
Tomb level updates - added jump pad circuit to second thoth room - added spline pickups
Zoom and stamina drain are re-enabled.
Fixing the jump pad's red errors
Adding a new kill Z to the player character
Adding an instant Kill volume
Fixing the break dancing bug (Roll after getting impaled)
Ascension Mechanic Jump room added (Beyond most recent Thoth Room)
Adding Spline For Time PickUps:"BP_Spline_TimePickUps"
Adding TimePickUps: "Bp_TimePickUp"
New Thoth Scribe Room on Tomb_Level
Updates to levels - Startscreen, Tomb, updates to star sphere and other materials
Symbol Flasher update - Alchemical Texture Atlas maps added - updated decal materials with new atlas
Updated puzzle logic mat and re-imported symbol flasher with adjusted UVs
New level added LVL_Spiral (Wip)
Added Pearl Shaders to project - changes to dev and tomb lev
Updates for alter of incense
Fixed sprint bug
Increasing the speed of 'turn in place'
Added hieroglyphic textures
Additions to tomb level - adjusted UI widget for dialog to fit the UI - added some fonts - changed the parchment mesh
Crates break "On Landed" instead of "On Jumped"
Added Crate, destructible jump pad

April - June 2024

We Continue Cranking

Glory to the master - Tree of life symbol design in Bottom Room
You can grab the ladder by jumping
Added Ghost Shader - Added Fading Platform Shader
Unifying interaction input
Added Room to LVL_Tomb
Added Greek Male Textures, and attached Materials
Greek male character
Disabling climbing the ladder when the character is in mid-air
Ladder system
Control updates
Barrels are now destructible by rolling over them or attacking them
Floor trigger
Wind pad
Added Parchments
Lighting fixes and disabled climbing from spin trap so its more ruthless
Air pad
Trigger for the box and barrels
Boxes and barrels can be picked up after being dropped (by pressing "E")
Fixed bug: Pressing "F" zooms in
Solved Mantling Bug on Floor Collisions
Vibration puzzle: Jump pads
Updates to DevLevel and Demo Levels - Added Tesla Tower to Crucible level
Torch bug fix
Spawning a point light when the character holds the torch
Spin Blade-Trap: Increased the mass, decreased the bounciness, added Blood Spurt particle
The character won't be able to mantle when his hands are tied
Updated 14 Body Parts - Tidied Edges, Created Meat Shader
Optimization to Thoth_Temple
Replicated jump and super jump
Update DevLevel Trap Doors
Triggers can be linked to doors
Added Co-op Race Level & Architecture
Replaced levers

Slicer trap chopping a player character into pieces.

Added incense burner to tomb level
Added Trigger/ Interaction Blueprints
Added Shiva Model to Tomb Level
Vibration Puzzle: Hit Pads
Added Skybox to Saturn Sphere & Castle Level
Added the Spin Blade Trap
Added Liberty Bell
Added Lever and Lever housing
Added Vibration Puzzles - Launch Pad & Button - Hit Pad and Button, and Input Controller
Fixing a small Re-spawn bug
Symbol flasher update
Re-spawn a new character at the place that you started playing
Added puzzle flasher to devlevel
Can't climb off ledges when walking or crouching
Climb system

January - March 2024

Summer Derping

Greatly improved impale system and added spike trap
Smoother super jump
Debug: jump on a platform as its moving upward - Super jump
3 attack types: Normal, Fire, Water - Left Ctrl roll - 0.1 second delay before slide
Startscreenlevel added LVL_Startsscreen
Added locomotion for Archdemon-AI and Orge_AI - Improving Goblin's projectile, Added explosion
Enemy: goblin
Cleaned up Project Structure - Removed old un-needed files
Added Goblin, Ogre and Archdemon
Fixed the issue of the camera going through walls
Added Hermes SK_Wizard to project
Demo levels, mesh and materials
Added Saturn Sphere Meshes for EP1

October - December 2023

A Glorious End to 2023

Added DEMO Map - Starting Migrating DEMO MAP Mesh & Collisions
Bullets are bigger and faster, changed color
Improved the BulletHell and Mage AI
New Mage animations and effects
Queen Marika physics
Added new female character: Queen Marika
Added new female character: Dark Elf
Added new female character: Demon girl
Added suggestions for FX on Trail Map
New AI: Flying Mage
Sword trail
Added new level to example maps: trail- Fix up re-directors
Add Projectile System
Add Attack Sound
Fix Knockback Again
Key binding debug
Improve Knockback Buff
Partial Key binding 01
Change Crouch to Hold for Slide
Fix Buff Duration
Add Hit Effect when Damaged
Add Handling for Invalid Attack Target
Improve Attack and Add Dash, Slide
Improve Attack Response with Contingency Handling
Fix Attack Heavy
Death from orb only shows the skeleton - Orb deals 3 times more damage
Added Combo Attacks of all direction
Add Combo Attack
Orb movement debug
Orb spiral movement - small bug fixes
Orb resets after killing the player - small bug fixes
Dash improvement
Add Ethereal Object Type and Buff System
Fix Death and Respawn
Replaced Slide animation
Fixed mantling issue
Add Guillotine Trap
Improve Explode Death for Dynamicity
Add Ethereal Trace Channel for Orb

Fix Death Explode
Add Animations and Add Explode Death
Fix Plugin Trap Collection
Add Ultimate Traps Collection
Fix Timeline of Trap
Add Blade Spin Trap
Animations added
Adding Floor spikes Intro Traps Plugin
Add Directional Attack to Respond to Switch
Gore - Added Impale - Added 14 bouncing pieces - Added Squash - Added head explosion
Fix Lever to Trigger by Attack
Add Use Camera Rotation to Attack Direction
Add Attack Up and Down
Add Force Impulse to Dying Ragdoll

Shield & Material Tweaks
Added Shield
Added dash
Configure Files
Added textures and tweaks
Added left, right, up, down attacks - improvement to sprint
Add Collision to Brazzier
Created and added Decal assets to ENV Map
Added melee combat locomotion - Moving some files to the developers folder
Added new mesh, materials, added world building, changed and added sounds fx
Another Fix to Collision of Coin
Handle Camera Jittering Handling and Remove Coin Collision Climbable
Added sounds and lighting to EnvLookDev Map
Added orb AI
Laid out Coin Assets in DevMap
Coin Animation and Platform Collision Handling
Added Coins
Added UFO Platform to Dev Map - Added some world building to LookDevEnv
Add Coin Item and Improve Naming Convention
Added Waterfall Assets to EnvDevMap
Update to Devmap & EnvLook Maps
Sound for Platform and Door
Platform Fixes
Final changes to platforms on Dev map
Added Emerald Tablet to EnvDevMap
Some changes on Dialogues
Door with Platform to Latch and Some Asset Fixes
Finished Collision to meshes in Dev map
Updated Dev Map Assets Collision and Pivots
Fixed Rotating Circular Platform
Fixed Dev Level Assets Pivots
Quest Writing & Statemachine config
Switch System and Platform System
Changes on Dialogue
Fixed corrupted reference
Simple Find location quest
Added Orb and other assets
Added Sword, and Switch and associated Textures
Added Decals & Decal Asset
Added Dialogue system
Platform Fixed and Switch Component
Added water materials, world building & materials
Added VFX fire, Sound, and Materials, Lighting to EnvLookDev Map
Platform Bug Fixes and Combat Components
Removed Auto-exposure - Adjusted world lighting, and starsphere
Added more Mesh and Materials + World Building
Started Adding Modular Castle Assets
Rotating Platform Fix
Added Modular Castle Material
World Building, Asset Integration & Material Set-Up
Multi Character Response on Platform and Door
Platform Replication
Changes to ENV Level
Tested some function of BP - fixed collision on rotators
Fix Player Start and Clean Prints
Platform Instances and Play Level
World Building in LookDevMap
Added Modular Environment Assets & Rock Material
Principle Platform and Door
UI, Character Add Skirt and Platform WIP
Health and Stamina Bar
Replace Default Mesh and Animation
Fixed Packages and Add Hoplite Package
Health and Stamina
Fixed broken UV's on a few mesh, made Dev map editor load map
Added Dev Map Content
Repair Addons
Sword and Shield Asset and Animation
Actor Component and UI
Character and Player
First Commit Main

July - September 2024

Let's get this Show on the Road

Add Restore Inventory of Weapon and Shield
Add Defend Collision
Add Resistance when Wielding Shield
Fix Ragdoll, Respawn and Attack
Add Dummy Enemy and Increase Attack by Item
Add Damage Hit to Crate and Switch
Add Box Life and Attack to Decrease Box Life
Add Animation Data Structure
Add Hand Combat
Enhance Attack Ability
Add Crate and Response to Attack
Improve Attack Ability
Add Attack Ability
Add Sweep Start Location
Improve Item Equipping Weapon and Shield
Improve Item Handling
Add Potion Items
Add Inventory Component
Major Enhancement on Platform
Improve Platform Detection and Door Performance
Enhancement on Platform
Add Delay to Lever System
Add Delay to Platform System
Enhanced Boaz Puzzle
Add Rotating Puzzle
Add Rotating Switch as Puzzle
Added New feature: Bullet Hell
Enhance Lever Movement and Reverse
Add Reverse Lever Movement
Enhance Lever and Switch System
Added New feature: Slide
Upgrade Switch, Lever and Platform Systems
Enhance Switch System
Fix Switch for Door
Adding new feature: Slice system 03, Press "j" on keyboard to test
Adding new feature: Slice system 01
Add Composite Application of Platform System
Fix Platform System on No Actor Return and Delay Return
Update Platform System
Add Platform Reference Level
Add Focus Bar UI
Apply Principle Ability as Subclass to Base Ability
Apply Ability Cooldown from Ability System
Apply Data Table as Character Designer
Add Data Table for Character and Ability
Improve Character Interface
Enhance Stamina for Sprint and Ability UI
Added new feature: hit reaction for all attacks
Enhance Health UI and Add Ability UI
Add Stamina Circle UI
Added new feature: Down Attack will cause an AOE knockback
Modify UI by Module Mode
Enhance Attribute Knowledge
Added melee AI
Fixed Dash rotation issue
Fix Character Component and Ability
Fix Attribute Bonus and Health Regen
Apply Attribute
Jump Pad and Ability Sound
Debug: invisible damage zone and mask
Ability Cooldown, Autocast and Damage Modifier
Principle and Element Enums
Improve Respawn and Add Damage Calculation Pool
Added Spawn System and Damage Zone
Fixed and Organized Respawn System
Added Respawn and Sound Cues
Fix Audio on Platform System
Added Modular Trees, LOD UPDATES TO ENVMAP
Sorting Game Modes and Controllers
Dialogue colors changes to show who is the speaker
Added Sounds and Fixed some assets
Fixed jump issue
Changes on UI and sound volume
Added sounds and other stuff - weapon attack sounds
Updates to Dev map, Env Look map etc
Big update to sounds, and to Devmap
Added Unreal Sound FX and Nicky FX - Added some Trap Mesh
Death Zone and Living State Type
Added Respawn system - Changed Shield and sword position - Changed Key binding of dash - fixed missing animations for ragdoll getup - changed default overlay and weapons visibility
Replaced shield