The plot thickens
Insomnia, sleeping during the day or whenever I can, working at night, this is what happened after the first two weeks since I started work on Styx again, but no regrets as the progress after this short period is above my expectations. I’ve got the whole level layed out in my mind and it definitely helps when you want to finish something quick and polished at the same time. Since Styx was already made for our alien game play I have huge chunks to work with that I can recycle and also use to speed up the process. I’m also redoing a lot of old materials I made years ago, making them fit more with the overall Off Limits art direction and current quality. So far I have 2 spawn point areas layed out and on my way to the 3rd center spawn which will be an elevated subway station. I worked most of this week on the exterior of the lobby near the Vanguard base spawn, the week before I worked on the actual lobby geometry, which was a bitch to get working as it is placed in a wedge shaped street section. This is a shot of the far corner of the lower floor, you’ll be able to climb up into the elevator shafts leading to the spawn point above, or use it to escape when you’re a cornered Juggernaut.
Today I started working on the elevated train station which will hold the center spawn, below it there will be an underpass for our vehicles to pass.
I will keep using every waking hour I have to get it done asap so we can at least release this mod with 2 fully playable levels worthy of our game play. I’ll post some screenshots and a video somewhere next week where I can hopefully show off more progress.
5 Comments to The plot thickens
You know, if you sleep during the night and work during the day, that works too :p
Looks good, keep it up. I’m already curious for your third map 
ya i agree keats. but sometimes its easier said than done!
During the day I get pestered by people / noises / phones / car sounds. I get a lot more done at night (like batman). 3rd map wont happen anytime soon ;o
if you release this and someone else makes a great map for the game will you include it in the game download with permision of the creator.
We will release all the content and mapping files, and I’ll even add some tutorials on the site for making the spawns / minimap and stuff (and how to add vehicles), proper maps will def. be playtested and added in a future release if the author wishes it to be. So, yes, of course people can map for the mod once we release, the more the merrier 
November 29, 2009