PROJECT SPECIFICATIONS
Tactix is a hybrid-casual RTS drafting and auto-battler game. Draft your custom army squad of knights, archers, and heavy units in real time, place them strategically on a battle grid, and dominate opponents in fast-paced matches.
GAME ENGINEUnity 6000.0.68f1 LTS (URP)
TARGET PLATFORMS3D, Action, Strategy
GENREGame
ART STYLEStylized 3D, Neon Glow, Minimalist
DURATION3 Months
PROJECT ENGAGEMENTFull Cycle Development
TECHNOLOGIES & ARCHITECTURE
C#Unity 3D EngineAI Auto-Combat PathfindingDynamic Drafting Deck EnginePlayFab BackendMultiplayer Server NetcodeAdmob SDKUnity Ads SDKUnity AnalyticsIn App Purchase SDK
Tactix: think. draft. dominate.
Combining card drafting mechanics with grid-based tactical placement, Tactix requires players to evaluate enemy unit synergies, plan counter-drafts, and manage energy reserves.
Engineered with smart AI unit pathfinding and GPU-instanced unit rendering, Tactix executes large-scale tactical battles without performance bottlenecks.
Card Drafting
Real-time card drafting mechanic with dynamic card options and comeback balancing.
Grid Placement
Grid-based tactical placement system with automatic battle execution.
AI Combat
Smart AI unit pathfinding and attack priority state machine controllers.
Problem & Solution
Auto-battler games require rendering dozens of active units moving, attacking, and casting effects simultaneously. We optimized unit execution by replacing complex Update loops with a centralized combat coordinator system.
TECHNICAL R&D
Architectural Challenges & Engineered Solutions
How our team bypassed complex bottlenecks to achieve smooth frame execution and frictionless player retention.
THE CHALLENGE
Performance Stutters during Round Rebuilding
Instantiating and initializing a large number of stylized 3D units, loading their assets, and binding skin weights on the same frame caused severe CPU spikes (up to 560ms), creating visible micro-freezes every time the board rebuilt between rounds.
CUBESTAX SOLUTION
Custom Architecture Implementation
Built a decoupled Model-View-Controller architecture with cached transform loops and compressed mesh streams to eliminate CPU bottlenecking.
THE CHALLENGE
Memory Bloat & Garbage Collection Hitches
Frequent instantiation and destruction of units, projectiles, and particle VFX led to high memory allocation overhead, triggering automatic Garbage Collection sweeps that caused gameplay hitches during active combat.
CUBESTAX SOLUTION
Custom Architecture Implementation
Engineered responsive input managers and a custom asset loading pipeline that keeps startup loading times under 3 seconds.
CORE CAPABILITIES
Key Features & Highlights
Engineered gameplay mechanics and custom technical pipelines powering Tactix: think. draft. dominate..
Real-time card drafting
Grid-based placement
Smart AI unit pathfinding
GPU instanced unit rendering
ENGINEERING BENCHMARKS
Measurable Performance & Delivery Results
Every production title at CubeStaX undergoes strict frame profiling, memory optimization, and compliance testing.
60 FPS
Locked Performance
95%+
Frame Setup Spike Reduction
Zero
GC Allocations in Battle
100%
Asset Stream Automation
PROJECT GALLERY
