Blender
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Unity Engine
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Can you defend you castle and your king?
If not… well there will be another king, as long as this castle stands.
Guardians Keep was developed during my fourth semester of study at the University of applied science Mittweida. The game was an exam submission and will therefor continue with it’s version 0.3.0 as it’s primary version. Due to this reason, although i had high ambitions when releasing it, it is unlikely that Guardians Keep will receive updates in the future.
In difference to other projects this project had us build everything from scratch. So if not specifically stated in the credits, all assets were created by me throughout this project. Due to this i was able to increase my expertise in nearly all fields of game development – from coding to modelling – i had to do all by my self.
About the Game
You are playing as the siege-master of a sacred castle called “Guardians Keep”. Due to its strategic location every king and queen of the land wants control over it. You where born and raised in the city walls beyond this castle. Therefor you where declared to defend it.
As you progress through the game, you will face stronger and stronger waves of attack. Loosing to one of those attacks means another king will reign over this castle. However if you manage to protect your king long enough and earn his trust, he will grant you more and more permissions to upgrade your defenses.
But remember – trusting people can be dangerous…
Mechanics
AI Factions
Your castle blocks the only route to the other side of the land. As a result, all other factions want to rule this castle.
Your castle is surrounded by 7 other castles, 3 of which can attack directly. Whenever a castle is in range of an enemy castle, it can launch an attack against it. A faction becomes stronger against you as they hold more castles.
Flags, names, and kings or queens are randomly generated for each faction. One of the factions castles will house the king or queen. As soon as this castle is captured by another faction, the previous faction will be destroyed, and the remaining castles will create their own faction.
Upgrades & Permits
By approving upgrades your castle’s defences can be improved, troops can be added, and some miscellaneous mechanics may be discovered. These upgrades are purchased with favor. To earn this currency, you must defend the same king or queen for long enough against stronger and stronger enemies.
Some upgrades may require the permission of the reigning king or queen. Those permissions are also purchased with favor. Besides, increasing defenses will also cause enemies to send more powerful troops.
The defence upgrades currently in the game contain: Barriers, Guards, Archer Stands, Archers(Stands), Archer Towers, Archers(Towers), Burning Oil
Attacks
When your castle is under siege by an enemy faction, you must defend the inner gate at all costs. You will be able to fight more effectively if you recruit additional soldiers.
The siege will end if your health reaches zero or the inner gate is breached, and you will have to regain the trust under the new faction.
Some features are unavailable during an attack, such as using the map, approving upgrades, or talking to the king. In contrast, upgrades such as burning oil will only be available once per fight if approved by your overlord.