Hello friends, Here we are in May, time flies when you're having fun! I've decided to better organize the news here on Steam and start creating a "Dev Diary" where I keep you updated on more parts of the development. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44870151/c81117bcdf70692c8c030f58abbce549ed61e140.png[/img] I started this fantastic development adventure in [b]January 2024[/b] and I'm happy to continue this journey together with new friends and the support of my family, this gives me the energy to make [b]Wandering Cat memorable[/b]! In these last few months, for those who follow Cat on social media, you will have seen various clips where I showed different features, tests or simply had fun communicating the game world, from [b]Dofos[/b] to [b]Dungeon[/b]. Obviously there is much more behind it: the writing of the [b]story[/b], the creation of the individual game [b]maps[/b] that will shape the world full of food and adventures for Cat, the creation of every single [b]character[/b] [i](including new cats that will be created by some users who have won the past Giveaway)[/i]. All this while I "caress" my beloved Unreal Engine and C++. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44870151/ba7a3531abc0cf333b1f7e097c4c41522f336f92.png[/img] Speaking of the Engine, I'm updating the project to [b]Unreal Engine 5.4[/b], a version that implements a lot of interesting features and some of these will be very useful for Wandering Cat! Luckily I started from version 5.3, so the transition is essentially painless. However, this allowed me to update the entire Core of the game, putting together a whole new system in C++ that will serve as a pillar for all future builds. Meanwhile, the [b]Pre-Alpha[/b] of the game has reached [b]version 0.0.7[/b], introducing some features ready to be tested by selected users on Discord [i](for example the ability to wear hats)[/i]. As already communicated in the previous news [i](and as you can already see for yourselves from Steam)[/i] I have updated the artwork of the game by [b]removing any use of AI[/b] [i](which, I repeat, is not used in the game/code at all)[/i], collaborating with truly good and helpful people who did an excellent job! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44870151/fa751fd206db7b9829969f1c46da1366081b1e5b.png[/img] I'm very happy with how the development is progressing, having fun with my main testers [i](my two sons)[/i]. I have [b]many ideas[/b] in the pipeline, in the coming months I will try to refine everything more and more to finally get closer to an excellent [b]Alpha version[/b]! May the meow be with you! [h3]🛠️ Follow the development of the game[/h3] If you want to keep up to date on development and participate directly, here are some links where you can find Cat: [list] [*][url=https://discord.gg/W4jxU4Ex2F ] Discord [/url] [*][url=https://www.instagram.com/wanderingcat_game/ ] Instagram [/url] [*][url=https://www.threads.net/@wanderingcat_game ] Threads [/url] [*][url=https://twitter.com/WanderingCat_G ] Twitter (X) [/url] [*][url=https://www.tiktok.com/@wanderingcat_game ] TikTok [/url] [*][url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGPzOxRF8zaNR6wIA-dGBMw ] YouTube [/url] [*][url=https://www.reddit.com/r/wandering_cat/ ] Reddit [/url] [*][url=https://wanderingcat.it/ ] Website [/url] [/list]