Equipment and Crafting System:
Throughout the adventure, players will encounter valuable resources, which they can collect to enhance their journey. Back at the home base, players can utilize these resources to craft and upgrade their gear, enabling them to venture deeper into the cave. Each armor comes with a unique effect to aid players in overcoming the multitude of dangers within the crystal caves.

To achieve this, I implemented a Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture. The model, acting as an object added to the player, takes item objects and controls actions performed by the item. The view encompasses animations, ensuring each weapon and armor has a distinct look and animation based on the equipped item. The controller takes user inputs and updates the model, allowing for seamless interaction between the player and the equipped gear.

Players can manage their items through the inventory, with specific equipment slots for each item type. The crafting menus dynamically update as players collect higher-tier resources and unlock secrets, providing an engaging progression system within the game. All menus were created using Unity's built-in UI system, which responds to player input and updates the display based on script-controlled actions.

Crafted equipment provides various buffs, enhancing the player's abilities and defense to tackle the hazardous encounters within the dungeon.

Enemies - Navigation, State Machines, and Animation:
Venturing through the caves comes with the risk of encountering hostile creatures at every turn. To handle enemy navigation, we utilized Unity's built-in Nav Mesh pathing system, adapted for 2D using the "Unity Nav Mesh 2D" package. Coupled with an "enemy state machine" script, this allowed us to create various states representing enemy behaviors, each customizable for specific actions.

Each enemy features a unique special attack with effects that can hinder players, providing challenging and dynamic encounters. At the end of each main level, players face unique boss fights that incorporate different mechanics encountered throughout the cave exploration.

Boss Spider

Bat

Scorpion

Spider

Animation Integration:
Animation in "Legend of the Crystal Cave" was achieved using Unity's built-in animation system. Leveraging keyframes, snapshots of object properties (position, rotation, scale, sprite renderer) at specific points in time, Unity's animator smoothly interpolates between these keyframes for seamless animations. Triggers from player and enemy state machines control the animations, ensuring immersive gameplay experiences.