Sewer SecRATs

Inspiration

When making this project, our group was inspired by our running joke that we have: making rat jokes and rat-based projects. We had actually started rat-themed jokes during the Academies Hackathon last year; we were extremely new to coding last year, and we have grown a lot! We wanted to make our project based on this inside joke that we hold dear. So, we decided to make a mystery based on a rat trying to get out of the sewer!

What it does

This is a mystery, story based game that follows Ratlock Holmes, our main character. After exploring the sewer, the character helps the sewer rats recover from the disaster they are facing due to the mysterious blue cheese. After solving the mystery and facing the final boss, our main character saves the day!

How we built it

We built this project using Godot, a game design engine. Anh and Aamira helped with art and were our main coders, and they collaborated using Github and other tools. Amrit focused on art and assets, allowing the game to have interesting visual elements. Overall, we worked together and combined our skills to make an interesting, engaging game.

Challenges we ran into

We faced a few challenges in the creation of this project. The engine we used, Godot, is new to our group members so we had to learn a lot while we were making our project. We had many difficulties with using Github to share our Godot files, as well, as Github is another tool we are still learning to use. However, we pushed through and tried many different solutions to share our files and make our game.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

We are proud of how much we learned and our dedication to our project. We had a lot of challenges, but our group did not give up and stuck with it. Our teamwork really shined during this hackathon, and we are proud of what we have done.

What we learned

During this project, our group had learned a lot. We have learned a lot about Godot, the language we used for this project, as we learned this skill recently. Additionally, we were able to work on our teamwork and coordination skills, as we used tools like Github to collaborate efficiently.

What's next for Sewer SecRATs

We would love to continue adding onto our game, as there are a lot more mysteries our main character can solve! This project is very meaningful for us, as it shows our group’s progress over this year and our passion for coding. We would love to add more levels and more exciting tales!