I started the project in late November of 2023, thinking that probably in a month I could create a working prototype of this Hover Tanks idea. Nothing really ground-breaking, just a shooter game with the regular tropes that can showcase my understanding of UE++, the game framework, and the general use of Unreal Engine.
I've laid out my ideas in a game
design document.
And then I started working right away. I was able to utilize every piece of knowledge I've previously learned in this project, and of course I've learned a lot during this one.
Software projects are hard to plan in time and usually take longer than expected. This was no different; I wanted to create (mostly) everything in the GDD in a month, and it took two. Well, of course, I couldn't really plan with the parts that I had to learn first (like the "new" enhanced input system), the holidays took some time as well, and there was a full week of downtime because of COVID in the family. All in all, I think the time it took is fair in retrospect.
Checkout the project on Itch.io: https://attilah.itch.io/hover-tanks
See how it’s made on github: https://github.com/hattila/hover-tanks
There is always something new to learn, the next step will be implementing abilities with Unreal’s Gameplay Ability System.
I'm a seasoned PHP Backend Developer with 13 years of expertise and a passion for game development.
In recent years, I've constantly followed Unreal Engine's evolution and begun to work on my own portfolio of demo projects. I would like to work in the game development sector someday.
