Blocking out the boss arena
Aug 18, 2026Write your most recent update here: what the arena looks like right now, and what's next (attack patterns, telegraphs, phases, etc.).
Level Design
Blockout
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Unreal Engine
Souls-Like Boss Encounter
My first Unreal Engine project: one hand-tuned, Dark Souls-style boss fight, built solo and documented as I learn the engine.
Fill in whether this is built in C++, Blueprints, or both, and update this page as the project progresses.
Overview
This is my first project in Unreal Engine: a single, deeply iterated boss encounter in the style of Dark Souls, built solo. Rather than a full game, the goal is to prove out one great encounter — attack patterns, telegraphs, camera work, and the moment-to-moment feel of a boss fight.
Add a fuller breakdown here of the boss concept, the player's toolkit, and what "done" looks like for this project.
My Contributions
- Sole developer, learning Unreal Engine from scratch on this project.
- Add specifics here as systems get built: boss AI/state machine, player combat, camera, animation blending, etc.
Gallery
Devlog
Learning Unreal, one system at a time
Notes from the project so far. Newest entries first — duplicate one of these blocks to add your own as work continues.
First month learning Unreal
July 2026Write about the learning curve here: what was hardest to pick up coming from Unity/Godot, and the first real system you got working.
Learning
Why a boss fight, and why Unreal
June 2026Write about the pitch here: why you picked a single boss encounter as the scope, and why Unreal Engine specifically.
Pre-Production