In Company of Heroes 3, the player is put in charge of the Allied invasion of Italy, as well as the Axis efforts in North Africa up to the first battle of El Alamein. With such an ambitiously wide scope to work with, the design team had to be very focused and prioritized, and methodical in the production of missions. I myself was involved in a wide variety of activities.

On this project, I was responsible for many single player missions, divided between traditional “story” missions and “pop up” missions which were meant to be very short experiences to cleanse the player’s palate. This involved historical research, paper design, and implementation of missions for both Allied and Axis campaigns and sometimes I helped out with our in-game intros and outros. This was all achieved using our in-house proprietary world building tool (Essence Editor) and our Relic in-house dialect of LUA (SCAR - Scripting at Relic).

I prototyped levels used specifically to test and flesh out gameplay mechanics for internal team use and also for approval gating. In addition, I provided design support for new objective mechanics and other systems. I also provided demo level support for marketing, and tutorial support for the FTUE team.

Finally, I onboarded and provided resources and assistance to new mission design team members. This involved the creation and maintenance of a guide to the tools, as well as hands on tutorials, guidance, and feedback.

Italian Campaign

Story Battles

Gela (Operation Husky), Monte Cassino (The Battle of Monte Cassino), The Winter Line

“Pop Up” Battles

Enigma Machine Capture, Hill Highway Rescue, Turnabout

German Campaign

The Fox’s Trap, Signals Crossed, Scorched Sand