Artyom Volkov
Advanced Combat Designer
Knutsford, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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SeniorArtyom Volkov is an advanced combat designer with 15 years in games and eight years of focused experience delivering systems and technical design across indie and AAA studios including Wargaming, Housemarque, People Can Fly, and TT Games. He specializes in action and shooter combat systems, AI, boss fights, and encounter design, prototyping in both Unreal Blueprints and C++ and shipping across PC, console, and mobile. Artyom excels at turning prototypes into production-ready systems and tools that empower level designers and streamline iteration. He has a track record of organizing cross-discipline playtests and establishing cohesive setup processes that reduce tuning time and improve combat quality. Known for bridging design and engineering, he has repeatedly built reusable constructors and components that accelerate content creation. Based in Knutsford, UK, he brings a pragmatic, systems-driven approach to crafting satisfying, testable combat encounters.
8 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
English, Russian
Github Skills (26)
game-engine10
open-source10
ludum-dare10
game-development10
godot9
pong8
plugin8
unreal-engine-58
crossword7
dub6
gdscript6
leaf5
quake5
unreal-engine-45
jammer3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
TrickyFatCat/ZombieShooter
Sep 2021 - Feb 2022
Contributions:287 pushes, 3 branches in 5 months
TrickyFatCat/LudumDare50
Apr 2022 - Sep 2023
A game made with UE4 during Ludum Dare 50
Contributions:1 PR, 153 pushes, 4 branches in 1 year 5 months
gameludum-dare-50game-developmentue4ludum-dare
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