
Gianluca Giliberto contributed to the julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook repository by developing core gameplay features and refining visual and narrative elements over a two-month period. He designed and scaffolded the Practice Arena, integrated new item and weapon assets, and expanded dialogue systems to enhance player interaction. Using Unity and C#, he implemented asset management strategies and scriptable objects to ensure maintainable code and consistent visual fidelity, including updates to fishing UI and in-game economy accuracy. His work addressed gameplay flow and user experience, demonstrating depth in level and narrative design while maintaining clear, auditable commits for traceability and future development.

December 2024 — julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook: Key feature delivered focused on fishing UI polish and in-game economy accuracy. Glitch Fish Item Update and Fishing Display Enhancement renamed DashResetsJumpFish to Glitch Fish, updated its in-game description, and set a cost of 400. Also enabled Preserve Aspect for the fishing display to prevent sprite distortion, delivering improved visual fidelity and player immersion. All changes are traceable to commit 368cbd8e34cc12f980749e9ede42e2f13b3e108a (Glitch Fish & Preserve Aspect).
December 2024 — julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook: Key feature delivered focused on fishing UI polish and in-game economy accuracy. Glitch Fish Item Update and Fishing Display Enhancement renamed DashResetsJumpFish to Glitch Fish, updated its in-game description, and set a cost of 400. Also enabled Preserve Aspect for the fishing display to prevent sprite distortion, delivering improved visual fidelity and player immersion. All changes are traceable to commit 368cbd8e34cc12f980749e9ede42e2f13b3e108a (Glitch Fish & Preserve Aspect).
November 2024 monthly summary focusing on key accomplishments across julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook: Practice Arena development and stabilization, visual asset refresh for items/weapons, and narrative/dialogue expansion. Implemented a critical bug fix by deactivating the Mama Leech prefab by default to prevent unintended gun spawns. These efforts establish foundational gameplay flow, improve visual fidelity, and expand NPC interactions, driving player engagement and maintainable codebase.
November 2024 monthly summary focusing on key accomplishments across julianjriley/ByHookOrByCrook: Practice Arena development and stabilization, visual asset refresh for items/weapons, and narrative/dialogue expansion. Implemented a critical bug fix by deactivating the Mama Leech prefab by default to prevent unintended gun spawns. These efforts establish foundational gameplay flow, improve visual fidelity, and expand NPC interactions, driving player engagement and maintainable codebase.
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