Marcus Cain
Game and Level Designer
Student Innovation Project
Summary
Summary: World of Martz is a 3d open arena fighting game, where players must use weapons,magic, and traps to defeat their opponent. As the Fight goes on Players must adapt to ever changing inclimate weather and romaing monsters native to the land. This project was made using the Unreal Engine 4.
My Roles
Research and create particle effects,
weapon concepts,
and implement AI pathing
Particle Effects
Each character in World of Martz has powers and a set of moves. My job was to create particle effects that corespond to a character's attack.
Pulsing Effect
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Before making the particle effect I learned to create a pulsing effect using "Bluprint" provided by Unreal Engine 4. I learned how to create this effect by following a tutorial.
Dark Orb Demo
This pulsing effect was then added to the particle effect called Dark Orb. Dark Orb is one move used by Rokujow who's power is Darkness. By adding the pulsing effect to this particle you can see how it works when applied. When making this particle effect I had to add "Sphere" and "Color Over Life". Sphere would be the shape of Dark Orb, and the color purple is associated with Darkness and matches Rojujow's Long Sword. To change the particle to purple color over life was added.
Chaos Bomb Demo
Chaos Bomb is an attack used by Torke Rygat. The particle effect is similar to Dark Orb, but what is different is that I changed the colors for this particle. The particle starts as a solid black but as it pulsates the color changes to white.
Beam Effect
Before making the beam particle effect I had to create a beam material using bluprint by following a tutorial.
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Cosmic Ray Demo
The Beam material was applied to the particle Cosmic Ray. A move used by Giddiean, the Tyrannical Ruler. I wanted the beam to start out as a solid rule color, last for a few seconds, and then fade. When making this particle effect it starts as a "source" which is where the particle begins. Since it's a beam it needs a "target" which is where the source will land. I am able to control where the "source" and "target" will be, they are parallel to each other so that it simulates a beam.
Dark Beam Demo
The next particle effect the beam material was added to was the move Dark Beam used by Rojujow, the Old King's Son. In the game design document of this game the move does not last as long which is why it fades so quickly.
Power Warp
The material that was added to this particle effect was the same as the orb attacks, the pulsing effect. The move Power Warp is used by Torke Rygat, the Dimensional Ruler. My main focus for this particle effect was to get the particles to move in a spiral motion. What I had to add was a vector field and change the XYZ axis into moving the particles in a spiral motion.
Meteor Strike Flame
Giddiean's powers are cosmic, and one of the moves Giddiean has is Meteor Strike. I wanted to create a fire that goes around the meteor before it lands into it's target. The material and particle was premade, but I changed the color and shape to fit the move.
Weapon Concepts
Posted below are the weapons concepts for each character. Each one reflects either their personality or power.
This is the weapon for Ulric, The Old King's Guard. Ulric's power is geomancy (Earth Bending) when making this weapon the color brown in the sword reflects his power over the Earth.
This is the Buster Sword for Giddiean, the Tyrannical Ruler. This character's powers are cosmic so for this sword I wanted it to be black like space. Plus since Giddiean is evil I want the color black give off that vibe
This is a 2D weapon concept for one of the characters in World of Martz. Tekan, the Dimensional Elite. His power is water so it is fitting to create a trident spear for this chracter
This is a 2D weapon concept for one of the characters in World of Martz. Kanius, the Dimensional Elite. This character's power is fire. The red of the blade reflects his power and so does the sun symbol on the blade.
This is a 2D weapon concept for one of the characters in World of Martz. Capreolum, The Royal Guard. When making this dagger I wanted the blade to give off a sense of danger. When looking at this weapon it makes people feel like they do not want to be cut by this blade.
This is a 2D weapon concept for one of the characters in World of Martz. Torke Rygat, The Dimensional Ruler. The weapon is a chain scythe and the weapon is to be used as a flail. Since Torke is the Dimensional Ruler a part of the weapon has a black swirl to show her power of dimensions.
This is a 2D weapon concept for one of the characters in World of Martz. Rokujow, The Old King's Son. Rokujow's power is darkness. When making this blade I wanted to show a dark aura coming from this blade. I added a purple glow to show his power.
This is a 2D weapon concept for one of the characters in World of Martz. Pakuri, The Old King's Son. Pakuri's power is Illusions. Two sword has great potential to create lllusions when used. Pakuri's swords have a similar design to his brother Rokujow's sword.
This is a 2D weapon concept for one of the characters in World of Martz. Ryzon, The Royal Guard. When making this weapon I had never made spears before. The design is basic but the spear head is two different colors, light blue and dark blue.
AI Pathing
In certain levels of World of Martz their will be roaming monster ,people, or guards. It's was my task to create a path to follow using Unreal Engine 4's Bluprint.
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I first started by opening the animations folder in Unreal and searched for a running animation model.
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Second I added the "Pawn Sensing" Component. With this function the AI can see, hear, and smell an object. They become aware of that object and are programmed to move to that object. you can adjust the AI's senses to your liking.
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Lastly I give the AI a set of comands using bluprint. Move to a "Target" once achived move to the next "Target" and repeat in a loop. If the player is in sight move to the player. Once the player is reached it goes back to moving from target to target.
AI Pathing Demo
In the video you will see how everything that was previously discussed is implemented.