Roadmap

December 2024 - V1.7.0 (IN DEVELOPMENT) - Last Updated 01-Dec-24

  • Added brand new persistence bool to all managers so you can specify if you want to keep managers / singletons between scenes

  • Added null checks for Examine, Flashlight, Keypad, Phone, Fuse box, Safe System, Valve System

  • Added isPlaying & FadeOut to audio manager for easier usage for system

Main System Re-write:

  • Basic item collectable interactions use an Interface so an event driven approach for all inputs, making systems work more fluidly, when not looking

  • AKInteractor now handles all basic input logic for looking, button pressing, holding and item name highlighting

  • AKItem is now re-written to use an Interface so it can all be event driven

  • Make sure all AKItem / GeneratorItem editor works

AKItem:

  • Make note popup when the player chooses Examine System as the system type: "Please make sure you have the ExamineItem script attached and set the system within that to the system you're wanting to pickup

  • Make sure we use inputs from InputManager

Generator System

  • Split this into separate scripts like others?

  • Add null checks

  • Convert all to TMP

  • Added new audio effects to the system

    • Added brand new looped generator filling audio

    • Added brand new jerrycan pickup audio

  • Changed UI design for generator inventory to be more professional and en keeping with other assets

  • GeneratorItem script Improvements:

    • Fuel barrel can now be set to unlimited usage

    • Made sure collected Jerrycan updates inventory fuel as it didn't work as intended

    • Added brand new functionality for being able to turn the generator on and off on the keypress

    • Added a new audio for looping and sound pouring

    • Added functionality to fill the generator over-time using a long keypress

      • Added new fillrate field for customisation

Gas Mask System:

  • Updated GMHealthManager to match v1.4 of the single asset which includes new optimisations, new ways to control health and split into helpeful methods for more consistency

  • Renamed Visor UI to "UI - Gas Mask Visor Overlay" for more consistency

  • Added null checks for all Gas Mask UI and other UI manager related elements

  • Renamed all Gas Mask related inventory elements

  • Convert all text UI elements to TMP

    • Edited the AKUIManager to reference this change for TMP

Emblem Key System:

  • Added null checks for all UI elements

Valve / Pipe System:

  • Added null checks for all UI elements, including arrays

  • Renaming ValveSliderContainerUI to best match other elements of the system

  • Removed the CanvasGroup from the progress container and optimised the code to disable the object rather than using the group

Safe System

  • What about big interaction collider over SafeModel and when the door is opened, that is turned off and the main body colliders come on?

  • Fixed an issue where safe UI numbers didn't update on the next tumbler press (Visual bug rather than anything that stopped the system working effectively)

  • Created brand new single colliders around the skeleton of the safe, so interactions for items can be used within the safe (When opened) - Large colliders won't get in the way

  • Created new input name to SafeCloseKey and added to input manager script

  • Rename Safe Model reference in Safe Controller / Trigger to Safe Interaction

  • Remove collider from Safe - Model and added to Safe - Door

  • Renamed all UI elements to be consistent with other systems

    • Updated all UI elements to TMP

  • Created a new parent for Safe UI for easier disabling

Fuse Box System

  • Added null checks to UIManager script to avoid missing reference issues

  • Converted UI elements to TMP

Keypad System

  • Updated Keyboard Sci-Fi UI elements to TMP

  • Updated Keypad Sci-Fi elements to TMP

  • Updated Keypad modern UI elements to TMP

    • Renamed all UI elements and organised for better debugging

  • Updated UI manager to reflect TMP additions

    • Added null checks for all fields related to keypad system

Phone System

  • Updated Mobile phone UI elements to TMP

  • Updated Payphone UI elements to TMP

  • Updated Office phone UI elements to TMP

    • Renamed all UI elements and organised those for better usage

  • Updated UI manager to reflect TMP additions

    • Added null checks for all fields related to phone system for easier debugging

Flashlight System

  • Probably get rid of Base class for flashlight? Just make custom editor for it?

  • Make sure flashlight battery doesn't decrease when inside inventory?

  • Converted Flashlight battery parent UI text to TMP

  • Removed some raycast targets on the UI to avoid interaction issues

  • You may pick up multiple batteries initially if the flashlight controller has more than 0 Battery Count at the start. Fix this by adding 0 to this field

  • Fixed an issue where the flashlight wouldn't appear in the inventory even if the HasFlashlight bool was checked

  • Added null checks for UI manager

Examine System

  • Make sure Highlight is removed

  • Edited Basic & Right Sided Examine UI

    • Expanded parent UI element for better usage

    • Recreated all text elements to TMP

    • Renamed all elements

    • Added TMP to Empty Close Button UI elements

    • Renamed and TMP added to Examine Help Panel UI elements

  • Changed the UI Manager now references the TMP type text

    • Fixed all font style issues when converting to TMP

    • Changed Interaction naming to Highlight name for name highlight system

    • Added UI debugs to UI manager for examine system

APK Support Hub Fixes

  • Rewritten APK hub description

  • Added Write Review button and re-arranged button layout

  • Updated header image for V1.7

  • Added a new Dont Open Automatically check box so user can choose to stop this opening automatically but still open via Window > Adventure Kit Support Hub

Documentation Updates

  • Which UI objects need to be disabled by default at start for all systems

    • AK - Phone Canvases

      • All individual canvases needs to be disabled by default

  • Comments for more scripts and in-depth information

  • Mention new FadeOut for audio manager as seen in GeneratorItem

  • Add more details to where inputs are located in each script

  • Safe System

    • Mention that if you rename any objects (Door / Handle) this will cause animations to be lost on the models

    • Mention Safe Model has animations

    • Mention Door has the AKItem & SafeItem

  • Inventory Canvas UI - OFF

    • UI_Left_ButtonContainer - ON

      • All items inside - OFF

New Additions:

  • New Demo Scene

  • Add object inspection text descriptions for objects as required

  • Keycard System

Improvements:

  • Change logo for APK starter message

  • Make sure all UI elements have (Start Disabled) if they're required

    • Always make sure all UI elements have a container, rather than disabling the entire canvas

  • Check UI Manager and make sure all true/false visible checks are optimised

  • Check all systems to make sure they have all UI elements in CheckField

  • Check all systems to make sure they have the correct tag and layers

  • Check all systems to make sure they have correct highlight

    • Add new UI design to the text highlight

    • Add button prompt

  • Add new button models to interactive door

  • Make sure all systems have good input names and look at references for trigger (Like safe system and disabling the prompt when we might still need it)

  • Merge trigger event functionality?

    • Make sure these all share the same input

  • Add print note to disable manager

  • Make sure all systems have a prompt that appears so you can understand how to close

  • Add an "X" button to the inventory menu

  • Combine keypad & phone system together in code?

  • Make sure all separate system manager have persist code

  • Check all scripts for useless code or comments that aren't relevant

  • Make sure all SystemItem controller scripts use the same naming convetions like ItemType or SystemType

  • Add CanvasGroups to Canvases for easier understanding and smoother transitions

    • Maybe create fade for all UI's?

Note System:

  • Update to V2.0

FPS Character Controller:

  • Add Simple FPS Controller

    • Add crouching

    • Add Jumping

      • Jumping sounds

    • Add sprinting

      • Footsteps sounds and functionality

    • Add camera zoom

    • Take slopes into account

    • Add Physics Objects Movement

Final Exporting

  • Add separate .Unitypackages for each pipelines to make installation easier

  • Test each pipeline against documentation

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V1.8 Update List:

New Additions:

  • Door Interaction Kit

Input System:

  • Add functionality for new input system (Create tutorial in documentation and mention in description)

Recreate Third Person Controller functionality:

  • Make sure this scene uses the newer Unity TPS controller

Inventory System:

  • Brand new inventory system with 2 tiered functionality

    • Add title and description in a space relevant for each object in inventory

  • JSON save system

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