Unreal Engine The Oaks Hostel - Developent Thread

[caLTD]

Hello,
Last year I try to release a alpha grade 3d Game with Unity 3D, The Oaks Unity 3d

After 1.5 years of hard work, I had hopes for success. However, I could not manage the Unity 3d game engine as I wanted.After harsh reviews, I spent over a month trying to get better graphics, and when I didn't get any results, I gave up the unity 3d engine and restart with Unreal 3d.

I've played with the UE4 engine for over a year and tried new ideas. After a while, I decided that I couldn't produce enough quality content for outdoor games and I decided to make a game that usually takes place indoors.

My aim create a game based on corruption mechanics. Still can't convince myself for 3d (gta like) player control. It still takes more time to get from point A to point b. I consider it unnecessary grinding for adult games. However, as a result of the suggestions I got from other experiments, there is a lot of demand for 3d motion. I will probably invent a hybrid system.









I am currently designing the place where the game will take place. I managed to complete some game mechanics and dialogue system. I failed on the first try because of the graphics quality. That's why I'm currently working entirely on graphics quality and environment.

I'm working on the game in my spare time, so it will be time for it to become playable.

My Best regards...

 

[huliolopez]

I wonder how do you do characters. Are they imported from DAZ or you are using some other pipeline?

 

[caLTD]

Multiple paid plugins plus, custom scripting in daz and blender.

 

[caLTD]

Setting up Neighborhood is almost ready however I can't upload images. (possibly due to vpn)...

 

[ddakkal]

Nice to hear you are still working on the game.
GL, don't try to over scope, it's the worst for 3D free roam games because it's hard to develop and requires a lot of work which could lead to abandonment of the project.

 

[caLTD]

Nice to hear you are still working on the game.
GL, don't try to over scope, it's the worst for 3D free roam games because it's hard to develop and requires a lot of work which could lead to abandonment of the project.

Thanks,
I can work only weekends, so I drop the idea of the full roaming. Even my assets still compatible with 3d roam,3d roaming was another grind. In gta combining with excellent vehicle simulation with ai driven live environment no one feels the grind. However it creates very tall order for single indie game developer.

So ? My aim was very enhanced Renpy style in Unreal Engine, with solid ui to make player job easy and focus on story and animations.







This map about 2.5x2.5 km. Full 3d roamable, On 1050TI 35 to 55 fps can reached on full hd resolution.

Those images show 2 of the 15 streets of the current map. I spend too much time to generate a modular system can create both outdoors and indoors. However I cannot get good framerates for low end pc's. So indoors had own levels which increases load time between switching levels but we can create much richer indoors.

Character creating workflow , dialogue management was done already and I believe both of them very satisfying. I had some options for the minigames, I want to use stairway to heaven model for interacting NPC's and I want to use minigames when increasing relation level with NPC's.

Current game size about 2.5 gig. after compressed. However this not included characters and clothes. I believe, release size was bout 4 gig compressed.

Only untouched topics are soft body physics and body fluids.

I had high hopes for releasing first beta end of this summer.

My Best Regards.

 

[Krosos]

Failing in Unity is no good sign for a Real Dev

 

[hamod]

Thanks,
I can work only weekends, so I drop the idea of the full roaming. Even my assets still compatible with 3d roam,3d roaming was another grind. In gta combining with excellent vehicle simulation with ai driven live environment no one feels the grind. However it creates very tall order for single indie game developer.

So ? My aim was very enhanced Renpy style in Unreal Engine, with solid ui to make player job easy and focus on story and animations.

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This map about 2.5x2.5 km. Full 3d roamable, On 1050TI 35 to 55 fps can reached on full hd resolution.

Those images show 2 of the 15 streets of the current map. I spend too much time to generate a modular system can create both outdoors and indoors. However I cannot get good framerates for low end pc's. So indoors had own levels which increases load time between switching levels but we can create much richer indoors.

Character creating workflow , dialogue management was done already and I believe both of them very satisfying. I had some options for the minigames, I want to use stairway to heaven model for interacting NPC's and I want to use minigames when increasing relation level with NPC's.

Current game size about 2.5 gig. after compressed. However this not included characters and clothes. I believe, release size was bout 4 gig compressed.

Only untouched topics are soft body physics and body fluids.

I had high hopes for releasing first beta end of this summer.

My Best Regards.

can i ask what is the name if this game in ur screenshots ?

 

[caLTD]

can i ask what is the name if this game in ur screenshots ?

It was unreleased and called The Project

 

[caLTD]

100 ish female characters so far.

 

[caLTD]

Lots of clothes which can fit each char.



Brand new environment.



Hostel has lots of buildings near by...







After many refactoring, pandemic, unemployment etc... I finally manage to get somewhere.

Narration system almost ready. Currently working on Dynamic character systems. Females almost ready, Males will much shorter.

 

[ddakkal]

Good to see that you are still working on that

 

[caLTD]

When I find the better light settings.

 

[caLTD]

 

[caLTD]

Better outdoor lightning