Fay Keeper

🧠 Technical Contributions

🛠️ What We Built

Assembly Definitions: We implemented and organized Assembly Definitions to improve compile times and support a modular architecture across the codebase.
Quest System & Editor: Together, we developed a multi-branching Quest System and an intuitive visual editor, enabling designers to create narrative logic without programming assistance.
Dialogue System Enhancements: We extended the Dialogue System by integrating conditional logic and quest-based triggers to support dynamic conversations.
Dynamic Audio System: We built an adaptable audio handler that reacts to environmental biomes, dynamically managing music and sound effects for immersive feedback.
Lighting Enhancements: Our team introduced visual improvements using normal maps and custom shaders to enhance overworld lighting and depth.
Formula Builder Tool: We created a block-based editor allowing designers to visually build gameplay formulas such as battle mechanics or capture probabilities.
Editor Testing Tools: We built in-editor testing utilities that allowed developers to quickly simulate and validate different game scenarios during iteration.
System Refactoring: We continually refactored core systems to support scalability, streamline integration of new features, and encourage modularity.

🤝 How We Contributed

Co-led the programming team and helped define best practices across disciplines including design, art, and production workflows.
Collaboratively made architectural and tooling decisions that shaped the project’s foundational scalability and maintainability.
Promoted knowledge sharing and mentored teammates to ensure fluid task handoff, shared ownership, and team alignment.

🧩 Challenges & Solutions

🕸️ Challenge: Managing Quest Complexity

As narrative logic became more intertwined, it risked becoming difficult to debug and maintain.

✔ Solution: We designed a visual editor to empower designers with a clear, node-based interface that reduced dependency on backend modifications.

🔄 Challenge: Constant Feature Changes

Rapid shifts in gameplay scope led to high iteration costs and potential code instability.

✔ Solution: We modularized key systems and layered in debugging hooks to minimize refactor impact and enable faster iteration cycles.

🌟 Standout Features

📌 Quest System Editor

A designer-friendly node interface that allowed narrative logic to be authored visually, increasing production speed and reducing reliance on programmer input.

🧮 Formula Builder Tool

A visual tool to define gameplay formulas such as damage and success rates, enabling non-technical team members to experiment freely and prototype faster.

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