Planet E4R7H - Post Mortem

What Went Right:

• We made sure to make progress every week despite team shortage
• The game has the correct feel
• Things that were added that were not planned (flashlight and dark environment) gave the game an appropriately spooky ambience
• We had unique enemy models
• Terrain ended up looking natural and complex
• Zombie targeting between base and player
• Good balance between giving the player freedom to explore and the need to protect the base
• The rocket building in the scene as player picked up parts looked snazzy
• UI display, upgrade menu was clean, easy to navigate and understand

What Went Wrong:

• Since we scoped the project for a 5 person team, we had to cut back significantly over time.
• In order to prioritize a working game, not as many sounds made it in.
• Enemy AI would not stay locked in their specific biomes
• Animation states ended up being a little glitchy
• NavMesh baking problems
• Difficulties during the generation of the game build with the rendering, lighting, and UI size

What Changes Were Made:

• There were no different weapons included
• Some enemies were changed
  • Sand worm -> skeleton
  • Bog monster -> Bog zombie
  • Candy bunny -> sweets zombie
• Base upgrades
  • Player cannot add walls or turrets
• Biomes are not randomly generated
• No more particle effects / unique sounds for each biomes
• No boss enemies

Even though the game is in working order and has an appropriate feel, there is definitely room for improvement and polish.