Developer Diaries

Throughout the Closed Beta the Hedone Developers have released Developer Diaries to give updates on what they have been working on and insight into the behind-the-scenes being put into the development of Hedone.

Developer Diary 1: Oil Rig and Shanty "Making Of" Videos
The first Developer Diary focused on the variety of arenas Hedone features. This diary explained in detail the process of arena creation from concept to playing. This diary also featured two "Making Of" videos, those of the Oil Rig and Shanty arenas.

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Developer Diary 2: Upcoming Feature Preview
The focus of the second Developr Diary was on giving players a preview of the new and upcoming features coming to Hedone. This video announced the new commentator voices recorded by professional voice actors, replacing the "placeholder" recordings done by Acony employees. Also announced was the comm centre and changes to the user interface, as well as half-time and reward screens. A series of new weapons were also revealed and the inclusion of a sprint feature was confirmed for the first time. This video also revealed three new arenas coming to Hedone, Wreck, Studio, and Cactus.

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Developer Diary 3: More Weapons!
The focus of the third Developer Diary was two upcoming weapons being added to Hedone, the MK3A1 Pancor Jackhammer shotgun and the Kriss Super (Vector) SMG. This Developer Diary also detailed the process of creating the weapons in game, from the research to the final model.



Developer Diary 4: Making the Hedone Trailer
The fourth Developer Diary detailed the creation of the Become a Legend Hedone Trailer, from storyboards to final animation.

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Developer Diary 5: Creating the Dust Devil Effect
The fifth Developer Diary featured effects artist Evgeniy Zaitsev explaining the process behind the creation of the Dust Devil special effect in the Unreal Editor.

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