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Game Design

Done:

Scope planning for 11/09 release

Polish planning for 30/09

Melee heavy attack formulas

Character balance

In Progress:

Drone behavior logic

Drone animations description

Development: Client

Done:

New visual for scattering mechanic

MiniMap & map icons fixes

Added loot icon rotation with MiniMap rotation

Fixed map & MiniMap

In Progress:

Hip fire, combo attack, aimed attack

Drones: Infrastructure

Drones: Configs

Development: Game Server

Done:
(No new completed tasks listed)

In Progress:

Hip fire, combo attack, aimed attack

Drones: Infrastructure

Drones: Configs

Development: Backend

Done:

Drones and Drone Weapons config API & CSV configs import

Drones and Drone Weapons Admin pages

Drones in profile inventory

Fixed crit bug when uploading CSV config for every config in Admin page

In Progress:

Drones in Store

Animation

Done:

Created new animations: Pistol_Idle_stand_2, Shotgun_Attack_Down

Over 150 completed minor and medium fixes, tasks and improvements of gameplay, graphics, audio & map of the game. Everyone's voice was heard to do the great job within just 1 month.

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It was a productive week across both game design and sound design. On the design side, the team finalized and specified the crosshair-cursor toggle behavior, closing out a long-standing task, while work on expanding the documentation framework continues to move forward. The sound design team had what they called a headline week, shipping the player and zombie vocalization layer with over 300 WAV files recorded across seven distinct character types: the Brute, Fisherman, Butcher, Nerd, Skeleton, Old Crone, and Player. Each character now has fully voiced states covering idle, attack, alert, death, and pain moments, bringing the game world significantly closer to life and giving every encounter its own audio personality.

Heading into next week, the team is continuing work on Steam Deck controls documentation and pushing forward on the animation list actualization in Confluence. The vocalization milestone in particular represents a meaningful leap in immersion, as layered character audio is one of those elements players feel even when they are not consciously aware of it. With the foundational sound work now shipped, the team is well positioned to build on it as additional systems come online.

In Progress: Frozen Strike ️️
Currently deep in VFX tweaking to get the frost blast just right — fine-tuning particle density, lighting, and spread for maximum impact.

This effect is designed to feel cold, heavy, and dangerous, locking enemies in place with a chilling burst of energy. Still experimenting with shader intensity and mesh interactions to make it pop in-game.

Built in Unity, powered by hours of coffee and way too many “just one more tweak” moments.

What do you think — go full icy storm or keep it subtle for gameplay clarity?

Game Design

Done:

Prepare icon character

In Progress:

Fix item names

Presentation text (60% complete)

Presentation video (30% complete)

Development: Client

Done:

Character rotation in the lobby

Stretchable weapon tooltip

Affixes on weapon tooltips

Refactor Characteristic widget (added influence of affixes on character parameters)

Update player icons

Minor visual bug fixes

Remove ping

Temporary drone prefab and sync drone position

Updated Undeads logo

Fixed FTUE breaking bug when releasing items into the wrong inventory sections

In Progress:

Tooltip clipping in 4K

Improve move operations speed in the lobby (moving items and weapons)

Low stamina tooltip

Shotgun long reloading

Minor visual bug fixes

Character Animator rework and polishing

Hip Fire feature

Development: Game Server

Done:

Drone creation

Initialization of drone behavior

In Progress:

Drone patrol behavior

Development: Backend

Done:

Fixed bug where drones don’t appear in game server

Toggle “FromShop” for drone generation in Admin Panel for testing

Fixed ammo count default value bug after weapon purchase

Fixed Broker mass transit exception between microservices

Edgegap web client optimization with timeout configuration

In Progress:

Production environment preparation

Animation

Done:

Created new animations for drones: Rotation_Right, Drone_Activation, Character_Drone_Activation

In Progress:

Animation polishing after build review

Tech Art

Done:

Reviewed LOD system

Fixed disappearing objects in scenes

Fixed objects with missing colliders

Fixed incorrect rendering of hidden characters

Fixed wrong rendering on some weapons

Level design fixes

Collision fixes

In Progress:

Polishing map assets

Week of 20th of April - 24th of April focused on combat system expansion (shotguns, new weapon logic), extraction feature development, audio integration, and continued stability improvements across client, server, and backend systems. Significant progress was made in gameplay polish, bug fixing, and technical systems refinement.

Game Design

In Progress

Fire gun + ice gun documentation ️
Build Task 1.5 description

Completed

Extraction mechanics GDD
Shotgun balance adjustments
Movement speed tuning ️
Camera offset radius adjustments (movement & shooting)

Sound Design

Completed

Ambient sounds integrated for the location
Lobby UI sound content created
Consumable item sound content created 🧪

In Progress

Character audio controller system design and decomposition

Client Development

Completed

Stagger effect activation
New tracers and muzzle flashes integrated
Weapon drag & drop bug fixed
“Return to lobby” button bug fixed
Subscriptions UI updated
LevelUp and experience improvements
Network battle initialization fixes
Fixed entity spawn flying issue ️
Fixed delayed network entity initialization ️
Fixed entity position updates
Remote player animation polishing
Fixed aiming after rolling (remote player)
Fixed stagger sync (remote player)
Shotgun sounds added
Shotgun multishot implementation
New shot logic implemented
Loading scene optimization
Fixed hidden cursor / hover issues in lobby ️
Fixed overlapping floating damage numbers
Fixed missing footstep and running sounds
Camera shake presets adjusted
Camera shift while aiming

In Progress

VFX pooling issues
Lobby corruption after “Something went wrong” popup ️
Achievements auto-unlock before Steam login
Audio interruption on game launch
Camera polishing and fixes

️ Game Server Development

Completed

Round start NPC count
Low HP skills ️
Damage cheats ️
Character / Bot / NPC speed configs
Fixed character stagger data
Shotgun multishot support

In Progress

Extraction points system
Loot container creation from dropped items
Adding items from backpack to loot container
Build preparation and internal testing 🧪

Backend Development

Completed

Reconnect recovery improvements
Notifications hub scaling
Reconnect issue identified
Drops migration bug fixed
Game state сохранение for reconnect to game server

In Progress

Steam error log level review

Animation

Completed

Improved left-hand weapon grip in lobby (no animation rework)
Mary Ann skeleton created 🧍

In Progress

Mary Ann skinning work

Tech Art

Completed

Chunk system implemented for the map ️
New map planning and generated items review
Art package resources preparation

In Progress

Chunk system testing in builds 🧪
Documentation preparation for chunk system research

VFX

Completed

Stagger effect
Shotgun effects
Camera shake effect
Bug fixes ️

Our backend systems have been getting some major upgrades and fixes to support new features and smoother gameplay.
Backend Development

Done:

Added Melee Attack sets configurations via Configuration API

Added Melee Attack sets configurations in Admin Panel

Fixed buying updates bug

Fixed currency purchase bug

Fixed Admin Panel Shop proposals page bugs

Added UniqueName cache to prevent duplicate configuration names

Fixed Shop Proposals sync issue with S3 feed

Added scattering mechanic fields to Weapon Configurations

In Progress:

Fixing real-money purchase request bug (currently returning 404)

Next Steps:
Once the real-money purchase issue is resolved, we’ll move toward integrating backend changes with the latest gameplay systems, ensuring stability across all in-game transactions and admin tools.

Development: Client

Done:

Character rotation in the lobby

Stretchable weapon tooltip

Affixes on weapon tooltips

Refactor Characteristic widget (added influence of affixes on character parameters)

Update player icons

Minor visual bug fixes

Remove ping

Temporary drone prefab and sync drone position

Updated Undeads logo

Fixed FTUE breaking bug when releasing items into wrong inventory sections

In Progress:

Tooltip clipping in 4K

Improve move operations speed in the lobby (moving items and weapons)

Low stamina tooltip

Shotgun long reloading

Minor visual bug fixes

Character Animator rework and polishing

Hip Fire feature

Development: Game Server

Done:

Drone creation

Initialization of drone behavior

In Progress:

Drone patrol behavior

Development: Backend

Done:

Fixed bug where drones don’t appear in game server

Toggle “FromShop” for drone generation in Admin Panel for testing

Fixed ammo count default value bug after weapon purchase

Fixed Broker mass transit exception between microservices

Edgegap web client optimization with timeout configuration

In Progress:

Production environment preparation

Animation

Done:

Created new animations for drones: Rotation_Right, Drone_Activation, Character_Drone_Activation

Game Design

Done:

Reviewed user feedback.

Created roadmap for:

Character Level Up

Crafting

Monetization & LiveOps

Different types of enemies

In Progress:

Bug fixes

Testing build

Editing item names

Checking and configuring localization for each module

Development: Client

Done:

Added new VFX (papers, leaves)

Implemented drones in lobby (buy, sell, move)

In Progress:

Drones animations

License agreement integration

Bug fixing

Development: Game Server

Done:

Drones in lobby (buy, sell, move)

In Progress:

Drones behavior states (scanning, battle, attack)

Drones shooting

Development: Backend

Done:

Prepared production environment

Added client notifications for expired matchmaking tickets

Cached Edgegap matchmaking images

Disabled Swagger for Stage and Prod

Set up archive for Stage and Prod environments

In Progress:

Migration configuration logic between environments on Admin Panel

Animation

Done:

MotionBuilder 2025 Diagnostics:

Main Character rig successfully created in Character Controls panel

Legacy .anim file found incompatible; recommended conversion via MotionBuilder 2017 or earlier

FBX import successful, new skeleton (Armature.001) added

Unity Diagnostics (uMotion Pro & Anim Converter):

Configured optimal FBX export settings (Binary 2016, One File Per Clip, Export as New File)

uMotion Pro export failed (UMotion - Ups! error; support requested)

Anim Converter failed (Couldn't start Conversion error)

Determined plugin cannot fix corrupted/incompatible .anim files

In Progress:

Find alternative conversion methods for .anim → FBX

Test new animation pack import into MotionBuilder

Execute full retargeting cycle:

Transfer rig from anipack to project character

Retarget animations

Tech Art

Done:

Fixed blood VFX

Map fixes (invisible collisions, holes in fences)

Bug fixes with objects in scene

In Progress:

Map polishing

Level Design (LD) review

Assets review

Another productive week across the team — from gameplay feedback and animation polish to backend improvements and tech art refinements. Here’s what’s new

Game Design

Done

Implemented changes and feedback for Core Gameplay

Added Stagger, Jump Attack, and Dodge/Roll mechanics

Created Ammo and Consumable iconography

In Progress

Preparation for GDD

Crafting system design

Progression System

Subscription Mechanic

Development – Client

Done

Added weapon switching via “1–4” keys

Fixed concrete walk/run sound settings

Implemented Drone VFXs

Tested lost and corrupted network packets

Improved shop drag & drop sell flow

Adjusted drone bullet speed

Added Alive Players Counter

Implemented Move/Attack player animations

Added Health Progress Bar UI

General bug fixes

In Progress

Adding 3D objects in the in-game store

Attack player animations polish

Hit reaction logic and animations

Weapon/consumable/ammo iconization

Sliding player movement along obstacles

Dodge/Roll mechanic implementation

Development – Game Server

Done

Fixed AI targeting

In Progress

Drone optimization

Dodge/Roll mechanic sync

Reaction on hits (animation + logic)

General bug fixes

️ Development – Backend

Done

Fixed drone and drone weapon config migration bugs

Fixed drones appearing in backpack after battle

Added preview fields for ShopProposal configs

Fixed battle mechanic config update bugs

Updated ShopProposal interface — single-page view per proposal + list page view mode in Admin Panel

In Progress

ShopProposal configs migration bugfix

Animation

Done

Polished walk, run, and aim animations for axe, knife, and bat

Retargeted character roll animation in Blender

In Progress

Polishing walk, run, and aim animations for firearms

Tech Art

Done

Reassembled LOD system and editor tools

Fixed multiple flickering and levitating objects

In Progress

Upgrading select map assets to higher quality

Fixing trees and foliage clipping through concrete or buildings

Ground texture blending fixes

Reviewing light system for improvements

The week brought solid gameplay and visual progress — with new movement mechanics, polished animations, and a more stable backend.
Next up: refining systems for the upcoming GDD and continuing to optimize performance and visuals.

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Game Design
Done: Progression System, Steam Achievement setup on Steam page
In Progress: GDD preparation, Crafting system, Subscription mechanic

Client Development
Done: Key binding changes, attack mechanic rework, onboarded new developer, Unity version upgrade (security fix), inventory sound volume polish
In Progress: Item iconization, experience system, character level system, freeze character animation fixes, buff effects on stats UI, Steam achievements, sound logic for item transfers, refactoring inventory sound logic

Game Server Development
Done: AI targeting fixes (Drones/Bots/NPCs), bots/NPCs attack fix, attack mechanic rework, consumable buff effects fix
In Progress: Sync detailed player attack data for achievements

️ Backend
Done: Shop proposal duplicate bug fix, match finish event bug fix, disabled Steam logic for sandbox transactions, added detailed error messages in Admin Panel
In Progress: Drone migration bugfix, character experience configs

Animation
Done: Retargeted zombie jump attack animation
In Progress: Retargeting animation clips for hit reactions

Tech Art
Done: Onboarded new team members, map optimization pass, deleted unused art assets, shader review, bugfixes
In Progress: Bugfixes, map level design review, adding blood/guts/body parts to scenes

️ Art
Done: Blueprints for vector item icon creation

Summary:
This week focused on progression systems, Steam achievements, attack mechanics, and client/server stability. Next up: continuing iconization, experience/leveling system, animation polish, and map/tech art improvements.

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Game Design

In Progress:

Testing build

Reprioritization of features until December 15

Planning and preparation for Game Design Document (GDD)

Detailed planning for:

Crafting

Progression System

Subscription Mechanic

Development: Client

Done:

Fixed sound delay when transferring items

Added drone sounds

Added drone context menu in inventory

Updated drone icons

Drone tooltip improvements

Implemented drone activation/deactivation animation

Drone operation battle timer

Drone cooldown battle timer

Drones localization completed

In Progress:

Shop Drag & Drop sell flow improvements and fixes

Polishing drone animations

Development: Game Server

Done:

Added drone context menu in inventory

Navmesh updates

Build preparation

In Progress:

Fix loot spawning

Sync drone animations

Update drone search position sectors

Sync operation and active time with client

Development: Backend

Done:

Fixed bugs with migration configurations between environments

Reduced matchmaking time; deployed new version and strategy

Fixed ammo storage purchase bug

Setup AWS Gateway for profile API on QA and Stage

Merged all services on Stage

Added safety for adding configurations with primary key = 0

Animation

Done:

Retargeting in Maya: Successfully retargeted new animations onto project rig

Integration Testing in Unity:

Animations played incorrectly in Additive mode due to rig specifics

Experiments with animation layers isolated the problem

Blend System Investigation:

Additive mode in BaseLayer caused character to “sink”

Switched to Blending Override for stability

Root Motion Analysis:

Character wobbling caused by extra “Translate Y” keys on Root bone in WeaponLayer

Corrective action defined: remove unnecessary keys for stable motion

In Progress:

Explore fixing animation playback in Unity without workarounds

Compare Additive (after key cleanup) vs Override to determine optimal pipeline

Tech Art

Done:

Fixed bugs with objects in air

Fixed fence holes and map barriers

Corrected shadows at different distances

Fixed light flickering

Fixed overlapping objects on streets

In Progress:

Optimization pass

Light system overall review

VFX review

Game Design

Done:

Rotating character in Lobby GDD

Rotating the character in the lobby

Animations for melee heavy attack

Melee heavy attack | Animations

In Progress:

Melee heavy attack formulas

Character balance

Development: Client

In Progress:

Drones client infrastructure (Factory, Prefab, Pool, Entity components)

Hip fire animation and logic

Development: Game Server

In Progress:

Drones infrastructure (Service, Handler, Pool, Entity Components)

Hip fire logic sync

Sync hip fire animation

Bug fix: stamina and thirst can kill player

Development: Backend

Done:

Added icons for Consumable, Weapon, and Ammo list and single pages on Admin Panel

Fixed affix configuration upload/download bug on Admin Panel

Here’s a fresh peek into our latest development cycle — a mix of freshly wrapped features and in-progress magic brewing behind the scenes.
Done & Delivered

Scattering Mechanic – More chaos, more fun!

Laser Pointer – Because aiming matters.

Updated Melee Hit – Smoother, sharper, meaner.

VFX Status-Effects Upgrade – Visuals now pop even harder.

AFX Status-Effects Added – More depth to combat feedback.

Real-Money Currency Purchases (Steam) – Game currency now just a click away.

Localization Selection in Settings – Choose your language with ease.

Localization Sync Restored (Google Sheets) – Keeping translations neat and updated.

In Progress

Network Overhaul – Sorting packets, fixing losses, and prepping full entity updates. (Ready but waiting on new transport tests!)

New Network Library Integration – More efficient data transport coming soon.

Localization Per Module – Fine-tuning and testing for a fully polished multilingual experience.

What’s Next?
We’re pushing towards more stable multiplayer, better translations, and faster gameplay syncs. Stay tuned — the next patch is shaping up to be a big one.