Framework for developing RPG games in the Unity engine

Abstract

RPG is hugely popular genre of games with rich history and many sub-genres. Most RPG games has number of mechanics that are interacting with each other creating core game-play loop. At the moment the most popular ARPG games have specific playstyle that makes them distinguishable from other games. This work briefly showcases general look of specific genre of Role Playing Games, specifically Action sub type while showcasing what these games generally have in common but also trying to implement something new. For this work we have used Unity Engine, and created code for the framework and the game developed based on it in object-oriented language C#. Team cooperation was done with use of many tools such as GitHub for code repository, Jira for distributing tasks and Discord for direct contact and consulting specific code problems in private. In this work we have developed tools that allowed us to create multiple levels as well as systems which allow on development and can be expanded to allow even better results than we have already done. The game mimics many already existing elements from current RPG games, but it also introduces advanced quest system, which is one of the core elements of the game. With so many RPG games already existing on the market, there is a huge need for each of them to have specific elements that’ll make the game memorable for the players. This can be interesting plot, emotional moments, specific humour or interesting mechanics like combat. If no such elements exist, the game is considered to be plain.