This project, was initially intended to run efficiently on low-end Android handheld devices, started as a joint effort between a friend and me. The objective was to develop a basic survival game, but unfortunately, it was never completed.
I personally created every visual element from the ground up, starting with the 3D models, which were modeled directly low poly, without any baking. For the textures, I opted for a hand-painted approach, allowing me to achieve a stylized look.
When it comes to the environment and props, I employed a more efficient technique by using a single texture that handles all of the shading and lighting information, with baked shadows and global illumination. By doing this, I was able to create the desired lighting effects without relying on real-time lighting calculations, thus reducing the computational load. The entire environment runs on an unlit material, meaning that no dynamic lighting is required, further improving performance while still maintaining the intended visual impact.
The main character was initially sculpted as a high-poly model, after which a low-poly version was created. The necessary mesh maps, including normal map and ambient occlusion map, were baked to facilitate the hand-painting of the diffuse texture. Similar to the environment, which is designed with efficiency in mind, the character model employs a single texture. However, in this instance, it utilizes a simple lit shader, which effectively simulates the way light interacts with the surface of the model. This approach ensures that the directional light within the scene harmonizes with the baked lighting effects derived from the environment texture.
Furthermore, the high-poly model served as the foundation for creating several enemy variations within the game. This included a diverse range of adversaries, starting with the standard outlaws and going all the way to develop an undead version.
Finally, I created a series of straightforward animations for the character, which include everything from an idle pose to weapon firing, as well as actions for each of the three power-ups available during gameplay. The enemy animations consist of a running cycle along with five distinct variations for death animations.
