Diamond Venture

Project Summary

This project was a very fun project for me as I not only got to express a bit of my artistic side due to the art of the game all being created by me but also the simplicity of the game was very fun to create.

The game revolved around currency being the main form of gameplay. Like games such as Cookie Clicker you tap the screen to generate a currency, in my case it was gems and then once you acquire enough you can purchase upgrades which allow you to generate a certain amount of gems without you needing to tap the screen yourself.

To expand on this purchase system I created the upgrades menu as well as a Powerups menu. The player will not be able to see the next upgrade until they have purchased the one before that which helps with progression and creates a sense of excitement with each new upgrade unlocked. The powerups only consisted of one due to time constraints however the one I implemented allowed the click to give the player more gems, as opposed to one per click it increased it by 50 each time it was purchased

The project implemented a rewards system, making use of premium currency that the player could earn by watching shorts advertisements. With this currency the player had the option of choosing two separate reward wheels, with one costing more than the other however the prizes are of a greater value.

In addition to this the project also included settings and stats where the player could see values that might interest them and were initially planned to be part of a Leaderboard system that the player could compete against their friends or family by comparing their own stats

And finally the project included a Prestige System for further progression. Instead of the gem value being infinite the player would need to get to one billion gems upon which they could reset their stats for a new Prestige Level. There were plans for this Prestige system to give the player further items or rewards for this but due to time constraints were never implemented.