Nuclear Beehive

A real-time survival strategy game with mechanical bees!!

Overview

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Project duration: 

3 weeks

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Tools Used:  

Unity Engine,

Visual Studio,

Maya

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Team Size:  

3 individuals

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Design Challenge: 

 

Create a real-time strategy experience without combat elements. Design and create a smart automated harvester A.I. system that is self-dependant.

My Role:  Technical Designer

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I was responsible for designing and implementing the main gameplay loop, Harvester A.I. and the main-game economy.

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I designed main game systems, scripted the rudimentary A.I. state machine and implemented the main economy and upgrade system within the game.​

Technical Design Process

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1. Determine and establish the core mechanic of the game

The core/primary mechanic of the game is the series of verbs (usually 2 to 3) that the players utilize most to interact with the game. In this case, it would be, point, click and drag.

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2. From the verbs used in the core mechanic create the base interactions scripts for between core elements in-game

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  • Verbs: click, drag, selecting, gathering, depositing, moving, idle (These become the methods for specific scripts).

  • Nouns: Bees, Hive, Resource Node. (These become the physical in-game objects with specific scripts).

  • Adjectives/Adverbs: Resource Cost, Unit Health, Unit Speed, Build time.

  • Upgrade time. (These are the specific variable pertaining to the nouns of which they are associated)

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3. Determine the physical in Engine elements to produce a prototype or MVP (minimal viable product).​

  • Basic unit (Bees)

    • Unit A.I.

    • Unit Movement

  • Base structure (Hive)

    • Upgrades

    • Unit building functions

  • User interface (Player Controls)

    • Camera selection cursor (mouse to screen)

    • Multiple selections

More to Come Soon