Kingdom Of Zifilania

Devlog

• Final Walkthrough
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  Game demo has been full packaged and is now playable!... Continue reading
• Final Polish and Packaging and Crashing Problems
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  I wanted to ensure the castle had at least a completed front façade so the village felt more cohesive and visually complete. When I moved on to the packaging stage, I discovered that my installation... Continue reading

  
• Final Merge Meeting and AI and Combat Mechanics
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  Merged Logan’s sword-swipe VFX with Matt’s bow and sword combat mechanics. Matt transferred the finalized Third Person Character code from his working blueprint into the main character blueprint... Continue reading

  
• Dungeon Details
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  I continued developing the remainder of the dungeon by adding the roof and floor, as well as enhancing each room with various shelves, props, and foliage. The goal was to create the atmosphere of an e... Continue reading

  
• Dungeon Programming Complete
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  The main basic workings for the dungeon are complete their are five stages each having an open and closing door along with widgets the tell you which stage/corridor the player is in . I also fixed the... Continue reading

  
• Gaea Landscape
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  Working on trying to make a landscape in gaea but was having issues with the height map conversion into unreal. YouTube:... Continue reading

  
• Main Area Complete
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  (Major Update) YouTube Link: Pt 1 Lower Pound Level and adding nature I am Working second side of lower area! Pt 2 Lower Pound Level and adding nature I am Working second side of lower area! Pt 3 Lowe... Continue reading

  
• Building of the lower 2 Houses
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  (Major Update) Working on the Building of the two town houses and their surrounding area's layer on the lower level of the village YouTube Link:... Continue reading

  
• GraveYard+Path+Dummy Area
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  I worked on Polishing the top right area of the level. I added a stone brick path, as well as foliage, grass, rocks, gravel and etc. I also worked on adding rock borders and archery and sword dummy pr... Continue reading

  
• Well Polishing
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  (Small Update) I worked on the well a bit more added some stairs into the entrance of the well to make it easier for entry and worked on the timing of the animation. YouTube Link: ... Continue reading

  
• Charlies House and New Layer/ Level!
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  This timelapse showcases work completed on 11/08/2025. During this session, I developed a second level and a lower area beneath the main environment. I also worked on Charlie’s house, which was adap... Continue reading

  
• Sword In Chest
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  Made it to where the sword that Shaon made is implemented into ue5 and attached to the character also added with help from Matt the action of getting the key opening the chest and taking the sword fro... Continue reading

  
• Charlie's Bad Side
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  Working on 3d models for Charlie having some issues with the brush model though. I also decided to hand over the character modeling of Charlie to Shannon... Continue reading

  
• New Area Pt2
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  Reworked some of the second area and added a painting using procreate to break up the bland design on the water wheel house wall. YouTube Link:... Continue reading

  
• New Area!
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  Worked on second main area of tutorial map. Added a nature/farm section a waterfall from what will be the castle area, and connected to the main river running Infront the original staircase. YouTube:... Continue reading

  
• Frog
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  (failed attempt) Working on trying to switch the third person character to a 3d mode but the character I chose was not the proper rig for ue5. Going to try and find a better rigged character for ue5 t... Continue reading

  
• Scary Event
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  We held our first team meeting to merge all development branches back into the main branch. During the initial merge, we encountered significant issues where changes from the merged branches were not... Continue reading
• The Key
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  Created a key asset in Maya for use with the in-game chest. Although UV mapping required several iterations, the final result was successful and sufficient for the required level of texturing. Applied... Continue reading

  
• "Press E To Rest"
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  (Small Update) Implemented an on-screen interaction prompt that displays “Press E to Rest” when the player enters the designated trigger area. Also began development on an additional walled area a... Continue reading

  
• Outlines & Chairs
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  Implemented a stylized, hand-drawn looking outline effect across the map using post-processing. Added an interactive bench system featuring a sit animation triggered by entering a designated hitbox an... Continue reading

  
• Post Process Pt 1
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  Worked on a post processing volume that added a more stylized look to the overall gameplay experience (Small Update) YouTube Link:... Continue reading

  
• Shop Area + Door
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  (Small Update) Developed a modular side area and implemented the initial layout of a shop beneath the castle. Added a fully functional interactive door that opens and closes when the E key is pressed,... Continue reading

  
• Making of a Pond
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  I selected the strongest variation from yesterday’s work and continued building upon it by incorporating additional environmental details and visual effects. Using the Master Texture setup, I implem... Continue reading
• Working on Start to Castle
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  I began early development on the first level design area, focusing on what will become the upper courtyard of the castle. This section serves as an important introductory environment for the player, s... Continue reading

  
• Landscape Work Pt 2
  December 03, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  I aimed to enhance the grayscale landscape created in my previous UE5 devlog by applying a grass material instance. The most challenging aspect was achieving natural-looking material tiling and avoidi... Continue reading

  
• Landscape Work
  October 08, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  My next goal was creating a landscape that features a variety of terrains and biomes, all of which need to be traversable by the player using different characters. The art team provided a top-down map... Continue reading

  
• Character 3d Modeling To Do List / (Vfx)
  October 08, 2025 by LukeVreeland

  I helped shape the early visual style of the game, drawing inspiration from The Legend of Zelda series. Although the art team had already started creating character designs, I reviewed their work to g... Continue reading