i42® crafts online multiplayer backends
I am Dylan Hunt - a Sr full-stack (client-server) multiplayer gamedev specialist, crafting socially-engaging PC games/sdks.
Game Crafting
Consulting & integrating online services: Lobby, matchmaking, item stores, microtx, friends, auth, identity, cloud scripts
Service Expanding
Creating client SDKs and expanded feature sets to GBaaS / game servers for Unity, Unreal and Godot
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AA+ clients
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Discover my unique skillset
From Unity to Unreal - and from GameSparks to BrainCloud, I specialize in connecting games to the cloud.
Experience
Online MP Features: Identity, platform linking (eg: Steam), social features (friends, rich presence), Discord integration, invites, authoritative scripts, lobby, chat, matchmaking - More.
Online MP Specialization: AccelByte, BrainCloud, GameSparks, PlayFab, AXR, EOS, Steam, Discord, UNET and Photon since 2016.
Online MP Specialization: AccelByte, BrainCloud, GameSparks, PlayFab, AXR, EOS, Steam, Discord, UNET and Photon since 2016.
Notable
Original founder and lead developer of "Throne of Lies: Medieval Politics" online PvP game on Steam, redefining the social deduction genre. Featured on PC Gamer with 450k activations. Semi-finalist Game of the Year 2018 for both IndiePrize and IndieDb. Successfully funded on Kickstarter. Founder of the official GBaaS Discord and GBaas Comparison Sheet since 2016.
Stack
Unity/C#, Unreal/C++, JS/TS, BAT/PS1, Discord [bots], Node, Discord.js, Git/Fork, JetBrains Rider/Webstorm, Ubuntu Server, WSL2, Discourse, Fiddler, Nginx, Mongo/NoSQL/Atlas, Fork,
NUnit, Steam, POSTman
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NUnit, Steam, POSTman
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Soft Skills
Automation-1st, AI-assisted, persistent documentation, agile, test-driven, team lead + collaborator, intermediate 中文, entrepreneurial skills (paralegal, business development, corporate entities, HR), mentor/trainer, partnership sourcing
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Personal Projects
Featured Project
Featured Project: Throne of Lies: Medieval Politics (online social deduction PvP Game)
Auth, identity, item store, microtx, AAA moderation system, Discord integration, lobby, matchmaking, friends list, rich presence, robust invite systems
Auth, identity, item store, microtx, AAA moderation system, Discord integration, lobby, matchmaking, friends list, rich presence, robust invite systems
critical thinking
Sub-Projects
Specific feature examples
• Streamlined handling of player reports with auto-prioritization and dispatch into a moderator interface.
• Comprehensive log reviewer featuring player history, escalation tools, and an intuitive graphical UI.
• Integrated Discord bot for real-time, in-game moderation through queries and commands.
• Comprehensive log reviewer featuring player history, escalation tools, and an intuitive graphical UI.
• Integrated Discord bot for real-time, in-game moderation through queries and commands.
Advanced Report & Review Moderation Tools
Unity/C#, JS/Cloud Scripts
• Developed a self-serve system for GDPR data requests and account anonymization (deletion).
• Enhanced security by implementing stringent checks for authentic requests and bot webhooks for suspicious activity.
• Addressed an exploit allowing account deletion to evade bans by implementing a 30-day grace period, during which users could cancel the request by logging back in.
• Enhanced security by implementing stringent checks for authentic requests and bot webhooks for suspicious activity.
• Addressed an exploit allowing account deletion to evade bans by implementing a 30-day grace period, during which users could cancel the request by logging back in.
Self-Serve GDPR Tools
Unity/C#, JS/Cloud Scripts
• Comprehensive social features integration with both GBaaS (GameSparks, BrainCloud) and Discord Rich Presence.
• Proactively addressed early access challenges with Discord's GameSDK through GitHub collaboration.
• Pioneered as the first Unity game to implement Discord Rich Presence features live.
• Proactively addressed early access challenges with Discord's GameSDK through GitHub collaboration.
• Pioneered as the first Unity game to implement Discord Rich Presence features live.
Enhanced Social Integration: Discord & GBaaS
Discord.js, Discord GameSDK (Unity/C#), JS/Cloud Scripts
• Implemented server-side storage for the shop catalog, eliminating the need for patches to update or modify the catalog.
• Employed MVC-style coding for listing and sorting a dynamic store, utilizing a template to instantiate components from unpredictable/dynamic data.
• Integrated Steam microtransactions, enabling users to refill their virtual gold wallet with real-life currency.
• Employed MVC-style coding for listing and sorting a dynamic store, utilizing a template to instantiate components from unpredictable/dynamic data.
• Integrated Steam microtransactions, enabling users to refill their virtual gold wallet with real-life currency.
Flexible Item Shop & Inventory Management
Unity/C#, MCP, JS/Cloud Scripts
• Developed versatile game lobbies, featuring chat and RPC capabilities, for PlayFab, Photon, and BrainCloud GBaaS.
• Implemented features such as premade groups, Discord invites, and public invite codes, garnering popularity among Twitch streamers.
• Established as the first live Unity game to incorporate Discord's invite and spectate functionalities.
• Implemented features such as premade groups, Discord invites, and public invite codes, garnering popularity among Twitch streamers.
• Established as the first live Unity game to incorporate Discord's invite and spectate functionalities.
Innovative Matchmaking & Lobby Solutions
Unreal/C#, Unreal/C++, RPC
• Developed 100+ distinctive abilities and 50 classes for Throne of Lies, creating engaging interactions while maintaining a balanced 49-51% protagonist win rate.
• Achieved scalability and ease of modification for class roles or abilities, using ScriptableObjects to effortlessly swap features like changing a retro game cartridge.
• Enabled seamless synchronization of class roles or abilities across the game's ability UI, in-game wiki, and game localization strings with just two clicks.
• Achieved scalability and ease of modification for class roles or abilities, using ScriptableObjects to effortlessly swap features like changing a retro game cartridge.
• Enabled seamless synchronization of class roles or abilities across the game's ability UI, in-game wiki, and game localization strings with just two clicks.
Versatile Plug-and-Play Abilities System
Unity/C#, ScriptableObjects
About
Backend Developer with focus on Online Services
From initial architecture to late-game additions: If you want to take your game online or are contemplating the pros and cons of the variety of GBaaS services, contact me today for consulting/dev services.
*Since I often hold 6+ month contract obligations, do not delay to let me know what you are crafting due to limited time windows.
More About Me*Since I often hold 6+ month contract obligations, do not delay to let me know what you are crafting due to limited time windows.
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Development & consulting for online multiplayer PC Games/Services
US/UK Citizen | B2B | Full-time | Consulting
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