Toon Tanks
About
Toon Tanks is a stylized third-person tank shooter where the player must destroy all enemy turrets in each level to progress. The game is controlled from a top-down camera and features precise aiming through a dynamic crosshair system. Built using Unreal Engine 5 and C++, this project helped me deepen my understanding of the engine’s class system, component architecture, and game state management.
​​ Inheritance System
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Both the player-controlled tank and enemy turrets inherit from a shared base class.
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The base class handles:
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Projectile firing
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Destruction logic
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Damage handling
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Inheritance allows for shared functionality and clean code organization.
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Specializations include:
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Turrets: Use AI to track and fire at the player.
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Tank: Uses cursor-based turret rotation for player-controlled aiming.
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This approach kept the project modular, easy to extend, and focused on gameplay-specific differences.
​Game State & Blueprint Events
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A custom GameMode tracks the overall state of the game, including:
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Level start
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Player death
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Level completion
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Exposed Blueprint-implementable events allow:
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Custom countdown timers
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Cinematic sequences
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Win/loss logic tailored per level
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A custom PlayerController handles:
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Disabling input at the start of the level (until countdown ends)
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Disabling input on player death
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Re-enabling input when appropriate
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These systems give full control over game flow while keeping the code reusable and designer-friendly.
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Polish & Feedback Systems​
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Added feedback systems to enhance game feel and responsiveness:
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Camera shakes for explosions and impactful moments
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Particle effects for muzzle flashes and destruction
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Sound cues for shooting and destruction events
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Destruction of turrets and the tank plays:
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Custom VFX
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Audio feedback
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Camera impact feedback
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These small details improved the overall player experience.
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Working on Toon Tanks helped me deeply understand:
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C++ class design in Unreal
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Component-based architecture
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Player input and game loop control
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It was both a fun and educational experience in Unreal Engine development.
Gameplay:
