Environment Asset 11 – Completion and Evaluation

Since the previous entry a few more minor assets have been completed, and were then added

Having completed each of the assets intended to be used within the scenario I organised them within the level’s whitebox in 3ds max to ensure each asset would be of a suitable scale, could all be accessed from a single file, and to see if I myself was happy with the layout of the level.

Overall I think I am happy with the layout of the map, and the quality of the assets produced. My biggest issue wreas managing my time effectively throughout this stage, as there were several times when I made an asset which I later decided wasn’t up to scratch, or wasn’t necessary or fitting to the level’s design. This happened several times when making the waterwheel until I settled on the final design.

I also left a lot of the texturing of the assets until rather late with the excuse that I would do all the texturing at once after finishing the modelling because of a lack of significant understanding of how to use Quixel, which means that a large number of the textures I created didn’t have as much time or effort put into them as they maybe should have received. I will try not to repeat this mistake on any future parts of the project.

From here the assets were exported to be imported into the game engine.

Environment Asset 10

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The rubble was created with the purpose of filling in the level, by adding functionally useless small pieces of rock which will be scattered around the rooms and hallways of the ruins to make the scenario feel more real.

Some of the rubble will also be scaled up to a larger size and be placed as a simple obstructive obstacle for the player to move to progress.

This asset was created using 3ds Max and the voronoi fracture script to break a primitive into many smaller pieces, then each piece was individually textured within Quixel.

Environment Asset 9

The mirror is to be used by the player to see what in the room it is found in is obscuring the trapdoor out of the level (details of this can be found in the GDD).

The floor grate is to be placed underneath the waterwheel for the water to flow out of the scenario.

This asset was created using 3ds Max and Quixel.

Environment Asset 8

The assets created for this entry are a wall grate and a set of stairs.

The wall grate is intended to be found next to the waterwheel, and is what the water flows through from another part of the level to make the waterwheel turn.

These stairs are only found in one part of the level, and are used instead of the engines default stair BSP because of the empty space underneath them, which the player will be able to find an object hidden for one of the puzzles.

This asset was created using 3ds Max and Quixel.

Environment Asset 7

This asset is simply a door that the player will find and be able to open to access the rooms within the scenario.

This asset was created using 3ds Max and Quixel.

Environment Asset 6

The waterwheel asset is involved in several puzzles found within the level, most notably being used as a lift for the player to reach a higher platform, and to turn activating a set of gears.

The original design for the asset did not feature the platform attached to the front as the idea was that the player would jump into one of the compartments to ride it to the top, however that was deemed unsuitable because it would mean having to make the asset much larger so the player could fit inside, as well as adding in a platform to the level from which the player could jump in, at which point they would likely not need the wheel to be turning to reach the higher platform. Because of these reasons the design was altered to include the small platform which the player stands on instead.

This asset was created using 3ds Max and Quixel.

Environment Asset 5

The pillar model will be found at various points around the level, and will have no mechanical significance within the scenario, simply being present to make the world feel less empty.

This asset was created using 3ds Max and Quixel.

Environment Asset 4

The trapdoor will be found at various points around the scenario, but only ever at a single place at any time. This is because it is this trapdoor which the player must find and open to progress to the end of the scenario.

This asset was created using 3ds Max and Quixel.

Environment Asset 3

This gear asset will be found throughout the scenario and will be animated to give the appearance of things changing more noticeably within the scenario as the player progresses, mechanics are completed and mechanisms are activated.

This asset was created using 3ds Max and Quixel.

Environment Asset 2

The next asset I have produced is a large fireplace which will be seen in the central room of the scenario, as well as a set of logs which will be placed inside it.

These assets were created using 3ds Max and Quixel.