Dev Log 6th of April - 10th of April 2026

[undeadsteam]

Previous week focused on Build Task 1.5 completion, audio pipeline setup, combat feature iteration, and continued optimization across gameplay systems. Strong progress was made in technical infrastructure, visual polish, and content quality across multiple departments.

Game Design

In Progress

Build Task 1.5 description (~80%)

Sound Design

Completed

Completed onboarding process
Set up development environment and required tools ️
Access granted to repositories and internal systems
Aligned with team workflows and communication processes

Audio audit completed
Reviewed core audio systems and current implementation
Analyzed overall audio architecture and integration approach
Evaluated existing technical solutions and design decisions

Audio content review completed
Assessed current audio assets and quality
Identified inconsistencies and improvement opportunities

Reviewed available technical and design documentation

In Progress

Audio strategy and infrastructure planning
Defining overall audio vision for the project
Planning scalable audio architecture and workflows

Animation-driven audio research
Exploring sound integration with animation systems
Evaluating event triggering and synchronization methods

Core audio systems breakdown 🧩
Character movement (footsteps / Foley / gear)
Environment and ambient systems
Combat audio systems
Gameplay UI audio
Lobby systems

Audio documentation preparation
Structuring technical and design documentation
Documenting systems, approaches, and proposed solutions

Client Development

Completed

Camera effects for aiming
Reload progress bar implemented
Configurable movement speeds
Fixed missing drone sell sound bug
Fixed Zombie Idle missing error 🧟
NetworkCharacter refactoring

In Progress

Camera effect triggers
Unity version update
Battle loading optimization
Lobby level-up effects
New tracers VFX integration
New muzzle flash VFX integration
Shotgun investigation

️ Game Server Development

Completed

Fixed network thread run parameters
Completed new map integration ️
Refactored stagger sending timing ️

In Progress

Character speeds integration
Drop weapon + loot container system
Game Server Unity version update
Party mode research and consultations
Shotgun investigation

Backend Development

Completed

Party mode implemented
Shotgun config parameters added
Removed unusable global parameter tags ️
Parameter groups generated automatically by parameter names 🧩

In Progress

Proposal identification migration to ID-based system
Game server disconnection handling

Animation

Completed

All characters checked for visual defects after idle, walking, and running animation updates
Characters marked for further skinning adjustments
Rigging and skinning corrected for American Gothic zombies 🧟
Rigging and skinning corrected for Syber Zunk zombies 🧟

In Progress

Visual QA pass for updated American Gothic and Syber Zunk zombies ️
Testing new NPC animations

Tech Art

Completed

Level Up lighting setup
Level Up character widget UI setup
Weapon projectiles updated
Compressed textures for Editor ️

In Progress

Level Up polish tweaks
Shotgun multiple projectile setup

VFX

Completed

Level Up VFX setup
Shotgun VFX updated

In Progress

Stagger effect creation
Updates and polish for Level Up VFX

[mendez]

nice to see both client and server teams iterating in parallel, especially with features like party mode and combat systems

[ed]

nice to see backend and server moving alongside gameplay features sync between those usually makes or breaks multiplayer stability.

[cryptoenthusiast]

great!!!