Iron Testament
Lead Programmer
April 2024 - January 2025
Character concept by Eric Jimenez
Iron Testament is a turn-based strategy game that takes place in a post-apocolyptic future. You play as the last human left on Earth after a robot uprising, and leading a fringe sect of life-worshiping robots, you must take back the planet for the Children of Flesh.
Iron Testament will always hold a special place in my heart. Not only because of the game itself, but because I played a large role in it coming to fruition. It was the first major project to be made by Rat Economy, a 19-person game studio that I co-founded with friends from the University of Southern California. Alongside my Programming Lead duties, I helped organize this team and assisted in creating a truly unique, innovative, and community-first approach to game design. I am very proud of what we accomplished, and greatful I could play a part in it.
As a Programming Lead I was responsible for:
- Creating tasks for our 7-person programming team's bi-weekly sprints.
- Assisting programming team members with their tasks and outlining core programming frameworks.
- Managing project's Github repository, performing code review, and tracking issues.
- Organizing bi-weekly programming meetings for everyone to present their work and ask questions.
As a Tools Programmer I was responsible for:
- Creating the framework for the grid system and the various different tile types.
- Building level-designer friendly tools to allow for rapid prototyping.
- Creating an asynchronous additive loading system that allows for information to be transmitted between levels.
As a Gameplay Programmer I was responsible for:
- Creating the system to track mission objectives.
- Implementing the game mechanics of different tile types.
- Linking the gamemanager with the tile, player, and enemy data when in a level.