‘PARCEL WARS’, A LOCAL MULTIPLAYER ARTILLERY GAME.
CREATED BY REBECCA WARD.
GSA ISD3-A MULTIPLAYER PROJECT 2023.



Parcel Wars  is an artillery-based local multiplayer game. Two players can play against one another as rival delivery company drivers, enraged by corporate turf wars in the neighbourhood, throwing parcels at eachother to defeat their opponent and secure their victory.




Parcel Wars Playthrough







APPLICATIONS USED



ABOUT MY WORK


The focus of this project was to build a local multiplayer artillery based game. The scripting throughout this game utilised VarSyncs and RPC Commands to communicate between clients and the server. To conduct this network programming and implement player testing, the use of the Mirror package in Unity was used.

The game was set out so that each player would be introduced to the context of the game, freely browsing the chronological slides of the storyboarded introduction frames, before entering the game lobby. Using Mirror’s networking framework, the players could choose to host the game, or join on a local server hosted by another player.  The players would need to have access to the same IP address to connect to the other’s game server.

When both players are connected, spawning in set spawn points in the environment and showing as opposing delivey company coloured vans, the player can input their own name to display as their player tag in the game.  There is also a health bar system which is impacted by accurate hits of the artillery from the opposing player, causing damage. The end of the game is triggered by the first player’s health decreasing to zero, triggering the other player’s victory.
MECHANICAL
IMPLEMENTATIONS


PROGRAMMING

Player Movement with Arrow Keys
Parcel Artillery Mechanic
Player Health System
Network Identities
Unity Mirror Package
Local Multiplayer
Health Dependant Win/Lose Triggers

DESIGN

UI Menu/Interaction 2D Design
Contextual Introduction 2D Storyboard
Victory/Loss Outcome Report 2D Design
Neighbourhood 3D Enivronment Design
House 3D Asset Design
Roadworks/Foliage 3D Asset Design
Van Variations 3D Asset Design
Parcel Artillery 3D Aset Design