A World of Warcraft–style combat system built in Unity, playable in single-player, over LAN, or on an online server — and featuring a standalone Path of Exile Sirus boss-fight game mode.
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- 🧍 Single Player — play solo and offline against AI and scripted encounters.
- 🖧 LAN Server — host or join a session on your local network to play with friends.
- 🌐 Online Server — play together over the internet (matchmaking via Unity Gaming Services Lobby + Relay).
A single-player boss encounter against Sirus, Awakener of Worlds — the pinnacle boss from Path of Exile, recreated on top of the Warcraft Arena combat engine as a fast-paced bossfight shooter. Dodge his beams, survive the storm, and bring him down. ⚡
| Area | Technology |
|---|---|
| Engine | Unity 6 · Universal Render Pipeline (URP) |
| Networking | Unity Netcode for GameObjects (NGO) |
| Online services | Unity Gaming Services — Lobby + Relay |
| Dependency injection | Zenject |
| Async | UniTask |
| AI | Unity Behavior (behavior graphs) + AI Navigation (NavMesh) |
| Input | Unity Input System |
| Content | Addressables · Localization · TextMeshPro / uGUI |
ℹ️ Networking history: This project originally used Photon Bolt. That backend has been deprecated and preserved on the
photon-boltbranch. Themasterbranch now runs on Unity Netcode for GameObjects behind a framework-agnostic networking layer (see Architecture).
The codebase is split into assemblies (.asmdef) with a strict dependency direction, so gameplay logic never depends on any networking framework:
Game.Core ──────────────► Game.Common
│ (pure gameplay: units, spells,
│ auras, combat — no net deps)
▼
Game.Net.Abstraction ◄── framework-neutral interfaces & messages
├── Game.Net.Local (single-player / offline backend)
└── Game.Net.Ngo (Netcode for GameObjects backend)
Game.Server ── authoritative server logic
Game.Client ── presentation, split into:
├── Game.Client.UI (unit frames, action bars, lobby, chat)
├── Game.Client.Effects (spell/projectile/aura VFX)
├── Game.Client.Sound (spell, UI and character audio)
└── Game.Client.Localization
Game.Launcher ── bootstrap, DI installers, scene flow
Game.Editor ── editor tooling
The networking framework lives only in adapter assemblies (Game.Net.Ngo, Game.Net.Local). Game.Core references just Game.Common, and the asmdef dependency graph enforces that wall at compile time — making the netcode backend swappable.
Combat is fully data-driven. Content consists of reusable ScriptableObject Balance Definitions:
- Spells are assembled from one or more Spell Effects (the things a cast does).
- Auras are assembled from one or more Aura Effects (the persistent buffs/debuffs a spell applies).
This makes new abilities largely a matter of authoring assets — see the wiki guide: How to add a new spell.
A World of Warcraft Mage kit (plus a few support spells), grouped by school:
| 🔥 Fire | ❄️ Frost | 🔮 Arcane / Utility | ✨ Support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyroblast | Frost Bolt | Polymorph | Flash Heal |
| Scorch | Ice Lance | Blink | Renew |
| Flame Strike | Frost Nova | Counterspell | Holy Word: Serenity |
| Living Bomb | Cone of Cold | Arcane Intellect | Pain Suppression |
| Fire Blast | Deep Freeze | Presence of Mind | Resurrect |
| Blazing Speed | Ice Barrier · Ice Block | PvP Trinket | |
| Hot Streak (proc) | Icy Veins · Ice Nova | ||
| Fingers of Frost · Shatter |
Spell Effects — what a cast can do
Damage · Heal · Apply Aura · Area Effects · Direct Teleport · Dispel Mechanics · Kill · Resurrect
Aura Effects — buffs & debuffs auras can apply
Periodic Damage · Periodic Healing · Absorb Damage · Damage Reduction · Critical Damage · Haste · Speed · Stat Mod · Spell Modifier · Spell Trigger · Stun · Freeze · Root · Silence · Pacify · Confuse · Immunity · Slow Suppression · Ignore Aura State · Display Model
- Networking — server instances and client connections via Netcode for GameObjects, with single-player, LAN, and online (Relay) backends behind a shared abstraction.
- Player — World of Warcraft–style player controller and third-person camera.
- World — arena location setup (Lordaeron map) and the Sirus boss-fight scenario.
- Combat — data-driven spells, spell effects, auras and aura effects (see above).
- UI — unit frames, action bars, customizable hotkeys, lobby, chat, floating combat text, unit selection projectors.
- Presentation — visual effects for casts, projectiles and auras; spell, UI and character sounds.
- Systems — localization with spell-error notifications; AI behavior graphs for scripted encounters.
Setup
Open the project in the Unity Editor version specified in ProjectSettings/ProjectVersion.txt. Enter play mode from the Launcher scene (Assets/Scenes/Launcher).
Build
The Launcher scene must be included first, followed by the playable locations.
Play
From the lobby:
- Single Player — start a local session and play offline.
- Start Server — host a session, advertised for LAN/online clients to discover.
- Start Client → wait for sessions to appear → Connect. If a connection fails, the reason is shown at the bottom of the lobby panel.
Action bars — Central Bottom bar: no modifier · Central Top bar: Left Shift
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Q | E | R | F | Z | X | C | V | G |
|---|
Character
| Action | Input |
|---|---|
| Move | WASD or Left + Right Click |
| Jump | Space |
| Target | Tab or Left Click |
| Select self | F1 |
| Deselect / cancel cast | Esc |
| Rotate camera | Left Click + drag |
| Rotate character | Right Click + drag |
| Toggle health bars | Ctrl + V |
| Chat | Enter |
All character models, textures and sounds are copyrighted by ©2004 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. World of Warcraft, Warcraft and Blizzard Entertainment are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries.
Path of Exile and Sirus, Awakener of Worlds are trademarks of Grinding Gear Games.
This is a non-commercial, educational fan project and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Blizzard Entertainment or Grinding Gear Games.