Ramble

Ramble is a project I worked on alone for my master's degree at the university. My goal was to fully create, from music to 3D models and programming, a Multiplayer Online game based on League of Legends and DOTA but with a different twist. The goal of the game is to work with your team to push a cart on the other side of the map by capturing strategic outposts.

Beginnings

The game started as a 2.5D multiplayer fighting game. I quickly realized that with my knowledge of 3D animations and VFX, it was going to be difficult to make a very dynamic and responsive game. I also tried using ML agents to train an AI to play using deep reinforcement learning. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time to improve it much.

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Screenshots taken from the first prototype

Here are some more samples from the first prototype.

Video taken from the first prototype

The Real Game

I decided to move away from the 2.5D game and make something a bit more complex that required team strategy. Let's start with the trailer.

The trailer

Menu & Networking

I did a lot of iterations on the menu and the matchmaking. It is difficult without being a designer to come up with something that looks good. For the networking part, I used the Proton library, which allowed me to run a server in the cloud easily to synchronize my players and set up matchmaking.

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Menus from the game

The Map

I also did many iterations on the map. I think in the end I did many iterations on everything. The map design needed to be big enough to fit a lot of things but also not too big so players can find each other. It also needed to be shown on a minimap and be symmetrical on both team sides.

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Screenshots taken from the game

The Champions

I created far too many champions. In the end, I only kept a few. Each champion needed VFX and animations for 6 spells + items. Here are some of the champions you could play in the game.

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