About

Boltz Entertainment (6 Full Time Employees)

July 2025 - Present

Senior Programmer

Unity

I have been a part of the Boltz Entertainment team since July 2025. Write Warz was in early access when I joined, and we are currently working towards the full release. I have been leading the programming charge, communicating with our artists, sound designer, producer, and other programmers in order to stay on track and create something fun and cohesive. I have updated, reworked, or changed almost every system of the game.

Write Warz showcase.

Common theme minigames.

Major Contributions

Common Themes

There are four new common themes that were released in December. Each one has a unique premise that changes how the base game is played as well as a fun minigame that can shake things up.
I was in charge of creating the encrypted word system in the Apocalyptic theme as well as creating the input and word recognition systems for Word Zombies.
I created the Goblins Attack minigame for the Fantasy theme.
I created the Word Guess minigame for the Sci-Fi theme.
I created the Lexicon Hold 'Em minigame for the Western theme.

Legends of Avantris playing an early version of Elves vs Samurai.

Elves vs Samurai

I was in charge of spearheading the development of an entirely new theme with completely new visuals and gameplay elements.
The Elves vs Samurai theme was my first major undertaking back in July and August. I created new systems that seamlessly blended into the existing codebase with minimal friction, refactoring when necessary. I was in charge of evaluating, providing critique upon, and implementing new 2D art, VFX, and sound effects for the theme.
At regular intervals, I was in charge of running internal tests to accumulate feedback on implemented systems.

Common theme minigames.

System Reworks

Write Warz looks and plays completely different than when I started back in July. Almost every major system has gone through a make-over:
Most recently, I completely overhauled how the voting and tie-breaker sequences play out due to internal and external feedback.
The writing state of the game has changed to increase the readability of the current story and your current typed sentence.
I implemented a new marketplace to align with a new monetization model.
I setup a new system for choosing and loading your custom game settings.
I was responsible for many small fixes and tweaks to elevate the player experience and eliminate bugs.

Gameplay

I work extensively with Unity's UI components to ensure everything works in 16:9, 16:10, and widescreen resolutions.
I use Unity Netcode for GameObjects to manage and sync players.
Created a set of unique minigames for Elves vs Samurai.
Finished the implementation of Bumbly's Rockin' Adventure and the Keytar Hero minigame.
Created the minigames for the four new common themes: Word Zombies, Lexicon Hold 'Em, Goblins Attack, and Word Guess.
I have been responsible for most new VFX implementations.
I was also responsible for most of the new SFX implementations.

Legends of Avantris playing Lexicon Hold 'Em.

Social and Marketing

I was in charge of setting up specific builds of the game for Legends of Avantris to play on stream in August and December
I was a participant in in-house streams on Twitch, YouTube, and Steam to promote major changes and big updates.

Project Management

I use Trello to manage my own tasks and tasks for other programmers, artists, and sound designers.
I am responsible for keeping up with the full-time and intern programmers. I ensure they are making adequate progress on their designated tasks and am always available if they need assistance of any kind.

What I Learned

Write Warz is the first commercial game I have programmed for. We have made major changes and I am happy to be involved with the new direction of the project. So far, I have elevated my ability to recognize and program specific design patterns, increased my project management skills, and become a more organized person in all regards.