"Before the Fall: Releasing Lost Soldier: Foxhunt" Prototype

🛠️ DevLog – Lost Soldier: Foxhunt (Initial Release)

Date: May 25, 2025
Developer: Gunnar Gersdorf
Game: Lost Soldier: Foxhunt

🎯 About the Project

Lost Soldier: Foxhunt is a small third-person survival minigame, created as a prequel to my upcoming title Lost Soldier.
This game is set before the collapse of the world, in a peaceful natural environment.
Your goal: find and catch the fox that roams the land.

🧩 Gameplay Overview

• Catch the Fox: Press F when you’re close enough

• Movement: Use WASD to walk around

• Jump: Press Spacebar to jump

• No combat. No HUD. Just the calm before the storm.

🏗️ Development Insights

• Built with Unreal Engine 5, this game was a learning-focused side project

• The fox AI uses StateTree logic to wander, sit, or flee when the player is nearby

• The world is hand-built, using modular and procedural elements

• Crow animations (gliding, hopping) and the fox's movement were developed from scratch

• Third-person camera with responsive control and animation blending

💡 Design Philosophy

The goal was to create an immersive and minimalist atmosphere.
This is not about winning — it's about exploring a quiet moment in a world on the edge of change.
This project also helped test mechanics that will later be used in Lost Soldier.

📜 How to Install & Play

Installation
Just download and unzip the game folder.
Run Game.exe — no installation required.

Controls

• Move: WASD
• Jump: Spacebar
• Catch the Fox: F

💸 Donations & Legal Notes

This project is a hobby. I’m a full-time public employee in Germany, working on this in my free time.
Donations via PayPal are completely voluntary and help motivate future development.
This game was not funded or reviewed by any official institution.

🔮 What's Next

Foxhunt is just the beginning.
In the full version of Lost Soldier, the peaceful world you see here will be transformed — into something much darker.
Until then, enjoy the calm before the fall.