Solo project - Isometric city builder game, taking inspiration from classic RTS and city builder games, the player must attempt to terraform a new world and move one billion people there from Earth, fighting against the natural hazards of the new environment

Responsible for:

All systems (Blueprint)
All models (Blender)
All animations (Blender or Blueprint driven)
All SFX and original music (FL Studio)
All artwork, VFX, UI, technical art, post process, and lighting
Level, game, and technical design, and documentation

Download here: musicalkiwi.itch.io/planet-hope

Details

Engine: Unreal Engine 4

Platform: Windows PC

Role: Technical Designer

Detailed Responsibilities

Design

Creating TDD, designing and documenting fundamental systems
Balancing economic generation and drain amounts using data tables and spreadsheets
Designing a clear, easy-to-read user interface for the player HUD

Tech

Implementing random map generator, that spawns and randomly elevates tiles that the player can then build on
Creating electrical system where two tiles, through pathfinding, know when they are connected via pylons, and will create local power networks that connected buildings can then draw power from
Camera system based on research into popular games of this genre, to make sure players have a sense of familiarity when interacting with the game
Implementing UI for the HUD with focus on responsive animations and transitions
Creating

Extras

Producing soundtrack and SFX
Modelled all buildings

Planet Hope Trailer

Planet Hope Gameplay

Road Editor

A road and pylon placer tool, that flattens tiles once placing. Two tiles can also know if they are connected via roads/pylons via a pathfinding algorithm.

Pathfinding algorithm

Two tiles will know when they're connected via roads or pylons. (Notice the red debug boxes go green once the two tiles are connected)
Each tile has an array of connected road/pylon tiles, which all get looped through until the other tile is found.

First look at HUD

This is a first look at the prototype for the on-screen menu interface, and its animations and visual feedback.

Road Editor

A road and pylon placer tool, that flattens tiles once placing. Two tiles can also know if they are connected via roads/pylons via a pathfinding algorithm.

Pathfinding algorithm

First look at HUD

This is a first look at the prototype for the on-screen menu interface, and its animations and visual feedback.

Technical Design Documentation

Details

Engine: Unreal Engine 4

Platform: Windows PC

Role: Technical Designer

Detailed Responsibilities

Design

Creating TDD, designing and documenting fundamental systems

Balancing economic generation and drain amounts using data tables and spreadsheets

Designing a clear, easy-to-read user interface for the player HUD

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Tech

Implementing random map generator, that spawns and randomly elevates tiles that the player can then build on

Creating electrical system where two tiles, through pathfinding, know when they are connected via pylons, and will create local power networks that connected buildings can then draw power from

Camera system based on research into popular games of this genre, to make sure players have a sense of familiarity when interacting with the game

Implementing UI for the HUD with focus on responsive animations and transitions

Creating

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Extras

Producing soundtrack and SFX

Modelled all buildings

Planet Hope Trailer

Planet Hope Gameplay

Technical Design Documentation