Unreal Kenton

05/12/2021

This video showcases some of the building models you can expect to see in Unreal Kenton.

Special thanks to Sean and Ben (Saturn Boy) for their musical talent.

Check these musicians out:

Sean Pitter
https://seanpitter.bandcamp.com/

Saturn Boy
https://spoti.fi/3DmdUTL
https://bit.ly/3EpnPt9

Also a very special thanks to Ryan Hoffman for his talents and help with 3D modeling.
https://www.rwhoffman.com/

As for game development notes, development has been moving forward. I have taken care of some annoying game play bugs, and have started really focusing on multiplayer. There is a LOT involved in setting up a multiplayer game online, so this phase of development is very much a learning process for me. There will be costs involved to maintain a dedicated server, so there is still a chance this game could end up being a single player game with a storyline, then approach multiplayer later. I really want to create something people can enjoy together, so I appreciate your patience as I self-educate and implement things the best I can. Thanks to all of you for your support. Every like and share brings a smile to my face. 😊

Also, if there are any other UE4 enthusiasts or 3D modelers in or around the Kenton area that are willing to help with this project, please let me know.

04/12/2021

Here is another one for good fun. 😊

04/12/2021

I am working on rendering a video to show some progress on the building models. Here is a single frame from the video. 😍

Unreal Kenton

11/11/2021

Here is a preview of the Eastern block models. The textures are a work in progress 😀

14/09/2021

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25/07/2021

Thanks to those of you who play tested with me today!

We found a few bugs/problems, so that was very productive.

I'll work on ironing out the wrinkles and have another test in the future.

Thank you!

24/07/2021

I have the test build ready for tonight.

Any of you who are still wanting to play at 7pm today, please send me a message and I will give you instructions on how to join the chat and get the test build.

24/07/2021

A teaser of the current multiplayer menu. Early alpha - will look better some day 🙃

The game is linked to Steam, so you can invite your friends to play.

24/07/2021

Testing will be tomorrow evening.

I still have an opening if anyone would like to try an early alpha test build.

Basically, it is a test of the combat mechanics, running around shooting paintballs at eachother and seeing what works well, and what breaks.

If you want in, let me know 🙂

Send a message to learn more

15/07/2021

I have launched a Discord server to better organize content, and to give the public a way to chat and participate in this project throughout development.

Please join and drop a message.

I am still looking for game testers. If you are interested, you can apply in the discord server or email [email protected]

https://discord.com/channels/865256355937124403/865256356486184961/865258445187973170

05/07/2021

Vehicle collision deformation.

04/07/2021

Goodbye, weird blue development character! You have served me well during the initial development phase.

Character customizer is now fully implemented into the game. You can select Male or Female and totally customize your character's appearance.

Car customization is next, it's already partially working.

Now it's time to really crunch on the map and get it looking how it should. Most of the video game mechanics are in place.

:)

Stay tuned for a video in the coming weeks to show off the current progress.

29/06/2021

Working on snow trails to go along with the weather system.

(please ignore the weird character movement inside the car, it's a bug I've already fixed. 😅)

12/06/2021

Are you a 3D modeler?

Unreal Kenton could use some help from someone who knows their way around any 3D modeling program. (Blender, 3DS Max, etc..)

The purpose is to get some help optimizing 3D building models.

If you would like more information, and to join the Unreal Kenton development team, please leave a comment or send me a message.

Thanks!

05/06/2021

I have been doing some deep study in using Amazon Web Services: Gamelift, Cognito, DynamoDB, and Lambda.

Development has begun on a user account system so this can be played online. There is still a lot left to do, but things are looking good so far. I hope to implement a leveling system and some other goodies for online play.

01/06/2021

I have gotten the Courthouse mesh down to 500k polygons. It's still a bit heavy, but I think this is good for now. MUCH better than the 150+ million polygons it used to be. Some manual smoothing of some surfaces needs done then this will be dropped into the game and considered "done" for now. After this, I can really focus on the next city block of buildings.

What would you guys like to see next?

The North, South, East, or West side of the square?

Once I get those 4 done, and the 4 diagonal blocks, I will consider doing another group play test, and possibly a public beta depending on how testing goes.

This stuff takes time and money. If you would like to donate to the project, you can send any donations to the following:

Paypal: [email protected]
Venmo:
Cashapp: $GameOverTech

Thanks to everyone for your support. If you make a donation, I will gladly put your name into the game credits. Please remember that in order to make this game, I have to license some software which is not very cheap. Please help support me in creating Unreal Kenton.

🙂

27/05/2021

Oooh.

Looks like I have a new toy to play with.

😍

I am most looking forward to Nanite. It has been a painstaking process to optimize the building meshes. I still plan to optimize them per best practice, but UE5 allows for MILLIONS more polygons onscreen with very minimal performance drop.

24/05/2021

Not bad ;)

Unreal Kenton is slowly moving forward.

23/05/2021

The new Courthouse model is coming along nicely.

22/05/2021

Here you can see where my images are used as reference points to create the 3D model.

Then you can see the generated point-cloud model followed by the application of texturing to complete the model. All that is left is optimizing it by reducing vertices while maintaining the geometric shape.

This process is a ton of fun! :)

22/05/2021

Here are some photos I grabbed of the Armory and the Forbing Center while I was out yesterday.

3D model coming soon.

22/05/2021

The new windows look really good!

22/05/2021

I was able to do some drone flights today and gathered some data. I will be posting some new building models coming up in the next few days 🙂

02/05/2021

The new windows look good! Now I can revisit the square and work on a new model of the courthouse 🙂

14/03/2021

Hmmm... some rough edges on this one, I might have to do it again next weekend, but it's not too bad.

03/03/2021

My apologies for the lack of content recently. I have been very busy with my job and personal life and haven't had much time to work on this project in the month of February.

I will have some new stuff to show off soon :)

Thanks again for your support.

11/02/2021

Nice! I will definitely be checking this out.

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08/02/2021

I have been able to perform some testing with some friends and family recently and network play is working - but the frame rate on the clients could use some improvement. (playable, but not the greatest performance)

I will be spending the next week or two going through all of my code and assets to optimize everything. This is very important to make the game playable over a network. This stuff is pretty boring, so I won't have much to show for updates in the next week or two. I need to make sure all of my assets have proper LODs and that all of the code being used is as efficient as possible. Another issue I have is network traffic, I need to optimize what data is being sent out from the server to all of the clients to be sure we get the best possible game play. Through all of this, please remember this is NOT a AAA title - I am just one dude doing this as a hobby. I will do the best I can for all of you.

Once I have this completed, we can reschedule the group testing. 😎

Thanks everyone for understanding my absence and canceling the test event we had scheduled over the weekend. We will get everything back on track soon. I think it's for the best that I take this time to work on how smoothly the game plays on a local area network before rescheduling. I think we will be able to get together for some fun in March.

Thank you for your support.

03/02/2021

The testing event we had planned for this weekend must be postponed.

I apologize for the delay - due to an unexpected family situation, I will no longer be available this Saturday. This will be rescheduled. To all of those who have volunteered, I will reach out to you individually. To anyone else, if you would like to join in on testing, leave a comment below.

02/02/2021

I have 3 open spots for game testing if anyone is interested.

Saturday February 6th 2021
1:00 PM

More details will be provided to anyone who would like to join.

Please let me know if you would like to participate. I will provide pizza that day and your name will be added to the game credits.

Please share.

Thank you!