Still grinding out the blockout. Working on second to last area. Workflow Very glad I chose to do this in maya because I've made a few major overhauls and it has been painless to do so. Level is starting to come together nicely - it plays decently and each area has a distinct look. I am sure it will evolve considerably but…
A few things to share that I've learned about level design: The first question I've tried to answer is workflow. How will I actually make the levels? As a solo developer I have to find every little trick to cut corners however possible while still meeting my desired quality. So it took some experimentation but I think I've…
@Bolovorix thanks! @Fabi_G , thanks! I hadn't considered player placed traps, but I have sketched out some ideas for environmental traps. I was thinking that some enemies might not be possible to defeat directly with your firepower, but have to be lured. Regarding visual design, I took a look at Ashen and thats definitely…
Did a little more with level blockout. Wasn't happy leaving the end area quite so unfinished. Added a bit more detail to a few buildings in the Agora that are very blocky. Also increased height of the acropolis so it's more of an epic climb to get to the boss fight. It can now be seen from almost anywhere in the level…
Here is a big workflow decision that is going to take some testing to figure out. There are two main ways I can import level geometry meshes into the project. I can export an entire building from Maya and then Unreal will consider that a single static mesh. It may share materials with other buildings, but if BuildingA and…
Satisfied with blockout of the first three major areas. If anybody has some feedback about composition in general I'd appreciate it. At this stage it is still easy to make big changes. I have 2 more areas to blockout over next several days. I might make a build for play testing before advancing forward from blockout. I am…
https://youtu.be/Z9ZDtqA9Cqo Got the biggest forms of the level blockout done. That is major landmarks, boundaries, and space for all of the major engagements to happen. Now I am beginning to go into each of the major "zones" and refine a bit further. I am not developing a modular kit yet because the type of architecture…
@pxgeek I have not used mixer but using megascans in general would probably take care of a large portion of my environment texturing needs. The only issue is that it kind locks me into a realistic style which I'm not 100% sure it best approach yet. I mean, I know for sure that in terms of shape language and general layout…