Klepto - Weekly Dev Blog [8/14/15] - MeerkatGaming

Happy Friday, Kleptomaniacs! We're posting this week's update a bit later than usual. Earlier this morning, we decided to start on facial animations and we wanted to have a bit of that progress to show in today's update.

Indie Game Magazine

Earlier this week, Klepto was featured in an IGM article! Be sure to check it out and tell them how excited you are about Klepto's development in the article's comments section.



On the Job Training

Nothing like spending the work day learning the fine art of lockpicking. A valuable real-world skill that all kleptomaniacs should have.



Animations

Face

We've just integrated FaceFX into the project and started testing the facial animations. You'll see the full thing in action in the Greenlight trailer next month but here's a clip of the work Nate did today:



Window Entry

Animations and functionality for window entry are nearly completed. All that remains is a bit of polish.





Music & Sound

Logan spent a lot of time playing with his feet this week. He informs us that it's to record new footstep sounds. He's also record and setup new audio tracks tied in with the AI alert levels. As the players suspicion level increases, so will the level of musical intensity. If that wasn't enough, he also recorded and integrated all new ambient audio mapped to the time of day mechanics to provide a smooth audio transition from day into night.

Loot Bag

The new and improved loot bag is nearing completion. Imani is now finishing up the texturing (with assistance from our texturing guru, Alex) and additional blend morphs for the pockets. Work on the loot storing animations is already in progress.



Van

Dmitriy started on the van this week. This will be one of the upgradeable player vehicles available in the game. Not only will player vehicles play a key role in the disguise mechanics, players that advance to The Professional skill tier will unlock a variety of high-tech upgrades to convert their vehicle into a mobile command center.



Safe Cracking



In case you missed this week's Feature Topic, here's the video:



IndieGoGo

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