Sci-Fi RPG

In Development

Overview

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Unreal Engine

C++

UE Blueprints

Game Description

A sci-fi third-person RPG set on an ecumenopolis trade planet, covered in trams. The gameplay is inspired by Mass Effect and KOTOR, with a heavy focus on fully voiced branching dialogue, where the player feels impact in their choices. The player starts out in a massive sci-fi prison complex and will work to break out with their cellmate. Soon after escaping, the player will join a criminal gang to make the most out of their new found freedom.

Purpose

The main goal of this project was to launch Silica, build skills across all areas of game development, and scale the studio to the point where a full team can be brought on for this and future projects. The majority of development has been handled solo, including software engineering, 3D modeling, texturing, level design, and much more.

Most of the foundational systems and tools were created by hand, and are now in place. The focus is now on filling out the visuals using those systems and tools to build out the planned content, and completing the vertical slice to a standard that can secure funding and support studio growth. All visuals are early development placeholders and subject to change.

Software Systems and Tools

Featured Tools

These are some featured systems and tools created for the project, that have their own pages on this website for more information.

Additional Systems and Tools

Weapon System: Provides non-technical developers with extensive customization options to create unique weapons during runtime, using Data Assets. It integrates directly with Bullet Spread Plugin and in-game characters.

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Shield Engineer: A special NPC that launches homing shield disruptor missiles at the player, and will attempt to repair the shields of any damaged nearby allies.

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NPC Spline and Path Tool: An Editor Utility widget that allows developers to assign data to spline points, and enables NPC’s to interact with that data when traversing the spline path.

Denok IV Penitentiary

Description

A massive panopticon prison complex, and opening level of the vertical slice. The imprisoned player uses a utility mech to set up their escape before descending into the underlevels of the prison, the Lower Works Substrata. From there, the player will find a chasm of unstable shipping crates and a high power reactor system that they have to safely navigate through before escaping.