First Mod Completed

2010-06-30T12:43:00.000-07:00

I spent some time working on my first MOD. When I started working on it I had some considerations. First consideration what that I want to focus on game play and play balance. As a avid Unreal player I wanted to create something that had a good degree of difficulty. The last consideration is that I wanted to create a sense of chaos with in the confines of a small map.

Here are couple things that I learned along the way.

1. I needed to cut some content out of the level so that I could get a decent frame with very little lag.
2. AI makes all of the difference. This level has AI pathing and cover for all of the bots that are spawned.
3. I have a lot of experience with other 3D applications. But I will need to learn how to optimize Unreal's materials.

Mistakes made
1. Start Small
2. Environment traps are fun and annoying at the same time. However when using them in a small space they are not that necessary.

About the map
Size 2048 x 2048
Number of Bot Spawn: 8
Some of the NPCs have built in cheats (God Mode) to make the game play harder
Map Type: Unreal Game

Below is a fly-through of the level. I will post actual game play footage latter on. Comments are welcomed. My next attempt I will focus solely on the AI and developing solutions for myself and try to move away from using tutorials for the AI behavior. As always check out my website www.kwamehawkins.com

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First Mod Completed