Compactory 2

Object Behavior

I created a modular, prediction-friendly behavior architecture so that each unique object doesn't need to repeat any common logic. Each object is composed of behavior modules that control their own state so that the object that owns them doesn't need to worry about them.

Intent Handling

To ensure systems stay deterministic, I created an intent handling system that deterministically sorts and resolves the intents from each object.

Behavior State Machine

I designed a custom prediction-based state machine where the state is stored externally instead of on each state. This is used to support character movement and game phases.

Map Generation

To create a more dynamic environment, I designed a map generation system that uses a defined set of tiles per map to generate the walls of each map. I decided to use a texture to define each map, where each color channel maps to different information, such as tile type, special tiles, and tile groups.

Editor Scripting

To improve the usability of the composition based systems, I created various custom property drawers, inspectors, and editor windows. These help make it easy to add modules to definitions, edit each module, and more. For example, I had to create a custom window to combine monochrome images into one colored image to simplify the map definition process.

Loading System

To centralize the loading process, I designed a sequential loading system that provides progress feedback and makes it easy to add steps to the loading process for each scene. The loading system is integrated with PurrNet so that clients can receive necessary server data such as the generated map layout.