Developed core gameplay systems and AI frameworks for the MatthiasOoms/GamejamCreaweek2025 repository, focusing on enemy and boss behaviors, combat mechanics, and user interface enhancements. Leveraged Unreal Engine, C++, and Blueprints to implement modular AI using behavior trees, navmesh integration, and animation blueprints, enabling scalable enemy encounters and responsive combat. Delivered features such as ranged attacks, health and damage systems, and refined boss mechanics, while maintaining code quality through disciplined version control and targeted bug fixes. Managed branding updates and modular architecture rollout, ensuring maintainability and future extensibility. Prioritized traceable, low-risk changes and robust user experience improvements throughout development.
June 2025 monthly summary for MatthiasOoms/GamejamCreaweek2025: Branding consolidation to Innfestation with icon, window title, and config updates, plus the addition of Innfestation module source files. AI and combat systems received substantial improvements: enhanced enemy AI across base, boss, and cook enemies with refined attack selection and movement reliability across maps. Notable fixes include resolving missing textures encountered during the branding rollout. Key commits captured this period include f4656875288d78e9436030cacaddd8c4443d39f8 (Fixed missing textures and other updates), 516a24ed278495c714a24c30bba7a7698910e7d4 (Enemy behaviour tweaks), and 94f8e90da88e0df67588531e4e674f39aee4dd64 (Fix for enemies not moving).
June 2025 monthly summary for MatthiasOoms/GamejamCreaweek2025: Branding consolidation to Innfestation with icon, window title, and config updates, plus the addition of Innfestation module source files. AI and combat systems received substantial improvements: enhanced enemy AI across base, boss, and cook enemies with refined attack selection and movement reliability across maps. Notable fixes include resolving missing textures encountered during the branding rollout. Key commits captured this period include f4656875288d78e9436030cacaddd8c4443d39f8 (Fixed missing textures and other updates), 516a24ed278495c714a24c30bba7a7698910e7d4 (Enemy behaviour tweaks), and 94f8e90da88e0df67588531e4e674f39aee4dd64 (Fix for enemies not moving).
April 2025 performance summary for MatthiasOoms/GamejamCreaweek2025: Delivered a robust enemy AI framework, overhauled boss encounters, and expanded combat capabilities, including ranged attacks. Implemented health/damage systems, animation and locomotion improvements, and significant UI/controller UX enhancements. Achieved stability through targeted AI/animation fixes and dependency cleanup (Houdini plugin removal), enabling faster iteration and more reliable playtests. These results improved combat depth, player feedback, and overall game quality while aligning with business goals of reusable AI components and scalable boss encounters.
April 2025 performance summary for MatthiasOoms/GamejamCreaweek2025: Delivered a robust enemy AI framework, overhauled boss encounters, and expanded combat capabilities, including ranged attacks. Implemented health/damage systems, animation and locomotion improvements, and significant UI/controller UX enhancements. Achieved stability through targeted AI/animation fixes and dependency cleanup (Houdini plugin removal), enabling faster iteration and more reliable playtests. These results improved combat depth, player feedback, and overall game quality while aligning with business goals of reusable AI components and scalable boss encounters.
March 2025 monthly summary for MatthiasOoms/GamejamCreaweek2025. Focused on content updates and dataset maintenance with traceable changes and low risk. Key features delivered: - Content Update: Cat Names Dataset expanded by appending 'Ine' to Cat.txt names list. This enhances in-game personalization options for players. - Change is version-controlled with a single, auditable commit. Major bugs fixed: - None reported this month; dataset update introduced no known regressions. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Improves player engagement potential by expanding cat name options without impacting gameplay logic. - Demonstrates disciplined data management and rapid, low-risk content delivery. - Clear traceability through Git commit history in the repository MatthiasOoms/GamejamCreaweek2025. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Git/version control and commit hygiene - Data/corpus curation and dataset management - Small, focused feature delivery with impact on user experience
March 2025 monthly summary for MatthiasOoms/GamejamCreaweek2025. Focused on content updates and dataset maintenance with traceable changes and low risk. Key features delivered: - Content Update: Cat Names Dataset expanded by appending 'Ine' to Cat.txt names list. This enhances in-game personalization options for players. - Change is version-controlled with a single, auditable commit. Major bugs fixed: - None reported this month; dataset update introduced no known regressions. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Improves player engagement potential by expanding cat name options without impacting gameplay logic. - Demonstrates disciplined data management and rapid, low-risk content delivery. - Clear traceability through Git commit history in the repository MatthiasOoms/GamejamCreaweek2025. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Git/version control and commit hygiene - Data/corpus curation and dataset management - Small, focused feature delivery with impact on user experience
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