GigaBash

Overview

GigaBash was a project I was tasked to worked on when I joined the team at Passion Republic Games. It is a multiplayer arena brawler featuring gigantic film-inspired characters.

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Project Contributions

• Character & Character Abilities
  • Successfully implemented, improved, and revised abilities for the Ultraman 4 Characters Pack characters alongside 2 other programmers
  • Worked closely with designers to understand the vision of each ability and implement them to achieve the desired player experience
  • Helped with coordinating with other teams (e.g. animation team, VFX team) to streamline and smoothen the development process
  • Took initiative in substituting as the lead of the Character team during the absence of the current lead at the time
  • Spearheaded initiative to ensure all components of making a character work are catered for
• AI Setup and Refinement
  • Setup AI for the characters created using the base system implemented by programmers that previously worked on GigaBash alongside 1 other programmer
  • Refined the AI's decision making process based on feedback given by designers
  • Understood and improved the base decision making code for all AI's used in GigaBash
• Prototyping, Assisting & Creating New Systems
  • Assisted the team in debugging new features such as the Replay system with problems such as desynchronization
  • Kickstarted the Mutation system in GigaBash, which is a feature that allows characters to have a passive-like skill that is dynamic enough to cater for almost any unique scenarios the designer desires
  • Prototyped a new Mayhem game mode during a 1 day downtime, and improved upon it based on the designer's feedback
• Leading the Team
  • Promoted to lead the  Gigabash project alongside 1 other programmer after the release of the Ultraman 4 Character Pack DLC for GigaBash
  • Provided insights during discussions for the future of GigaBash and involved in schedule projection and adjustments
  • Improved overall communication between team members and encouraged a radically candid method when provided feedback within the team
  • Learned more about technical skills an leadership from multiple resources (e.g. books, online courses, videos) and shared them with the team including seniors and lead with the goal of creating a healthier and better working environment while improving myself
• Mentoring Juniors
  • Guided multiple juniors in various topics including logic, programming patterns, code conventions, documentation, and knowledge regarding other departments (e.g. Concept Art, Modeling, Rigging, Animation)
  • Assigned to mentor a newly hired junior programmer alongside 1 other programmer
  • Provided tasks, guidance, and feedback to the junior programmer over a course of 3 months and successfully aided him in passing his probation in Passion Republic Games