Francisco Javier Hernández

Balldown

3D Obstacle Runner with Scriptable Objects to manage shop and powerups

A fast-paced, geometrically inspired game where the player navigates a three-dimensional landscape at breakneck speeds. An in-game store, powered by scriptable objects, allows for enhancements and power-ups, adding to the strategic depth. Dynamic, moving objects serve as both obstacles and stepping stones, demanding quick reflexes and split-second decision making. The main challenges during development were the accurate physics modeling and maintaining high frame rates, especially with the ever-changing, moving game objects.

Balldown features several key components that work together to deliver the desired gameplay experience.
Some of the most interesting scripts include:

AudioManager: Manages the playback of sound effects and background music in the game.
LevelSelector: Enables the player to navigate and select levels from the main menu.
PlayerController: Controls the ball's prefab and model, retrieving data from playerprefs that are modified through the shop with ShopManager.
PlayerMovement: Manages player inputs and translates them into ball movement.
ShopItemSO, ShopManager, ShopTemplate: These scripts coordinate the functionality of the shop, including purchasing, selecting, and unlocking balls with different stats.
Views: This script controls the camera perspective change based on player inputs. When the player presses the "A" key or the left arrow, the camera moves to the left, and when "D" key or the right arrow is pressed, it moves to the right.
If these keys are not pressed, the camera returns to its central position. The script uses the LateUpdate function to smooth the transition between different camera positions and angles, providing a smooth and enjoyable visual experience for the player.

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Fantasy Survivors

3D Procedural terrain with Enemies to shoot and run

This game is a mixture of a running and shooting game set in a procedurally generated terrain, offering a unique experience every time it's played. Players face increasingly difficult enemies that spawn randomly across the landscape. Atmospheric shaders create a misty, nebulous backdrop adding to the game's ambiance. The procedural terrain and dynamic fog and cloud shaders proved to be challenging in the development phase, ensuring seamless and coherent game experience across the game.

Sadly I lost these project files, can't share the code here. But I can share that I followed Sebastian Lague's guide on youtube to create the procedural terrain.

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Toon shader 3D

Unity URP

I created a 3D toon shader for unity URP. It is my second post on artstation. Toon shader effect with color ramps and defined shadows. I used shader graphs and custom HLSL functions in unity.

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Shoot'em'up

2D Shoot all your enemies Side-scroller

A straightforward but engaging 2D game. Players navigate their character through a barrage of incoming threats, shooting them down and avoiding contact. The art of simplicity was the main challenge for this game's development, creating an enjoyable and replayable experience using limited mechanics and design elements.

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TopDungeon

2D Topdown Dungeon Exploring

In this top-down 2D game, the player controls a knight who can upgrade their weapon, fight against enemies with distinct idle and attacking states, and collect rewards from chests. The AI design for the enemies and the game's balancing, particularly the weapon upgrades and reward distribution, presented unique development challenges.

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2D Water Shader

Hey everyone, this is my first post on artstation and my first 2D water shader, I will be posting more, with this shader I was aiming towards a spiritfarer style which I think I accomplished quite well :D

To clarify, the sounds and pixel art is not mine, is all from free assets and resources

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Level Up Game Jam 2023
Forest Guardian

Defend the magical forest from humanity!
Place defenses and wield the power of nature to repel the threat and preserve the forest's harmony in this 3D tower defense game.

Team Members:

CodeOverdose - Programmer / Water / Some VFX
Abato - Character artist / Animations
Soda - Environment / Prop artist
(Some VFX and sounds were external assets)

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