Lec 03. The fates of the Games. Game engines, development
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The document discusses the development and promotion of mobile games, focusing on case studies such as the canceled 'Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans' and the evolution of franchises like 'Heroes of Might and Magic' and 'Master of Orion.' It highlights key concepts in game engine technology, design, balance, and lifecycle management, emphasizing the importance of maintaining quality amidst technological advancements. Additionally, various game engines and tools are examined, including Unity and Unreal Engine, alongside advice for effective game balancing.
![Master of Orion
β’ Space 4X strategy (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate)
β’ Master of Orion [1993]
β’ Developer: SimTex
β’ Master of Orion was THE father of all 4x games.
It combined empire management with tactical combat and spruced it up with a
comprehensive diplomacy and spying system.
As all great games, it was easy to play, hard to master.
β’ Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares [1996] β reference point
β’ Developer: SimTex
β’ More history, more races, more options, more involved combat, planetary
systems, rpg elements. And excellent hand-drawn SVGA graphics!
β’ Master of Orion 3 [2003]
β’ Developer: Quicksilver Software
β’ Managerβs hellβ¦
β’ Master of Orion [2016]
β’ Developer: NGD Studios
⒠Less game elements, less fun⦠But graphics is fascinating.
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![Heroes of Might and Magic IV
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β’ Heroes of Might and Magic
β’ Turn-based Strategy
β’ Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest [1995]
β’ Developer: New World Computing
β’ Heroes of Might and Magic II [1996]
β’ Developer: New World Computing, Cyberlore Studios [expansion, 1997]
β’ Heroes of Might and Magic III [1999]
β’ Developer: New World Computing, Loki Software
β’ Heroes of Might and Magic IV [2002]
β’ New World Computing
β’ Heroes of Might and Magic V [2006]
β’ Developer: Nival Interactive, Freeverse Software
β’ Might & Magic Heroes VI [2011]
β’ Developer: Black Hole Entertainment, Limbic Entertainment, Virtuos
β’ Might & Magic Heroes VII [2015]
β’ Developer: Limbic Entertainment
β’ HoMM Community (http://heroescommunity.com)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/lec03-170530123855/85/Lec-03-The-fates-of-the-Games-Game-engines-development-13-320.jpg)
![Game engine
β’ Game engine β ?
1. Software framework designed for the creation and development
of video games
β’ Game engine [Wikipedia] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine)
2. It exists to abstract the (sometime platform-dependent) details of
doing common game-related tasks, like rendering, physics, and
input, so that developers (artists, designers, scripters and, yes,
even other programmers) can focus on the details that make their
games unique
β’ Jeff Ward, What is a Game Engine? (http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/529/what_is_a_game_.php)
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![Books and Links on Game Balance
β’ [Chapter] Game Balance, Understanding Video Games: The Essential
Introduction (https://goo.gl/f9ntO0)
β’ [Chapter] Mobile & Social Game Design: Monetization Methods and Mechanics,
Second Edition (https://goo.gl/O0wSSj)
β’ Balance(game design) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_(game_design)
β’ Game balance concept
(https://gamebalanceconcepts.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/level-1-intro-to-
game-balance/) (https://gamedesignconcepts.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/level-
16-game-balance/)
β’ Dynamic game difficulty balancing
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_game_difficulty_balancing)
β’ Difficulty and balance (http://imranunit40.blogspot.ru/2015/05/difficulty-and-
balance.html)
β’ Balancing Multiplayer Games, Part 1: Definitions
(http://www.sirlin.net/articles/balancing-multiplayer-games-part-1-definitions)
β’ EdX course (https://www.edx.org/course/video-game-design-balance-ritx-
game102x)
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Lec 03. The fates of the Games. Game engines, development
- 1. The Fates of the games Game Engines, Development Lecture 03 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 1
- 2. Today Case Study β’ The game, that was never released: Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans β’ PR vs. Gamersβ Society: Heroes of Might and Magic IV, Master of Orion 2016 β’ Balance in Games: Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Concepts β’ Balance β’ Game Engine β’ Development process 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 2
- 3. Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans The game, which was never released 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 3
- 4. 2D animation, adventures 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 4 First announced in 1997 To 1998 the game was almost completed
- 5. Release was canceled β’ Because of Grim Fandango, fully 3D adventure β’ The world of adventure games was changed, Warcraft Adventures became out-of-date before release 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 5
- 6. Results and Lessons β’ Blizzard canceled several projects β’ StarCraft: Ghost, Titan, etc. (see http://gameplaying.info/projects-canceled-by- blizzard/) β’ Sometimes idea worth being reimplemented from the very beginning β’ To has higher quality β’ To be more technology 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 6
- 7. Heroes of Might and Magic IV Master of Orion 2016 Introducing a game to a Community 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 7
- 8. Master of Orion β’ Space 4X strategy (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, eXterminate) β’ Master of Orion [1993] β’ Developer: SimTex β’ Master of Orion was THE father of all 4x games. It combined empire management with tactical combat and spruced it up with a comprehensive diplomacy and spying system. As all great games, it was easy to play, hard to master. β’ Master of Orion 2: Battle at Antares [1996] β reference point β’ Developer: SimTex β’ More history, more races, more options, more involved combat, planetary systems, rpg elements. And excellent hand-drawn SVGA graphics! β’ Master of Orion 3 [2003] β’ Developer: Quicksilver Software β’ Managerβs hellβ¦ β’ Master of Orion [2016] β’ Developer: NGD Studios β’ Less game elements, less funβ¦ But graphics is fascinating. 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 8
- 9. Characters Psilon, 1993 Psilon, 2016 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 9
- 10. Space map, 1993 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 10
- 11. Space map, 1996 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 11
- 12. Space map, 2016 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 12
- 13. Heroes of Might and Magic IV 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 13 β’ Heroes of Might and Magic β’ Turn-based Strategy β’ Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest [1995] β’ Developer: New World Computing β’ Heroes of Might and Magic II [1996] β’ Developer: New World Computing, Cyberlore Studios [expansion, 1997] β’ Heroes of Might and Magic III [1999] β’ Developer: New World Computing, Loki Software β’ Heroes of Might and Magic IV [2002] β’ New World Computing β’ Heroes of Might and Magic V [2006] β’ Developer: Nival Interactive, Freeverse Software β’ Might & Magic Heroes VI [2011] β’ Developer: Black Hole Entertainment, Limbic Entertainment, Virtuos β’ Might & Magic Heroes VII [2015] β’ Developer: Limbic Entertainment β’ HoMM Community (http://heroescommunity.com)
- 14. Characters Heroes III Heroes IV 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 14
- 15. Heroes of Might and Magic II map 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 15
- 16. Heroes of Might and Magic III map 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 16
- 17. Heroes of Might and Magic IV map 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 17
- 18. Heroes II. Castle Siege 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 18
- 19. Heroes III. Castle Siege 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 19
- 20. Heroes IV. Castle Siege 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 20
- 21. Links on MOO and HoMM β’ http://www.old-games.ru/game/58.html β’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_Orion β’ http://lurkmore.to/Master_of_Orion β’ http://4pda.ru/2016/03/26/286811/ β’ http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/04/28/master-of-orion-hands-on- the-good-and-the-bad β’ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroes_of_Might_and_Magic_IV β’ http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/heroes-of-might-and-magic-iv- review/1900-2859752/ β’ http://www.heroesofmightandmagic.com/heroes4/heroesofmightan dmagic4iv.shtml β’ http://heroescommunity.com/viewthread.php3?TID=36737 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 21
- 22. Game as a Project Game Lifecycle Management 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 22
- 23. Game budget AAA Titles Indie games 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 23
- 24. Antagonistic properties β’ Cost !!! β’ Performance β’ World Scale β’ And game length (time)? β’ Content quality β’ Images and Sound β’ Texts and Dialogs β’ Rules β’ IA β’ Physics β’ β¦ Cost Performance World Scale Visualization Quality Implementation Quality Game 1 Game2 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 24
- 25. Game Lifecycle Management β’ Now-how? Yes! β’ Art? Yes! β’ Special skill? Yes! β’Why? 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 25
- 26. Game Lifecycle Management β’ Remember: itβs no exact SRS for a good game β’ Adequate βALM for a gameβ β best project management for a team of creative makers β’ Specifics: β’ Design β really big part of a game β’ Special criteria of quality β’ Immersion β’ Replayability β’ Affordance β’ β¦ β’ β¦ β’ Small amount of bugs ο β’ Domain-specific standard tasks 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 26
- 27. Microsoft Universal Windows Platform β’ UWP β one app for phone, tablet, PC, and Xbox One β’ Windows 10 game development guide (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en- us/windows/uwp/gaming/e2e) β’ Choosing your graphics technology and programming language (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/gaming/e2e#choosing-your-graphics-technology-and-programming-language) β’ DirectX, XAML, HTM5 and combinations β’ Bridges, game engines, and middleware (https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/gaming/e2e#bridges-game-engines-and-middleware) β’ Unity, Unreal, MonoGame, BabylonJS, Cocos2d, β¦ β’ Porting β’ Production β’ In-app product (IAP) purchases β’ Performance monitoring tools β’ Globalization and localization β’ Publishing 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 27
- 28. Game Construction Engines and other tools 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 28
- 29. Game engine β’ Game engine β ? 1. Software framework designed for the creation and development of video games β’ Game engine [Wikipedia] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_engine) 2. It exists to abstract the (sometime platform-dependent) details of doing common game-related tasks, like rendering, physics, and input, so that developers (artists, designers, scripters and, yes, even other programmers) can focus on the details that make their games unique β’ Jeff Ward, What is a Game Engine? (http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/529/what_is_a_game_.php) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 29
- 30. Game Engine: Main components 1. World state modelling and Game events synchronization β’ Describing a world model β’ Mapping of world model events (as several logic timelines) into userβs absolute timeline 2. Image and sound synthesis β’ 2D or 3D Visualization, Video, Audio, β¦ β’ Hardware acceleration 3. User Interaction β’ Input/output devices handling 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 30
- 31. Game Engine: Additional components 1. Persistence support β’ Save/Load support 2. Communication in a fiction world β’ Communication with NPCs β’ Player to player social communication β’ Logging 3. Artificial Intelligence (AI) 4. Real-time physics simulation β’ Hardware acceleration 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 31
- 32. Game Engine: External Tools 1. World editor β’ Content editor β’ Script editor β’ Optimizer 2. Configuration management system β’ CVS β’ Artifactsβ support β’ Documentation 3. Feedback system β’ Autogenerated error reports β’ Personalized feedback β’ External feedback 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 32
- 33. Where to Get a Game Engine? β’ Develop by yourself β’ Game engine development is a costly project β’ Exception β βcasual gamesβ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casual_game) β’ Buy/lease an existed one β’ Use an existed one β’ Wikipedia: List of Game Engines (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_game_engines) β’ GitHub Showcases: Game Engines β Frameworks for building games across multiple platforms (https://github.com/showcases/game-engines) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 33
- 34. Mobile Games Engines β’ Unity β’ Unreal Engine β’ Perforce Helix β’ Yebis β’ Wwise β’ NextPeer β’ Stingray β’ Cloudant β’ GameMaker: Studio β’ Enlighten β’ FMOD β’ Defold β’ CocoonsJS β’ AppGameKit β’ Corona SDK β’ MonoGame β’ Marmalade β’ GameSalad β’ β¦ 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 34
- 35. Unity β’ Features β’ 2D and 3D support β’ Scripting with C#, JavaScript or Boo β’ Comprehensive Animation suite including retargeting, blend tress, state machines β’ One click deployment/Multiplatform packaging β’ Optimised graphics β’ Comprehensive graphics features including PBR, particle system, full screen post processing effects, render to texture effects β’ Comprehensive 2D suite including automatic sprite splicing, automatic sprite animation and 2D physics β’ Canvas UI β’ 3D physics including cloth component and accurate hit detection β’ native audio plugins for audio editing β’ Navmesh and pathfinding β’ Terrain editor β’ Multiplayer networking β’ instant play testing β’ Asset store β’ Source control integration β’ https://unity3d.com/ β’ Examples (https://madewith.unity.com/) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 35
- 36. Unreal Engine β’ Features β’ 2D and 3D support β’ Blueprint Visual Programming β’ C++ programming β’ Instant game preview β’ Artificial Intelligence with behavior trees β’ Cascade particle system β’ Full source code access β’ New material pipeline β’ PBR β’ Physics β’ UMG UI Designer β’ Terrain and Foliage β’ Comprehensive animation suite β’ matinee cinematics β’ Cross platform development and packaging β’ Easy packaging β’ Multiplayer integration β’ Marketplace β’ Source control integration β’ https://www.unrealengine.com/ β’ Examples (https://www.unrealengine.com/sh owcase) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 36
- 37. Marmalade Platform β’ Features β’ 2D and 3D engine β’ Multiplatform development β’ Single click deployment β’ Middleware API for Audio, networking and graphics β’ C++ and Lua coding β’ Easy component management β’ Develop for iOS on Windows β’ Simulator β’ Marmalade Asset Store β’ https://www.madewithmarmalade.com/developer β’ Examples (https://www.madewithmarmalade.com/showroom) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 37
- 38. Corona SDK β’ Features β’ 2D engine β’ Lua coding language β’ Extensive API library β’ Physics β’ Networking β’ Animation β’ Composer UI β’ Multiplatform packaging for IOS, Android, Kindle and Windows Phone 8. β’ https://coronalabs.com/corona-sdk/ β’ Examples (https://coronalabs.com/corona-showcase/) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 38
- 39. Summary β’ Situation in the world of game engines is continuously changing. β’ The cutting edge in GameDev is VR/AR competition. β’ Who will be a winner? β’ Will technology surprise us? 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 39
- 40. Game Engines Tops and Analysis β’ Game Engine Analysis (http://www.gamesparks.com/blog/game- engine-analysis/) β’ Best iOS & Android Game Development Tools and Resources (http://www.woweez.com/blog/best-ios-android-game- development-tools-and-resources/) β’ Top 12 game dev tools and SDKs to program your own Apps (http://www.mindxmaster.com/2016/02/top-12-game-development- sdks-to-start.html) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 40
- 41. Game difficulty and Balance Gameplay balance 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 41
- 42. Game balance β’ Game balance is a video game design concept where the strengths of a character or a particular strategy are offset by a proportional drawback in another area to prevent domination of one character or gaming approach. β’ (https://www.techopedia.com/definition/27041/game-balance) β’ Some people suppose, that a balance in game represents fairness β’ For details, see Fairness&Balance (http://www.strangehorizons.com/2009/20090309/newheiser-a.shtml) β’ Balancing a game is a challenge that man has struggled with for thousands of years, and the battle continues in the realm of digital games. β’ Understanding Balance in Video Games (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134768/understanding_balance_i n_video_.php?print=1) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 42
- 43. Advice for Game Balancing 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 43 β’ A game may be balanced by levels β’ A genre of game defines the features of balance β’ Advice for game developers β’ Imbalance even slight is bad β’ Cherish Weaknesses β’ Make time for balancing your game β’ Make balance a priority β’ Each new element added to a game exponentially increases the difficulty of balancing the game. β’ Be wary of shortcuts β’ Keith Burgun, Understanding balance in Video Games (http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134768/understanding_balance_in_video_.php?print=1)
- 44. Balancing Tricks β’ The Power Curve β’ A simple formulae, which represents a dependence between primary resource and an effort to gain it. β’ The Fermi Solution β’ A Fermi problem requires knowledge of facts not mentioned in the statement of the problem. The problem is broken down into sub problems, each one answerable without the help of experts or reference books, an estimate can be made that comes close to the exact solution. (https://goo.gl/nKgRwT) β’ Quick Pointing β’ A process where a designer rapidly goes through a list of options and gives each a score from 1 to 5 β’ Dark Magic or Hoodoo β’ Complicated abilities are difficult to calculate and there can be a βmagicβ effect of simple options combination in experienced hands. (Remember of βVampire trickβ in Necro castle of HoMM III, or βGostsβ in HoMM II) β’ Triple Tapping β’ It is almost impossible to find game balance in one turn. β’ Safeguards β’ Safeguards give players a possibility to adapt to unforeseen by designer problems. β’ From Design 101: Balancing Games (http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DanFelder/20151012/251443/Design_101_Balancing_Games.php) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 44
- 45. Mobile Games Balancing β’ Free-To-Play Games need to be balanced as for payer as for free players β’ (https://polljoy.com/blog/balance-free-play-mobile-game-8-tips) β’ Use analytics to improve the balance β’ Gather and analyze feedback from users β’ Be transparent (https://mobilefreetoplay.com/2015/02/24/mobile- game-design-stats-skill-luck/) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 45
- 46. Books and Links on Game Balance β’ [Chapter] Game Balance, Understanding Video Games: The Essential Introduction (https://goo.gl/f9ntO0) β’ [Chapter] Mobile & Social Game Design: Monetization Methods and Mechanics, Second Edition (https://goo.gl/O0wSSj) β’ Balance(game design) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balance_(game_design) β’ Game balance concept (https://gamebalanceconcepts.wordpress.com/2010/07/07/level-1-intro-to- game-balance/) (https://gamedesignconcepts.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/level- 16-game-balance/) β’ Dynamic game difficulty balancing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_game_difficulty_balancing) β’ Difficulty and balance (http://imranunit40.blogspot.ru/2015/05/difficulty-and- balance.html) β’ Balancing Multiplayer Games, Part 1: Definitions (http://www.sirlin.net/articles/balancing-multiplayer-games-part-1-definitions) β’ EdX course (https://www.edx.org/course/video-game-design-balance-ritx- game102x) 2016-2017 Mobile Games Development & Promotion, Maksimenkova Olga, FCS, SSI 46