Devlog 0 - Hit the ground running

Hello All. As of today, I've been making games as a hobby for about 9 months. It's a true passion of mine, but as I get more free time to work on these kinds of projects I feel more inefficient. I find myself squandering a greater portion of it on drivel (namely social media and youtube). I also want to be open minded to changing the game to enhance the most fun aspects of it, but I know having no vision of how the game will turn out  leads to wasted efforts on things that will never be in a published game.  All that to say: I need structure that encourages me to work hard and smart without knowing what I'll be working towards 2 months down the line.  

My first pass at this will be to do a regular devlog at the end of each week (longer in the future) that acknowledges the progress I've made, and sets sights on what I want to accomplish by the next devlog. simple enough.

PROGRESS Week of 8/16

• Built out simple test playground
• Built 3rd person controller
• Tested Raycasting for shooting mechanics
• Tested dynamic animation with IK
• Modeled and rigged simple low poly Mech
• Implemented simplistic IK on Mech [Broken]
• Added a grappling feature
• Added a jetpack

TODO Week of 8/23

• Fix Mech IK so it looks nice to walk in
• Make 3rd Person Controller for Mech
• Flesh out how the game could work in Story mode or multiplayer matches (gameplay)
• Test making on foot motion relative to parent (i.e. you can walk around on moving mechs)

STRETCH GOALS

• Add a Menu screen
• Add a climbing mechanic
• Make a city scape as the  new play

I'm keeping track of these on a trello board for now, and look forward to seeing you next week!