Echo in the Shadows

Devlog

• Hook - V0.0.4 Devlog - Widget Integration & Debugging UI Bindings
  July 09, 2025 by hookc123

  I am current integrating the Quest widgets. I have gotten the components finished most of the necessary widget I need and I have the quest giver component. I am currently having a problem with somethi... Continue reading

  
• Hook - V0.0.4 Devlog - Data Loss & Starting Fresh
  July 09, 2025 by hookc123

  This week brought a major setback: while working on the Objective System , my computer unexpectedly crashed. When I rebooted and reopened the project, all of the code and progress from the previous mo... Continue reading
• Hook - V0.0.4 Devlog - Inventory System Beginnings
  July 09, 2025 by hookc123

  Ok so I started working on the Inventory system. I got tired of the objective system. As I was working on it I kept getting ideas about the objective system and trying to jump back and forth. I need t... Continue reading

  
• Hook - V0.0.4 Devlog -Implementing the Quest System
  July 09, 2025 by hookc123#Quest System

  This week, I made significant progress on implementing the quest system for Echo in the Shadows . The core functionality is nearly complete, but I encountered a UI bug where the quest overlay persists... Continue reading

  
• Dominic - V0.0.3 Devlog - Doorway System
  May 02, 2025 by dgiardino

  I was tasked with handling the doorway system in our game. The problem was making a system that would add to the overall aspect of the game. At first, I made a simple system that would automatically o... Continue reading

  
• Sebastian - V0.0.3 Devlog - Groovin' and Collidin'
  May 02, 2025 by IDC_DEV6

  This week, I was tasked with cleaning up and polishing the existing enemy types, amongst other tasks. As part of this task, I had to make sure that all the actions had some sound and animation to go w... Continue reading

  
• Dominic - V0.0.2 Devlog - Shadow Detection
  April 29, 2025 by dgiardino

  One of the main mechanics in our game, Echo in the Shadows, is the ability for the player to interact with shadows to use abilities and stealth around levels. The challenge to this is how to get the g... Continue reading

  
• Sebastian - V0.0.2 Devlog - I Heard That!
  April 26, 2025 by IDC_DEV6

  One of my major tasks this week was to implement a sound detection feature to the enemy AI. This task raised two questions: does Unreal Engine have sound senses, much like the sight sense, that can be... Continue reading

  
• Sebastian - V0.0.1 Devlog - Bringing Enemies to Life
  April 19, 2025 by IDC_DEV6

  For this week, I have taken up the task of working on enemy AI. Since I am mostly just familiar with making enemy AI in Unity, I felt that it would be a nice way to experiment more with Unreal Engine'... Continue reading

  
• Dominic - V0.0.1 Devlog - Creating the Tutorial and Level 1
  April 19, 2025 by dgiardino

  The first thing I was tasked to do in our team was create the tutorial and level 1 designs. Creating a tutorial level that is engaging to the player and thoroughly teaches the basic mechanics of the g... Continue reading