Dragon’s Herald [Ongoing] - Version: 14.11.2023

What's New in Dragon’s Herald Version - 14.11.2023?

“Now you can take control of the camera during Animation Scenes. Here’s how:
Start a paired animation between Lizardman and Jasmine.
Hit “X”.
Use “WASD” to move the camera and the “Right Mouse Button” to look around.”

Other Release Notes:
1) Project ported to UE 5.3.1. Expect lots of bugs in this version!
2) In UE 5.3.1, we are now using the Deformer Graph to support Dual Quaternions skinning. It’s a bit slower but does not require changes in the engine. Over time, the performance will surely improve.
3) Implemented a Fly Camera when the paired Animation Scene is active. You can activate this by pressing the “X” button and use WASD and the Right Mouse Button to fly around the characters. Don’t forget, you may also activate the Scene editor by pressing “R” and use it along with the fly camera.
4) Far-distance trees and grass will not be animated for performance reasons. The Oasis level got more trees, grass, and rocks in the background to test performance.
5) The boat got handmade collision boxes.
6) Some people said that stamina depletion was way too fast, so now the Lizardman and Jasmine received many more stamina points to slow down its depletion. Keep in mind that the Gameplay Attributes are not final and are subject to change.
7) The Lizardman got footsteps sounds for dirt, wood, loose wood, metal, gravel, and grass.
8) In many places, the Desert and Sewerage levels got physical materials updated to support new footstep sounds.
9) [Fix] The Lizardman should not turnaround when stopping his movement.
10) [Fix] The camera should not jitter anymore when the possessed character is on a moving platform. It was a design flaw. The camera logic will be changed later.
11) [Fix] The characters’ IK logic should not cause misalignment of two characters when playing paired animations.
12) [Fix] Jasmine should not have Lizardman’s tutorial buttons visible once she wakes up from a Stunned state.