Last-Voyage/Aframax
Oct 2024 – Apr 2025
6 Months active
Languages Used
C#ShaderLabUnityUnity PrefabUnity AssetUnity SceneYAMLJSON
Technical Skills
C#Code ConventionsCode DocumentationEvent HandlingGame DevelopmentManager Scripting
nrice25
PROFILE
Nrice25
Nathan Rice developed core gameplay, UI, and system features for the Last-Voyage/Aframax repository over six months, delivering 48 features and resolving 30 bugs. He engineered onboarding flows, controller support, and a robust save system, focusing on maintainability and player experience. Using Unity, C#, and ShaderLab, Nathan implemented event-driven boss encounters, optimized rendering and lighting, and enhanced UI navigation with controller integration. His work included backend persistence, VFX improvements, and scalable UI for multi-resolution devices. Through code refactoring, documentation, and rigorous debugging, Nathan ensured stable, testable gameplay and a maintainable codebase, demonstrating depth in both technical execution and design.
Overall Statistics
Feature vs Bugs
62%Features
Repository Contributions
160Total
Bugs
30
Commits
160
Features
48
Lines of code
894,859
Activity Months6
Your Network
60 peopleSame Organization
@mail.bradley.edu37
Work History
April 2025
45 Commits • 12 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 performance summary focusing on business value, stability, and UI/navigation foundation for Aframax. Delivered UI swap system with controller integration, pause system enhancements, video settings groundwork, and initial UI scaffolding with polish, while stabilizing multi-resolution and scale-related issues. Prepared the product for designer-driven UI iterations and smoother player experiences across devices.
45 Commits • 12 Features
Apr 1, 2025April 2025 performance summary focusing on business value, stability, and UI/navigation foundation for Aframax. Delivered UI swap system with controller integration, pause system enhancements, video settings groundwork, and initial UI scaffolding with polish, while stabilizing multi-resolution and scale-related issues. Prepared the product for designer-driven UI iterations and smoother player experiences across devices.
April 2025
March 2025
46 Commits • 13 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 — Last-Voyage/Aframax: Focused on UX polish, stability, and performance. Delivered menu system enhancements with pause/settings polish, enabled note page navigation, and stabilized core gameplay and UI across input, pause, and title screens. Implemented rendering and lighting improvements, including baked lighting and light maps, plus caching optimizations to reduce load times. Achieved meaningful code quality gains through cleanup and standardization, laying groundwork for faster future iterations. These changes collectively improved player experience, reduced regression risk, and provided a solid platform for future features.
March 2025
46 Commits • 13 Features
Mar 1, 2025March 2025 — Last-Voyage/Aframax: Focused on UX polish, stability, and performance. Delivered menu system enhancements with pause/settings polish, enabled note page navigation, and stabilized core gameplay and UI across input, pause, and title screens. Implemented rendering and lighting improvements, including baked lighting and light maps, plus caching optimizations to reduce load times. Achieved meaningful code quality gains through cleanup and standardization, laying groundwork for faster future iterations. These changes collectively improved player experience, reduced regression risk, and provided a solid platform for future features.
February 2025
24 Commits • 10 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 (Last-Voyage/Aframax) focused on strengthening controller-driven gameplay, testability, interactive levels, and a robust persistence layer, while improving code quality and designer tooling. Delivered full controller input and haptic support, enabled shooting in test scenes, completed fan interactions and level interactables, advanced serialization and designer accessibility, established a functional save/load backend, and enhanced controller-focused UI and navigation. These efforts reduce QA cycle time, improve player experience, and establish a maintainable foundation for future milestones.
24 Commits • 10 Features
Feb 1, 2025February 2025 (Last-Voyage/Aframax) focused on strengthening controller-driven gameplay, testability, interactive levels, and a robust persistence layer, while improving code quality and designer tooling. Delivered full controller input and haptic support, enabled shooting in test scenes, completed fan interactions and level interactables, advanced serialization and designer accessibility, established a functional save/load backend, and enhanced controller-focused UI and navigation. These efforts reduce QA cycle time, improve player experience, and establish a maintainable foundation for future milestones.
February 2025
January 2025
13 Commits • 7 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 (Month: 2025-01) focused on delivering core gameplay features, improving visual feedback, and hardening end-to-end gameplay flow in Last-Voyage/Aframax. The work emphasizes business value through reliable progression, engaging UX, and maintainable code changes, complemented by robust bug fixes and asset improvements.
January 2025
13 Commits • 7 Features
Jan 1, 2025January 2025 (Month: 2025-01) focused on delivering core gameplay features, improving visual feedback, and hardening end-to-end gameplay flow in Last-Voyage/Aframax. The work emphasizes business value through reliable progression, engaging UX, and maintainable code changes, complemented by robust bug fixes and asset improvements.
November 2024
16 Commits • 4 Features
Nov 1, 2024Month: 2024-11 — Last-Voyage/Aframax. Focused on stabilizing core gameplay flows, delivering UI/UX improvements, and hardening the codebase. Key outcomes include a crash-free boss encounter flow, a revamped dialogue system with timed text and non-overlapping UI, enhanced VFX feedback, quicker navigation with Numpad Enter, and significant code safety improvements. Key achievements: - Boss Encounter Stability and Tutorial Flow Fix: resolved a crash caused by tutorial completion logic and ensured boss activation occurs only after the entire tutorial. Commits: 4021eeef2a91133d82b0dd530de75572a0a3bb2d, 5581def118ca116da990fee6f22bf6b8c5bcc847, 2e3be4cabcd066d14bd0d176f0ba24639f38a0d3. - Dialogue System Overhaul and UI Improvements: introduced a new dialogue system with timed text sequences, refactored display to prevent overlap, and improved UI/text handling. Commits: 270f7f2f2ce448f0d30fdd0640b7a649516e4d6c, 4a15cb6d34590505bf00e74aa01245ba7974fe8f, ecb916ca0c26c3aba98a4c394233cbdf5277769b, 36f10a5ce9ac25b7107520f6344f8e740ca92456, cc438338045c14f605aad13b6599138f979b05fc, a24371431e6253f123c6068e55c701f978dea2a5, ea21d8ef06c1aef0424d60ebcf8b7d6931a111ed, 4fb18dd06614a381f42cb4d63ec49448c1a588e2. - Visual Effects and Feedback Enhancements: added smoke VFX and sparks with improved animation control and prefab settings. Commits: 6aa53120aa711079ece3f4c7633c1c5c62ad53db, e33006d7ea335a6edca7ec405fb5be0c226d0a72. - Numpad Enter Input Binding: enabled Numpad Enter to trigger EnterTitleScreen for quicker navigation. Commit: 1a563de23ea3007997270262297bc8f854839500. - Code Quality and Maintenance: immutability changes and scene cleanups to improve safety and maintainability. Commits: d120f63056392339ff9b69017d15e2ee4e37c171, 29a34338d3216ca0e7bffb58e6f520bd820ca1b7. Impact and business value: - Increased stability during onboarding and gameplay, reducing crash-related support and churn. - Smoother storytelling and UI interactions improved user engagement and comprehension. - Faster navigation and clear feedback improved player satisfaction and retention. - Cleaner, more maintainable codebase enabling safer future iterations and faster bug fixes. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Unity/C# development, UI/UX design, VFX control, input binding, refactoring for immutability, scene management, and maintainability-focused engineering.
16 Commits • 4 Features
Nov 1, 2024Month: 2024-11 — Last-Voyage/Aframax. Focused on stabilizing core gameplay flows, delivering UI/UX improvements, and hardening the codebase. Key outcomes include a crash-free boss encounter flow, a revamped dialogue system with timed text and non-overlapping UI, enhanced VFX feedback, quicker navigation with Numpad Enter, and significant code safety improvements. Key achievements: - Boss Encounter Stability and Tutorial Flow Fix: resolved a crash caused by tutorial completion logic and ensured boss activation occurs only after the entire tutorial. Commits: 4021eeef2a91133d82b0dd530de75572a0a3bb2d, 5581def118ca116da990fee6f22bf6b8c5bcc847, 2e3be4cabcd066d14bd0d176f0ba24639f38a0d3. - Dialogue System Overhaul and UI Improvements: introduced a new dialogue system with timed text sequences, refactored display to prevent overlap, and improved UI/text handling. Commits: 270f7f2f2ce448f0d30fdd0640b7a649516e4d6c, 4a15cb6d34590505bf00e74aa01245ba7974fe8f, ecb916ca0c26c3aba98a4c394233cbdf5277769b, 36f10a5ce9ac25b7107520f6344f8e740ca92456, cc438338045c14f605aad13b6599138f979b05fc, a24371431e6253f123c6068e55c701f978dea2a5, ea21d8ef06c1aef0424d60ebcf8b7d6931a111ed, 4fb18dd06614a381f42cb4d63ec49448c1a588e2. - Visual Effects and Feedback Enhancements: added smoke VFX and sparks with improved animation control and prefab settings. Commits: 6aa53120aa711079ece3f4c7633c1c5c62ad53db, e33006d7ea335a6edca7ec405fb5be0c226d0a72. - Numpad Enter Input Binding: enabled Numpad Enter to trigger EnterTitleScreen for quicker navigation. Commit: 1a563de23ea3007997270262297bc8f854839500. - Code Quality and Maintenance: immutability changes and scene cleanups to improve safety and maintainability. Commits: d120f63056392339ff9b69017d15e2ee4e37c171, 29a34338d3216ca0e7bffb58e6f520bd820ca1b7. Impact and business value: - Increased stability during onboarding and gameplay, reducing crash-related support and churn. - Smoother storytelling and UI interactions improved user engagement and comprehension. - Faster navigation and clear feedback improved player satisfaction and retention. - Cleaner, more maintainable codebase enabling safer future iterations and faster bug fixes. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Unity/C# development, UI/UX design, VFX control, input binding, refactoring for immutability, scene management, and maintainability-focused engineering.
November 2024
October 2024
16 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2024Month: 2024-10 | Repository: Last-Voyage/Aframax Key features delivered: - Tutorial System Enhancements and Player Guidance: comprehensive onboarding overhaul with visuals, prompts, and progression to improve new player onboarding and tutorial clarity. End-to-end MVP delivered; commits show iterative polish (e4ad5091d7e1462de270754edcd450197dc17d4b, f6a9f8eb066222b40dc9e798e5cde9c0ef3cce6e, 803e3e49c5cf2c849a0440776a556445e44af9ea, 38465348bd8c1d09de18015b2f2dca7140ec7889, 43d9a03d53079bebee584a1029aff90d629daee1). - Boss Encounter and Attacks System Enhancements: redesigned boss encounter flow with event-driven activation and progression from tutorial to boss; boss now spawns after the tutorial completes. Commits include (41a3ff8e9dfacdd68e41493a4c46ee193a4b1250, d0b4fc1234befd1b40e9c5254555b08d63eb6c97, 372022b4e7328059f6315882bc1c46586f5c340d, 182d3bcb9192c4fa98810ef2322a6a5258a2a94a). - Audio Manager Persistence Fixes: fixed audio persistence across scene loads by correcting manager destruction and DontDestroyOnLoad behavior. Commits: 56bc3014f5c3f8c18420cc5ced3b3d9e77073c1f, 57cf8465886a7fa0fe07225b401ba54d31cf3ac2. Major bugs fixed: - Audio Manager Persistence Fixes provided cross-scene reliability for audio, eliminating repeated restarts and ensuring continuity of audio playback during scene transitions. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Significantly improved onboarding experience and progression flow, enabling smoother player ramp to end-game encounters. - Increased gameplay consistency and immersion through reliable audio across scenes. - Enhanced maintainability via naming conventions and targeted editor changes. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Unity/C#, event-driven design, scene management and lifecycle (DontDestroyOnLoad), audio management, debugging and refactoring.
October 2024
16 Commits • 2 Features
Oct 1, 2024Month: 2024-10 | Repository: Last-Voyage/Aframax Key features delivered: - Tutorial System Enhancements and Player Guidance: comprehensive onboarding overhaul with visuals, prompts, and progression to improve new player onboarding and tutorial clarity. End-to-end MVP delivered; commits show iterative polish (e4ad5091d7e1462de270754edcd450197dc17d4b, f6a9f8eb066222b40dc9e798e5cde9c0ef3cce6e, 803e3e49c5cf2c849a0440776a556445e44af9ea, 38465348bd8c1d09de18015b2f2dca7140ec7889, 43d9a03d53079bebee584a1029aff90d629daee1). - Boss Encounter and Attacks System Enhancements: redesigned boss encounter flow with event-driven activation and progression from tutorial to boss; boss now spawns after the tutorial completes. Commits include (41a3ff8e9dfacdd68e41493a4c46ee193a4b1250, d0b4fc1234befd1b40e9c5254555b08d63eb6c97, 372022b4e7328059f6315882bc1c46586f5c340d, 182d3bcb9192c4fa98810ef2322a6a5258a2a94a). - Audio Manager Persistence Fixes: fixed audio persistence across scene loads by correcting manager destruction and DontDestroyOnLoad behavior. Commits: 56bc3014f5c3f8c18420cc5ced3b3d9e77073c1f, 57cf8465886a7fa0fe07225b401ba54d31cf3ac2. Major bugs fixed: - Audio Manager Persistence Fixes provided cross-scene reliability for audio, eliminating repeated restarts and ensuring continuity of audio playback during scene transitions. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Significantly improved onboarding experience and progression flow, enabling smoother player ramp to end-game encounters. - Increased gameplay consistency and immersion through reliable audio across scenes. - Enhanced maintainability via naming conventions and targeted editor changes. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Unity/C#, event-driven design, scene management and lifecycle (DontDestroyOnLoad), audio management, debugging and refactoring.
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Quality Metrics
Correctness83.0%
Maintainability84.0%
Architecture76.8%
Performance79.8%
AI Usage20.4%
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Programming Languages
C#JSONShaderLabTextUnityUnity AssetUnity C#Unity PrefabUnity SceneUnity Shader
Technical Skills
3D Asset Optimization3D Environment Art3D Game Development3D Modeling3D RenderingAnimationAnimation ControllerAsset IntegrationAsset ManagementBackend DevelopmentBug FixingC#C# ScriptingC# programmingCode Cleanup
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