Graphics & Games ยท 2011 to 2019
Overworld
A 2D tile-based sandbox game in C++ with infinite GPU world generation, dynamic lighting and multiplayer.
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Overworld was a 2D tile-based sandbox game written in C++ that I developed in my spare time from late 2011 to 2019.
The project started off as a testbed for the features of my game engine, Sauce3D, which was being developed alongside the game. Eventually I started to dedicate more time to it, as I had many ideas for how the game would set itself apart from similar games such as Minecraft and Terraria.
The game has the following features:
- Infinite world generation on the GPU
- Destructible terrain with seamless tiles
- Dynamic and static 2D lighting
- Socket-based (UDP) client-server multiplayer through RakNet
- 2D skeletal animation system
- Items and inventory system
- Menus and in-game chat
The project taught me to:
- Use the GPU for general-purpose computation, significantly reducing the workload on the CPU.
- Design structures and apply design patterns that give the programmer easy access to resources.
- Manage Visual Studio projects with complicated dependencies, with a focus on out-of-the-box compilation.
- Avoid overscoping so I could reach a minimum viable product sooner.