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Hi, I’m Daniel 👋

Unity / C# Tools & Gameplay Programmer

I’m a Unity developer specialising in gameplay systems, editor tooling, and production pipelines, with professional experience shipping mobile and PC games.

I’ve worked as a Gameplay Programmer at Halfbrick Studios and as a freelance tools & systems developer, rebuilding legacy systems, migrating backend services, and creating scalable Unity tools used across multiple projects.

I care deeply about clean architecture, iteration speed, and performance, especially on mobile.

🧠 Tech Stack

Core

C# Unity

Platforms

iOS Android PC

Tools & Workflow

Git Perforce Jira Visual Studio

🔧 What I specialise in

  • Unity Tools & Editor Extensions
    Custom inspectors, automation tools, editor workflows, build utilities

  • Gameplay & Runtime Systems
    Combat, waves, progression, upgrades, save/load, UI systems

  • Performance & Production
    Profiling, memory optimisation, mobile constraints, asset workflows

  • Backend & Services
    Multiplayer & cloud services (Heroic Labs Nakama), backend migrations

  • Build Automation & CI
    Batchmode builds, multi-platform pipelines, CI/CD, versioning

📌 Featured Work

  • Unity Editor Tools & Automation
    Custom scene switchers, script generators, build utilities

  • Gameplay Systems
    Modular wave systems, progression, upgrades, save architectures

  • Build & CI Pipelines
    Automated multi-platform builds, versioning, deployment tooling

🌐 Links

Currently working on a solo Unity project targeting PC (Steam).

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  1. HL2StyleEngine HL2StyleEngine Public

    Custom C# /.NET 8 game engine inspired by HL2-style architecture, built with Veldrid and ImGui, focusing on clean engine/game separation and fast iteration.

    C#

  2. UnityBuildTool UnityBuildTool Public

    C# / WPF desktop tool for automating Unity builds outside the editor. Detects installed Unity versions, runs batchmode builds via custom build scripts, and provides a clean UI for faster PC build w…

    C#

  3. bug-bot bug-bot Public

    Discord bot that sends bug reports, from Unity game to server, then to Discord via the bot

    JavaScript

  4. TimeTrackerApp TimeTrackerApp Public

    Time tracking app using WPF and C# as a side project

    C#