Building BAM: Making Every Battle Better
A look at how we keep refining heroes, bot behaviour and the way we test Battle Arena Masters.
Development diary
How Battle Arena Masters is being built
We are two friends learning game development as we build BAM in Unity. This is where we write down what we tried, what worked, what didn’t and what we learned.
More from the diary
This is the only diary entry so far. More will follow as we build.
Behind the scenes: funny moments, experiments and lessons from development. Read the stories
Development history
Updates from the HTML5 prototype
Before Unity, we built a prototype of the game in HTML5. These updates are about that version, and the Unity game can look and play differently. Read about our journey.
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Minions now pressure the base early on
Small balance changes by Rickard so that minion waves matter from the very first minute.
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The joystick now always runs at full speed
A small change that makes movement feel much better on a phone.
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Bots learned to hide in bushes
Bots now use bushes to escape and heal, which makes them sneakier opponents and teammates.
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Why we shrank the arena
After a playtest where matches simply did not end, we rebuilt the arena around one goal: matches that finish.
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