Protection Mechanic
Shield
Prevents the player from taking damage when active.
Player Mechanics
A 2D action system with shield protection, basic movement, and different attack mechanics like close-range, projectile, and AoE skills with synchronized animations.
Movement Mechanic
Jump and Dash
Shares the same animation and supports double-jump for extra airtime.
Combat Mechanic
Skill Look Up
A charged attack that launches a vertical projectile while the player holds a “look up” pose.
Normal Attack Mechanic
Close Range Attack
Spawns a Box Collider beneath the player on attack to detect and damage enemies, using tags to differentiate between player attacks and enemy colliders.
Skill 1 Mechanic
Launches a Straight Projectile
A one-time shot attack that disappears upon colliding with an enemy.
Skill 2 Mechanic
AoE Attack That Damages Multiple Enemies
Used DOTween plugin to animate the star projectiles with auto synchronizing 2D Box Colliders with the attack's active frames. The system spawns multiple stars in sequence with delays.
Enemy Mechanics
Implemented an enum-based system with customizable patrol paths and four states (Patrol / Chase / Attack / Idle), all inheriting from a shared enemy base for consistent behaviour.
Patrolling Behaviour
Left, Centre & Right Waypoints
Enemies patrol between configurable waypoints while respecting movement bounds and turn-back logic.
Reusable Setup
Enemy Prefab
All enemies are instances of a base prefab that centralises stats, animations, and behaviour flags.
Enemy States
Chase & Attack Logic
State machine drives patrol, chase, attack, and idle transitions using distance thresholds and timers.
Animation System
Used Blend Trees, Animator State Machines, and Unity Events to synchronize player and enemy actions with precise animation timing.
Blend Tree
Player State Machine
Smoothly blends idle, walk, run, and airborne animations based on movement input.
State Machine
Enemy State Logic
Controls transitions between patrol, chase, attack, and hit-stun states using parameters.
Animation Events
Player & Enemy
Uses events for attack hit frames, projectile spawn timing, and camera shake triggers.
Cinemachine Camera
Replaced Unity’s default camera with Cinemachine to create smoother tracking, predictive movement and reduced jitter.
Tracked Object Offset
Framing
Offsets the follow target so the player has more space in the direction they are moving.
Lookahead Time
Predictive View
Uses lookahead to shift the camera slightly in front of the player for better visibility.
Dead Zone
Motion Smoothing
Reduces camera jitter by allowing small player movement without immediately shifting the view.
UI & Scene Management
Designed a UI system with a main menu, settings panel, sliders, and health bars controlled through scripts and events.
Main Menu
Scene Manager
Handles scene loading, restart, and quit options from a simple main menu interface.
Settings & Sliders
Audio & UI Control
Uses sliders to adjust BGM / SFX volumes in real time and saves values using PlayerPrefs.
Health Bars
Player & Enemies
HP bars update based on damage events, with colour and fill changes to show low health.