Sci-fi horror game [UDK]

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

So it is my end of year project to create a level for a bigger game. My idea is to create a sci horror game akin to dead space but with less action.

I must state that i have a concept for one room of the left just to give feel and i am not a concept artist so please dont slate me about that but for now here are some reference boards/ mood boards and stuff.

MetaAlex · Mar 2012

I like and see where you are going with this. I'm a big fan of science fiction scenes. I get an idea of where you are going. I know you are not a concept artist, and neither am I. What I like to do is have a rough layout like yourself but also do a top and front view of the room and draw in simple boxes and circles representing different props to have a better understanding of space in your scene. Your room looks a bit plain as of now, but the color sure sets the mood

PS this is my first reply to any post ever on polycount. I hoped I helped you in some way

walklikethis · Mar 2012

if you can, stay away from the generic repeating sci-fi boring clean corridors. Try and spice it up a little. your refrences are nice and suggest you arn't doing this. good luck

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

@ Gratz on your first reply that room that I concepted is meant to bland the idea of the level is that there isnt much going on with music to build suspense.

@ I am definitely staying away from the white wall monotony, there will however be one room that is white. But thanks for the support

Here is a top down view of what i wanted to do level wise i drew it on paper (this is a requirement for the course, I am sorry for this)

I then took that top down drawing and made a quick mock up in sketchup:

Oranghe · Mar 2012

Don't forget to think about lighting

got good progress so far keep it up.

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

@Oranghe Thank you so much, My tutor he is on here as Razorb would never let me forget about lighting.

I am gonna try and post some set pieces untextured by tonight.

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

Breakdown for you guys.

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

Hey guys i have been working on an asset for this level whilst working on the BSp in udk ( which is unfinished, have had some personal shit to deal with.) but i have come across a problem with this vat i have been making. when i bake it the model gets this weird thing happen to it.

From left to right : low poly, High poly, Bake.
My tutor said it was perfectly normal and sort of hard to get rid of completely. If you guys know a way please do tell me.

If it is unavoidable i will just continue modeling and not let it get to me.

Razorb · Mar 2012

http://wiki.polycount.com/NormalMap?highlight=%28\bCategoryTexturing\b%29#Solving_Wavy_Lines

Its not hard to get rid of, but it does commonly happen yea.

MetaAlex · Mar 2012

Keep up the work. Great start. I want to see more by this week

And @Razorb thanks for the link. I had a similar problem with one of my models but thought it was normal. The information helped a lot

DInusty · Mar 2012

lighting will be everything. strongly suggest watching the recent movie the thing :)following this thread.

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

Thank you MetaAlex and Frozan I will get some modular stuff done by the end of tonight!

Nistrum · Mar 2012

nice dude. yeh the wavy thing is a pain. you got it easy, wait till you do a pipe that winds up and down or round something... ahhh the nightmares :P GL dude

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

All the modular stuff i could get done today, these corner pieces are a bitch.

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

Quick question would it be easier to just do a tileable texture for the floor instead of modular modelling it ?

MetaAlex · Mar 2012

I find it easier to create tileable texture for the floor using the program ndo2. Especially for a sci fi setting, ndo2 comes in handy

Nistrum · Mar 2012

Ndo looks awesome... But i cant get it to work... Whenever i try and convert a hieghtmap it creates a normal but the sliders/menus etc aall vanish before i can change anything and i have no idea hopw to bring them back up again lol

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

I have crazy bump i dont have ndo unfortunately

SaferDan · Mar 2012

I know you don't have it but honestly nDo2 is AMAZING! Literally cannot recommend it enough! If you have the money you should grab it

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

Being a poor student doesnt help my situation at all in this instance. I will try my best with out it until i gain a little bit more money.

Oranghe · Mar 2012

Jhill8 wrote: »

Quick question would it be easier to just do a tileable texture for the floor instead of modular modelling it ?

That really depends on your situation, should work this out in your break down or concept would it look better with modular floor pieces or tileable? and is the amount of time taken to make one or the other worth it over all, i would say yes since you do see the floor rather allot.

Jhill8 · Mar 2012

Ok guys i got my first part of my blockmap down this is what the basics of the level look like in wireframe:

And here is what the two main rooms look like:

I am using UDK stock props until my props are completed.

Sci-fi horror game [UDK]

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