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Inspiration

A terraria/cuphead like video game where you run away trying to eliminate a monster chasing after you.

What it does

You basically control a character that fires projectiles towards a boss and you have to try and survive. Here is the link explaining the code: https://youtu.be/8chyx7--GKE

How we built it

We used Unity game engine and C# in order to code the scripts. We were also using Github to facilitate collaborations.

Challenges we ran into

Did not have ANY prior experience with Unity and C# so we had to learn from the ground up during this 24 hour event
Trying to figure out how GitHub repositories function, as well as setting up a repository.
Figuring out how to slice sprite sheets to be able to animate sprites.
Coming up with the script required for a working level selection screen.
Figuring out how to use collision properly to detect when a sprite has been hit by a projectile.
Coming up with the script to have the boss enemy follow the player, alongside dashing to the player
Initially trying to figure out how to make the player sprite move with the corresponding key inputs.
Using finite state machines for boss phases (Ex the boss would attack in a different pattern at 25% health)

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Learned a lot about Unity and C#
We made the basis for a game as complete beginners in 24 hours
We made at least one complete level
Most of the logical issues we ran into, we were able to solve eventually.
The firing mechanic that the player has. (Ex. the projectiles fire in the direction of the user's mouse cursor)
Getting the boss to properly dash and follow the player.
Getting the camera to follow the player with a small delay.

What we learned

We learned a brand new game engine (Unity) and a new programming language (C#)
learned more about data structures and how we can connect/import GameObjects with/to eachother.
Got a better understand of how game development works (Ex. how a script ties in with a GameObject)
learned how to delay certain actions in void Update(), which provided to be very useful throughout the project
learned how to animate using sprite sheets.
Learned how to used GitHub for code collaboration