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Project Type:<\/strong> \u00a0Professional<\/p>\n Release Date:<\/strong> \u00a05\/22\/2009<\/p>\n Resources:<\/strong> \u00a0Website<\/a><\/p>\n Role:<\/strong> \u00a0Scripting and Scripting Tools, Build Systems<\/p>\n Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n My role on the Damnation project was primarily to implement\u00a0game play\u00a0events through Kismet and secondarily to write UnrealScript to update or create new Kismet nodes for the whole scripting team to utilize. \u00a0Later in the project I also assumed build duties, creating a daily build for each platform, deploying it to in-house test kits, and uploading copies to our publisher. \u00a0Part of these duties involved developing and curating an automated build process.<\/p>\n While my core scripting duties were to implement the game play events as outlined in various design documents, I also implemented systems in Kismet in my free time that found widespread use throughout the game. \u00a0A good example of this is the artillery shelling that occurs during Arrowtree, the initial level of the game. \u00a0I noticed a lack of actual shelling\u00a0occurring\u00a0despite the GDD flavor text indicating the city was in the middle of an artillery strike, so I created a system to take artillery positions and a set of possible impact points and generate an unending randomized firing pattern. \u00a0The initial implementation was so successful that it was adopted into later levels such as Terra Verte.<\/p>\n The project was my first professional game project as a developer and the experience definitely helped give me an edge when I got to Digipen and started making games as a career choice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JJBU7ocsVJE Project Type: \u00a0Professional Release Date: \u00a05\/22\/2009 Resources: \u00a0Website Role: \u00a0Scripting and Scripting Tools, Build Systems Details: My role on the Damnation project was primarily to implement\u00a0game play\u00a0events through Kismet and secondarily to write UnrealScript to update or create new Kismet nodes for the whole scripting team to utilize. \u2026 Continue reading