Antistasis

Summary

Antistasis is a multiplayer virtual reality shooter game being developed by me and a friend at RIT. The game uses zero-gravity physics, using the Floating Pawn Movement system in Unreal Engine 5.

As the main C++ programmer for the project, I develop the base classes that are critical for gameplay, including replicating properties and RPCs for multiplayer compatibility.

Core Mechanics

Grab-pull

Pull an object towards your hand from afar; holding the grab button until it reaches the hand snaps the object in that hand.

Grabbing a Weapon

When you grab a weapon, it snaps into your hand, replacing the weapon currently equipped.

Grabbing From a Distance

Grab-pulling an object for any amount of time will alter its motion gradually.

Grapple Behavior 1: Pull

When a hand has an active weapon in it, pressing the grab button grapples instead. The "Pull" behavior applies a constant force to the player towards the grapple point.

Grapple Behavior 2: Anchor

When a hand has an active weapon in it, pressing the grab button grapples instead. The "Anchor" behavior keeps the player at a constant distance from the grapple point, resulting in a circular path of motion.

Wall-grab

Projects the current velocity of the player onto the wall that was grabbed. While the button is held, the speed of the player is maintained, and can transfer to walls with different angles and complex shapes like spheres.