Epilogue

Project Description

3D first-person game that allows the player to play as a Thief, with abilities such as Time Manipulation.
The game is built using a custom made real-time 3D engine.
Takeoff Engine is written using C++, with gameplay scripts written in C#.

Roles and Responsibilities

Tech Lead | Engine Programmer | Game Programmer

• Setup project structure, documentation, code architecture and feature requirements for Engine, with focus on proper organization of the codebase and files
• Implemented the Entity-Component System (ECS) from scratch, dictating the architecture of how components are added/removed/used by game objects and how they should be written.
• Implemented C# game scripting into C++ game engine using Mono, with hot reload for faster development iteration.
• Implemented timing system with fixed delta time for physics system use
• Implemented prefab system, similar to Unity
• Implemented in-game UI system
• Implemented scene management (loading/unloading of levels)
• Implemented serialization using YAML and RTTI (real time type introspection)
• Implemented integration of Game Editor’s Inspector window with Engine to allow it to display an object’s properties with RTTI
• Assisted in creating Game Editor by authoring the base architecture to work with the Game Engine
• Assisted with various Game Editor features and bug fixes
• Assisted with various bugs such as a crash in the Physics system due to a multi threaded issue
• Assisted with the animation system
• Assisted in creating misc gameplay scripts like camera panning for cutscenes, puzzles and doors etc.

Project Details

Project Duration: 8 months
Tools/Platform: Custom Engine (Takeoff Engine), C++, C#
Team size: 11

Game Features

• Custom 3D engine built from scratch in C++
• Integrated C# scripting with mono
• Custom written ECS
• Implemented graphics with Vulkan
• Full game editor created with Dear IMGUI
• Prefabs, scene management, serialization, RTTI
• Integrated 3D rigidbody physics with Jolt physics library
• Time slow mechanic
• Guard AI patrol behaviour
• Animated sequences of cameras
• Interactable objects in environment
• 3D Spatial audio

Showcase

Gameplay Demo

Engine Demo

Download

Download link

Instructions:

1. Download and unzip the file
2. Double click on the executable file to run the game