Wandering Traveller puts you in the shoes of a mage captaining a ship that must be defended against enemy hordes. How far will you go ?
This project is a mobile clicker game done in parallel with my second year of game programming studies.
It's the result of four months' work by a team of only two game programmers, therefore our goal was mainly to challenge our abilities while learning new technical skills.
My Contribution
For this project, I worked mainly on the following game mechanics as well as the game feel and the juiciness.
I was also able to deepen my technical UI skills in Unity by creating the game's entire menu and interface systems.
Interface Systems
Did a lot of work on the game's UI systems, creating all the in-game interfaces and associated systems.
This includes the round and experience systems and diplays, as well as the menus and even the upgrade and spell selection panels.
I also did a mana bar for casting spells and transition effects between rounds.
Fighting System
Took part in the creation of the fighting system, more specifically the implementation of the three different spells (precise, zone, slow), as well as the elements of the spells and the damage inflicted on enemies.
Damage is inflicted according to the enemy's class and element type.
The player can choose which spell to invoke, in addition to the element type, to optimize the damage inflicted.
Upgrades and Experience System
In parallel with the combat system, I worked on the spell upgrade system.
The player can upgrade his three spells over twelve upgrades and three steps each.
When the player kills units, he recovers experience which he can then spend.
Upgrades increase the damage and range of these combat spells.
Spell visuals adapt according to the level reached and the element selected.
Juiciness and Gamefeel Elements
For example, the spell or element selection indicators, making the possible actions more readable.
On top of that, I added fluid transitions on these indicators and all the elements of the UI to make the navigation experience much more fluid and pleasing to the eye.
I also contributed to the addition of certain juiciness elements, such as the transitions between rounds and the experience particles instantiated when enemies die.
Audio and Highscore System
Implemented the audio system in the game.
This includes launching sounds at the right times, including them in the project, looping several sounds when necessary (for exemple, launching music in succession) and allowing their intensity to be adjusted in the options.
Some sounds are also limited in their launch by a system that prevents one sound from overwhelming the whole and creating an unpleasant effect (for example, the sound of enemies hitting on the boat).
In addition, a highscore system saves the highest number of rounds reached and displays it in a top 3 in the menu. These scores are saved even after you quit the game.
Menu Sytem
Finally, I made a menu system that allows you to display several sub-menus or even just contemplate the landscape by disabling the UI elements.
Also, I looped the advancing clouds to make an infinite loop in the menu background.
