I OVERHAULED My Game To Add This Weapon - Devlog

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In this devlog I overhaul the first-person viewmodel animation system. I did this so that I could add a bolt-action rifle, the Tankgewehr. The new system also allows for reload animations where both hands let go of the weapon model at various times. The animation system is now mostly driven by code, using procedural animation - now the only full animations I have to make are the reloads, and everything else like the equip, unequip, weapon sway, weapon firing, can all be done procedurally. In the second half of the video, I do some level design, and replace the church area greybox with proper assets. It's not entirely finished, but for now it looks pretty good I reckon.
I am making this game using Unity & HDRP. The game is set in World War I, and the gameplay is inspired by horde games like Call of Duty Zombies - i.e. a round-based co-op zombie shooter. The visuals and atmosphere are inspired by games like Battlefield I.
References:
- Kinemation / @kinemationstudio
- Overwatch animation GDC talk • Animation Bootcamp: Th...
- Forgotten Weapons Tankgewehr • 1918 Mauser Tank Gewehr
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Music:
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- Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio
- Music (Prod. by LoFiFin ♪)
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[@obrooks]

Sorry for the long wait between videos, things have been really busy IRL, but I will not give up! Hope you enjoy!!

[@Floridian_Krillhead]

Don't worry mate, this content you create gives off early 2010s MLG vibes with all of the memes you incorporate into the videos.

[@dashdashdash_]

Education over internet boss, don't prioritize the virtual world for the real one, keep up the amazing work boss.

[@mrpig6454]

hey what's your plans for music, i'm not saying i wanna make it ( i'm definitely not good enough ) i just wanna know

[@mrpig6454]

@@Haddanburg thank you very much! what do you mean "but respectable"?

[@mrpig6454]

@@Haddanburg i apologize, i haven't seen it and still not able to find that part, it is true that i want to do it, i sounds like lots of fun but i'm just not in that level yet.

[@CRT_YT]

why is the reload animation for the rifle questionably higher quality than the other weapons. god dayum that reload is fire

[@drsquid7986]

Probably cause it’s newer, got some practice

[@pabloteixido2155]

Big gun deserve the extra because canons are cool.

[@gaminganimators7000]

When we needed him most.. he came back.. truly a legend!

[@Kaiserkowy]

shooting the tankgewehr while standing? what an absolute unit this soldier is

[@joak9755]

Or he didn't shoulder it

[@SerbianMoss]

It would break your shoulder if you did that

[@joak9755]

@@SerbianMoss this is why they added a pistol grip. I saw one few years ago. The stock is huge ( there is one tankGewehr in the Berlin muséum), report from the développement team said even in the prone position, with a traditional grip, the shooter break his shoulder

[@SerbianMoss]

@joak9755 yes, it's a very powerful rifle with not a lot stopping the recoil

[@yx12aw7]

Zombies do not look like the zombies from the "Rare Zombie" Thread, sad ( 🤙)

[@obrooks]

All in good time 😄

[@Geddy135]

Just joined the patreon, you don't understand how long I've been waiting for something like this and I'll throw money at it if it means helping the process go faster.

[@obrooks]

Thanks!! Appreciate you

[@ScArrD]

Hide a tiny Keanu Reeves somewhere on the map and I'll wishlist

[@gamepodhungary]

As a fellow (rookie) developer, it is very reassuring to know that other's go through the same troubles and nuiances that I do (and that the issues that I'm facing are natural to come, and it's not me messing up). Keep working on your game, and I'm rooting for you. I am also currently dealing with the creating animations phase. I know what I want to see in my game but the execution method is trial and error. Your game looks awesome, keep it up.

[@Temp27997]

Don't forget to add the weapon sway when jumping/landing. Really adds to the movement. Keep up the grind!

[@slyllamademon2652]

If a gun is too strong, make the ammunition more uncommon. OR Make it so you can’t shoot without using the bipod.

[@willgray1090]

Church looks production ready to me outside of adding some set dressing like you mentioned! Looking forward to play testing!

[@dakodalacey3632]

Dude this is looking great can't wait for more updates!

[@bogoid]

ahh good to see you're making progress, wishlisted!

[@MASTONGAMES]

How good it is to see you back!

[@MASTONGAMES]

The movement of the weapon is very satisfactory, good work!

[@OreVsWorld]

Awesome bro!

[@yu3424]

Subscribed! 👍Appreciate the hard work!

[@MrLonelyDK]

The game looks so good man, keep it up!

[@Alander787]

gunplay looks solid, great job!

[@garlicbeatsaber]

been waiting years for this (great video :)

[@BigMemerMan1]

amazing work, keep it up

[@Worzel200]

glad to finally see you post a new update.

[@coollkingbob7756]

If you're considering a second attempt on the church, consider making it look like a field hospital, considering many churches were used as makeshift field hospitals, can't wait for more updates!

[@Long_cter_VN]

It's been a while since he came back to introduce animations and game making work ❤

[@SuperMillwall]

Nearly a whole year! But he’s back! So intrigued by this project

[@Bruh-pj6dc]

Suggestion: To me, it feels strange going into a VR game that has big guns with small or skinny hands. It’s just super jarring seeing the scale, and though it’s not as prominent in this project, I would suggest maybe some gloves for the character? Maybe a new hand model that’s about 10% to 15% bigger? I feel like it would feel a lot better in that case, but that’s just me

[@sergeykizin6101]

Very usefull mate! Thank you !!!!

[@veselekov]

Well done. It looks great

[@Falkriim]

Good to see a new update to the devlog

[@Dicemaker-pk6fg]

Hey love this cant wait until you release the full game

[@gangrenesmith9999]

Epic work, man 👍

[@madguy5181]

I love the game's concepts, definitely adding it to my wishlist

[@l_9x3]

damn shit looks fantastic im looking forward for the release

[@Clingysoup23]

Ok... you peeked my interest... wish listing good luck dude

[@nighttimewatcher]

take all the time you need theres just one person making this game and i love the progress

[@not_hAck3r]

I love the memes and effort you put into these vids

[@exanimo8554]

the new first person animation look awesome! great job

[@n2ncsgo]

Nice desgin and models

[@KingPepperjackTTV]

So happy I finally found this again. Genuinely pumped for Blood Rot to come out!

[@unmodenese]

The legend is back!!!

[@theprussian4616]

I first saw your video about bean zombies. Put the game on my wishlist right after.

[@mateusz386]

because of the music at the end im subbing and wishlisting it and sharing it to my friends

[@janimusicshorts7707]

your really good at animation

[@shotgun_daddy-1089]

That church looks so good so far can’t wait to see it when it’s done

[@Matte0000]

Two words, gg Bro 💪🏻, with this u man, is returned my motivation to programming in unity, Ty!

[@Worldwar1Airsoft]

This game is looking sick!

[@hamzahgamedev]

Absolutely Masterpiece! 🤯Wishlisting it NOW. To be honest, as a solo game dev myself, I gained a lot from this 7min video. Not only taught me techniques for enhancing game feel, but also how to craft high quality, funny and super informative devlogs as well. This is a pure Art! 💗 All the best with the release of your game!

[@Gl1tchofficial_]

I can't wait to play this looks so good

[@sosenkazpolski5884]

oh hell ya, another devlog

[@Combinemetrocop]

Good work! 👍 I wish I could do this

[@gigabytegallery7305]

2:51 Ooooh I'm going to be excited to see how many zombies that will tunnel through.

[@augustuscrow1292]

First video about this I have ever seen, so glad it showed up in my recommendations. WW1 games are few and far between, this looks really good, I will watch this project with great interest.

[@triphox8313]

looks great

[@newtforgegames]

Its a rare occurrence but I do love it when you upload!

[@DeadedGamers]

I am really excited for this! I love round based zombie games!

[@astralaegis]

You probably won't see this, but it'd be awesome if we could choose between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers for our character. That way it could be a sort of "The enemy of my enemy is my friend" situation. Even if you don't, I'm stoked for this game.

[@hamidrezaoloumi]

Its a first time seeing you videos and game you are working on it, it is fantastic, I had same idea to make a game like what you do,, I think its time to change it to something different 😅 Great Job, fantastic 👍

[@obrooks]

It's ok to have similar games, the more the merrier!

[@bagopretzels8]

Wow this game looks amazing

[@michalsniadala1667]

hell yeah looks good

[@almightyforge2493]

Love seeing more progress on this project! After you have the map done are you planning on doing a main easter egg like in bo2 - Cw zombies?

[@obrooks]

Yeah I plan to do some kind of story/easter egg things at some point

[@polymathplays3935]

Man, you alone are making a more polished game than the devs behind Beyond the Wire.

[@davidecarucci1073]

In some games when you move the camera the gun rotates and moves the opposite direction, maybe you could also had a bit of translation to make it look better

[@lobothe_god]

it'd be cool to see more experimental/unreleased weapons from the era that never went into production, kinda like the weapons in Battlefield 1, btw stellar work, looks really good!

[@biaxthepanda]

Just wishlisted the game! I'm also working on a co-op game so had to built a steam page aswell. I would suggest you to rearranging your steam page tags. Current similar games showed in your page are CS and Rainbow which are not too similar to your game. Instead you can put the Online Coop in the first 4 maybe so rather than counter strike, left 4 dead 2 can show up. I'm sure it will help the page getting more attention.

[@obrooks]

Thanks for the tip!

[@Elijah115o]

Bro this is damn cool

[@Drew_Mappings]

Lets go obrooks is back

[@kinemationstudio]

Great job. You could leverage the IK retargeting though, instead of attaching hands to the gun. The idea is to copy the anim pose from hands to their IK targets, apply procedural stuff, apply IK. This will preserve the original pose, and you won't have to rely on the gun-hand bones. Might be useful for general motions, like a tactical sprint with a pistol. Anyways, you got a wishlist)

[@obrooks]

Thanks for the tip! Love your work, really helped me understand things better and looks like an awesome package!

[@Highkirby]

nice update

[@kameleon_rap]

Oh it's you! It was 9 months ❤ good to see you

[@carpet163]

I'm so glad people are still making Zombie games. Killing the undead never gets old for me and changing the scenery and time period always spices things up. If only we could get a realistic Napoleonic themed zombie game.

[@dwaynesalore]

insane outro

[@Froscav121]

"We'll be home by Christmas." Hah, genius.

[@muuubiee]

Graphics is really everything. No idea how good this game is, but actual graphics and animations makes it look like a real game.

[@alyctro8158]

Well well well, i'm glad i didn't miss it.

[@Orbowitz]

This popped up in my recommendations. The game looks like it has a ton of potential. A ww1 zombie game looks like a nightmare to play. Especially if you add bolt action firearms. I'm looking forward to more updates.

[@tsitski]

your weapon animations look sick!

[@obrooks]

Thanks! And keep up your dev logs, I've been watching for a while!

[@tsitski]

@@obrooks will do! :]

[@a6gitti]

Im gonna wishlist it bru

[@antoniosottomayor6252]

Nah those reload animations are actually sick

[@joelwright1633]

It looks like the pistol is to light so it looks a little weird, So you should make the pistols two handed, or give the pistols more recoil backwards towards the character not upwards . Other wise I love how much work and love ❤ you put in to the game. I can’t wait to see what happens with it and eventually play it.

[@TheMazerik]

I'm not sure how I hadn't seen this but thanks to KZbin's recommended I finally found it and now it's added to my wishlist and my gosh I am ready for this game now. I would love to have some new zombies game that makes me feel like some WaW Zombies again in some way that feels different. Can't wait! You have my intruige that's for sure

[@That_0ne_Dev]

As a dev myself making my own game. It's good to see a new devlog for this game :D

[@choppedcheesegaming]

wishlisted and consider it purchased. As long as it has proton support that is

[@CfourT]

I think a turret/stationary machine gun would be a pretty dope addition

[@yoworld4070]

I happened to pass by, if you're truly interested in building destruction, you should take a look at the Rayfire asset :) Good luck on your quest !

[@Aarondh10]

I'd love to see some stuff in the background like in the sky, planes flying around and some airships This game looks amazing and I can't wait to see the final product!

[@panzerjagertigerporsche]

You should add the Mosin Obrez bolt action pistol to the game, you could reuse animations from the Tankgewehr M1918, you could also add a P08 Carbine so their would be that weird pistol-caliber Carbine Rifle that has the magazine from the MP-18.

[@C4_Jamza]

Oh he's alive

[@mou_th2971]

GL

[@Yxlal9090]

Your backkkk

[@Aughyz]

Add a ww1 flametrooper zombie without his flamethrower and only the backpack. When you kill him he explodes dealing damage to surrounding players and zombies.

[@cheekibreeki5381]

dude really went "i made a zombie ww1 game...anyway MAUSER TANKGEWEHR"

[@bobojenkins5805]

Is this digimon? My grandson wants digimon

[@poggingmilk9452]

Kudos for actually pronouncing Tankgewehr really good, as a german normally that name is butchered into Hell haha

[@Diabeticdinosaur]

Oh hey that’s pretty cool

[@ikefignewton9304]

Special zombies like flammenwerfers or sturmmentruppen after a certain amount of waves could be neat, I think

[@OneShotStudioOfficial]

you should totally make a story line with cool easter eggs for each one of them edit: I forgot to subscribe even tho I've been watching from the start but I've always had you on my mind.

[@beanie.weanie]

How did I JUST find this guy, no clue what happened to dani but this guy is great to watch while the messiah risas again

[@drimp4551]

Very cool. Very exciting. Yery veryily.

[@jackpubbo]

The church looks nice as hell

[@Pmez123]

Imma go check ur game