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Evil Suitcase 4 - Info
ROLE
Independent
DESCRIPTION
Third person shooter wave control game. Heavily inspired by Resident Evil 4 and its annoying suitcase, which will be one of your main companions, but also main enemies in this game...
Try to survive as long as you can!
YEAR
2023
GENRE
Third person shooter - Wave Control
PLATFORM
PC (Windows, MacOS, Linux)
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Systems Implemented
Third Person Shooter Controller
Up to date third person shooter controller. Aim, fire, sprint and aim your camera freely.
Weapon System
Modular weapon system implementing Melee, Hitscan Guns and Projectile Guns.
All weapons are script based, defining audios to be used, damage, crosshair images, recoil, clip capacities, attack rate, etc.
All weapons are script based, defining audios to be used, damage, crosshair images, recoil, clip capacities, attack rate, etc.
Weapon Info Display
Have your weapon's important information on screen all the time.
Check the durability of your melee weapons, the bullets in your gun's clip and how much ammo you have left in store.
Check the durability of your melee weapons, the bullets in your gun's clip and how much ammo you have left in store.
Weapon Fast Swap
Fast swap weapon configurations and panels to help in needed times.
No need to go to your inventory and pause your experience while fighting hordes of zombies.
No need to go to your inventory and pause your experience while fighting hordes of zombies.
AI Implementing Finite State Machines
Four zombies implementing different behaviors using Finite State Machine Patterns and NavMesh.
Enemy Spawner
For faster and optimized enemy spawning we use a pool system in which we re-utilize already instantiated enemies.
All the instancing is done when starting the game, so spawning enemies won't affect performance.
All the instancing is done when starting the game, so spawning enemies won't affect performance.
Ragdoll System and Hit Reactions
Using Unity's Ragdoll System and implementing interpolations between the ragdoll possible position when hit and current animations being played we show hit reactions which blends into the animations.
Also when surpassing certain force threshold, enemies will enter in Ragdoll Mode and then after a few seconds stand up again.
Also when surpassing certain force threshold, enemies will enter in Ragdoll Mode and then after a few seconds stand up again.
Damage Based on Body Part Hit
Using the colliders created for the ragdoll system, we also implemented a class where depending on the part of the body, such as Head, Torso, Arms, Hands, Legs and Feet, different multipliers will be applied to the damage received.
Tetris Inventory
Heavily influenced by the original Resident Evil 4, a suitcase styled inventory is presented.
Items use a 2D space, we can rotate and use all functions from our different items while having to make space for future reward items.
A simple heuristic for adding new items and auto sorting the inventory was developed.
Items use a 2D space, we can rotate and use all functions from our different items while having to make space for future reward items.
A simple heuristic for adding new items and auto sorting the inventory was developed.
Item Types
Deriving from a base class, we have different kinds of items: Consumable (Medicine, Ammo) and Equipable (Melee and Gun).
Different items have different options and descriptions, which will be shown when hovering over.
Different items have different options and descriptions, which will be shown when hovering over.
Wave Manager
A Wave Manager was implemented to define the amount and type of enemies to be spawned, the rewards to be given, the time allotted to the rewards section and also how many items will be blocked each round.
Everything is set between ranges, so we give each round randomness to make each run a different challenge.
Everything is set between ranges, so we give each round randomness to make each run a different challenge.
Rewards
After clearing each wave, we will receive random rewards set by wave.
Use your time wisely to equip yourself the best you can, so you can survive... at least a bit longer.
Use your time wisely to equip yourself the best you can, so you can survive... at least a bit longer.
Item Blocking
After challenging the fifth wave, every new wave some items will be blocked randomly.
This is used to give more tension and unexpectedness to the run, so we can have all runs be different challenges.
This is used to give more tension and unexpectedness to the run, so we can have all runs be different challenges.
Post Processing
Within many contraptions used to give the player tension, heavy post processing is used when damaged, to represent the mental toll received.
Also when in critical health, a different and heavier post processing will be used to give the player even more tension.
Also when in critical health, a different and heavier post processing will be used to give the player even more tension.
Gameplay Settings
Settings are adjustable by the player, so you can play the game in different aspect ratios and qualities.
Different play modes could be added to this section too, such as infinite ammo, only melee weapons, etc.
Different play modes could be added to this section too, such as infinite ammo, only melee weapons, etc.
Key Binding
Change the controls you use to best suit your needs!
Third Person Shooter Controller
Up to date third person shooter controller. Aim, fire, sprint and aim your camera freely.
Weapon System
Modular weapon system implementing Melee, Hitscan Guns and Projectile Guns.
All weapons are script based, defining audios to be used, damage, crosshair images, recoil, clip capacities, attack rate, etc.
All weapons are script based, defining audios to be used, damage, crosshair images, recoil, clip capacities, attack rate, etc.
Weapon Info Display
Have your weapon's important information on screen all the time.
Check the durability of your melee weapons, the bullets in your gun's clip and how much ammo you have left in store.
Check the durability of your melee weapons, the bullets in your gun's clip and how much ammo you have left in store.
Weapon Fast Swap
Fast swap weapon configurations and panels to help in needed times.
No need to go to your inventory and pause your experience while fighting hordes of zombies.
No need to go to your inventory and pause your experience while fighting hordes of zombies.
AI Implementing Finite State Machines
Four zombies implementing different behaviors using Finite State Machine Patterns and NavMesh.
Enemy Spawner
For faster and optimized enemy spawning we use a pool system in which we re-utilize already instantiated enemies.
All the instancing is done when starting the game, so spawning enemies won't affect performance.
All the instancing is done when starting the game, so spawning enemies won't affect performance.
Ragdoll System and Hit Reactions
Using Unity's Ragdoll System and implementing interpolations between the ragdoll possible position when hit and current animations being played we show hit reactions which blends into the animations.
Also when surpassing certain force threshold, enemies will enter in Ragdoll Mode and then after a few seconds stand up again.
Also when surpassing certain force threshold, enemies will enter in Ragdoll Mode and then after a few seconds stand up again.
Damage Based on Body Part Hit
Using the colliders created for the ragdoll system, we also implemented a class where depending on the part of the body, such as Head, Torso, Arms, Hands, Legs and Feet, different multipliers will be applied to the damage received.
Tetris Inventory
Heavily influenced by the original Resident Evil 4, a suitcase styled inventory is presented.
Items use a 2D space, we can rotate and use all functions from our different items while having to make space for future reward items.
A simple heuristic for adding new items and auto sorting the inventory was developed.
Items use a 2D space, we can rotate and use all functions from our different items while having to make space for future reward items.
A simple heuristic for adding new items and auto sorting the inventory was developed.
Item Types
Deriving from a base class, we have different kinds of items: Consumable (Medicine, Ammo) and Equipable (Melee and Gun).
Different items have different options and descriptions, which will be shown when hovering over.
Different items have different options and descriptions, which will be shown when hovering over.
Wave Manager
A Wave Manager was implemented to define the amount and type of enemies to be spawned, the rewards to be given, the time allotted to the rewards section and also how many items will be blocked each round.
Everything is set between ranges, so we give each round randomness to make each run a different challenge.
Everything is set between ranges, so we give each round randomness to make each run a different challenge.
Rewards
After clearing each wave, we will receive random rewards set by wave.
Use your time wisely to equip yourself the best you can, so you can survive... at least a bit longer.
Use your time wisely to equip yourself the best you can, so you can survive... at least a bit longer.
Item Blocking
After challenging the fifth wave, every new wave some items will be blocked randomly.
This is used to give more tension and unexpectedness to the run, so we can have all runs be different challenges.
This is used to give more tension and unexpectedness to the run, so we can have all runs be different challenges.
Post Processing
Within many contraptions used to give the player tension, heavy post processing is used when damaged, to represent the mental toll received.
Also when in critical health, a different and heavier post processing will be used to give the player even more tension.
Also when in critical health, a different and heavier post processing will be used to give the player even more tension.
Gameplay Settings
Settings are adjustable by the player, so you can play the game in different aspect ratios and qualities.
Different play modes could be added to this section too, such as infinite ammo, only melee weapons, etc.
Different play modes could be added to this section too, such as infinite ammo, only melee weapons, etc.
Key Binding
Change the controls you use to best suit your needs!
Design
01
Creating Tension:
Creating tension was on of the main goals of this project. To achieve this and immerse our players into the game we payed attention and implemented the following:
02
Replayability
Aiming for high replayability is a goal seen in many recent games.
Making all rewards, enemies spawned, damage and sound effect to have randomized values helps developing irrepetible experiences, giving more replayability power.
Creepy Random Sound Effects
Sound effects are played at random from a list of different audio clips, thus giving more realism and unexpectedness.
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