3VERSE: Gamedev diary
And action!
Working closely with our monetization expert and game designers, we kept a close eye on this gameplay loop. Every new feature added had the potential for cascading effects. The one constant was making sure that players could be completely F2P.
Admittedly, not my favourite part of game dev but a very important one to get right! Having a clear plan of how the game was going to make money was essential during investor meetings. *Figures have been altered
Credit to Circle studio for this environment created for our cinematics. It set the bar for our team to work towards.
In Unicorn land, only rainbow explosions are permitted.
Countless hours spent and spreadsheets created for testing the damage, duration and status effects of these abilities.
A selection of abilities we created. In the end we had 70+ abilities done, each with its own unique SFX and FX.
Casting a shield buff with a full display of GUI elements.
In the end we had over 5000 unique combinations of these baby unicorns. I was responsible for assembly, logic and about 75% of the art.
For this set I was responsible for the creative direction, assembly and logic while Humble Squid Creatives were engaged to develop most of the art assets. QA testing early on helped to get all the artists on the same page.
Post match screen concept
Some of our many marketing collaterals created, mostly revolving around the tournaments and AMAs that I hosted at the start. Several amazing community members stepped up to become moderators, eventually co-hosting some of the tournaments.
Storyboard for a short cinematic
Alpha launch cinematic
The best part about this project was hosting tournaments for over 500 participants and hearing their feedback. It was a truly humbling experience, especially as more and more pro gamers joined in.
Before
After- 2v2 tournaments brought out many new strategies changed the meta in ways the team couldn't have foreseen. The contributions from certain community members proved invaluable.
I had the honour and privilege to work alongside a stellar team assembled from all parts of the world. Regardless of language barrier or level of experience, we worked together to achieve something remarkable and this entry is mostly to celebrate the art from our amazing team. As creative director of this small startup (at one point we were working with around 12 artists), my responsibilities were wide ranging. Aside from art production, I was also responsible for defining the direction of the game design, coordinating with three different development teams, marketing and partnerships, investor meetings, community management and QA testing. Tons and tons of QA testing.
While production has halted, it was a great experience, and one that I will never forget. Massive thanks to everyone involved!