Tank Battle 3DSomething Soft Corp.
Kevin Clow & Matthew Vaughan
ResponsibilitiesKevin Clow:• Artificial Intelligence• Physics• Art asset creation
Matthew Vaughan:• Project Manager• Graphics• User Input
Development Methodology• Core development is done in parallel
• Custom game engine with game built on top• C++• Microsoft’s DirectX SDK (ver. 9.0c June 2010)
• All art assets are created using Blender
• Physics implemented using modified concepts from the Cyclone Physics engine
Features• Dynamically generated, maze style maps
• 3D gameplay with hovering tanks
• Multiple ammunition types at player’s disposal
• Point system for added replay value
• Control tank using Xbox 360 controller or a keyboard
Target Market• Players who enjoy
• 3rd person shooting games
• Strategy style gameplay
• Maze style map layouts
Marketing• Free and low-cost advertising
• Dedicated website for player’s to view and download game
• Social networking websites
The StoryYou are a tank operator performing a mission as part of the 76th Hover Tank division. While approaching your objective, your battalion is ambushed and you are all forced to scatter. Once the smoke clears, you realize that you are the only Hover Tank left in your battalion. It is now up to you to navigate the enemy’s treacherous labyrinths to reach your objective.
Procedural Room Generator
Competition: Wii Tanks
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Competition: Wii TanksSimilarities:
• Differing types of enemies• Point system
Tank Battle 3D has:• Dynamically created maze maps• Much larger maps• Pickups & Power-ups • More types of enemies• Difficulty setting
Competition: Crazy Tanks
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Competition: Crazy TanksSimilarities:
• Large maps• Pickups & Power-ups• Point system• Difficulty setting
Tank Battle 3D has:• Differing types of enemies• Dynamically created maze maps• More types of power-ups
Competition: Tank Recon 3D
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Competition: Tank Recon 3DSimilarities:
• Large maps• Pickups & Power-ups• Point system• Difficulty setting
Tank Battle 3D has:• Differing types of enemies• Dynamically created maze maps• More types of power-ups
Challenges• Player movement
• Using matrices
• Procedural generation
• Determining classes• Attributes & Operations
Demonstration
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