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Rune Mages – Burning Hands VFX
In our game Rune Mages a key mechanic is to combine runes to make different spells. But what do you get if you combine a fire rune with a water rune? We decided that it would be a water spray on fire. This spell has greater range then the water spray spell but is also cone shaped and it does a lot of damage. Unlike the water spray I didn’t have any problem selling the effect as a “fire spray” […]
Rune Mages – Burning Hands VFX
In our game Rune Mages a key mechanic is to combine runes to make different spells. But what do you get if you combine a fire rune with a water rune? We decided that it would be a water spray on fire. This spell has greater range then the water spray spell but is also cone shaped and it does a lot of damage. Unlike the water spray I didn’t have any problem selling the effect as a “fire spray” […]
Big Game Project: Post 6
This post will cover the work that was done the last two weeks of our project. Even though it will cover two weeks of work I get the feeling that it will be quite short since I don’t know what to say that has not already been said in my previous posts, but I’ll do my best.
Second to last week
Most of the time this week was spent in making the trailer for our game. What the designer wanted was a […]
Big Game Project: Post 6
This post will cover the work that was done the last two weeks of our project. Even though it will cover two weeks of work I get the feeling that it will be quite short since I don’t know what to say that has not already been said in my previous posts, but I’ll do my best.
Second to last week
Most of the time this week was spent in making the trailer for our game. What the designer wanted was a […]
BGP Post 6
The final week of development came with many quick changes in the groups schedule and in the projects overall layout. At this point the need to actually finish the implementation of all our assets in the game became all the more pressing as we rushed towards our deadline. Even at this point in development some last minute changes were made to our game, affecting our levels layout, mechanics within the game and overall visuals. There were two tasks that called for […]
BGP Post 6
The final week of development came with many quick changes in the groups schedule and in the projects overall layout. At this point the need to actually finish the implementation of all our assets in the game became all the more pressing as we rushed towards our deadline. Even at this point in development some last minute changes were made to our game, affecting our levels layout, mechanics within the game and overall visuals. There were two tasks that called for […]
Rune Mages – Spell Prototypes, Part 2
The water spray is a low damage push-back spell that is supposed to be used to push away enemies that are to close to your characters. This was a short range spell, but was later changed to affect a longer and wider area. The problem I had while making this spell was that it was water, and to make something look like water is very difficult. I had no experience with shader forge at this moment and I had to […]
Rune Mages – Spell Prototypes, Part 2
The water spray is a low damage push-back spell that is supposed to be used to push away enemies that are to close to your characters. This was a short range spell, but was later changed to affect a longer and wider area. The problem I had while making this spell was that it was water, and to make something look like water is very difficult. I had no experience with shader forge at this moment and I had to […]
Rune Mages – Spell Prototypes, Part 1
A few weeks into the project I had got a hang on the particle system in Unity and we had decided what kind of spells that were going to be in the game. This ment that I could start prototyping these spells as particle effects. Our spells were divided into three groups; one rune spell, two rune spell and three rune spell. For our alpha test we wanted to have the one rune spells ready since they are the simplest […]
Rune Mages – Spell Prototypes, Part 1
A few weeks into the project I had got a hang on the particle system in Unity and we had decided what kind of spells that were going to be in the game. This ment that I could start prototyping these spells as particle effects. Our spells were divided into three groups; one rune spell, two rune spell and three rune spell. For our alpha test we wanted to have the one rune spells ready since they are the simplest […]
GGC and Computers
Hello!
GGC is over for this year! We had a lot of people playing our game and it was fun. First of im happy about the feedback we got for our art in the game, this was one of my personal goals that this game would look great, and I think we did a pretty good job. As for the gameplay and the puzzles, the feedback we got was good and diverse but we should just have playtest it more to […]
GGC and Computers
Hello!
GGC is over for this year! We had a lot of people playing our game and it was fun. First of im happy about the feedback we got for our art in the game, this was one of my personal goals that this game would look great, and I think we did a pretty good job. As for the gameplay and the puzzles, the feedback we got was good and diverse but we should just have playtest it more to […]
The end of a project
So that’s that. Our dear game Somnium is finally finished. What’s more is that we participated in the Gotland Game conference and it was such a blast. Not only to have people play our game, but also to play the games that everyone else had made. The level of creativity really took me for a spin this year!
With these ten weeks in minds, it’s been such a rewarding experience. It’s been a rollercoaster for sure, but a fun one! I’m […]
The end of a project
So that’s that. Our dear game Somnium is finally finished. What’s more is that we participated in the Gotland Game conference and it was such a blast. Not only to have people play our game, but also to play the games that everyone else had made. The level of creativity really took me for a spin this year!
With these ten weeks in minds, it’s been such a rewarding experience. It’s been a rollercoaster for sure, but a fun one! I’m […]
Week 9, Last sprint and GGC
Hello everyone!
The last sprint before GGC, aswell as GGC itself is now over!
It has been a blast to work on this project and i´ve learned a lot, especially about Unreal Engine 4. It had its ups and downs, nothing is perfect.
However the project itself has inspired me to learn basic code so that i can prototype games.
To communicate ideas is an important part of the work, and with a prototype, that is one additional way of communication. I also wish […]
Week 9, Last sprint and GGC
Hello everyone!
The last sprint before GGC, aswell as GGC itself is now over!
It has been a blast to work on this project and i´ve learned a lot, especially about Unreal Engine 4. It had its ups and downs, nothing is perfect.
However the project itself has inspired me to learn basic code so that i can prototype games.
To communicate ideas is an important part of the work, and with a prototype, that is one additional way of communication. I also wish […]
Neon Skies – GGC Extra post
We faced a lot of critical problems before GGC and had to remove a lot of content from the game to make it stable and we had problems connecting the computers which took a whole day of GGC away. However, when we finally got it working we realized we had forgotten to make a texture for the first person arms, as such we sat down for 20 minutes before the second day started and fixed a fast version that would […]
Neon Skies – GGC Extra post
We faced a lot of critical problems before GGC and had to remove a lot of content from the game to make it stable and we had problems connecting the computers which took a whole day of GGC away. However, when we finally got it working we realized we had forgotten to make a texture for the first person arms, as such we sat down for 20 minutes before the second day started and fixed a fast version that would […]
Week 4: Rethinking Amutation and Vertex Normals
Hi! This week I’ve been making changes of the orc mesh and redesigned the amputation system.
At the end of week 3 we presented the alpha of goblin doctors. The build did not contain that much of a game but we had the opportunity to find out what players thought of the amputation mechanics. As they worked through the orcs body, chopping of the legs and arms they ended up aiming the amputation axe at the orcs head. They then launched […]
Week 4: Rethinking Amutation and Vertex Normals
Hi! This week I’ve been making changes of the orc mesh and redesigned the amputation system.
At the end of week 3 we presented the alpha of goblin doctors. The build did not contain that much of a game but we had the opportunity to find out what players thought of the amputation mechanics. As they worked through the orcs body, chopping of the legs and arms they ended up aiming the amputation axe at the orcs head. They then launched […]
BGP Six: Playtest by conference
For the final part of production, we had the opportunity to display our game at the Gotland Game Conference. This was a great chance to see how a wide variety of people respond to the game, and to get feedback!
It was interesting to see how the gameplay experience differed wildly between different people. Some understood it really quickly and managed to make their way through our level in under ten minutes, while others struggled for perhaps half an hour before […]
BGP Six: Playtest by conference
For the final part of production, we had the opportunity to display our game at the Gotland Game Conference. This was a great chance to see how a wide variety of people respond to the game, and to get feedback!
It was interesting to see how the gameplay experience differed wildly between different people. Some understood it really quickly and managed to make their way through our level in under ten minutes, while others struggled for perhaps half an hour before […]
Part 6: Why agile is great, and where we failed
The second day of GGC has just ended and I need to ventilate regarding the biggest failure of this project. Failing to work in an agile environment.
What is great with working agile is that you during sprint reviews take a step back after adding a feature, evaluating its design and intent.
As we started working on Rune Mages this was indeed planned. However, something happened early on in the project which today can be seen in the game. Most of the […]
Part 6: Why agile is great, and where we failed
The second day of GGC has just ended and I need to ventilate regarding the biggest failure of this project. Failing to work in an agile environment.
What is great with working agile is that you during sprint reviews take a step back after adding a feature, evaluating its design and intent.
As we started working on Rune Mages this was indeed planned. However, something happened early on in the project which today can be seen in the game. Most of the […]