Old School Unreal Contest - Christopher Blundell

[Plutonic]

My contribution to this contest will try to capture the level design style of UT99 but utilise the features of UT3. Specifically, I want to capture the UT99 feel by incorporating the following:

• atrium-based game play
• changes in height
• use of colour
• water (maybe)
• iconic location markers
• paths that intersect in the vertical plane
• real sense of place

And at the same time, I want to ensure that the map is identifiably a UT3 level by utilising:

• highly detailed assets
• making the map visually open to the outside world.

As this is an additive map, I started out by BSP brushes to represent the game play space in the map and develop the interaction between the paths. Note: I have a character mesh in there so that I can keep an eye on scale.

[Pharion]

Looks like fun, nice design too.

[Kunakai]

ohhh, this reminds me of the map with all the jump pads, or am i thinking of quake???

p.s. Dont forget to play the level in 1st person often, the player mesh can be misleading.

[Plutonic]

Initially this method of development creates a map that looks like a classic 'platforms floating in space' level. At this point I don't intend the map to be that open, nor do I intend to use Jump Pads, unless play testing suggests that I might need to do so.

[Kunakai]

there go my hope's *wave*, lol still looks interesting

[Luv_Studd]

Looking forward to your map, Plutonic; I know it will be great!

[Plutonic]

With the basic layout created, I have moved on to adding the important structural elements, primarily to determine whether or not this would have in impact on the scale of the map. Additionally, I have started adding vertical BSP brushes to establish the sight lines.

Next, the first pass at placing static meshes ...

[Twrecks]

Game on Plutonic!
/me agrees with Luv Studd, somehow I know this will be a great map

[XYZ8000]

Glad to see you partecipating too (at the same time not so much, as seeing so many pros in the contest crushes all my hopes ), the map looks promising

[Plutonic]

Now that my contribution to volume 1 of CBP3 is finished, I can give DM-Marauder more attention. I have started working on the general external environment - the map is at the top of a tower on a shore line.

I've dropped in some weapons and bot paths to test the map; hopefully I will have a playable version available for DL soon.