{"id":376,"date":"2026-02-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/questweavers\/?p=376"},"modified":"2026-03-28T10:24:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T10:24:27","slug":"week-6-first-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projects.etc.cmu.edu\/questweavers\/week-6-first-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 6 &#8211; First Milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">This week was all about pushing toward the graybox prototype for the first section of the map. As Halves drew closer, our focus shifted to getting a playable piece ready while continuing to define the broader structure of the level. Alongside the prototype work, we also drafted the design document and settled on broad narrative settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Weekly Focus<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Push forward the graybox prototype for the first section<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Settle down more design details and settings<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Begin preparing for Halves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Progress Update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-medium-font-size is-style-text-annotation--1\"><strong>Tech<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li>Improved the save\/load and checkpoint flow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changed the system to work more around checkpoint events<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refreshed mist states at checkpoints and improved respawn behavior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Added and refined the mist meter and mist resource checks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continued fog work, including fog density and fog voids<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continued dealing with visual bugs, especially transparency issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-medium-font-size is-style-text-annotation--2\"><strong>Art<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Continued environmental material and asset development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worked on village structures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Built out more Chinese village kit pieces for the level<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continued enemy artwork, including the lantern enemy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continued work on the player character model and its stylized details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-medium-font-size is-style-text-annotation--3\"><strong>Sound<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Implemented some basic sound effects into the prototype<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-text-annotation has-medium-font-size is-style-text-annotation--4\"><strong>Design &amp; Prodcution<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-checkmark-list has-medium-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Drafted the design document<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: -0.24px;\">Continued shaping the narrative framing<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: -0.24px;\">Worked on the layout of the graybox prototype<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: -0.24px;\">Worked on the integration of the system and art assets<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Began preparing materials for Halves presentation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Week 6 was an important production week as the project started to feel much more structured. The first section became the main priority, while the design document and narrative settings helped clarify the bigger picture of the level. By the end of the week, the first section was moving forward well, as we had a playable prototype in place, though many of the details for the later sections still needed more work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Next<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Prepare for Halves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Refine the details of the later sections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-large-font-size\">\n<li>Continue stabilizing the prototype and improving visual clarity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a574ddb7f5b1&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a574ddb7f5b1\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default 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