October 2025 delivered a robust cooldown system and reliable UI for GeistHeist, anchored by core timing logic in the CooldownManager and a prefab-based UI. Major features implemented and integrated: - Core Cooldown System and Timing: implemented the core cooldown flow, timer start logic, and updates across the CooldownManager to ensure accurate cooldown progression. - Cooldown UI and Prefab Integration: introduced a prefab-based cooldown canvas with wired cooldown bar for consistent in-game feedback. - Timer System Integration and UI Wiring: refactored timer logic into the PossessableObject, updated TimerBar scene, and wired timer-related components to enable related gameplay features (e.g., vending interactions). - Interaction Flows during Cooldown: fixed issues where possession and door usage could occur during cooldown, ensuring expected gating and UX. - Desktop Deployment and Build Readiness: prepared and pushed updates for desktop builds, updated environment-specific pushes (PC/Laptop) and dependency lock to ensure reproducible builds. - Code Quality and Stability: completed inspector fixes and cleanup, plus Unity version compatibility adjustments to maintain cross-version stability. Key business value: more predictable gameplay, reduced user friction, and a reliable cross-platform release pipeline, enabling faster iterations on cooldown-driven mechanics while improving maintainability and deployment confidence.

November 2024 (ORBIT) monthly performance overview for marissalmoser/ORBIT. Focused on improving player control fidelity, per-world configurability, camera dynamics, and audio cues, while enhancing code quality and testability. Work encompassed feature delivery, targeted bug fixes, and foundational groundwork for cross-level state persistence. A number of changes were staged for stabilizing the experience, with some UI/camera toggles temporarily reverted to preserve reliability while preserving the capacity to reintroduce them in a controlled rollout. Impact highlights include: targeted per-world shake toggling groundwork; per-world camera speed wiring for Worlds 1-3; expanded SFX coverage for deal cards and level events; and comprehensive code documentation plus testing hooks to streamline QA and future iterations.

Monthly summary for 2024-10 (repo: marissalmoser/ORBIT). Key outcomes: Delivered a Camera Shake System integrated into the camera setup with a UI toggle and prefab adjustments, and fixed a Cursor State Reset issue to ensure consistent cursor behavior when switching cards. These changes improve user experience, provide richer visual feedback, and establish a foundation for further UX refinements.