JevinsCherriesGamedev
@jevinscherriesgamedev.com
Devin Sherry - Expert Gameplay Designer @ CD Projekt Red. Educating + learning C++ and Blueprint in Unreal Engine. My opinions are my own.
Former Principal Tech Designer @ People Can Fly Outriders|Worldslayer
https://www.twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev
Former Principal Tech Designer @ People Can Fly Outriders|Worldslayer
https://www.twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev
Got my project running on a steam deck! Took a while to learn how to package the project for Linux and how to install + run the game via desktop mode 😅 performance is ass but it's a start! #gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine
October 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Got my project running on a steam deck! Took a while to learn how to package the project for Linux and how to install + run the game via desktop mode 😅 performance is ass but it's a start! #gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine
Another milestone for the jevinscherriesgamedev YouTube channel! Once we hit 50k I'll promise to stop posting at every 10k mark 😁 of you aren't already, make sure to subscribe: youtube.com/@jevinscherr... and follow on Twitch: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedevelopment #gamedev #unrealengine5
October 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Another milestone for the jevinscherriesgamedev YouTube channel! Once we hit 50k I'll promise to stop posting at every 10k mark 😁 of you aren't already, make sure to subscribe: youtube.com/@jevinscherr... and follow on Twitch: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedevelopment #gamedev #unrealengine5
Card Resource Gameplay Events ImGui Debug in Unreal Engine 5
An ImGui debug used to track and display gameplay event data involved with granting active card resource XP. The data is presented in a way to easily debug issues with the system.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #UE5 #debugging
An ImGui debug used to track and display gameplay event data involved with granting active card resource XP. The data is presented in a way to easily debug issues with the system.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #UE5 #debugging
September 22, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Card Resource Gameplay Events ImGui Debug in Unreal Engine 5
An ImGui debug used to track and display gameplay event data involved with granting active card resource XP. The data is presented in a way to easily debug issues with the system.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #UE5 #debugging
An ImGui debug used to track and display gameplay event data involved with granting active card resource XP. The data is presented in a way to easily debug issues with the system.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #UE5 #debugging
A Data Driven Approach to Melee Traces in Unreal Engine 5
Giving designers a centralized location to modify shapes of melee traces across different attacks allows for fast iteration.
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#UnrealEngine5 #gamedev #gamedevelopment #ue5 #meleecombat
Giving designers a centralized location to modify shapes of melee traces across different attacks allows for fast iteration.
www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
#UnrealEngine5 #gamedev #gamedevelopment #ue5 #meleecombat
August 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A Data Driven Approach to Melee Traces in Unreal Engine 5
Giving designers a centralized location to modify shapes of melee traces across different attacks allows for fast iteration.
www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
#UnrealEngine5 #gamedev #gamedevelopment #ue5 #meleecombat
Giving designers a centralized location to modify shapes of melee traces across different attacks allows for fast iteration.
www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
#UnrealEngine5 #gamedev #gamedevelopment #ue5 #meleecombat
Just reached another milestone with 700 followers on twitch! Thank you to everyone who stops by to make streaming worthwhile 🙂 see you at twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #unrealengine
July 5, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Just reached another milestone with 700 followers on twitch! Thank you to everyone who stops by to make streaming worthwhile 🙂 see you at twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #unrealengine
Today we hit a huge milestone of over 20,000 subscribers! Thank you to everyone for supporting the streams, the shorts, and the rest of my content ❤️ #gamedev #UnrealEngine #gamedevelopment #gamedeveloper #YouTuber
June 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today we hit a huge milestone of over 20,000 subscribers! Thank you to everyone for supporting the streams, the shorts, and the rest of my content ❤️ #gamedev #UnrealEngine #gamedevelopment #gamedeveloper #YouTuber
Damage & Healing Area of Effect in Unreal Engine 5
Using a combination of the Gameplay Targeting Plugin and custom data logic, enemies and players can damage and heal targets within an area of effect, with fall-off curve support.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #ue5 #gamedesign
Using a combination of the Gameplay Targeting Plugin and custom data logic, enemies and players can damage and heal targets within an area of effect, with fall-off curve support.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #ue5 #gamedesign
June 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Damage & Healing Area of Effect in Unreal Engine 5
Using a combination of the Gameplay Targeting Plugin and custom data logic, enemies and players can damage and heal targets within an area of effect, with fall-off curve support.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #ue5 #gamedesign
Using a combination of the Gameplay Targeting Plugin and custom data logic, enemies and players can damage and heal targets within an area of effect, with fall-off curve support.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #ue5 #gamedesign
The winds meowing! I hope she's proud of what the @cdprojektred.com and @unrealengine.bsky.social teams accomplished with this #WitcherIV tech demo like I am! Its a dream come true to work with such talented developers on something so ground breaking. #gamedev #UnrealEngine #gamedevelopment
June 4, 2025 at 6:19 AM
The winds meowing! I hope she's proud of what the @cdprojektred.com and @unrealengine.bsky.social teams accomplished with this #WitcherIV tech demo like I am! Its a dream come true to work with such talented developers on something so ground breaking. #gamedev #UnrealEngine #gamedevelopment
Adding something as simple as a projectile ability to AI has made the game more fun to play!
By having an enemy throw projectiles, I can start the following:
- Block & Parry
- Projectile Deflection
- Player Damage Feedback
What should I work on next? #gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #UE5
By having an enemy throw projectiles, I can start the following:
- Block & Parry
- Projectile Deflection
- Player Damage Feedback
What should I work on next? #gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #UE5
May 25, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Adding something as simple as a projectile ability to AI has made the game more fun to play!
By having an enemy throw projectiles, I can start the following:
- Block & Parry
- Projectile Deflection
- Player Damage Feedback
What should I work on next? #gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #UE5
By having an enemy throw projectiles, I can start the following:
- Block & Parry
- Projectile Deflection
- Player Damage Feedback
What should I work on next? #gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine #UE5
Today we continue our project by pinpointing a performance issue in our damage pipeline!
Unreal Engine 5 Game Development: Performance Checks
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#gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #programming #ue5 #gamedev #gamedesign
Unreal Engine 5 Game Development: Performance Checks
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#gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #programming #ue5 #gamedev #gamedesign
May 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Today we continue our project by pinpointing a performance issue in our damage pipeline!
Unreal Engine 5 Game Development: Performance Checks
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#gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #programming #ue5 #gamedev #gamedesign
Unreal Engine 5 Game Development: Performance Checks
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#gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #programming #ue5 #gamedev #gamedesign
Today we continue our project by adding gameplay notify state classes to add/remove gameplay tags + adjust play-rates via curves!
Unreal Engine 5 Game Development: Anim Notify States
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#gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #programming #ue5 #gamedev #gamedesign
Unreal Engine 5 Game Development: Anim Notify States
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#gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #programming #ue5 #gamedev #gamedesign
May 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Today we continue our project by adding gameplay notify state classes to add/remove gameplay tags + adjust play-rates via curves!
Unreal Engine 5 Game Development: Anim Notify States
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#gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #programming #ue5 #gamedev #gamedesign
Unreal Engine 5 Game Development: Anim Notify States
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#gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #programming #ue5 #gamedev #gamedesign
Using State Trees, Animation Choosers, + the Gameplay Ability System in #UnrealEngine 5, we created a melee combo system that tracks & activates gameplay abilities in state tree tasks.
Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedev #gameplay #gamedevelopment #madewithUnreal #meleecombatsystem
Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedev #gameplay #gamedevelopment #madewithUnreal #meleecombatsystem
May 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Using State Trees, Animation Choosers, + the Gameplay Ability System in #UnrealEngine 5, we created a melee combo system that tracks & activates gameplay abilities in state tree tasks.
Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedev #gameplay #gamedevelopment #madewithUnreal #meleecombatsystem
Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedev #gameplay #gamedevelopment #madewithUnreal #meleecombatsystem
Playing around with air-based melee attacks (animations from marketplace) I am also playing around with trail effects. Eventually I will need to figure out the balancing between melee and abilities...
Watch live at: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev
#UnrealEngine #ue5 #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Watch live at: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev
#UnrealEngine #ue5 #gamedev #gamedevelopment
May 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Playing around with air-based melee attacks (animations from marketplace) I am also playing around with trail effects. Eventually I will need to figure out the balancing between melee and abilities...
Watch live at: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev
#UnrealEngine #ue5 #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Watch live at: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev
#UnrealEngine #ue5 #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Managed to put together a basic melee combo and a special hold attack in #UnrealEngine using:
State Trees: To transition between each combo state
Choosers: To map a gameplay tag to anim montage
Input Buffering: To markup animations to block & buffer input
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UE5
State Trees: To transition between each combo state
Choosers: To map a gameplay tag to anim montage
Input Buffering: To markup animations to block & buffer input
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UE5
May 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Managed to put together a basic melee combo and a special hold attack in #UnrealEngine using:
State Trees: To transition between each combo state
Choosers: To map a gameplay tag to anim montage
Input Buffering: To markup animations to block & buffer input
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UE5
State Trees: To transition between each combo state
Choosers: To map a gameplay tag to anim montage
Input Buffering: To markup animations to block & buffer input
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UE5
By using various techniques we can take a simple melee hit and make it more impactful for the player. Animation, VFX, shakes, force-feedback, trails, hit stop all play a role in melee hits in games! What other techniques do you use?
Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherri... #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherri... #gamedev #gamedevelopment
April 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
By using various techniques we can take a simple melee hit and make it more impactful for the player. Animation, VFX, shakes, force-feedback, trails, hit stop all play a role in melee hits in games! What other techniques do you use?
Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherri... #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherri... #gamedev #gamedevelopment
I created a subsystem to control both global and local time dilations through curves. In the example, I have a simple curve that starts at .01 dilation for .15 seconds and then curves back to 1.0 dilation in the last 0.05 seconds for a total of 0.2
April 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I created a subsystem to control both global and local time dilations through curves. In the example, I have a simple curve that starts at .01 dilation for .15 seconds and then curves back to 1.0 dilation in the last 0.05 seconds for a total of 0.2
Making good progress on melee combat in #UnrealEngine5
- Hit Stop
- Impact VFX
- Camera + UI shake
- Enemy in-place shake + pushback + hit reaction
- Damage flash + stencil outline
- Sword trail
What do you think? #gamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedesign
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- Hit Stop
- Impact VFX
- Camera + UI shake
- Enemy in-place shake + pushback + hit reaction
- Damage flash + stencil outline
- Sword trail
What do you think? #gamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedesign
Follow: www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
April 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Making good progress on melee combat in #UnrealEngine5
- Hit Stop
- Impact VFX
- Camera + UI shake
- Enemy in-place shake + pushback + hit reaction
- Damage flash + stencil outline
- Sword trail
What do you think? #gamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedesign
Follow: www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
- Hit Stop
- Impact VFX
- Camera + UI shake
- Enemy in-place shake + pushback + hit reaction
- Damage flash + stencil outline
- Sword trail
What do you think? #gamedevelopment #gamedev #gamedesign
Follow: www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
A melee trace subsystem starting w/ sphere trace + debugs for game + in-editor. #UnrealEngine #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Next steps:
- Integrate for weapons
- Support other shapes (box, capsule, maybe line)
- Send event data to instigator + hit actors
Follow for more!
www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
Next steps:
- Integrate for weapons
- Support other shapes (box, capsule, maybe line)
- Send event data to instigator + hit actors
Follow for more!
www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
April 6, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A melee trace subsystem starting w/ sphere trace + debugs for game + in-editor. #UnrealEngine #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Next steps:
- Integrate for weapons
- Support other shapes (box, capsule, maybe line)
- Send event data to instigator + hit actors
Follow for more!
www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
Next steps:
- Integrate for weapons
- Support other shapes (box, capsule, maybe line)
- Send event data to instigator + hit actors
Follow for more!
www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
Data Driven CVars in #UnrealEngine5
In Unreal Engine 5, you can add custom data driven console variables within Project Settings->Engine->Data Driven CVars that you can listen for through delegates of its subsystem. All CVars are written to the DefaultEngine.ini file #gamedev #gamedevelopment
In Unreal Engine 5, you can add custom data driven console variables within Project Settings->Engine->Data Driven CVars that you can listen for through delegates of its subsystem. All CVars are written to the DefaultEngine.ini file #gamedev #gamedevelopment
March 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Data Driven CVars in #UnrealEngine5
In Unreal Engine 5, you can add custom data driven console variables within Project Settings->Engine->Data Driven CVars that you can listen for through delegates of its subsystem. All CVars are written to the DefaultEngine.ini file #gamedev #gamedevelopment
In Unreal Engine 5, you can add custom data driven console variables within Project Settings->Engine->Data Driven CVars that you can listen for through delegates of its subsystem. All CVars are written to the DefaultEngine.ini file #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Hit Stop World Subsystem for Custom and Global Time Dilation in #UnrealEngine5
We created a system that allows us to modify global and custom time dilations of actors. We use this system for Hit Stops in melee combat to make it feel powerful! Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedev
We created a system that allows us to modify global and custom time dilations of actors. We use this system for Hit Stops in melee combat to make it feel powerful! Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedev
March 16, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Hit Stop World Subsystem for Custom and Global Time Dilation in #UnrealEngine5
We created a system that allows us to modify global and custom time dilations of actors. We use this system for Hit Stops in melee combat to make it feel powerful! Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedev
We created a system that allows us to modify global and custom time dilations of actors. We use this system for Hit Stops in melee combat to make it feel powerful! Watch live: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedev
I would appreciate feedback on my current implementation of hit stop and hit impact effects, here is what I have:
For now I am focusing on the visual/feel size of things. Is there anything missing, done poorly, or just feels off?
#gamedevelopment #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #gamedesign #gamefeel
For now I am focusing on the visual/feel size of things. Is there anything missing, done poorly, or just feels off?
#gamedevelopment #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #gamedesign #gamefeel
March 8, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I would appreciate feedback on my current implementation of hit stop and hit impact effects, here is what I have:
For now I am focusing on the visual/feel size of things. Is there anything missing, done poorly, or just feels off?
#gamedevelopment #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #gamedesign #gamefeel
For now I am focusing on the visual/feel size of things. Is there anything missing, done poorly, or just feels off?
#gamedevelopment #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #gamedesign #gamefeel
Nameplate UI for Health, Stamina, + Portrait in #UnrealEngine5
Players manage health + stamina with the player nameplate UI. Widget animations flash the healthbar red at low health thresholds and more to add personality to the UI. Watch live @ twitch.tv/jevinscherri... #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Players manage health + stamina with the player nameplate UI. Widget animations flash the healthbar red at low health thresholds and more to add personality to the UI. Watch live @ twitch.tv/jevinscherri... #gamedev #gamedevelopment
March 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Nameplate UI for Health, Stamina, + Portrait in #UnrealEngine5
Players manage health + stamina with the player nameplate UI. Widget animations flash the healthbar red at low health thresholds and more to add personality to the UI. Watch live @ twitch.tv/jevinscherri... #gamedev #gamedevelopment
Players manage health + stamina with the player nameplate UI. Widget animations flash the healthbar red at low health thresholds and more to add personality to the UI. Watch live @ twitch.tv/jevinscherri... #gamedev #gamedevelopment
To make the player stamina bar more interesting, we introduced a second delayed progress bar that interpolates the difference in stamina with a unique curve to emphasize the cost of abilities. Watch more live: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #gamedev #gamedesigner
March 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
To make the player stamina bar more interesting, we introduced a second delayed progress bar that interpolates the difference in stamina with a unique curve to emphasize the cost of abilities. Watch more live: twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #gamedev #gamedesigner
The results of today's live-stream; using a custom scene capture 2D to get an image of the player character to then use as part of the nameplate UI! Make sure to watch me live to see more: www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #madewithUnreal
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #madewithUnreal
February 17, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The results of today's live-stream; using a custom scene capture 2D to get an image of the player character to then use as part of the nameplate UI! Make sure to watch me live to see more: www.twitch.tv/jevinscherri...
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #madewithUnreal
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #UnrealEngine5 #madewithUnreal
As part of the gameplay loop of resource management, we want to give players a passive resource regeneration mechanic that can be dynamically improved or limited to make gameplay more interesting. Watch me live at twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev for more! #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #gamedevelopment
February 15, 2025 at 7:01 AM
As part of the gameplay loop of resource management, we want to give players a passive resource regeneration mechanic that can be dynamically improved or limited to make gameplay more interesting. Watch me live at twitch.tv/jevinscherriesgamedev for more! #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #gamedevelopment