RPG Shooter
Though not strictly level design focused, this project provided a wealth of technical knowledge that continues to help me in my day-to-day. Most of the sprites/art are from this pack, though a few are made by me.
ENEMIES
There are two different enemies within the game. One is a melee based monster that will follow the enemy until they get a certain distance away. The other is a ranged monster that will chase the player, firing projectiles when close.
Both enemies use scriptable objects in order to make them more consistent, as well as easier to edit.
PATHFINDING
Instead of relying on Unity’s built in system for navigation I decided to implement the A* Pathfinding plugin. This system is very versatile and allowed me to focus on fleshing out other systems instead.
This system ties in with the enemies’ state machine, which cycles through idle, patrol, chase and attack states. Based on various criteria, the state machine will update the state.
WEAPONS
The weapons were a lot of fun to make. It was a challenge trying to catch edge cases with their ammo count UI and making sure swapping worked seamlessly.
Rifle
Shotgun
Both the rifle and the shotgun were pretty similar and shared the same base class. Then grenade however was more difficult.
One feature that was important to make it feel unique was variable throw strength. By holding down the throw button for longer I wanted it to fly further, which ended up feeling really satisfying. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to get to the strength UI representation.
Grenades
COLLECTIBLES
There are four powerups/collectibles in the game. The collectibles are health packs, ammo packs and a chest that the player can interact with an open. The power up will temporarily increase the player’s speed, allowing them to get around the level more quickly.
In order to make things both cleaner and more extendable I used a base class for collectibles that the health pack/ammo crate extend from.
JUICE
Part of the fun for the project was working on all the little things that really added to the experience and made it feel more alive. Some of those things are:
Screen shake on explosion: Grenades feel more powerful than they actually are
Fog of war: Limiting player information adds to tension and makes players second guess their choices
