What We Did

Mendel's Farm was built in Unreal Development Kit, with a lot of custom modification using Unreal Script (a modified version of C++). The models, textures and animations were created in Blender and Photoshop, whilst the user interface was made in Adobe Flash and ActionScript 3, using Scaleform API to pass data to the game engine. Mendel's Farm was created in the style of a "Farm Tycoon" game, providing familiar game play and objectives which made it less daunting to first time players. However, the main game play loop focuses on breeding animals to create incredible offspring for profit! Each animal contains its own genome, and breeding animals is subject to the laws of Mendelian inheritance, all of which has been tested for accuracy by the team behind the human genome project.

There are two primary game play hooks in Mendel's farm. The first is the resource management game play which sees you upgrading your buildings, researching new technologies and expanding your farm, all whilst trying to balance your finances. The second hook is the selective breeding of animals which helps the player discover new traits, diseases and mutations. This can drastically affect the value of each animal, so it is vital to learn selective breeding! Supplementary content includes a range of missions, fox and mole attacks, alien abductions, crop management and harvesting, fertiliser and food usage, feeding and caring for your animals, and much more!