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| The Catacombs was a midterm
assignment, done in Unreal Tournament 2004. This
deathmatch map was done in a span of about two weeks, and had a
number of restraints and goals that I had to accomplish.
The teacher gave us a space full of BSPs with no models or
texturing. We had to create a level that include a number
of models, a skybox, and included a number of game spaces based
on the lessons from the weeks before using the already existing BSP.
I created an underground labyrinth covered in moss and dirt. While I couldn't cut into the BSP to create new routes along the ground, I was allowed to cut into the spaces that the player couldn't reach. So, I created a large number of short hallways, honeycombed on the walls. This not only gave the space the feel of being much larger than it really was, but it also created a number of safe locations for the player to spawn in from, giving him some cover from the other players until he got his bearings. I was most proud of the pillar of light shining down from the skylight. Using an animated texture, BSP and a few tricks to make it appear hollow, I was able to create what appeared to be a beam of light that shimmered off the dust in the air. Normally, such an affect would be done with a costly lighting effect. However, I pulled it off with a technique that hardly affected the performance of the level in a game that didn't even have the lighting effect that would normally be used in the first place. |
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A pillar of light reflecting off the dust. A lighting effect not available in Unreal Tournament 2004 |
 Another shot of the pillar of light, showing more of the room off. |
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