Ember's Echo

In a mystical forest, Kai and his fox companion Ember set out to find Kai's lost sister: Elara.  As they encounter forest creatures, Kai and his fox must solve their riddles to gain clues about Elara's whereabouts.  With Ember's guidance, they navigate the forest, facing challenges to reunite with Elara before the day's end.

Theme : Integrity 

The game assesses the player's morality by scrutinizing whether they opt to steal, kill, or sacrifice in their quest for information about their sister's whereabouts, weighing their willingness to risk her safety against their commitment to moral integrity.

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The Gameplay:

The player's sister is missing He has to find whereabouts of his sister last seen The player has to talk to random NPC he meets on roads  to gain information 

The player has pet who follows him on his adventure.

Each NPC will have to be good or have bad intentions 

Some NPC can give you information for killing some monster  or Stealing goods (players  choice to either help out or take the information and leave)

They player has  10 min to complete the game (From Dawn to Dusk)

Enemies wonder in the jungles ,the enemies can be killed by jumping over them 

Gameplay Mechanics

1. Dialogue system (Main game loop)

2. Enemy AI 

3. Item Collection

4. Pet AI

5. Entering Map Area Message (Feature)

6. 3D Main menu (Feature)

There are 3 Towns

1. Mizz town (Player start location)

2. Lost Dairy

3. Canberry 

NPC names

1.Kai (Player)

2.Echo (Pet)

3.Bowie

4.Faradey

5.Boomie

6.Jackson

Walkthrough

The player embarks from Mizz Town and encounters Bowie. After exhausting Bowie's dialogue, they proceed eastward to meet Faraday. Faraday tasks the player with stealing an apple located in the far west of Mizz Town. Along the way, they encounter Boomie, who warns about Faraday's intentions. If the player returns to Faraday without the apple, no information about the player's sister will be provided.

Venturing into the nearby woods, the player faces an ambush by wolves, which can be overcome by jumping over them. Upon reaching Canberry Town, they meet Jackson. Following a conversation, the player discovers their sister's demise, leading to the conclusion of the game.

DropBox Link (To download the game) :https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/p7t7c10rlkuz0cja40v0h/Ember-s-Echo.zip?rlkey=fkmk...

Created by: Paradox Studios (Team 10)

Joshua Fernandes - Game Designer/ Landscape 
Diana Kucherina - Programmer
Jakub Krawczyk - Animator UX/UI
Ayomide Shodeinde - Programmer
Mohammed Ayub - Landscape
Vishesh Vijayvargiya - Game tester

Error / Bugs (We tested after submission) :

1. Assertion failed : Result + NumToAdd <= MaxElemets

Game might crash because we exceeded the number of objects set in level. 

2. Trigger box placement on wolf not aligned properly (Player death after killing wolf)

Player sometimes collides with destroy actor trigger when jumping on the wolf 

3. Music not working 

 

References:

Unreal Marketplace

FANTASTIC Village pack (Unreal marketplace)

Unreal Engine. (n.d.). FANTASTIC - Village Pack in Props - UE Marketplace. [online] Available at: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/fantastic-village-pack.

Advanced village pack (Unreal marketplace)

Unreal Engine. (n.d.). Advanced Village Pack in Environments - UE Marketplace. [online] Available at: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/advanced-village-pack.

Animal variety pack (Unreal marketplace)

Unreal Engine. (n.d.). ANIMAL VARIETY PACK in Characters - UE Marketplace. [online] Available at: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/17c2d7d545674204a7644c3c0c4c58ba.

Good sky (Unreal Marketplace)

Unreal Engine. (n.d.). GOOD SKY in Blueprints - UE Marketplace. [online] Available at: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/good-sky.

Mixmo Characters

Player model – Mixamo

Music & Audio

Monkeys Spinning Monkeys by Kevin MacLeod

Chosic. (n.d.). Download Free copyright music. [online] Available at: https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/27247/.

Wallpaper by Kevin MacLeod

Chosic. (n.d.). Download Free copyright music. [online] Available at: https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/45420/.

Back To The Volcano Castle by Babasmas

Chosic. (n.d.). Download Free copyright music. [online] Available at: https://www.chosic.com/download-audio/29766/.

  

Plug-in 

1. Landmass plugin (Unreal)

2. Water plugin (Unreal)

3. 3D text plugin (Unreal)