LA Cops - Case Busted Wide Open

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H E L A N A S A N T O S


CASE BUSTED WIDE OPEN

A G E N D A● LA Cops● Level Setup● Destructibles● Level Complete Stages● Message System● Scriptable Objects● Q&A


P R E V I O U S T I T L E S

Windows PC / Mac - 2013A stylish side one runner with a story. A Charity-ware title released to raise money for Special Effect

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Windows PC - 2013The cult classic typing game published by SEGA given new life in this brand new version of the game.

Typing of the Dead achieved commercial and critical success almost instantly and remains a fan favourite.

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D E S C R I P T I O NLA Cops is a fast action 3D Shooter with a tactical element.Developed in Unity3D and MayaLT.Take control of two cops and use them both to take out the bad guys one shoot out at a time. Intuitive and yet addictive gameplay combined with a style reminiscent of 70’s TV Shows combined with Pop Art makes LA Cops a game that grabs the eyes and demands “just one more go!”


K E Y F E A T U R E S● 8 levels. Each level is broken down

into multiple sections totalling twenty overall.

● 6 Cops to choose from each with their own attributes that can be upgraded with experience points during play.

● Tactical play. Control 2 Cops at the same time!

● 5 weapons to take out bad guys with including Pistols, Uzis, Shotguns, Assault Rifles & Grenade Launchers.

● Destructible scenery ● 9 cut scenes tell the story of these

Cops in full 3D. ● Plus a Rock soundtrack that needs

to be played loud!



V I D E O

http://youtube.com/v/gQi2STKtTq4

L E V E L S E T U P


L E V E L S E T U P


● Base Level Mesh

o Wall collision

● Fractured Objects

L E V E L S E T U P


● Destructible objects

● Enemy spawn points with

respective navigation points

● Player spawn points

● Level Stages

D E S T R U C T I B L E S● Fractured Objects

o Mesh broken into a number

of chunks. Support plane.

o Navmesh obstacles

o Material type - effects &

audio

Fracturing & Destruction plugin by

Ultimate Game Toolshttp://www.ultimategametools.com/products/

fracturing


D E S T R U C T I B L E S● Mesh Swaps


D E S T R U C T I B L E S● Mesh Swaps

o Audio & effect based on destructible

type and materials assigned per

stage

o Visible mesh based on stage health

and current health

o Health bar if destructible is part of a

level complete stage

o Players and enemies can shoot

through these objects


D E S T R U C T I B L E S● Static Objects With Decals

o Static mesh with a collider

o Static decal mesh spawned and

audio based on material type

o Mesh swap support

o Shooting obstacle between

players and enemies

o Doors share the same mesh swap

and static decal spawn system


LEVEL STAGES● List of actions that the

player has to do before the

level is marked as

completed.

● Useful to have a list of

scripts that execute an

action

o e.g. set objects active,

send input message,

disable player control,

spawn enemies, etc.© 2014 Modern Dream Ltd. Confidential. All rights reserved

LEVEL STAGES● Destructible Group - gathers

information of all destructible objects

under this gameObject. Sends a

message when each destructible is

destroyed.

● Stage Destructible Groups - listens to

all destructibles destroyed messages

from all groups assigned in the list.

Sends a message to the Level Stages

manager script when all groups are

destroyed.© 2014 Modern Dream Ltd. Confidential. All rights reserved

MESSAGING WITH DELEGATES


On DestroyedKeep count of

destroyed items. On All Destroyed

Keep count of destroyed items.

On All Groups Destroyed

DestructibleDestructible Group Stage Destructible Groups

If all stages are completed trigger end

of level.

Level Stages Manager


MESSAGING

● Input Manager class

listens to all Unity Input

messages

● List of registered

listeners of type

IInputListener


MESSAGING● Player class derives from

IInputListener and

registers with Input

Manager

● Receives all messages

sent from the Input

Manager

● When a message is sent it

handles the messages that

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S C R I P T A B L E O B J E C T● A way to create objects not attached to gameObjects

● Asset that provides an inspector for a script derived from ScriptableObject

● Allows audio designers to populate audio clip containers without extra code

support and without modifying scene files - Better workflow!

● Only one instance of audio clips that is referenced by multiple objects at runtime

● Weapon, player, enemies, levels, scoring data setup. Easy for designers to tweak

values as it provides a familiar interface as it is identical from other scene objects’

scripts. No need to change scene files.


● How to create Scriptable Object assets?

o Create a script file under the Editor

folder

o Create a MenuItem function to create

an instance of the Scriptable Object

as an asset file stored under the

Resources folder



● Accessing audio clips in game from a Scriptable Object

Asset


S C R I P T A B L E O B J E C T


S U M M A R Y● Keep your scene tidy

● Keep your code tidy

● Work with people that care

● Be flexible

● Build a community around

the game and be involved

● Have fun!


Q & A


Thank you for listening!

@LACopsGame

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LA Cops - Steam Early Accesshttp://store.steampowered.com/app/278810/

The Team

@helana_s Programming & design

@OllieClarke Art & design & Project Management

@chris_randle Music & Audio Design

@AronDurkin Animator

@Kris_Hammes Art

@a_marian Programming

http://www.la-cops.com/

http://store.steampowered.com/app/278810/

Software

LA Cops - Case Busted Wide Open