Level Design KF-NorthernSolitude

[Skell]

I ended up liking DMN's ice wall idea a lot so I made a small little room with it. I was really into the look so I decided to make a map 'based' around that room. I started working on it last night and a bit this morning so everything is barren and not detailed. Here's some screenshots:

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I'm trying to make it feel cold with the external areas and maintaining those thrilling chills throughout the map's interior areas. Suggestions would be great.

 

[LoneGreeble]

Looks great!
Reminds me of unreal, and looks like an arctic lab. You could build a whole map on this. I really like the way this part looks, I would love to play a map like this.

 

[Skell]

Looks great!
Reminds me of unreal, and looks like an arctic lab. You could build a whole map on this. I really like the way this part looks, I would love to play a map like this.

Thanks!
That was the idea with the use of the Moonbase assets. I'm about to start working on the lab now as I just finished the corridors to it.

 

[LoneGreeble]

Thanks!
That was the idea with the use of the Moonbase assets. I'm about to start working on the lab now as I just finished the corridors to it.

exciting! If you do any public playtesting, be sure to invite me, Also, if you need any props made, I'd be happy to help

 

[Skell]

exciting! If you do any public playtesting, be sure to invite me, Also, if you need any props made, I'd be happy to help

Thanks for the offers, but I already have a bunch of people to test on HoE with and I'd much prefer do a solo project for this map.

 

[Broski270]

Looks great!
Reminds me of unreal, and looks like an arctic lab. You could build a whole map on this. I really like the way this part looks, I would love to play a map like this.

I was about to say this... reminds me a LOT of some Unreal Tournament maps.

 

[Swift-Brutal-Death]

Dude, this looks simply fantastic.

 

[Skell]

I was about to say this... reminds me a LOT of some Unreal Tournament maps.

Honestly I'm just randomly putting together what I think looks good. Not really sure what part of UT as I've never really played any but hopefully it's a good thing haha

Dude, this looks simply fantastic.

Thanks!

Here's some screenshots of some new areas:

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[Deleted member 24443]

The ceilings still need a lot of work.

 

[Skell]

The ceilings still need a lot of work.

I have no idea what to do for them! I'm sure I'll think of something though.

 

[Skell]

Here's the, pretty much, final outlines of the main rooms:

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Detailing starts now!

 

[FluX]

Really nice progress.

 

[Skell]

New stuff added - mostly set-pieces:
Easy way to view them here.

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I'll probably start using the easy method of displaying this stuff from now on.

 

[Skell]

Just finished up some effects for one of the rooms. Used tons of materials so all of them look unique for only a few KBs each.

 

[Skell]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmiY8Ihm7BY
Here's a preview for Christmas. Happy holidays everyone!
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[Skell]

I've been playing the newest Pokemon game since christmas so I've done almost nothing as far as map progress. However, I have now completed the game (caught all of the regional pokemon, etc, etc), so it's time to start work once more.

Happy new years everyone!

 

[DMN666]

I've been playing the newest Pokemon game since christmas so I've done almost nothing as far as map progress. However, I have now completed the game (caught all of the regional pokemon, etc, etc), so it's time to start work once more.

Happy new years everyone!

ORAS?
I bought the double pack at the Nintendo World event, havnt even touched my sapphire copy. Still was a neat event.

 

[Inci]

Happy new year!

 

[Skell]

ORAS?
I bought the double pack at the Nintendo World event, havnt even touched my sapphire copy. Still was a neat event.

Yeah, I got OR. A friend of mine got AS really recently so I'll be mapping while waiting for him to catch up so we can do the version exclusive stuff to get everything haha

Happy new year!

Thanks, you too!

 

[Skell]

Update time! 1,000th poooooooooooost
Convenient picture album here.

• All traders have been complete (set up and detailed).
• Collision for the outside area has been completed and now just needs fine tuning.
• Pathing has been completed and fine tuned.
• ~75% of the detailing have been completed.

Static mesh count has almost reached 3,000 (currently 2,813) with the light count now past 1,000 (1,107) so there's quite a lot of stuff on the map now. Luckily proper optimization has kept build times down to under 2 minutes!