I setup a state machine that blends item use with core movement. It takes advantage of both local and world space upper body blending depending on the player state.

Challenges: Blending montages with different move states, action matrix, weapon visualization

We created a melee system within Unreal that gave us the tools we needed to build and tune a variety of melee weapons.

Challenges: IK systems, stamina system, root motion blending, player snapping/targeting, animation blending, supporting multiple states, directional reactions, and making melee viable within a shooter.

I led the design, animation, and state machines of the player slide. Taking feedback from the team along the way, it turned into one of our games defining features.

This iteration allowed players to crouch while in air to initiate a slide and continue their momentum. This was our depth mechanic that allowed players to take advantage of the terrain for combat or traversal.

Challenges: Visual readability, animation and player state transitions, and creating consistent and polished feeling inputs.

I used and animated a system that blended multiple montage slots with different player states. This allowed the player to seamlessly blend between ADS, Hip fire, Crouch, and Sliding during any part of the bow's windup and fire animations.

Challenges: IK systems, animation and montage blending, weapon IK's and animation, projectiles, and camera tuning

This is one of the many melee weapons this character could obtain. Using the tools that I helped create in Unreal allowed me to stand up new mechanics quickly. This weapon had the ability to launch themselves forward. This gave the weapon a melee ranged attack and gap closer, while adding mastery by allowing it to seamlessly transition into our sliding mechanic.

Challenges: Blending root motion, branching combo system, "ranged" melee weapon, animation blending.