Sit Reps

A 2-5 player co-op online experience, where one player can control cameras, doors and lights, assisting the other players to loot a Cargo Ship. Made solo for Honest Jam 6.

https://honestdan.itch.io/sit-reps

One player assumed the role of a “Commander”, who would stay on board your ship and monitor the team via the Terminal. This terminal gave access to selective voice comms with crtew mates and their body cams. The Terminal also allowed the Commander to commandeer some systems of the Cargo Ship you had docked to – letting you view CCTV cameras, unlock and open doors, and turn on lights. The remaining crew mates had to navigate a very dark ship in hope of finding loot that they could carry back to the ship. However, either darkness, locked doors, or special vault doors would leave the crew mates reliant on the Commander for intel.

The game was good fun to play with friends. It highlighted how important play testing co-operative experiences are too, as immediately it was obvious which key parts of the game needed a re-think / improvements after playing with friends. I really enjoyed this game jam from a perspective of personal development, too. The honest jam is a longer jam, which gave me time to focus on learning some new things. I learned about hosting and running an Unreal game through Steam, along with using in-game cameras and render textures.