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    • God of War Ragnarök
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Clutter First, Navmesh Later

9/3/2018

 
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I haven't posted an update in a while, so I wanted to do a quick post about what I'm working on. My initial thought was to set up the navmesh and enemy encounters before adding clutter to the levels so I could easily iterate on the level layout, but I decided to change direction a bit and work on cluttering the level first. The main reason for this is I took a look at the Creation Kit Tutorial series on YouTube and they go over cluttering the level before working on navmesh. I don't have a ton of experience with navmesh, so I realized it would probably make sense to follow suit with what the designers at Bethesda are teaching in their tutorial series (in this case, clutter the level with furniture and other props first before generating navmesh). 
I am also adding a few lights to each room just to get a feel for what the final look will be. Even if I decide to change up the layout a bit, it shouldn't take up too much time to move around the additional props and lights. I'll do a final lighting pass after adding the enemy encounters and polishing up the level.

Overall, I think it's coming together nicely! Populating the level with props and items is a bit time consuming at the moment, largely because I am still learning the naming conventions (and there are A TON of potential objects I could add to the level). Stay tuned for the completely populated level!

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    The Forgotten Tower - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Mod

    This is a old Skyrim mod I started creating in 2018 as a side project. I never got around to completing it, but it was an interesting learning experience to try and create a large level mod and provide continuous design updates on this blog page.
    Role: Level Design

    Team Size: Solo Project

    Hours Worked: 20
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    Estimated Hours to Completion: 60

    Tech: Creation Kit

    ​Platform: PC
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  • Projects
    • God of War Ragnarök
    • Secrets of Arcadia
    • The Forgotten Tower (Skyrim Mod)
    • Peppy's Pizza (Halloween Game Jam 2018)
    • My House, My Rules (Global Game Jam 2019)
    • Industrial Gas Operations VR Training
  • About Me
    • Bio
    • Design Blog
  • Resume