julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook
Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
3 Months active
Languages Used
C#UnityUnity AssetMetaUnity PrefabUnity SceneUnity ShaderLabYAML
Technical Skills
3D Environment DesignAccessibility FeaturesAnimationAsset ManagementC#C# Scripting
Andrew Kohler
PROFILE
Andrew Kohler
Julian Riley developed core gameplay systems, UI, and narrative features for the ByHookOrByCrook repository over three months, focusing on Unity and C# scripting. He engineered procedural platform generation for boss arenas, implemented accessibility toggles, and refined animation pipelines to enhance player feedback and onboarding. His work included tuning laser and combat mechanics, integrating FMOD audio, and consolidating UI elements for consistency. Julian addressed stability and usability by fixing bugs in inventory, dialogue, and scene transitions, while expanding tutorial and cutscene flows. The result was a more stable, accessible, and engaging game experience, with improved asset management and maintainable code structure.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
70%Features
Repository Contributions
142Total
Bugs
25
Commits
142
Features
58
Lines of code
1,233,865
Activity Months3
Your Network
7 people
Work History
December 2024
46 Commits • 15 Features
Dec 1, 2024Month: December 2024 — Performance-review-ready summary for julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook. Delivered a broad set of features, critical stability work, and UX polish that directly enhances onboarding, engagement, and visual consistency. Key features include Laser System Tuning with prefabs; Animation and Transformation refinements; Tutorial hub/assets polish; Fortune system expansion; UI consolidation and hub typography updates; Start menu updates; Intro and Ending cutscenes implemented and verified; hub sign repositioning and narrative refinements; practice arena improvements including cannon animation; and game-icon/cashout pause improvements. Major bug fixes address hub stability (sticky hub), UI/navigation issues, new interact prompts timing, loadout and practice-related fixes, and end-cutscene typos. Overall impact: smoother onboarding, richer content with longer player engagement, and a more stable, scalable UI and narrative flow. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Unity-like game dev, animation/transform pipelines, scene and asset management, UI engineering and typography, cutscene implementation, asset polish, and rigorous bug-fixing discipline.
46 Commits • 15 Features
Dec 1, 2024Month: December 2024 — Performance-review-ready summary for julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook. Delivered a broad set of features, critical stability work, and UX polish that directly enhances onboarding, engagement, and visual consistency. Key features include Laser System Tuning with prefabs; Animation and Transformation refinements; Tutorial hub/assets polish; Fortune system expansion; UI consolidation and hub typography updates; Start menu updates; Intro and Ending cutscenes implemented and verified; hub sign repositioning and narrative refinements; practice arena improvements including cannon animation; and game-icon/cashout pause improvements. Major bug fixes address hub stability (sticky hub), UI/navigation issues, new interact prompts timing, loadout and practice-related fixes, and end-cutscene typos. Overall impact: smoother onboarding, richer content with longer player engagement, and a more stable, scalable UI and narrative flow. Technologies/skills demonstrated: Unity-like game dev, animation/transform pipelines, scene and asset management, UI engineering and typography, cutscene implementation, asset polish, and rigorous bug-fixing discipline.
December 2024
November 2024
90 Commits • 39 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 performance summary for julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook: Delivered a visually polished hub experience, expanded core gameplay, strengthened stability, and streamlined content pipelines. Visual polish and camera: anime cut-ins, hub animation tests, hub shader improvements, enhanced water visuals, and targeted camera tinkering. Gameplay and level content: new water damager, movement start toggle, Boss 1 Scene in Beta, and Skipper integration for Boss 1; hub UI and tutorials expanded. Hub system overhaul: replaced old hub, implemented hub UI components, hub tutorial completion, and expanded hub assets. Quality and stability: fixes to boss HP bar slider, boss multiplier, trail renderer, rainbow fish behavior, love letter parenting, dialogue stability, and softlock prevention. Pipeline and onboarding: rebuilt level chunks, distance-based platform spawning, camera end snap, reconfigured platform spawn manager, copies of all scenes for implementation, plus price/tutorial boolean changes to improve onboarding and balance.
November 2024
90 Commits • 39 Features
Nov 1, 2024November 2024 performance summary for julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook: Delivered a visually polished hub experience, expanded core gameplay, strengthened stability, and streamlined content pipelines. Visual polish and camera: anime cut-ins, hub animation tests, hub shader improvements, enhanced water visuals, and targeted camera tinkering. Gameplay and level content: new water damager, movement start toggle, Boss 1 Scene in Beta, and Skipper integration for Boss 1; hub UI and tutorials expanded. Hub system overhaul: replaced old hub, implemented hub UI components, hub tutorial completion, and expanded hub assets. Quality and stability: fixes to boss HP bar slider, boss multiplier, trail renderer, rainbow fish behavior, love letter parenting, dialogue stability, and softlock prevention. Pipeline and onboarding: rebuilt level chunks, distance-based platform spawning, camera end snap, reconfigured platform spawn manager, copies of all scenes for implementation, plus price/tutorial boolean changes to improve onboarding and balance.
October 2024
6 Commits • 4 Features
Oct 1, 2024October 2024 performance summary for julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook: Delivered UI and animation polish, accessibility toggles for key items, a new Boss Arena with procedural platform generation, and narrative/scene polish. A major bug fix addressed a scaling issue in item purchases to ensure consistent UI feedback. The work enhances player feedback, accessibility, gameplay variety, and narrative coherence, while improving testability and maintainability.
6 Commits • 4 Features
Oct 1, 2024October 2024 performance summary for julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook: Delivered UI and animation polish, accessibility toggles for key items, a new Boss Arena with procedural platform generation, and narrative/scene polish. A major bug fix addressed a scaling issue in item purchases to ensure consistent UI feedback. The work enhances player feedback, accessibility, gameplay variety, and narrative coherence, while improving testability and maintainability.
October 2024
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Quality Metrics
Correctness83.6%
Maintainability83.8%
Architecture77.6%
Performance74.4%
AI Usage20.0%
Skills & Technologies
Programming Languages
C#MetaUnityUnity AssetUnity C#Unity PrefabUnity SceneUnity ShaderLabYAML
Technical Skills
2D Game Development3D Environment DesignAccessibility FeaturesAnimationAnimation IntegrationAsset CreationAsset IntegrationAsset ManagementAsset PlacementAudio IntegrationBoss AIBoss AttacksBug FixingBuild ConfigurationC#
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