Lyra Tps Game

Development process:

This project was challenging, yet I enjoyed developing it thoroughly. I used UE5's Lyra starter pack, a framework to build my level around, which meant I had to test all the functions, mechanics and movement tech to understand the direction my level will take. I manipulated the framework to become 5 vs 5 instead of the default 2 vs 2 as I felt the gameplay was too slow for how fast the movement and weapon play was.

After a couple hours of testing, I detected that enemy AI direction is determined by weapon and health placements around the map, meaning I had to balance weapon pickups (symmetrical for both team sides), while also guiding enemy AI to different parts of the map. Although I was proud of the first map, it unfortunately corrupted, but taught me a valuable lesson on backing up projects and the importance of Git. I used the knowledge I had gain from creating this level to design a much more vertical and thought out level, and I am super proud of what became of my project.

Below is a full documentation on the project, diving into the issues faced, problems solved alongside reasons behind the design of the level.

Project Documentation.docx