Ashen Bloom Devlog - itch.iohttps://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloomhttps://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1524747/main-character-sound-manager-and-player-animationMain Character, Sound Manager, and Player Animationhttps://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1524747/main-character-sound-manager-and-player-animationSat, 16 May 2026 01:51:20 GMTdevlogAuthor: Jamie Ford Posted On: 5/15/26 Task 1: Creating the Main Character with MetaHuman What I worked on: I worked on bringing the main playable character into the project using MetaHuman. The goal w...

]]>https://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1524720/enemy-aiEnemy AIhttps://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1524720/enemy-aiSat, 16 May 2026 01:01:01 GMTdevlogauthor: Kevin Gomez Posted on 5/15/2026 The Problem The lack of enemy AI created a major issue for the player experience because the game world had no active threats, challenge, or interaction. Withou...

]]>https://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1524695/combat-combo-systemCombat Combo Systemhttps://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1524695/combat-combo-systemSat, 16 May 2026 00:17:23 GMTdevlogAuthor: Nicholas Call Posted on 05/15/26 The Problem During this week of development, I focused on building and integrating a modular combat combo system using a custom Unreal Engine Actor Component...

]]>https://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1524594/main-menu-and-ui-systemsMain Menu and UI Systemshttps://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1524594/main-menu-and-ui-systemsFri, 15 May 2026 21:22:28 GMTdevlogAuthor: Josh Maddox Posted On: 5/15/26 This screenshot shows the menu and UI. The system includes the main menu, pause menu, player HUD, and results widget(Win/Loss). This was important because the ga...

]]>https://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1524172/making-objectives-modularMaking Objectives Modularhttps://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1524172/making-objectives-modularFri, 15 May 2026 12:30:24 GMTdevlogAuthor: Aspen Newman Posted On: 5/15/26 The screenshot above shows the objective data setup inside Unreal. Each objective stores information like an objective ID, title, brief text, extended text, cur...

]]>https://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1523826/patch-notes-v001Patch Notes v0.0.1https://shadowswordstudio.itch.io/ashen-bloom/devlog/1523826/patch-notes-v001Fri, 15 May 2026 01:47:48 GMTdevlog# Patch Notes v0.0.1 ##Added - Initial Unreal project setup and Perforce ignore configuration. - Core GameMode and GameState foundation. - BaseCharacter and PlayerCharacter classes. - Enhanced Input s...

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