https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lpx770Nnh58 Okay, here is mostly complete blockout of the level. Some portions are still pretty sparse, but I am content with each engagement, general difficulty and pacing, and overall flow of the level. The last section (the wooded path from agora to acropolis) is no combat and I might…
@Fabi_G wow! thank you so much. you ever have that feeling like you know you have forgotten something but aren't sure what it was? That's how I felt about these illustrations. Like they were close to what I wanted but not quite sure how to bring it all together. Your examples make them feel completed rather than abstract…
@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…
No new art here, but wanted to share this theme song that was produced by the student. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d0yw3fmOMo Awhile back I saw some post on unreal forums that a student needs a game project to write music for as their final project for music school or something. I figured it would probably be some…
Okay, a little bit of headway has been made for the level geometry. I have done a bit of enviro art before but not at a scale like this. So I had to do a bit of experimentation to figure out how I'm gonna handle this all. The first big question is, "what do I actually need?" That stymied me for awhile so I decided to just…
shader looks kinda jank, maybe take a look at Genshin or Honkai Impact. I think it looked better without the shader, and decimated zbrush models are terrible for actual in-game assets. Art is always never simple, because it doesn't matter if you're doing pixel art or PBR - there are methods of increasing the fidelity of…
a lot of work done on the character controller but probably still a few more days to complete its overhaul. notably, I changed the dive from root motion to act more like traditional jump. it consist of three separate animations, a begin, a looping middle, and an end. This way the distance of the jump can be configurable…
The main problem I want to get around is that there is too much work for a solo developer. How can I make smaller games? (…I'd assumed was rhetorical?!) However TBH, I think it's all relative. Basically in my opnion probably determined by ones character traits/workethic i.e. what might be a personally reasonable investment…
Few notes on harpy progress: https://youtu.be/0aH5A_DNM7c Last time I fought harpies in a game I think was dragons dogma, whenever that came out, like 2010 or something. I was very excited about them - dunno why just seemed like a super cool enemy to fight. Unfortunately they were just a fodder enemy in that game and not…
If the idea is to use this exercise as a way to learn and practice something you enjoy (eg animation) then keep at it. As they say, you do you. If this is meant to become a game at some point i suggest you reconsider before you comit to such idea. Reasons being (brace yourself!): - it doesnt look fun to me, maybe because…