CrocGame

GitHub repository of the project: https://github.com/soueuroya/CrocGame

Croc Game Roadmap

1^{st Day}
Project Creation. Project Settings. Mobile Settings – ARMV7 / ARM64. Assets Importation. Main Menu Implementation. Game Menu Implementation. Options Menu Implementation. Music and Audio Implementation. GitHub Repo.

2^{nd Day}
Gameplay Init. Menu Animations. Character Movement. Background and Foreground Movement. Save Manager Volume and Data options.

3^{rd Day}
Objects Spawning and Pooling. Collision Detection. Score, Time and other data Screen and menu. FPS limiter Player Prefs and Save Manager.

4^{th Day}
Level End finish. Saving Game Statistics. Game loop and results screen. Addressables. AWS.

5^{th Day}
Unity Analytics. Unity Ads. Builds and Itch.IO page.

 

Code Design and Structure:

• 1-Event system based. No system is dependent on another.
• 2-Single scene with game objects handling to improve performance. Allows seamless transitions.
• 3-Infinite single object background looping shader. Great for performance.
• 4-Object pooling for infinite runner scenario saving performance and preventing lag.
• 5-Fake movement allows better performance and longer battery life.
• 6-Dynamic popup confirmation.
• 7-No unnecessary public variables or methods. No singletons.

 

Highlighted Scripts:

• 1-EventManager: Script allows the communication between scripts wit
• hout the need of Singletons or direct references. This keeps every system isolated from each other, allowing easy code changes and expansions.
• 2-ParallaxScroll: Script handles the illusion of movement for the background and foreground. By changing the Offset X position in the material, it creates the illusion of an infinite background without the use of multiple objects or movement of the background.
• 3-ObjectSpawner: Script handles the spawning of random obstacles for the player to avoid. It includes the condition of possible places to spawn and “combos” such as placing a high wall (stack of 2 boxes) right after a trampoline (mushroom)
• 4-VolumeSlider: Script handles the loading and saving of different channels in the master mixer, allowing easy read and write for the master, music and sound effects volumes.
• 5-CharacterScript: Script handles the movement of the character and collisions with obstacles.
• 6-GameManager: Script handles the scores and state of the game.

Challenges:

• 1-Short Time to implement all basic functionalities of a short game and making sure it works on most devices as possible.
• 2-Limiting myself to only use provided assets and native assets present in specified Unity version.
• 3-Problems with SDK and Gradle when building for Android. Many different steps were applied to fix the problem.

Enjoyable Moments:

• 1-Menu animations and seamless transitions between menus and gameplay.
• 2-Ads and extra runs rewards.
• 3-Unity Analytics for an older version of Unity