University Year 3 – The Beacon

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Final Major Project Documentation

Final Major Project Ideas

jakesimonsOct 22, 20222 min read

These are some game ideas that I had planned for my Final Major Project. Concept Idea 1: Type of game: 3rd Person Platformer One idea that I had for my final project was going to be a third-person platformer game…

Final Major Project – Game Design Document

jakesimonsDec 6, 20223 min read

Game Company Logo Game Title and Logo Design The Beacon (Working Title) Game Overview Genre: Puzzle & Platformer Perspective: First Person Theme: Sci-Fi Overview: There is a beacon in the middle of the world that you must get to by…

The Beacon Evaluation

jakesimonsMay 18, 20233 min read

Game Evaluation What Went Well I think the game turned out pretty well as it has all main mechanics that I wanted it to have. There may be a few minor bugs but none should harm the gameplay. I also…


Development Log Posts

Final Changes & Bug Fixes

jakesimonsMay 17, 20237 min read

Throughout this week I’ve been changing some minor things which I decided to put all in one post. I worked on the lighting for a long time, it’s at a point where I’m happy with it but I would like…

Time Attack & Pause Menu UI

jakesimonsMay 7, 20232 min read

Over the past week, I’ve been creating the Time Attack mode and some other UI Elements for the pause menu. This is the script for the first level in time attack. I’m sure that I only need one script for…

3rd Playtest Survey & Feedback + Bug Fixes

jakesimonsMay 3, 20231 min read

This is the third version of a playtest that I have given out to people. I have slightly changed some of the questions as the ones for the other tests wouldn’t work as well here. Below here is a slideshow…

Added Haptics to Controller & Main Menu Buttons.

jakesimonsApr 27, 20231 min read

As a little extra thing to do for controllers, I’ve added a rumble to some things just to give feedback to the player. I put lines like this in some of the other scripts such as the Electricity and jetpack…

Changed Glass material & Added Controller Support

jakesimonsApr 25, 20231 min read

I used the new input system to make custom commands for the buttons. These should work with any controller as these buttons are not defined to just a specific one. Player Electricity Script Player Movement Script

Added New Icons, Bug Fixes & Changes

jakesimonsApr 20, 20231 min read

Fixed Battery Symbols not moving on electric boxes in Area 3. Replaced pressure plates in Area 2 with the newer ones. Made the timer for Area 2’s Roof longer to make it easier. Baked Occlusion Culling. I created some icons…


Here is a video commentary on my game which goes over the mechanics and other stuff.

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