Weapon ideas, and what happens when they meet the world.
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01 / MY CONTRIBUTION
I worked on the elemental system and its interactivity, including connections with weapons, players, vehicles and the world. The design problem is broader than a damage value: an effect needs rules for what it can interact with and a result the player can understand. My contribution centered on those connections and the gameplay possibilities they create.
02 / WEAPON DESIGN
I worked on weapon concepts and how they would function within the wider game. A concept needs a clear player action, an understandable response and a reason to choose it in a particular situation. Thinking through those relationships helps turn a weapon idea into behavior that can be discussed, specified and developed with the team.
03 / SYSTEMIC INTERACTION
My work also considered how weapons and elemental effects would behave around other players, vehicles and the environment. These are useful design scenarios because a rule that makes sense against one target may become less clear when several systems meet. Working through these situations helps define consistent behavior across the wider game.