Phoenix Game Development

This week was spent on more testing, improvements, and debugging. I have completed multiple full retests of the first campaign, in the editor and in the build. Most of the issues that I found were minor cosmetic issues and simple improvements, but there were some slightly larger bugs that appear to be intermittent (Mostly related […]

I have fixed quite a few bugs within the project, including some long-term bugs. I have mostly been working with the AI system. This is one of the most complex systems in the project, since the AI has to be able to navigate and move on rotating ships, at any angle, etc. There are still […]

I have made improvements to the driving mechanics in the game. In particular, I have added a new smoothed camera system, to fix the issue of the camera jumping around too much when the player drives over rough ground. I have also improved the driving mechanics, and fixed some bugs, as well as disabled collision […]

I have completely retested the second campaign. This is a simpler campaign technically, so there were fewer issues with it than with Campaign 3, however, I did discover some bugs. Almost all of these were very minor, and were fixed quickly. There were only two slightly more worring ones, one involving placing of navigation objects […]

I have improved the “Decoy” system for space fighters. There is now a visible “Missile Lock” warning indicator, allowing the player to know more easily when to fire decoys. I have also improved, and fixed some issues, with the targeting and combat systems. The story campaign has seen some slight changes and improvements, mostly with […]

I have added nav objects to assist the player in moving around on board their capital ship, and I have fixed some issues with the ally and enemy AI. A minor issue with the players missiles not registering collision with enemies under some circumstances was also fixed. I have also done another complete retest of […]