Raindrop - Tactics

[azul]

I have been making this small game on the side during my spare time for the past couple of months. I used invector's template to put together an early proof of concept. Thankfully this forum has been a great place to learn and get help when needed. It's great to see fellow passionate developers grow and receive first hand support from the asset creator. I hope you enjoy!

Raindrop Tactics is a top-down looter shooter set in post-apocalyptic Kovroninsk, a fictional country devastated by nuclear war. It is up to you to uncover the mysteries that lie deep within the once tight lipped soviet regime and survive the existing occupying force.


If you would like to find out more information about the game, please visit www.raindroptactics.com

[Invector]

This kind of project really puts a smile on our faces, really well done!

Excellent environment, the songs fit the mood perfectly which is really a great mood and the amount of effort you've put into customization (love the UI), one could barely notice that it is created with the template, which is exactly what we want developers to do.

This project has a huge potential, great work!

I would love to playtest and give you some feedback if/when you need, but from watching the video I've noticed 2 things:
- Performance looks not great, some random drop frames that need to be checked (lot's of renders since the topdown view doesn't make a good occlusion and consumes a lot, perhaps LOD's or Amplify Impostors could help)
- A Minimap or Map could really be helpful to guide the Player in this type of top-down gameplay

[azul]

Hey, thank you so much for the kind words and for also creating such a great template! I had very little programming experience before this, so this was a great place to start. There is a bit of a learning curve, but once you get a hang of it, the sky is the limit!

I agree that a mini-map or map would be awesome. Something similar to STALKER in where you are alerted (either visually or audibly) of how many enemy units are in your proximity, etc. Though I have also given thought into not having any navigation UI cues, forcing the player to explore and learn (memorize) the environment.

In terms of performance, the game actually runs decently. However, I have an older computer, and capturing footage via OBS Studio has really bogged down my system, causing frame-rate dips in the video where you wouldn't typically see any in-game (like in the beginning forest area). At the moment, there are virtually no LODs (except for some of the photogrammetry scanned assets) so that would definitely increase performance as well. The tree billboard LOD draw distance is also pretty high (I'm using Unity's built-in terrain system), so there's there's some room for improvement.

I will definitely send you a build whenever possible! Again, I appreciate everything you guys bring to the community! Keep on plugging along!

[septimustitus]

The ambiance, mood and feel of this game is very good. Would love to play such a game, brings out the thrill factor very well attracting the player.
Mostly i would find games too plain or too scary in this genre but here the balance is perfect to get interested.

[ejlnmusic]

Looking and feel great man. Keep up!

[uberwiggett]

Tbh this does not look like a AAA game. It looks like a AAa game! I'm floored by how well put together this project is, from the audio to the visual, to the fact you have a functional menu and level progression process, this is ready for steam! Aside from the attention to detail in the camera handler switching viewscapes through stances (good implementation of game design there!) What gets me most is the use of the AI. The stock standard AI from invector can be finnicky sometimes but it looks likw you've put some effort in to tweaking responses from them, particularly the snipers and the ranged attacks. It could use some work with maybe a stealth/sound based search for player function but otherwise the AI was pretty good quality. The destructable environment in the teaser also looked good and your level layout and design was well executed. I would suggest maybe implementing the leap over function on certain low walls and fences as using jump to clear them looks a little out of place.

Your work on the UI is also top notch, relocating the health bars and restructuring the equipment menu was good, as well as the reticule changes in aiming. Really fantastic work, when i am set up at my new place and you have a demo I'd like to work on a video series where I ask questions to devs about their invector projects, hopefully I can work this out with you. Great job!

[komposite]

What's up with this project ? Is it still in development ?

I'd be down to play this, this is looking really good !

Few feedback from what I've seen :

- AI doesn't react to dead bodies around them, that giving them a not so human feel (and therefore makes the game a bit easy)
- AI doesn't hear the gunshot from far enough, making them a bit deaf.
- Stealth kill can be a good option, especially if you increase the hearing range.
- AI is going back to idle too soon, they should be more active searching the player once seen. You can even make them not go back to idle, and go to an investigate state once player (or dead bodies, or gunshot) has been seen/heard.
- Maybe a bit of outline on the player and the enemies would make the game a bit more readable.
- Add reverbs, bullet wizz and impacts to your gunsounds, it will make them way more dynamics and dangerous.
- More specific sounds depending of what you're picking (knife pickup should not sounds the same as weapons or ammo)
- Footsteps according to what type of material you're walking on (and use unity animation event to trigger sound, invector's footstep system is great for getting info out of the current mat, but lacks reactivity)
- The radio noise when you kill an enemy is a good feedback, but maybe not the most appropriated (was he calling for his friends over the radio ?)

I know I'm being picky, but this looks so promising, that every detail should be top notch quality !

[y2splashy]

Sept 10, 2019 14:53:34 GMT azul said:

I have been making this small game on the side during my spare time for the past couple of months. I used invector's template to put together an early proof of concept. Thankfully this forum has been a great place to learn and get help when needed. It's great to see fellow passionate developers grow and receive first hand support from the asset creator. I hope you enjoy!

Raindrop Tactics is a top-down looter shooter set in post-apocalyptic Kovroninsk, a fictional country devastated by nuclear war. It is up to you to uncover the mysteries that lie deep within the once tight lipped soviet regime and survive the existing occupying force.





If you like to find out more information about the game, please visit www.raindroptactics.com

i have to ask,
where how did you get a live moving scene for your menu background, thanks really appreciate it.

[azul]

Hey everyone! Thanks for the feedback! Yes, I am still working on this (off and on). I've been super busy with other projects at the moment, but still have made some incremental updates over time. I have, however, majorly overhauled all the environments and graphics for the game and added a bunch of new features (quest system, dialogue system, etc). Unfortunately, I am still frozen in an older release of invector's AI and 3rd person controller. I have tried during different times and attempts to update the controller to the latest version, but there are way to many things to fix, so I've decided to just work with the stable version I have. Updating broke most of my UI and top down controller settings I had tweaked, so it's not worth the time to go back. Either way, this is meant more to prototype and create a proof of concept.

komposite
Thanks for the feedback! I made a bunch of changes that reflect the points you have made. You can take a look at the change list below. Still refining some features, etc.

y2splashy
For the moving main menu scene, I basically just duplicated my existing level scene and added a fixed camera along with the UI elements/menu buttons. I kept the AI and waypoints in (as well as wild life AI etc) so that it's more dynamic. However, i'm planning on having different locations as a background, based on level progression (similar to Half Life 2).

--------------Changelist---------------

-Added radiation areas via collider triggers that damage the player when entered
-Added vNoiseObject 'OnShot' events to all weapons and tweaked values depending on each type so AI can detect the player shooting
-Added vNoiseObject 'OnFootstep' event to PlayerController so the AI can detect player footsteps
-Added vNoiseListener to all AI and adjusted listening power radius so they can hear from larger distances
-Added vMessageReciever to all AI units so they display an Alert or Suspicious icon (similar to Metal Gear Solid)
-Added vSpawnerBehavior to SquadLeader unit to spawn backup AI when in combat
-Added climbing and vaulting generic actions
-Added doors and gates generic actions
-Added wild life AI (roaming animals)
-Added slow motion anomaly that affect the time.scale of the game along with UI elements
-Increased reaction/combat difficulty on enemy AI units
-Working on Faction and spawning system that creates 'waves' of enemies that endlessly fight each other
-Added simple hunger loop that enables/disables hunger damage object
-Split AI groups into sections based on location so that they are enabled when the player triggers a collider (optimization for physics update performance)
-Decreased the range for draw distance for terrain trees (to increase performance)
-Reduced the amount of branches per tree (to increase performance)
-Increased vibrance, saturation, and sharpness via post processing to increase visual fidelity
-Increased brightness for directional lighting and decreased contrast (via beutify) to increase visual coherence
-Create simple Time of Day (TOD) and weather system (control post FX, lighting, Fog, etc)
-Add quest system and dialogue system (along with trading)
-Lock camera on Pause Menu
-Added new locations: Treyvka Village and Swamps
-Added HUD navigation and mini map

--------------To Do---------------

-Add AI 'talk' on detection and radio chatter
-Add grenades to enemy AI
-Add stealth kill system from Invector
-Simple Crafting System to create ammo/explosives/arrows/barricades
-Create sleep system similar technique to hunger system which forces player to sleep
-Lock camera scroll input on inventory
-Remove Rigidbody Collider on enemies after death (x amount of time)
-Profiling and optimizing performance with AI system and rendering
-Fix time scale on all audio sources when using bullet time (decrease pitch when in bullet time)
-Fix breakable object (guard tower) so that the object takes damage from explosives and not bullets
-Add Bow and Arrow (included in Invector asset)
-Create working enemy helicopter AI
-Placable fire and camp prefab
-Placable barricades/shields prefabs

If you are interested in seeing the latest in-game screenshots please visit my portfolio

[azul]

Hello again everyone! It has been a very long time since I've give an update on the current status of the project, so I wanted to start out by sharing the latest teaser. I've also update the website with a bunch of new info, so stay tuned!

[komposite]

Oct 29, 2021 18:40:40 GMT azul said:

Hello again everyone! It has been a very long time since I've give an update on the current status of the project, so I wanted to start out by sharing the latest teaser. I've also update the website with a bunch of new info, so stay tuned!

I'm so hype for this !
But you allready knew that

[azul]

Thanks komposite! I haven't forgotten about you!!