Changelog on GS_Play Gameplay Framework

Change Logs

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

GS_Audio
GS_Cinematics
GS_Core
GS_Environment
GS_Interaction
GS_Juice
GS_Performer
GS_PhantomCam
GS_UI
GS_Unit
Documentation

GS_Audio

Latest version: 0.5.0

Summary: First official base release. Audio manager, event playback, mixing buses, multi-layer score arrangement, and Klatt voice synthesis.

GS_Audio Logs

GS_Cinematics

Latest version: 0.5.0

Summary: First official base release. Full dialogue system with node graph sequencer, polymorphic conditions/effects/performances, world and screen-space UI, typewriter, babble, localization, and the in-engine dialogue editor.

GS_Cinematics Logs

Audio Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

0.5.0

Audio 0.5.0

First official base release of GS_Audio.

Audio Manager

GS_AudioManagerComponent — audio engine lifecycle management, event library loading
AudioManagerRequestBus / AudioManagerNotificationBus
Master volume control and engine-level audio settings

Audio Events

AudioEventLibrary asset — pools of named audio events
GS_AudioEvent — pool selection, concurrent instance limiting, and 3D spatialization
AudioManagerRequestBus playback interface

Mixing & Effects

GS_MixingBus — mixing bus component with configurable effects chain
Filters, EQ, and environmental influence effects per bus

Score Arrangement

ScoreArrangementTrack — multi-layer music system
ScoreLayer — individual music layers toggled by gameplay state
TimeSignatures enum for bar-aligned transitions

Klatt Voice Synthesis

KlattVoiceSystemComponent — shared SoLoud engine, 3D listener management
KlattVoiceComponent — per-entity text-to-speech with phoneme mapping and segment queue
KlattVoiceRequestBus / KlattVoiceNotificationBus / KlattVoiceSystemRequestBus
Full 3D spatial voice audio with configurable voice parameters

Cinematics Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

0.5.0

Cinematics 0.5.0

First official base release of GS_Cinematics.

Cinematics Manager

GS_CinematicsManagerComponent — cinematic mode lifecycle (BeginCinematic / EndCinematic)
CinematicsManagerRequestBus / CinematicsManagerNotificationBus (EnterCinematic / ExitCinematic)
CinematicStageMarkerComponent — named world-space anchor, self-registers on activate

Dialogue Manager

GS_DialogueManagerComponent — active .dialoguedb asset ownership and performer registry
DialogueManagerRequestBus — StartDialogueSequenceByName, ChangeDialogueDatabase, RegisterPerformerMarker, GetPerformer
DialoguePerformerMarkerComponent — named NPC world anchor, PerformerMarkerRequestBus

Dialogue Sequencer

DialogueSequencerComponent — node graph traversal, runtime token management
DialogueUIBridgeComponent — routes active dialogue to whichever UI is registered, decouples sequencer from presentation
DialogueSequencerNotificationBus — OnDialogueTextBegin, OnDialogueSequenceComplete

Data Structure

DialogueDatabase (.dialoguedb) — named actors and sequences asset
DialogueSequence — directed node graph with startNodeId
ActorDefinition — actor name, portrait, and metadata
Node types: TextNodeData, SelectionNodeData, RandomNodeData, EffectsNodeData, PerformanceNodeData
SelectionOption — per-choice text, conditions, and connections

Conditions

DialogueCondition (abstract base) — EvaluateCondition()
Boolean_DialogueCondition — base boolean comparison
Record_DialogueCondition — checks GS_Save records with comparison operators
Polymorphic discovery: extend base class, no manual registration

Effects

DialogueEffect (abstract base) — DoEffect() / ReverseEffect()
SetRecords_DialogueEffect — sets GS_Save records during dialogue
ToggleEntitiesActive_DialogueEffect — activates or deactivates entities in the level
Polymorphic discovery: extend base class, no manual registration

Performances

DialoguePerformance (abstract base, AZ::TickBus::Handler) — DoPerformance() / ExecutePerformance() / FinishPerformance()
MoveTo_DialoguePerformance — interpolated movement to stage marker
PathTo_DialoguePerformance — navmesh path navigation to stage marker (requires RecastNavigation)
RepositionPerformer_DialoguePerformance — instant teleport to stage marker
Polymorphic discovery: extend base class, no manual registration

Dialogue UI

DialogueUIComponent — screen-space dialogue text, speaker name, and portrait display
WorldDialogueUIComponent — world-space speech bubble display
DialogueUISelectionComponent — screen-space player choice menu
WorldDialogueUISelectionComponent — world-space selection display
TypewriterComponent — character-by-character text reveal, configurable speed, OnTypeFired / OnTypewriterComplete
BabbleComponent — procedural audio babble synchronized to typewriter output

Localization

LocalizedStringId — key + default fallback text, Resolve() method
LocalizedStringTable — runtime key-value string lookup table

Dialogue Editor

Node-based in-engine GUI for authoring .dialoguedb assets and sequence graphs

Type Registry

DialogueTypeRegistry — factory registration for conditions, effects, and performances
DialogueTypeDiscoveryBus — external gems register custom types without modifying GS_Cinematics

Environment Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

0.5.0

Environment 0.5.0

First official base release of GS_Environment.

Time Manager

GS_TimeManagerComponent — world time ownership, time of day control
TimeManagerRequestBus — SetTimeOfDay, SetTimePassageSpeed, GetTimeOfDay, GetWorldTime, IsDay
TimeManagerNotificationBus — WorldTick (per-frame), DayNightChanged (on threshold cross)
GS_EnvironmentSystemComponent — system-level environment registration

Sky Configuration

SkyColourConfiguration — data asset defining sky color at different times of day
Authored as an asset and assigned to the environment for day/night color blending

Core Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

0.5.0

Core 0.5.0

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Interaction Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

0.5.0

Interaction 0.5.0

First official base release of GS_Interaction.

Pulsors

PulsorComponent — physics trigger volume that broadcasts typed pulse events
PulseReactorComponent — receives pulses and executes reactor types
PulseType (abstract base) — extensible pulse payload type
Built-in types: Debug_Pulse, Destruct_Pulse
PulseTypeRegistry — auto-discovery of all reflected pulse types

Targeting

GS_TargetComponent — marks an entity as a targetable object
GS_InteractTargetComponent — marks an entity as interactable
GS_CursorComponent — world-space cursor and proximity scan
GS_TargetingHandlerComponent — finds and locks the best interactable in range
GS_TargetingHandlerRequestBus / GS_TargetingHandlerNotificationBus

World Triggers

TriggerSensorComponent — base for all condition-side trigger sensors
WorldTriggerComponent — base for all response-side world triggers
Built-in sensors: InteractTriggerSensorComponent, PlayerInteractTriggerSensorComponent, ColliderTriggerSensorComponent, RecordTriggerSensorComponent
WorldTriggerRequestBus — trigger enable/disable interface
Sensors renamed from TriggerAction to TriggerSensor (2026-03)
22 components total across all subsystems

Juice Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

0.5.0

Juice 0.5.0

First official base release of GS_Juice. Early Development — full support planned 2026.

Feedback System

FeedbackEmitter — component that plays authored feedback motions on its entity
FeedbackMotionAsset — data asset containing one or more feedback tracks
FeedbackMotion — runtime instance wrapper for a FeedbackMotionAsset
FeedbackMotionTrack — domain base class extending GS_Core’s GS_Motion system

Feedback Tracks

FeedbackTransformTrack — drives position, scale, and rotation offsets (screen shake, bounce)
FeedbackMaterialTrack — drives opacity, emissive intensity, and color (flash, glow, pulse)

PostProcessing

Planned for future release. Not yet implemented.

Performer Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

0.5.0

Performer 0.5.0

First official base release of GS_Performer. Early Development — full support planned 2026.

Performer Manager

GS_PerformerManagerComponent — performer registration and name-based lookup
PerformerManagerRequestBus
GS_PerformerSystemComponent — system-level lifecycle component

Skin Slots

PerformerSkinSlotComponent — manages a named visual slot on a character entity
SkinSlotHandlerComponent — handles asset swapping for a given slot
PerformerSkinSlotsConfigProfile — asset class defining slot configurations
SkinSlotData / SkinSlotNameDataPair — slot data types

Paper Performer

PaperFacingHandlerBaseComponent — base for billboard-style rendering handlers
PaperFacingHandlerComponent — orients a 2.5D billboard character to face the camera correctly

Locomotion

VelocityLocomotionHookComponent — reads entity velocity and drives animation blend tree parameters automatically

Head Tracking

Procedural head bone orientation toward a world-space look-at target

Babble

BabbleComponent — generates procedural vocalisation tones synchronized to GS_Cinematics typewriter output
BabbleToneEvent / SpeakerBabbleEvents — tone data structures per speaker identity

PhantomCam Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

0.5.0

PhantomCam 0.5.0

First official base release of GS_PhantomCam.

Cam Manager

GS_CamManagerComponent — camera system lifecycle, active camera tracking
CamManagerRequestBus / CamManagerNotificationBus
GS_PhantomCamSystemComponent — system-level registration

Phantom Cameras

GS_PhantomCameraComponent — virtual camera with follow target, look-at, FOV, and priority
PhantomCameraRequestBus
PhantomCamData — camera configuration data structure
Priority-based switching: highest priority active phantom camera drives the real camera

Cam Core

GS_CamCoreComponent — reads from the active phantom camera each frame and applies to the engine camera
CamCoreRequestBus / CamCoreNotificationBus

Camera Behaviors

ClampedLook_PhantomCamComponent — look-at with clamped angle limits
StaticOrbitPhantomCamComponent — fixed-distance orbit around a target
Track_PhantomCamComponent — follows a spline or path track
AlwaysFaceCameraComponent — keeps an entity billboard-facing the active camera

Blend Profiles

GS_PhantomCamBlendProfile — asset defining camera transition easing and duration
Smooth interpolation between camera positions on priority switch

Influence Fields

GlobalCameraInfluenceComponent — global persistent camera modifier
CameraInfluenceFieldComponent — spatial zone that modifies camera behavior on entry
CamInfluenceData — influence configuration data (offset, FOV shift, tilt)

UI Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

0.5.0

UI 0.5.0

First official base release of GS_UI.

UI Manager

GS_UIManagerComponent — canvas lifecycle management, focus stack, startup focus assignment
UIManagerRequestBus
Single-tier page navigation: Manager → Page (no hub layer)

GS_UIPageComponent — root canvas registration, nested page management
NavigationReturnPolicy — RestoreLast or AlwaysDefault back navigation behavior
FocusEntry — focus state data for page transitions
Cross-canvas boundary navigation support
Companion Component Pattern: domain-specific page logic lives on companion components that react to page bus events

UI Interaction

GS_ButtonComponent — enhanced button with hover and select UiAnimationMotion support
GS_UIInputInterceptorComponent — input capture and blocking for UI canvases
GS_UIInputProfile — input mapping configuration for UI contexts

UI Animation

UiMotionTrack (domain base) — extends GS_Core’s GS_Motion system
8 concrete tracks: UiPositionTrack, UiScaleTrack, UiRotationTrack, UiElementAlphaTrack, UiImageAlphaTrack, UiImageColorTrack, UiTextColorTrack, UiTextSizeTrack
UiAnimationMotionAsset — authored animation asset
UiAnimationMotion — runtime instance wrapper

Load Screen

GS_LoadScreenComponent — manages load screen display during level transitions

PauseMenuComponent — pause state management and pause menu page coordination

Removed

GS_UIWindowComponent — removed entirely
GS_UIHubComponent / GS_UIHubBus — deprecated legacy layer

Unit Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Logs

0.5.0

Unit 0.5.0

First official base release of GS_Unit.

Unit Manager

GS_UnitManagerComponent — unit registration and lifecycle tracking
UnitManagerRequestBus

Unit Component

GS_UnitComponent — unit identity and state component
UnitRequestBus

Controllers

GS_UnitControllerComponent — abstract controller base, possess/release pattern
GS_PlayerControllerComponent — human player possession
GS_AIControllerComponent — AI-driven possession
GS_PlayerControllerInputReaderComponent — reads hardware input and routes to the possessed unit

Input Pipeline

3-stage architecture: controller entity reads hardware → routes to InputDataComponent on the unit → reactor components act on the structured state
InputDataRequestBus / InputDataNotificationBus
GS_InputReactorComponent — reacts to binary input states (button/action)
GS_InputAxisReactorComponent — reacts to axis input values (sticks, triggers)

MoverContext

GS_MoverContextComponent — transforms raw input into movement intent, manages active mode and profiles
MoverContextRequestBus / MoverContextNotificationBus
Mode-driven movement: one named mode active at a time; only the mover and grounder matching that mode run

Movers

GS_MoverComponent — mode-aware mover base class
GS_PhysicsMoverComponent — physics-driven movement via PhysX
GS_3DFreeMoverComponent — unconstrained 3D free movement
GS_3DSlideMoverComponent — slide-and-collide surface movement

Grounders

GS_PhysicsRayGrounderComponent — raycast-based grounding for the “Free” movement mode

Movement Influence

MovementInfluenceFieldComponent — spatial zone that modifies unit movement within its bounds
GlobalMovementRequestBus — global movement modifier interface

Profiles

GS_UnitMovementProfile — per-mode speed, acceleration, and movement parameter configuration

Docs Change Log

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Docs 1.0.0

Welcome page finalized.
Get Started and Index sections finalized.
No missing pages. Final organization.
Patterns Complete.
Feature List, Glossary fully updated.
Get Started T1 page filled.
Index T1 page filled.
Final Logs format and arrangement.
Print page + print section links.
Homepage complete.
About Us complete.
Product pages complete.

Docs 0.9.0

Full first implementation of direct documentation formatting and content. With this release we have our first fully working catalogue of featuresets, functionality, and API.

Changelog on GS_Play Gameplay Framework

Change Logs

Logs

GS_Audio

GS_Cinematics

Audio Change Log

Logs

Audio 0.5.0

Audio Manager

Audio Events

Mixing & Effects

Score Arrangement

Klatt Voice Synthesis

Cinematics Change Log

Logs

Cinematics 0.5.0

Cinematics Manager

Dialogue Manager

Dialogue Sequencer

Data Structure

Conditions

Effects

Performances

Dialogue UI

Localization

Dialogue Editor

Type Registry

Environment Change Log

Logs

Environment 0.5.0

Time Manager

Sky Configuration

Core Change Log

Logs

Core 0.5.0

Interaction Change Log

Logs

Interaction 0.5.0

Pulsors

Targeting

World Triggers

Juice Change Log

Logs

Juice 0.5.0

Feedback System

Feedback Tracks

PostProcessing

Performer Change Log

Logs

Performer 0.5.0

Performer Manager

Skin Slots

Paper Performer

Locomotion

Head Tracking

Babble

PhantomCam Change Log

Logs

PhantomCam 0.5.0

Cam Manager

Phantom Cameras

Cam Core

Camera Behaviors

Blend Profiles

Influence Fields

UI Change Log

Logs

UI 0.5.0

UI Manager

Page Navigation

UI Interaction

UI Animation

Load Screen

Pause Menu

Removed

Unit Change Log

Logs

Unit 0.5.0

Unit Manager

Unit Component