https://grichards1.itch.io/wolfhunt

Wolf Hunt is a game I created in Unity. In this simple game, players control a wolf who is hunting sheep. The more sheep you eat, the higher your score gets. However, the farmers don't like that you are stealing all their sheep, so they will chase you and try to kill you. If one of them touches you, it's game over! Play and see if you can beat the high score!

This is a smaller game and only required a few assets. Most of these include the frames for the walking animation of the wolf. Some other sprites include the sheep that the wolf collects and the farmers that the player must avoid. The remaining assets make up the environmental elements such as bushes and trees and the tiles for the fences.

The bushes and trees were meant to act as hiding places. The wolf can hide from the farmers behind the leaves of these plants, however, I was not able to code this element of the game. The wolf will be hidden behind these sprites, but the Farmers will still chase them and catch them here.

The sheep move around in small circles, but do not run away from the player. At first, I made the sheep run away from the player, but this resulted in them gathering in the corners, making it too easy for the player to rack up points. New sheep aso spawn every few seconds, so the player can play infinitely and try to beat the high score.

The farmers simply chase the player around the map, following them until they catch up.

The fences are an obstacle to the player and the farmers in the game. Neither are able to pass through them, but must go around. The fences might hinder the player, or they can be used to their advantage.

This game has two screens: game over and success. The game over screen simply displays the leaderboard. The success screen congratulates the player on their high score and lets them enter their name. Players are then brought to the leader board where they can see the updated score with their name.

While the map for this game is small, I wanted to include some levels of difficulty and risk and reward. The top half of the map is made up of a forest that provides a lot of cover for the wolf and the trees make an obstacle for the farmers. This makes it easier on the player, however, there are less sheep there, meaning there isn't much of a reward for the player there. On the other hand, the bottom half of the map is more difficult because it is an open field. This part of the map doesn't provide much coverage or protection, but there are lots of sheep there, making it a higher risk for a higher reward.

I also added in a mini map so the player can more easily spot sheep and farmers around them.