Long time no see...


Hello again, long time no see! 

This update has been significantly delayed and seeing that it is December 2022 and there is no release, it is safe to say that my goal was very VERY unrealistic!

But there have been some very significant developments to the game so far! Some things to note are:

  • I am hoping to update my itch.io more regularly with the development of the "Unnamed Cat Cafe Simulator" due to the completion of my second year of university (only one and a half left to go)!
  • I have decided to move from Unity to Unreal for a broader scope of development platforms since I am only taught Unity at my university and I now have to use Unreal for work.
  • That my new goal will be to release a demo in February of 2023 (just before I start my semester).

As for the game's current progress, I have been blessed with JustCreate's fantastic low poly assets on the UE Marketplace (linked below). Currently, I have only collected the "Low Poly House Interior in Props" bundle and am hoping to gather more as the game progresses. The game has no solid gameplay only the aforementioned opening and closing of doors and cupboards (a lot easier with blueprints than C#) and light switches, all of which are "E to interact" functions. 

JustCreate's Asset: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/item/a66bf7dd9ed6408b9da6af181e95...

Other than this, the general look and feel of the house is done but I am still in need of some cat trees, if anyone knows of any cat toys, food, or furniture assets that are currently available please link them! That would be amazing! I have attached my original plan (overlapped with my new plan) and some photos of the finished environment! 

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The messy masterplan

Cafe_01
Looking from the kitchen area into the "customer arrival area"
Cafe_02
Looking from the entrance to the cat room to the "cafe preparation area"
Office_01
Looking from the hallway and intersection of the café area and office area.
LivingArea_01
Looking from the staircase, which is at the end of the hallway from the office and café area
Bedroom_01
Looking from beside the entry doorway
Bathroom_01
Looking from beside the entry doorway
CatRoom_01
Looking from the comfy couch in the café area

Next, I will be working on the general day-to-day mechanics which can be seen in the annotations within the photos above! These include:

  • Customer interactions with coffee ordering and the players coffee making
  • The online interface for the office which is needed for ordering items, furniture or more cats
  • The cats...

That's all for now, I will be looking to update this page every fortnight from now on so I will see you on the 17th! And remember... nothing bad happens in this game! NOTHING!

Thank you for reading I really appreciate your time! 

Sincerely, 

Saarsha <3 

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