A multi-format action-adventure built around custom AI perception, reusable Blueprint systems, and gameplay-oriented level design.
Role
Unreal Engine Developer and sole programmer
Engine
Unreal Engine 5
Platform
Windows
Team
2-person team; Lanterns Studios
Dates
2023
Outcome
First place at ISAMM InnovProject 2.0; public build
A four-part Unreal Engine 5 action-adventure combining third-person stealth, a runner sequence, shoot-em-up gameplay, and first-person combat.
Blueprints
Behavior Trees, Data Assets, Data Tables
Development breakdown
01
I built the full behavior tree and every shown AI state. Patrol handles configured routes, cautious behavior investigates sounds or the last-known player position, and pursuit activates after visual detection before the enemy recovers back into patrol logic.
02
I implemented the parent interaction architecture and used Data Assets, Data Tables, inheritance, and exposed Blueprint variables to keep systems reusable and configurable. One example lets the player pull a ceiling chain to open a window and expose a vampire to sunlight, while the same interaction foundation supports doors, keypads, items, traps, and clues.
03
First-person encounters use controlled arena states. Entering an arena closes the route, starts a configured enemy sequence, and reopens progression after the encounter is cleared. A separate demonstration shows the player cycling through the available ability types and testing their different attacks.
04
The stealth chapter combines adaptive camera behavior with walking, running, grabbing, throwing, hiding, and sound-based distraction. Guards are designed to be readable and influenceable: the player can predict patrol movement, create stimuli, and use interactables to change an encounter without simply outrunning an alerted enemy.
05
The released build moves through four connected formats: third-person stealth, a lane-based runner sequence, a top-down shoot-em-up, and fast first-person combat. I integrated the gameplay transitions and implemented reusable mouse and gamepad navigation, input-aware interface behavior, controls, checkpoints, and interaction screens such as the keypad.
06
I worked within the supplied environments to turn spaces into playable encounters. Guards, items, interactables, safe areas, patrol paths, doors, keys, and combat gates shape progression through the vampire garden, castle, and Downworld. The clips show representative sections of that work rather than claiming ownership of the environment art.
Reflection
Building several gameplay formats in one project taught me to rely on reusable, data-driven systems and clear responsibility boundaries between environment art and gameplay-oriented level design.