LARCENAUTS

GAME OVERVIEW

DEVELOPER

Impulse Gear

RELEASE DATE

June 17, 2021

PLATFORMS

Oculus VR, Steam VR

ENGINE

Unreal

Larcenauts is a sci-fi themed multiplayer hero shooter played in VR. Players choose from a selection of specialists that each have a unique playstyle and compete in 6v6 matches to accomplish objectives.

SPECIALISTS

I was responsible for defining and prototyping the skills and stats of each of the 8 specialists. I tuned their capabilities throughout development of the project based on playtest feedback and performance to balance the classes against each other.

CALIMA
INFILTRATOR

Quick Skill: Dash
Instantly teleports the character a short distance

Deployed Skill: Temporal Rift
Increases the rate of fire of ally weapons while they are inside the area of effect

Grenade: Smoke
Obscures enemy vision and reduces ally received damage while they are in the area of effect

Loadouts
Shotgun/SMG
SMG/SMG

EVANDER
HUNTER

Quick Skill: Crypsis
Cloaks the character and reduces damage received

Deployed Skill: Snare
Places a snare trap that deals damage and reduces movement speed of the enemy that triggers it

Grenade: Target
Damages and marks enemies hit by the grenade area of effect, showing their positions

Loadouts
Sniper Rifle/Hand Cannon
Hand Cannon/Hand Cannon

THAL
GUARDIAN

Quick Skill: Shield
Spawns an arm mounted shield that can block an amount of damage before breaking

Deployed Skill: Bulwark
Deploys a semi-circle of shield panels that protect an area

Grenade: Halemar
Emits pulses for a duration that heals allies and damage enemies

Loadouts
MG/Hand Cannon
MG/SMG

CHI
MEDIC

Quick Skill: Chrysalis
Temporarily enters an invulnerable crystal that explodes on exit dealing damage in a radius

Deployed Skill: Ghilani Field
Allies within the area of effect regenerate health

Grenade: Leech
Damaged enemies emit orbs on taking damage that heal Chi

Loadouts
Transfuser/SMG
Transfuser/Hand Cannon

SALTERS
GRENADIER

Quick Skill: Charge
Charges in a direction, dealing damage to enemies on collision and reducing the damage Salters takes

Deployed Skill: Oscimir Gate
Deploys a beacon that Salters can teleport back to

Grenade: Phonon
Deals a large amount of damage over a small area

Loadouts
Grenade Launcher/Hand Cannon
Grenade Launcher/Sidearm

ARC-L6
COMMANDO

Quick Skill: Slide
Performs a lower profile slide animation and moves faster until out of energy

Deployed Skill: P3 Mine
Deploys a proximity mine that explodes when an enemy moves near it

Grenade: Plasma
Emits pulses for a duration that chain electricity between enemies

Loadouts
Battle Rifle/Sidearm
Sidearm/Sidearm

BOSUN
ENGINEER

Quick Skill: Armor Form
Bosun's support unit transforms into a suit of armor, absorbing an amount of damage

Deployed Skill: Turret Form
Bosun's support unit transforms into a turret, firing on nearby enemies

Grenade: Vulnerability
Deals damage and increases the damage affected enemies take for a duration

Loadouts
ML Blaster/Sidearm
ML Blaster/SMG

VOD
BRAWLER

Quick Skill: Grasp
Pulls VOD to a targeted enemy

Deployed Skill: Cage of Thorns
Confines enemies to a small arena

Grenade: Fungal
Slows affected enemies and deals damage over time

Loadouts
Fist/Fist

PROGRESSION

I defined what each character would improve as they increased in level and the level cap. I chose the structure, selected the improvements for each specialist, and tuned the magnitude of the improvements.

STRUCTURE

The progression for the specialist followed a pattern that was modified to play to the strengths of the specialist.

Even Levels: Specialist specific skill improved, maximum ammo capacity increased
Odd Levels: Character stat enhancement improved, maximum ammo capacity increased

EXAMPLE CHARACTER

Thal - Guardian

Even Levels: Shield health increased, maximum ammo capacity increased
Odd Levels: Cooldown for the deployed skill is reduced, maximum ammo capacity increased

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