Hi, I'm Santiago Salvador
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Map became an epic. Lots of detail, and optimization. Working on Menus though. Getting that main menu back in there via widget to keep things surface level is what I'm going for. Could take advantage of having a beautiful level for the menu background.
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Latest endeavors is in PCG for the creation of Fences and level bounds walls. Also the Foliage was created using PCG, trees and grass.
In addition to that, I've used Niagara to create this awesome rain effect and each one also has a splash for every drop that collides with something. The video
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Worked on Creating Custom Clothes for the Metahuman Main Character. Learned how to produce essentially any clothes I want and have it scale, and animate along wtih the Metahuman from the point of Metahuman creation.
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I updated UE to 5.6, and now with the latest updates was able to make Metahuman characters for my game without having to use an external platform in the creation process. Still though, the rigging process is external, but it is not a big deal. This is a work in progress for a character.
Another point of interest is that the metahuman creator is essentially not designed ot make children, so I had to work some magic to pull off this little girl. It's a work in progress but I'm glad I was able to get proportions similar to a child.
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Worked on improving the enemies in my game to be "Smart" and work together. I like the idea of fighting multiple enemies at a time. This video helped me leaps and bounds in achieving that goal, but also helped me put into practice several concepts I understood but didn't know how to use. I must say these videos are some of the best in regards to best practices in Unreal Engine Blueprints.
...And in the course of the AI video I upgraded the enemi combat and mechanics and updated my health system too.
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Created Boss AI and animations. Went through retargeting and also swapping animations for one attack and then another. Spread out test area. Boss AI, Character model and animation swapping and retargeting, and AI Health Stats. Large enemy is now a Lava Monster and player is a Valkarie, both animated idle, motion, and attacks. Needs death. Boss now has AI chase player and 2 attacks. Also Boss health bar is a special health bar, that displays at the bottom center of screen with boss name.
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Over the last month or so (sleepless nights del), I've picked up my third-person project and made significant progress. The animations are now more fluid, and I've implemented a new attack system with a light attack and a three-hit axe combo.
I've also added a new locking system that locks the player's orientation and camera onto the target, along with a target lock icon. The camera has been fine-tuned, and I'm currently replacing the placeholder art with something that better fits the desired aesthetic.
One of the major areas where I've grown is in my understanding of skeletal systems. I've also updated the enemy AI with state machines and blackboards. Additionally, I've focused on improving game organization through inheritance and object-oriented programming (OOP) principles.
The final goal is to create a solid foundation for this project and other similar games in pre-production, such as SE, BB, and MK. Once this foundation is complete, I can easily transition to asset generation for those projects.
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The sorrow of a pure heart
A heart, vast and unguarded,
Swells with love for all who wander near.
Affection lingers, gentle and kind,
Yet devotion, steadfast, belongs to one alone.
A silken cord tightens at the throat,
Each breath a struggle, each thought a yearning.
The quiet of solitude beckons,
Yet greater still is the longing for understanding,
For the weight of the soul to be lifted by grace.
The camaraderie of friends, once cherished,
Now seeks a blessing—to drift apart in peace.
Within, a child stirs, forgotten but not lost,
Begging to be seen, to be fed, to be free.
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Catch-22: The Passion of Art
I’ve reached a point where belief flickers alive again: this time, creating from passion might truly work. Art, raw and personal like an entry in a journal, could finally regain the reverence it once held in the days of unguarded dreams.
But I’ve seen how the show goes. Symbols that once felt sacred get stripped down and fused with pop culture, reshaped for an audience eager to consume but slow to understand. That’s the work of performers—artists who perform to survive.
At its core, though, art is a language. It doesn’t aim to entertain; it exists to connect. It’s the soul speaking in its own tongue, one that few will ever learn. Something deep within longs to be heard, but its words are not of this world.
To create for the show isn’t just about selling out—it’s about losing something vital. It’s not the betrayal of pandering that wounds; it’s the hollowness that comes from creating without soul. What joy could there be in such a mechanical act? It would leave nothing behind but a faint echo of what was once alive.
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Tongue
Art speaks its own tongue,
Not to please but to connect—
Few will ever learn.
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