🛠️ Devlog 1 — Main Menu Implementation

We’ve officially begun development of Echoes of Elarion in Unreal Engine 5.6, starting with the game’s front-end experience.

🧱 Phase 1: Initial Static Menu

We began with a basic static menu featuring a placeholder image background and standard buttons like Start, Settings, and Exit. This allowed us to quickly establish the UI structure.

🚀 Phase 2: Dynamic 3D Main Menu Scene

We’ve since upgraded the menu into a fully dynamic 3D scene, offering a much more immersive and polished first impression:

• 🎥 Cinematic camera system slowly pans through a small section of the game world

• 🌍 Live 3D environment pulled directly from the playable island map

• 🔆 Custom lighting and atmosphere that reflect the tone of the game

• 🎮 UI made using UMG and smoothly integrated over the viewport

🎨 Added Elements:

• 🕹️ The official game logo now displays at the top of the screen

• 🧪 Build version info (PreProdB1 (“ pre production  Build v0.1”) now appears at the corner of the screen — useful for internal testing and version control

✅ Up Next:

• Player movement controller (3rd-person action)

• Blockout of the starting map zone

• Basic UI interactions and transitions