What Has Happened

🧪 Devlog #2 – Building Core Systems & UI

Published: [Insert Date]

Hey everyone! 🎉 Welcome back to the development journey of What Has Happened. I’ve been hard at work fleshing out the core gameplay systems and getting all the foundational mechanics in place. Here’s what’s new:

🔧 Player Manager & Controller

• 🕹️ Player Manager created! This central script now handles:

  • First-person controller (movement, look, crouch, sprint)

  • Health & damage (including hit reactions and UI updates)

  • Stamina system (for sprinting and heavy actions)

• ✅ Everything feels tight and responsive—exactly what you want in a horror survival game.

🔦 Pick-Up Torch with Animated Arms

• 🏮 Working torch item implemented:

  • Player can pick up a torch prefab

  • Animated arms hold the torch realistically

  • Light flickers dynamically, casting eerie shadows

• 🔥 Perfect for exploring dark corridors and forests!

💾 Save & Continue System

• 🔄 Fully persistent save system:

  • Save position, inventory, health, and world state

  • Continue exactly where you left off

• 📂 Built on a simple JSON-based solution for easy debugging and future cloud saves.

📋 Menu & Options UI

• 🎮 Main menu with:

  • New Game / Continue / Exit

  • Options submenu for Sound and Graphics

• 🔊 Sound settings (master, SFX, ambient, UI)

• 🖥️ Graphics settings (resolution, quality presets, full-screen toggle)

• 💾 All UI elements are styled with the horror theme and scale correctly for different resolutions.

🚀 Next Up

Here’s what I’ll be tackling in Devlog #3:

1. Inventory & Crafting System

2. Health item crafting (herbs, medkits, etc.)

3. Expanding item variety (weapons, special quest items, keys)

4. Polishing item animations and pick-up/drop mechanics

Stay tuned for more progress, screenshots, and (hopefully) a small demo of these systems in action! Thanks for reading and supporting Robot Stu Studio—every like, follow, and comment fuels this project. 🙏🧟‍♂️