DUNGEON DELVERS

A hack and slash rogue-like made by me in my free time to be published for PC. Find gear and spells and slay titanic enemies

Overview

Dungeon delvers is a hack n slash rogue like developed by me. Players enter a set map with a randomized objective they must complete to progress to the next level. Slaying enemies and other monsters give the players gold that they can use to open chests which will drop randomized items for them, as well as the occasional spell. There are also shrines the players can interact with to alter the play-style of the level for a bit. Players repeat this loop until they die.

Notable Features

Some notable features of this project include the scope of the entire thing. This entire project was coded and built by me, with unique animations and some 3D models made by me as well (Some were bought). As the scope was quite large, there are many different systems in place that i can showcase.

  • The buffs system is built to allow any combat entity to receive positive and negative effects. These effects can be configured to change their stats changes or damage done, as well as their duration and if they stack. Each buff also has a unique VFX that plays on the afflicted target

  • Player can also equip a variety of spells that can be used in combat. There are 7 different elements with 15 unique spells each that the player can use. That’s over 100 unique spells with their own animations and VFX the players can use!

  • Some attacks can knock back enemies. When an enemy is knocked back, a rag doll physic system takes over and causes them to flail around. After an enemy has been knocked on the ground for sufficient time and their velocity is low enough, the enter a state where a procedural animation blends their current pose to their getting up animation and before re-entering their animation tree.

  • Each enemy has their own unique attacks and animations. Smaller enemies only have one special attack, but bosses have multiple and are much deadlier. The audio for all these enemies, as well as the VFX for their attacks were custom built.