Spider locomotion driven by UE5 Control Rig. A delta-time cycle drives the animation by offsetting each leg’s end position into the future (t + offset), projecting where the foot should land and moving legs sequentially for smooth procedural motion.

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Hey yall Quick update!
I finished adding multiplayer replication to my building system. Item data is driven by a DataTable, placement is server-authoritative, and clients sync via RepNotify using only item IDs and transforms, keeping everything efficient and in sync.

Day 3: The Pawn Class

Concepts covered:
Enhanced Input for movement
Forward declarations
Components

Today’s toughest concept was forward declarations.
I’ve shared my current understanding in the reply below.

Day 2: Actor Class and Moving object with code

Concepts covered:

Overloading Variables and Functions
Templated Functions
Exposing Variables and Functions to Blueprint
Custom Header Files
DefaultSubObjects
UPROPERY Specifiers

After establishing the initial building system, I developed an inventory that lets players choose which objects to place. This entire system is managed through a data table, enabling designers to easily add or remove objects without modifying the widget blueprint or the underlying code.

We want players to find cosmetic items, such as furniture, while exploring the mines. So I developed a first-person building system inspired by No Man's Sky, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and Valheim. We wanted to feature object clipping so players could create new items from existing parts.

Once multiplayer was functional, I focused on replicating our digging system on both the client and server sides. For this digging system, we are utilizing the Voxel Plugin.

After completing the jam, we transitioned the project to Unreal Engine 5.6. I began by incorporating multiplayer functionality using the Steam SDK and the Advanced Sessions plugin. This is my first experience with a multiplayer project, so I was very pleased with the outcome of the server hosting.

Set Dressed Environment and created a rough cinematic.

Epic Door Opening First Test. I am happy with the first test. I want to work more with sound design and accentuate the vines and overgrown nature of the door.

Dev Log Week 5:
I set up the gameplay recording and playback systems, but integrating multiple ghost clones proved more difficult than expected. I underestimated the complexity of storing ghost data, making my system convoluted. I plan to revisit this at a later date

Dev Log Week 4:
Been working on figuring out the main mechanics of my project. I successfully recreated a recording of gameplay movements, and I am now working on recording the player's actions when they click an object.

Dev Log 2 Cont:
In addition, I have been working to replicate the Pikmin-style camera. Overall, I am pleased with this initial review. I need to make it a stationary orthographic camera that moves with the player.