WCC Rivals
Role
Senior Gameplay programmer
Game designer (Ranked)
Year
2019
WCC Rivals is a multiplayer cricket game based on the Southeast Asian market and targeted specifically to be a competitive esports title. In addition to normal 1v1, the game also has fully built-in team management, 2v2, and even lobby hosting and spectator features to run tournaments.
Genre
Multiplayer Sports Sim
Built on
Unity Game Engine
Contributions to the Project:
Writing the base for the multiplayer and addressing various issues with servers and latency related to the game.
Design the team management system and implement it with various addons and full freedom of customization for the user.
Designed the Ultimate squad format where the players build their own teams with individual stats and upgrades to their squad which is based on card systems that the players acquire as random drops
Laying the base for a 2v2 mode
Handling various server calls to AWS and back and maintaining user profiles and stats.
Designing and creating the user lobby functionality with the ability to alter game settings to enable hosting various esports titles and act as a good Accessibility option for new players.
Helping design the game economy system and maintaining good documentation for it.
Helping design and completely integrate the ranked system with leaderboards in rivals.
Other minor contributions include:
Help make decisions on the right path to push the game into the Esports scene.
Help make the game more competitive.
Decisions on what type of tournaments to host.
Decisions on how to increase the game reach with streamers.
Game Awards:
Studio Game of the Year, Runner up (Indian Game Developers Conference, 2019) formerly known as NASSCOM Game Developers Conference. Awarded to the game that exemplifies overall excellence and creates a distinct gaming experience across all platforms.
Best Live game (IAMAI , GATO 2019) . Internet and Mobile Association of India. Awarded for the best live gaming experience on a gadget with the idea of serving customers and engaging them with an innovative concept that captivates a significant user base
