https://samaelkarvemo.com 2023-08-23 daily 1.0 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image27.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image02.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery01/16bf6da7.jpg Vrock Racing https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery01/4495e62c.jpg Kathy Rain https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery01/1e7f980c.jpg Eldritch Dungeon https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery01/2b4e772a.jpg Zoo'n Out https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery01/1b547732.jpg Up For It https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery01/dfb73e0f.jpg Astral Shift https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image20.gif https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image26.gif https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image07.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image06.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image03.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image04.gif https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image05.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image22.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image11.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery05/9fee243a.jpg Engine: Tengine https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery05/d510cca7.png Platform: PC https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery05/4eb4c88f.png Team Size: 13 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery05/6456416c.png Duration: 9 weeks https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery15/4b2cf5f6.gif A simple gif I made of a simple puzzle concept https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery15/9f999bbf.gif The Hexagon Room, a personal favorite of mine. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery15/a5166bfc.jpg Scripting was made using a .ini file that allowed us to specify the location of interactable objects in the scene. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery15/fe063356.jpg Examples of some technical tutorials I created to streamline work flow. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery18/5d49226c.jpg In the second puzzle room, arrows are introduced to the player. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery18/753ee8e1.jpg The final puzzle room provides a challenge on several fronts. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image08.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery08/3b7e8e29.png Engine: Unity https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery08/d510cca7.png Platform: PC https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery08/4eb4c88f.png Team Size: 6 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery08/6456416c.png Duration: 4 weeks https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery25/1197a3cc.jpg Day 1 - Paper prototyping https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery25/765144dc.jpg Mechanics and level concepts - Early sketches https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery14/5dfc3d4f.jpg Level 2: First blockout https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery14/44f5162f.jpg Level 2: Blockout iteration in Unity (v1) https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery14/4f2ac2a6.jpg Level 2: Blockout iteration in Unity (v2) https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery14/e007c5e8.jpg Level 2: Blockout iteration in Unity (v3) https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery14/30e7f68c.jpg Level 2: Blockout iteration in Unity (v4) https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery14/dbbef073.jpg Level 2: Blockout iteration in Unity (Final) https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image01.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image15.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image17.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image18.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image12.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery02/3b7e8e29.png Engine: Unity https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery02/d510cca7.png Platform: Multi https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery02/6456416c.png Duration: ~1,5 years https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image16.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image14.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image13.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image09.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery07/9fee243a.jpg Engine: Tengine https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery07/d510cca7.png Platform: PS4 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery07/4eb4c88f.png Team Size: 9 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery07/6456416c.png Duration: 9 weeks https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery16/8b6e246b.jpg Original concept sketch I used to pitch the game to my team. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery16/491ab0ba.jpg Early version of 4th level. Created in Unity. White = Neutral, Red = Obstacles, Green = Checkpoint https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery16/cef7e0c2.jpg Scripting tool that allowed us to tweak various variables. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery16/5763e164.jpg I made use of the comment function to highlight the latest changes in the document. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image21.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery03/9fee243a.jpg Engine: Tengine https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery03/d510cca7.png Platform: PC https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery03/4eb4c88f.png Team Size: 9 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery03/6456416c.png Duration: 5 weeks https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery24/9f3639c4.jpg Mockup level based on sketch. Created in Maya. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery24/756b977c.jpg Communal kitchen space mockup closeup https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery24/8ee850cf.jpg Final Level without textures https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery24/ed5623f2.jpg Communal Kitchen space closeup. Final, no textures. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery17/4c6c1bb2.jpg Maps showing current location was added to prevent players from getting lost. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery17/39277d78.jpg Boxes were placed out to allow players to hide even while in close proximity to the guards. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery06/0a71981c.png Engine: In-House https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery06/d510cca7.png Platform: Multi https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery06/4eb4c88f.png Team Size: 10+ https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery06/6456416c.png Duration: 20 weeks https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery21/7adf066f.png Engine: Unreal 5 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery21/d510cca7.png Platform: PC https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery21/4eb4c88f.png Team Size: 3 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery21/6456416c.png Duration: 10 weeks https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image24.jpg Eldritch Dungeon gameplay https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery09/1ed3f7bb.jpg Early mindmap, concepting and break-down of each idea we talked about during our brainstorming sessions https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery09/6aa8b1ea.jpg Preproduction was done for the most part in Miro, where we shared ideas, art, references and resources that we could freely discuss and iterate on. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery09/e807df6d.jpg Paper Prototype... V1.0. Kind of crude and ugly and was made pretty haphazardly on the spot. It fulfilled is purpose nonetheless. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery09/361e95a4.jpg Paper Prototype... V2.0. Neater and cleaner than its predecessor with some additional parts and visualisations more mechanics. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery10/0c8998ac.jpg Card List v0.1: Basic card information & List structure https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery10/bb8bc4cf.jpg Card list v0.5: Added colours to distinguish different type of cards, added card classes, changed card names, added ranges (random numbers), added baseline comparisons & calculations https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery10/dd5d09de.jpg Cardlist v0.8: Segmented cards into card classes, added the Utility(Blue) card type, added more advanced cards, added baseline chart https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery10/2104d269.jpg Cardlist v1.0: Added more cards, improved structure, semi-sorted cards depending on type, added glossary https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery10/cd1889f4.jpg Card list v1.1: Updated mana efficiency baseline from 2 to 4 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery10/de42394a.jpg Card List: v1.2(current): Added Card number column, added 'New' column, nerfed overpowered cards found through playtesting https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery11/4aca8a33.jpg Sanity Meter v1.0: The very first draft was flat stat additions to the fundamental stats for our character in the game and made the player weaker in all aspects except for extra damage on all attack type cards. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery11/efd3358e.jpg Sanity Meter v1.5: Since we noticed that players barely got to experience the attack damage bonus, we changed it to make sure that they could recognize the pattern much earlier by moving it up and making it less frequent. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery11/0467453a.jpg Sanity Meter v2.0: Based on some feedback, I did a lot of iterations to make sure that something new always happens at every single threshold, while also staying fairly consistent. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery11/9447b665.jpg Sanity Meter Diagram + Chart with Legend: A great visualisation tool to study the effects changing as sanity declines. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery13/4dd9768d.jpg Fix for saving our custom status 'Sanity' at the same time as health https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery13/a9c7d741.jpg Test for reading custom data tables https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery13/f1b10df5.jpg Sanity status (Final version). Compares new sanity value with database that applies special buffs and debuffs when called. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image23.gif vdscbdbfxdbh https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image10.jpg https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image19.jpg vdscbdbfxdbh https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery19/8c01e7e0.png Engine: Unity https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery19/d510cca7.png Platform: PC https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery19/4eb4c88f.png Team Size: 9 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery19/6456416c.png Duration: 7 weeks https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery23/5089d0d2.jpg Early sketches I made in Miro to concept and break down mechanics https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery23/5cd0a365.gif Middle segment of final level, first iteration made on first week. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery23/19cf6f43.jpg The movement was important to get right, which is why we spent a lot of time in iterative user playtesting and QA. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery23/9ef01c06.gif The buttons have trigger boxes, triggered by players and boxes that in turn, plays an animation that pushes down the button and extends the bridges. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery23/504dd6b5.gif The spinning arm had a few problems in the beginning, but turned out to be a hilarious feature. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery20/03cfc0fe.gif Everything working as intended… https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/image25.jpg vdscbdbfxdbh https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery26/7adf066f.png Engine: Unreal 5 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery26/d510cca7.png Platform: PC https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery26/4eb4c88f.png Team Size: 10 https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery26/6456416c.png Duration: 6 weeks https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery27/f8f20d69.jpg Flowchart I made to visualise the gameloop the player experiences. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery27/77212fe1.jpg The NPCs knew where to go thanks to a spline system. Less spline points made the AI better at managing some sharper turns. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery28/3c459f4c.jpg The spiral part of the track was a nightmare to try and fix and almost cost us the whole project. The NPCs refused to follow the track correctly and just pressed against the walls instead.. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery28/ff1ae82a.jpg Multiple ships racing were not supported out of the box, since we chose not to use the included spline system for the AGRacing pack. But after some tweaking of settings and reverse engineering it eventually worked like a charm... for the most part. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery28/7b0564d9.gif Pay attention to the AI using toggle levitation or its shield to avoid getting stunned by the obstacle. It demonstrates the Obstacle Avoidance System well. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery28/97dcbc6c.gif Levitation Toggle: With the push of a button, the distance from the ground increases, which allows the ship to avoid obstacles close to the ground. https://samaelkarvemo.com/assets/images/gallery29/97dcbc6c.gif Levitation Toggle: With the push of a button, the distance from the ground increases, which allows the ship to avoid obstacles close to the ground.