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product software

Bloom

A Unity 6 PvE co-op extraction game with a large procedural world, multiplayer systems, and a defined playtest path.

Status
in development
Last verified
Users
Co-op players · Development collaborators
Tools
Unity 6 · HDRP · Netcode for GameObjects · Steamworks

Challenge and constraints

The project needs a coherent player experience while world generation, networking, performance, and content direction evolve together.

Constraints

  • World generation, networking, performance, and content direction evolve together
  • The project remains in development
  • Public evidence cannot expose the private repository

What I owned

Product ownership, systems design direction, technical planning, AI-assisted implementation review, and playtest quality assurance.

Ownership

  • Define product milestones
  • Review multiplayer and world-system contracts
  • Prioritize player-facing risks
  • Maintain playtest evidence

Decisions and implementation

The decisions define the boundary; the implementation records what was delivered inside it.

Decisions

  • Keep multiplayer state server-authoritative
  • Treat procedural-world performance as a validation gate

Implementation

  • Server-authoritative multiplayer foundation
  • Procedural-world systems
  • Playtest planning
  • Performance and launch-preparation gates

Validation

Evidence is checked against the surface it is meant to demonstrate.

Checks

  • Unity EditMode test guidance
  • Multiplayer foundation review
  • Performance and launch-preparation checklists

Evidence-backed outcomes

Each delivered result is paired with the public proof basis that supports it.

  • Documented technical directionBasis: Recorded in reviewed product milestones and system contracts.
  • Defined the multiplayer foundationBasis: Supported by multiplayer foundation review.
  • Prioritized playtest and performance workBasis: Recorded in performance and launch-preparation checklists.

Evidence gallery

Each artifact is selected for what it explains and reviewed for public safety.

No public project relationships are recorded for this case study.