ODM: Orbital Defense Madness Devlog - itch.iohttps://onecouch.itch.io/odmhttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1677471/structures-persistence-system-giancarlo-moralesStructure's Persistence System - Giancarlo Moraleshttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1677471/structures-persistence-system-giancarlo-moralesSat, 26 Sep 2026 01:39:56 GMTdevlogBuilding is one of our game's core systems, but what's the point of building if your structures don’t persist across levels? My job this week was to figure out a way to make the buildings' layout an...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1676239/v003-patchnotesv0.0.3 Patchnoteshttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1676239/v003-patchnotesFri, 25 Sep 2026 03:09:00 GMTdevlogADDED: - Placing towers now costs resources. - BP_UFO, and corrisponding AI elements (WIP) - GameplayGameMode now tracks number of currently alive enemies - Splash screen widget blueprint for later im...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1676171/random-menial-problems-by-dominic-thompsonRandom menial problems by Dominic Thompsonhttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1676171/random-menial-problems-by-dominic-thompsonFri, 25 Sep 2026 01:21:38 GMTdevlog

The First Problem: There were a couple issues I was having in this sprint, but none of them seemed large enough to make one post about so I am just merging them all together. One of the issues I ended...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1676165/designing-the-phases-of-play-dante-chaconDesigning The Phases of Play - Dante Chaconhttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1676165/designing-the-phases-of-play-dante-chaconFri, 25 Sep 2026 01:16:15 GMTdevlogThis week I tasked myself with solving our "Day/Night" system--which ultimately became what I'm calling a "Day Phase" system. In our game design for ODM we decided upon some key phases within the core...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1676138/navigation-for-flying-enemyNavigation for Flying Enemyhttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1676138/navigation-for-flying-enemyFri, 25 Sep 2026 00:37:21 GMTdevlogProblem: Pathfinding: The standard AI pathfinding functions such as Move To, all require a navmesh in order to move an agent to a location. Being a flying enemy means that depending on your approach,...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1676020/the-creation-of-the-laser-tower-kaleb-lemensThe Creation of The Laser Tower - Kaleb Lemenshttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1676020/the-creation-of-the-laser-tower-kaleb-lemensThu, 24 Sep 2026 22:02:11 GMTdevlogThe idea for the laser tower is the classic tower that shoots a constant beam of damage at enemies. Every tower in the game has two paths and the laser tower is no exception. The first path is the doo...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1670323/implementing-character-selection-giancarlo-moralesImplementing Character Selection - Giancarlo Moraleshttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1670323/implementing-character-selection-giancarlo-moralesSun, 20 Sep 2026 03:04:46 GMTdevlogAfter my teammate Zach created 3 different characters for our game, we needed a way to allow the player to be able to select between them so they could use it in game. After my other teammate Dominic...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1668957/grapple-gun-zachary-brodahlGrapple Gun - Zachary Brodahlhttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1668957/grapple-gun-zachary-brodahlFri, 18 Sep 2026 22:26:26 GMTdevlogWhen first forming our game idea, one of my first character ideas was a character that had a grapple function to move around the map. This character evolved as time went on and eventually became the H...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1668836/what-makes-a-wave-system-dante-chaconWhat Makes a Wave System - Dante Chaconhttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1668836/what-makes-a-wave-system-dante-chaconFri, 18 Sep 2026 20:15:21 GMTdevlogIn our v0.0.2 build I spent a lot of time on two major systems. One of which was the AI's targeting system (which ended up sending me on a wild goose chase on how to implement Unreal's AI Perception S...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1668019/optimizing-options-by-dominic-thompsonOptimizing Options by Dominic Thompsonhttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1668019/optimizing-options-by-dominic-thompsonFri, 18 Sep 2026 02:45:16 GMTdevlog

The Problem: For this week I had a lot on my plate when it came to updating the menus. During week one I set up the sub menu's for the player to swap between, but there was a crucial issue with settin...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1667968/v002-patchnotesv0.0.2 Patchnoteshttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1667968/v002-patchnotesFri, 18 Sep 2026 01:11:28 GMTdevlogADDED: -Added the upgrade interface. - Simultaneous spawning for all enemy spawners using a "Wave Start" Interactable. - Wave Start Interactable - A screen for when the player died. - GameMode part of...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1660808/deciphering-how-to-implement-a-resource-system-giancarlo-moralesDeciphering how to implement a Resource System - Giancarlo Moraleshttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1660808/deciphering-how-to-implement-a-resource-system-giancarlo-moralesSat, 12 Sep 2026 02:51:20 GMTdevlogOne of the main things that I spent the most of my effort trying to figure out during this spring was the resource system. In our game ODM there’s a main building resource that will be used to prett...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1660763/the-challenges-of-placing-buildings-on-a-grid-kaleb-lemensThe Challenges of Placing Buildings on a Grid - Kaleb Lemenshttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1660763/the-challenges-of-placing-buildings-on-a-grid-kaleb-lemensSat, 12 Sep 2026 02:02:00 GMTdevlogWhile working on the building system for the project the main challenge was placing buildings on the grid at the correct position and rotation. The issue with placing buildings on a grid is the positi...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1660612/finding-a-method-for-melee-dante-chaconFinding a Method For Melee - Dante Chaconhttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1660612/finding-a-method-for-melee-dante-chaconFri, 11 Sep 2026 22:52:26 GMTdevlog

This week I encountered my first major hurdle on this project. In a previous iteration of development we solved projectile based damage, where a projectile object could be shot out of a gun, collide w...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1660529/deciding-on-first-person-animation-method-zachary-brodahlcountorlockDeciding on First Person Animation Method - Zachary Brodahl(countOrlock)https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1660529/deciding-on-first-person-animation-method-zachary-brodahlcountorlockFri, 11 Sep 2026 21:15:04 GMTdevlogPROBLEM: Left: Timesplitters - Free Radical; Right: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Infinity Ward The problem I ran into this week was deciding the best way to handle the first person character's han...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1660437/the-input-dilemma-for-ui-by-dominic-thompsonThe Input Dilemma for UI by Dominic Thompsonhttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1660437/the-input-dilemma-for-ui-by-dominic-thompsonFri, 11 Sep 2026 19:26:02 GMTdevlogThe Problem: While working through this first week of development for Orbital Defense Madness, I was having an issue with inputs when changing the player HUD. When I initially set up the system for ch...

]]>https://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1659546/v001-patchnotesv0.0.1 Patchnoteshttps://onecouch.itch.io/odm/devlog/1659546/v001-patchnotesFri, 11 Sep 2026 00:47:21 GMTdevlogADDED: - team folder and project. - Maps folder, Placement code folder, Placement system folder - initial test map - Created my testing map - Zach's dev test map - BP_BaseCharacter - basic components...

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