Into The Abyss! CPS 498 Senior Project

Into The Abyss is an underwater-themed horror and thriller game, in which you pilot a sub through five levels while avoiding monstrous sea creatures and crustaceans. There are four enemy types, each with their own behaviors that enforce different approaches from the player. The player is equipped with a flashlight and a speed booster that both consume energy when in use, as well as a flare gun that consumes ammunition in order to distract some enemies. The current enemies include: a giant fish, that normally behaves passively will become agitated if the player is too close for too long; a shark that follows a set path, lunging at a player within its sight range; a crab that jumps from the seafloor towards the sub and latches to it upon contact, dragging it downwards; and the crasc which ignores the player in one level but chases them in the next, killing the player instantly upon contact.

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Advancements to the development of Into The Abyss will include refining the AI and the level design, integrating the story into the design with art assets, and sprucing up the environmental details. Making the game compatible with a motion simulator is our ultimate goal.