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V1ocity

Hey everyone,
I am a first year Hertfordshire Student and part of our assignment is to enter this competition, this is the first time i have used UDK and first time making a in game level.

i have a quick concept of the interior of my scene that i want to create and as for the outside i am developing a few to see which i like more, such as a ruined city, forest, underwater, space, etc. i will post various concepts in time to come when i reach the time to create the outside. I would like to add a character and shuttle/ jet if i can, if i can manage my other assignments well.

In the time i created this concept i have modified and added more detail upon the walls and have cracked windows, to allow vines, etc to climb through. i am also pushing toward more of a jungle concept outside with derelict buildings popping through.

Thank you and i hope you like what i end up with

V1ocity

Been working on a few assets lately and have them all unwrapped for texturing, this is what i currently have.

V1ocity

Started to texture and experiment with spec and normal maps.

V1ocity

Hey all, just been texturing more of my assets, i have had a go with using normal maps and these are a few objects with them on in a perspective view port.

V1ocity

Just an overview of all of my 'Key Assets' textured

CWMD

Looking good!

V1ocity

Added my Assets in UDK and did the basic block out of the corridor i wanted, now to add lights and make more textures to break up the repetitiveness. :poly121:

V1ocity

Just got round to adding lights and i have made a few varieties of textures to try and break the repetitiveness. Next phase to create more concepts for outside and adjust the glass accordingly.

V1ocity

Hey all, been working on concepts lately and thrown together two that i like, after experimenting different ideas and filtering them down, i quiet like the forest scene, as i think i could make it work well in my scene, but i thought i would show another idea i had going as well.

V1ocity

Hey all, big update of my scene, i went ahead and took on the forest concept, i also have modified the scene, maybe a few more changes in textures may be needed, but i am going to mess with the atmosphere and add a fog coming over the mountain, if i can.

V1ocity

Just an update of the scene, created a fog atmosphere in the distance and now setting up in game effects, such as lights flickering and wind, etc.
Thanks

V1ocity

Just been having ago with some flickering lights and this is a quick test screen cam of that test.
https://vimeo.com/64562285

JakeLeeCooper

Looking really nice

V1ocity

Beginiing to tie everything up now and render scenes, I have created a short cinematic render of my UDK scene, in the link below.
https://vimeo.com/64648607

Here is a Still Render of my Escape Scene.

V1ocity

Just added some structures outside the corridor and added roof wall fans on the inside (roof).

littleclaude

Fix those light map issues, add a little more detail to the pillars, a bit more colour would be nice, see if you can get the glass to pop, also frame dump it at HD1920 by 1080. Look at Tor Frick's level like his Sci Fi corridor, his computer screens have some fantastic shaders.

http://www.polycount.com/forum/showthread.php?t=89682

Keep up the great work, I wish more level 1 students would post while there is enough time to fix problems, well done for posting, keep it up.

Also to embed Vimeo on polycount you have to type [vv] [FORWARDSLASH vv]

[vv]64648607[/vv]

V1ocity

Thank you, i will make some glass shards on the floor and decrease the opacity to make the glass more noticeable and ill make a higher detailed pillars. ill also get a HD version on vimeo but i only have the standard account and can only upload a HD video once a week.

Thanks again

mark2960

Sweet scene, loving the short cut scene.

GragGunslinger

Hey There, V1ocity !

Congratulations of finishing the escape challenge! I like your concept, very fun concept to approach, very classic sci-fi. The composition of your shot is pretty nice, but there's somethings I think could be worked out in your scene if you wanted to go back and touch this up.

Models: I can't really tell if you have any normal maps on your models, they're sort of sharp and "gamey" if you're kitbashing this entire environment, I'd recommend beveling the edges of your models so that they're a little bit more akin to modern day constructions.

Textures: Your textures are lacking a lot of material definition. I am not seeing anything that's making me go "Okay that's metal." your metal could be plastic, or concrete even. To really sell this, I'd recommend working on your spec maps and again, your normal maps. Also it looks like a lot of the models are using the same texture across the entire scene. That is hurting your scene a lot.

Lighting: Your lighting isn't bad, it's a little flat, but I would add some post effects in UDK to give some lens flares, or some gamma to make the bloom pop more, right now it's reading like early 2000's lighting effects, and your concept and construction is strong enough to really pull this off!

I'd recommend you make a detail pass if you plan on putting this in your portfolio. I'd love to see more if/when you update!

V1ocity

Hey Grag,
thank you very much for the feedback, its much appreciated, i have gone back and touched the pillars- by giving them more spec and giving them a much more metal brushed texture over the top, i am going to do this for other objects as well.
i have also had a look into light maps and gave them ago, it helps in most areas of my scene but still has its flaws, but does look better. Tomorrow i will have an experiment with lens flares and other means of lighting to boast my scene.

i have added additional assets such as glass on the ground to help show the broken glass and have decreased the opacity as well. also 2 barrels have been added in, hopefully they fit, i believe so.

again thanks and ill look into the lighting next

V1ocity

Final Renders of 'My Escape' i hope you like them

Xeroll

Great job! Very impressive, maybe use a different image to the one above with the glass close up in your final piece, the glass doesn't look so good close up...

V1ocity

Thank you very much, yh good call, was just to show my scene from another angel, the top image will be the final submission

V1ocity

Render of my scene
https://vimeo.com/65153441

i am sorry, i tried embedding but must being something wrong, anyway i hope you all like the footage

Xeroll

Great job, flickering lights are very atmospheric! I recommend some music to go with it to add to the feel of it.