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Rooty- The Racoon
Tools
- Unreal 4.27
- Github
Language
C++
Role
Level Designer & programmer
Assets
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Poly Art Raccoons
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Poly Art Wolf
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Similar free VR / AR / Low poly 3D Models
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interactive stylized Lowpoly Grass
Personal Contribution​
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Level Creation & Design
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UI Blueprint Implementation
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Tester
Game Jam Link
Rooty - The Racoon is a game produced in 48 hours for global game jam 2023 under the University of Westminster.
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This game was produced by five members, including myself, under the theme of "Roots".
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We implemented this theme by approaching it as a "Nature" game and returning to your roots ( where everything started from the beginning).
Our game is based on Rooty, the racoon, who found himself alone and desperately ran to the forest's darkest spot.
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The game's main objective is to help him rebuild his roots in the forest and remember the good moments he had with his family before moving to the big city.
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Collect resources and materials ( roots, stones and wood ) to build Rooty's new home. However, be aware that at night, some wolves will show up to prevent you from finding the resources.
Collectables
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As I mentioned, in the world, there are some resources that the player can collect by just walking over them.
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Berries - These allow the player to regain food and health once its starts to deprecate due to the lack of food or water.
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Water - Has a similar mechanic to the berries. However, the player can drink by walking into the rivers on the map.
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Roots / Rocks / Wood - These are resources the player can collect. However, these are used to build the tiny home for Rooty.
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The player can see all their needs visually in their UI.
Environment
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The environment was planned and designed for a simple and functional level. It allows the player to navigate in different directions and explore small areas with a great view.
"3D Forest Landscape Trees in Fog" by KotSysanin ( on Turbosquid ) inspired the game-level design.
It was developed using unreal tools and adding the assets ( grass, trees & stones ) as foliage. The rivers were created with a plugin developed by Unreal to provide a lovely flowing river.
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Day & Night was created by adjusting the world settings and using a simple blueprint on the scene, which rotates the Light source and the sky sphere. It also allowed the members to add a mechanic to the enemies, spawning only during the night.
Game Menus
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The game menus were also developed by creating widgets and using blueprints to program each button's functionality. Each Widget is attached to a specific scene, allowing the player to quickly reach and see the information.
