FPS Remodding Weapons Prototype

Project Goal

I was inspired by Destiny 2 to create a system that would allow for personal investment into weapons by letting players modify the gear they like by sacrificing gear they don't.

Work Summary

Using UE4's FPS template, created the base needed for the project, including 3 different weapons
Created 5 mods that take the core of whatever weapon they are attached to and improve one stat while lowering another
Set up the remodding UI with minimal functionality to achieve the desired flow for working through the system
Added proper functionality to the UI menu and fully implement changing mods on the currently equipped weapon

Outcome

This project came out nearly exactly as I had hoped it would. The player has access to three predetermined weapons to start from and take mods from. Putting mods into a weapon has an immediate and noticeable affect on them. I decided not to implement a cost system for this, however. Destroying a weapon in a prototype of this small a scale would have just made properly trying out various combinations too much trouble for fast iterations.