everquest level node for daybreak

Team Pocket SpaghettiGame Prototyping for Daybreak – Everquest 2

Daniel Cone – LeadJoseph Montalvo – Level Design

Kristen On-Moore – Concept Art and TexturesGabriel Padilla – 3D Environmental Assets

Damian “DJ” Davis – 3D Environmental AssetsPatrick Murray – 3D Environmental Assets

Overview

Level Concepts

Level Designs

Concept Art and Reference Images

Final Screenshots

Overview

Level Concepts

Level Designs

Concept Art and Reference Images

Final Screenshots

Pros-God Rays-Winding Path-Contrasting Architecture

Cons-Too Monochromatic-Blue Water Doesn’t Fit With Theme.-Transitional Architecture

Level Concept 1

Replaced Transitional Architecture with a Cave-in

Ground Transitions From Sandstone to Granite

Changed Blue Water into Green Magic.

Level Concept 2

Con’s-God Ray Doesn’t Make Sense.-Elf Fort is Backwards.

Level Concept 2

Overview

Level Concepts

Level Designs

Concept Art and Reference Images

Final Screenshots

ProA secret passage separating the Dwarven area from the Dark Elf area.

ConIt was too big.

Level Design 1

Pros-Added multiple cave-ins.-Fixed the size.-Magical ore instead of river.-Good use of Dark Elf fort.

Cons-Too linear.-No early cues to make the player want to explore deeper.

Level Design 2

Final Level Design

Viewport to cue the player into the fact that there is something amiss deeper in the ruins.

Overview

Level Concepts

Level Design

Concept Art and Reference Images

Final Screenshots

-Dwarven: warm light, sandstone, very large and blocky architecture.

-Dark Elf: darker granite rocks, imposing architecture, purple analogous color scheme.

Concept Art

Concept Art

Concept Art

Pros-Good colors-Imposing architecture

Con-Transitions are too smooth and bulbous.

Reference Images

Arenanet: Guildwars 2

Overview

Level Concepts

Level Design

Concept Art and Reference Images

Final Screenshots

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