Reforj is an original IP game developed and published by 4J Studios. I joined the project in its pre-alpha concept stage, where we primarily focused on the 3Cs (character, control, camera). I also contributed design writeups, helped balance the crafting system economy, and made the first enemy prototype in-engine.

 

I was paired with an engine programmer to rapidly iterate on enemy AI and combat mechanics. I made feature requests to expose Elements Engine tools for designers, and balanced enemy mechanics to create the first prototype the Tunneler Scout mob.
 

I conducted in-depth market research on planned features. I contributed design to most game features and took ownership of the mobs documentation. I came up with a set of attributes shared by all mobs (e.g. where they live, what they eat, what loot they drop) and added tables to each doc for easy readability. I created Photoshop mock-ups to aid artists reading the docs.

 

I worked in Excel spreadsheets to help balance and calculate stats based on multiple inputs to help balance gameplay. I also contributed to balancing the economy spreadsheets, especially in regards to mob drops and crafting.

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