GGD Resource Project

Devlog

• Final Thoughts and Credits
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  All of this was made from June 2025 to December 2025 for my Capstone Project at Wichita State University. Looking back on it, I am very happy with how everything turned out. I had had this idea in my... Continue reading
• Save System
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  Last, but certainly not least, is the very important save system. Almost immediately when starting on the save system, I realized that I would need to have a way to put most of my actors in the same o... Continue reading

  
• Gifts
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  Gifting is something that can be accessed once the player has repaired the General Shop. Players can spend their gold to buy gifts for the characters around the town. Buying these increases the friend... Continue reading

  
• Characters
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  This will be a long one once again, so here we go. Across the level, there are characters that the player can interact with and make friends with. Each one is a child actor of the parent actor BP_Char... Continue reading

  
• Repair Points
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  There are many BP_RepairPoints scattered across the map. Each one shows the player what resources they need to repair it, and what it will repair once completed. As stated before, I wanted to make thi... Continue reading

  
• Sleeping
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  This is a short one as the “sleeping” mechanic is pretty much just used to respawn resources and repair buildings through the night. It plays a fun little fade to black animation and adds to the d... Continue reading

  
• Storage System
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  When I was originally coming up with the things I wanted to put in this project, a storage system was not one of them. Upon making everything and doing some early tests, I realized that it was absolut... Continue reading

  
• Upgrade Shop and Upgrades
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  Just like most things in this project, all the upgrades are stored in a Data Table that can be expanded upon. The only thing about this one is that you have to implement the upgrade once you add it. U... Continue reading

  
• General Shop and Selling Resources
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  The General Shop is a building where players can sell their resources for gold. This shop was the first of many where I had to do a lot of widgeting (as I liked to call it). The widget shows the image... Continue reading

  
• Breaking Resources and Player Inventory
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  The player has 3 “tools” that they can scroll through: a pickaxe, an axe, and their “hand” which is just nothing. When the player has a tool out, they can click to swing the tool at whatever m... Continue reading

  
• Resource Spawning
  April 17, 2026 by GavinGameDesign

  This was the first thing I tackled with my project. I imagined this system being easily editable, meaning I could place an object in the world and immediately change what type of resource would spawn... Continue reading

  
• Initial Ideas and Thoughts
  October 21, 2025 by GavinGameDesign#Dev Thoughts

  So what I have chosen to make for my capstone project is a resource gathering game inspired by the likes of Stardew Valley, Animal Crossing, and Palia if you've heard of it. What I am making is a smal... Continue reading