Space Junk
Space Junk is a prototype where players will travel the cosmos in an attempt to hunt and scavenge for all the spare parts that they can get their hands on. Players fight other enemy ships and be able to obtain upgrades to power-up their ship even more. I was the programmer for this game, working on Unity and coding in C#. I created and applied all of the player’s space-like movements, game mechanics, AI, and implemented UI, such as the player’s health.
I coded the ship’s movement system in Unity to act as if there was no gravity. This movement also influenced how movement and mechanics worked in the paper prototype to test if it would be enjoyable. I was able to make the player able to shoot bullets and attack enemies and obstacles. Also implemented a player upgrade system, by increasing their damage when they receive an upgrade. Implemented an inventory for these upgrades.
I coded enemy AI, scene transitions, a boost/dash movement mechanic for the player. The AI tracks the player only when they are in a close enough range or if the player shoots them, as well as making the AI shoot at the player. If the player gets away from the AI, it will stop following them. The distance can be changed for both tracking and shooting, as well as their speed and turning speed. I programmed the enemies to be able to drop upgrades when defeated. I also implemented a death loop, where players keep the upgrades that they had when they enter the next level, and if they die and restart that level, they keep the upgrades they had when they entered the level.
I created a mini map to show where the player’s position in relation to the map and implemented visual health bars on enemies. Coded so that player gets hurt from walls when crashed into and from enemy fire. Finally implemented a shield power up, where it protects the player from a shot from an enemy ship and regenerates after a while. The more shield power ups that player gets, the faster the shield regenerates.
Working on this project provided immense knowledge of utilizing Unity in a collaborative environment, as well as learning about new ways to scripting with C# and with Unity. I put all of my effort during this project, and I believe that I played a major role in the development of the prototype.
