Group Members

• Jens: Team Lead + Integration 
• Abhilash: Server
• Dusan: Unity Client
• Jan: Unity Client
• Gi: User Interface
• Paul: Database
• Maria: Content

Goals

• Clean up existing codebase
• Fix bugs with existing code
• Improve User Interface
• Reduce complexity
• Add construction mechanic
• Port to Android

How does the game work?

• Defense Setup
• Attack Setup
• Asynchronous (Defender can be offline)
• Attack a defender
  • Attacker can control units
  • Defeat the defender before the time runs out!

Server Improvements

• Created the standalone COS server
• Integrated it with the Lobby server
• Secure the server with new protocol
• Removed critical bugs

Improved Architecture

• COS has its own server
• Handle all the COS related requests
• Reduced the traffic coming to the lobby server
• Greatly Improved the performance of the game.

Improved Lobby Integration

• Integrated it with the lobby server in JAR
• Server configuration can be done at lobby end
• No need to do any changes in the JAR for server configuration.

// configuration file
PortNumber 1234
COSPortNumber 5678

Improved Server Security

• COS had its own login system
  • Bad practice.
• Servers no longer communicate internally 
• Authentication happens in Lobby.
• Need to be Authorized with lobby before being able to communicate with COS server.

Fixed critical bugs

• New Camera controls
• UI now properly works
• No more nested JAR dependencies

Improved User Interface

• Easier to use
• Optimized for touch devices
• Looks better
• Reduced Bitmap Size: Optimized for Mobile

New logo matches game style

New Loading Screen

All new Defense/Attack Setup UI

Improved Defense/Attack setup

New Stats Screen

Client Improvements

• Completely revamped pathfinding system
• Optimized models for mobile devices
• 3 Terrains
• User now has some control over combat

Android Version

• Reduced Polygon Count for models
  • Improved performance!
• Created a controls scheme for Android
• Done earlier than we thought!
• Possible iOS support.

Improved Mechanics

• Rebalanced Damage and Buffs
  • Plants no longer attack animals
• Added a timer to defense
  • Makes it more balanced
  • Makes it harder for the attacker

Visual Improvements

• Fresher looking terrain
• Added Skyboxes

Questions?