Development Log #16

Welcome once again to the weekly Development Log for Lionhearts, an up-and-coming project on Steam created using Unreal Engine 5.

After a successful Kickstarter campaign and the release of our pre-alpha Visual Demo, the team took a much-needed break last week to recharge.

This week, we're excited to be back and looking ahead to our next big milestone: Lionhearts: Colosseum, our upcoming multiplayer combat demo.

Development has already begun, and this week our technical department made some foundational progress.

We’ve officially decided to use Steam’s native peer-to-peer networking solution for Colosseum and began prototyping session hosting and replication for character movement and actions.

We also experimented with implementing different parry animation styles! One is more cinematic, while the other is faster and gameplay focused as we begin tuning the feel of PvP combat.

Meanwhile, Kickstarter backer Discord rewards have started rolling out! We’re created unique icons for each role live in the server. If you haven’t claimed your Discord rewards yet, please check your Kickstarter messages for instructions on how to do so.

If you haven’t gotten a chance to check it out yet, our Kickstarter campaign is now accepting late pledges! Even if you only have a few bucks to spare, it helps us more than you know!

Please join us on our Discord server where you can ask questions and participate in our growing community!

Be sure to wishlist the game on our Steam Page, too!

Thank you again to everyone who supported us. Big things are coming.