Nekki
Middle Encounter Designer
3 нед. назад
MiddleRemote
unreal engineunreal engine 5blueprintsencounter designcombat designbehavior trees
Nekki is hiring a Middle Encounter Designer for the Core Game Design team to work on SPINE, a single-player third-person action game developed in Unreal Engine 5 for PC and consoles. The role focuses on designing, prototyping, testing, and balancing combat encounters.
About the company
- Nekki is developing SPINE, an upcoming single-player third-person action game for PC and consoles using Unreal Engine 5.
About the product
- SPINE is a cinematic gun-fu combat game emphasizing dynamic combat encounters.
Responsibilities
- Create encounters using existing enemy types
- Select enemy compositions, positions, and spawn timings
- Find unique enemy combinations and combat situations
- Prototype encounters in Unreal Engine 5
- Implement encounter logic using Blueprints
- Playtest and iterate based on feedback
- Tune encounter difficulty and balance
- Collaborate with Level Design, Combat, AI, and Narrative teams
- Integrate encounters into the context of each level
- Create fresh and varied gameplay experiences
Requirements
- Experience in encounter design or combat design
- Experience building combat scenarios from concept to playable implementation
- Experience gained through shipped commercial games or substantial personal projects
- Solid knowledge of Unreal Engine
- Hands-on experience with Unreal Engine 5 Blueprints
- Understanding of combat pacing and difficulty balancing
- Ability to prototype and iterate on gameplay
- Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
Nice to have
- Portfolio with examples of encounter or combat design work
- Experience working with AI systems
- Experience with Behavior Trees in Unreal Engine
- Experience on shipped PC or console games
- Extensive experience playing action games
- Technical background
- Experience participating in a full production cycle
Conditions
- Fully remote work
- Work on a single-player action game for PC and consoles
- Opportunity to create encounters for cinematic gun-fu combat
- Collaboration with Core Game Design, Level Design, Combat, AI, and Narrative teams
- Hands-on work in Unreal Engine 5
- Opportunity to influence combat pacing, challenge, and player experience