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Intro

After the John Hansard Gallery, we had a lot to think about. We knew we were a few weeks away from the final upload, but we are more ready than ever to make the game the best we can. Here, I am going to outline the next steps of our development and our plans for the future.

Where to Start

The main problems we noticed during testing included:

• Players struggle to know how to move around the scene.
• Players ‘brute forced’ the radio buttons and the code mechanic did not work as expected.
• Only two scenes were available and there was not much to do.
• Those who did figure out the codes struggled to memorise the patterns and found it jarring to move in-between scenes.
• There is no ending to the game.
• Many bugs with buttons not being able to be clicked, or knowing where to click.

These issues are mainly mechanic based and with credit where it is due, we were limited to our ability and time. Now that the main deadline is approaching, it is a priority that we can fix as many of these problems as possible.

How To Go Forward

By setting ourselves small goals to complete, we will be able to reach a suitable end product by the deadline. We understand that we may have to cut back on a few of our plans to make sure Keeper’s Veil is high quality and understandable, but we can decide upon this when the time comes.

I will be spending some time refining the visuals to stand out and be recognisable to our audience. Some feedback we recieved is that the concept art inspired more cosy, put-together atmosphere than the current one we have. I want to make a big change to the overall setting and the assets that will be in the game.

I also want to spend time fixing the major outstanding bugs, such as the buttons being un-clickable, as this takes players out from the mindset of the game. I want there to be no distractions from the dialogue and a complete focus on working mechanics - this may be an ongoing issue as with new mechanics, new problems will arise. However, I expect with time I will understand Unity better and will be able to move pass these problems faster.