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// CASE STUDY · MAGUSS · 2016–2018

Maguss

A location-based wizarding MMORPG for iOS and Android, built in Unity. We came in as a rescue team and took the game to launch.

Engine
Unity
Platforms
iOS, Android
Genre
Mobile MMORPG, AR / location-based
Years
2016–2018
Backend
GameSparks, Node.js
// 01 WHAT WE DID

Audit first, then the whole game.

  1. 01Came in as a rescue team: technical audit, roadmap and design documents, then full development.
  2. 02Split the whole planet into sectors for real-time, location-based play.
  3. 03Built gesture spell-casting: players draw spells on the screen to fight.
  4. 04Integrated a Bluetooth LE magic wand as a physical controller.
  5. 05Real-time PvP and PvE battles on a GameSparks and Node.js backend.
  6. 063D characters, creatures, environments and spell effects (Photoshop, 3ds Max, Substance Painter), and a mobile-first UI.
  7. 07Device testing, performance tuning and cloud setup for launch, then post-launch updates.
// 02 THE GAME

Spells on the screen, the world as the map.

Frames from the public Maguss trailers: the trailer shots, then the in-game screens for character creation, equipment and potion brewing.

Frame from the official Maguss trailer: a phone screen with seven face-down reward cards next to a painted wizard in a top hat
Daily rewards - official trailer
Frame from the official Maguss trailer: a person with a wand on a coastal path faces a dragon flying out of the fog
Location-based play - official trailer
Maguss character creation screen: a wizard stands in a night forest with accessory, beard, brow, face, hair and tattoo tabs below
Character creation
Maguss equipment screen: slots for head, upper body, lower body, wand, spell book, amulet and rings around the character
Equipment
Maguss cauldron screen: a witch with an open spell book selects a perfect health potion to brew
Potion brewing

Frames: Maguss launch video and official trailer on YouTube.

About this project:Maguss was developed for an external client. GS Studio™ joined in 2016 as a rescue team, starting with a technical audit, a roadmap and design documents, and then carried full development through to launch on iOS and Android and the post-launch updates. Engineering, backend, 3D art, VFX and UI were handled by the GS Studio™ team.

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