Ludum Dare 37

One Room Horde Mode

For this entry, the goal was a simple top-down shooter in a single space with waves of zombies that continually spawn until the player is overwhelmed.

Each enemy kill contributes one point, and the player starts with five hearts. After each wave, the current weapon is replaced, similar to a gun-game progression.

Enemies and Wave Generation

Enemy prefabs spawn from randomized transform points. Waves are generated programmatically, scaling count and tuning spawn cadence while varying enemy selection.

void GenerateWave()
{
  var nextWaveNumber = currentWaveNumber + 1;
  var w = new Wave();
  w.enemyCount = (int)Mathf.Pow(2, nextWaveNumber) + 1;
  w.timeBetweenSpawns = waves[currentWaveNumber].timeBetweenSpawns * 0.999f;
  w.enemy = enemies[rand.Next(enemies.Length)];
  w.enemy.startingHealth = 5 + (currentWaveNumber % 5);

  waves[nextWaveNumber] = w;
}