Level2 warning..
February 23, 2010
I’m just making a quick, short post (Yeah right.. a short post from me, it’s a normal post) for everyone so you all understand what level2 is going to be like.. Dark, dank and creepy. You won’t be seeing the sky, you won’t have majorly lit rooms and most of the lighting will be from rays of light coming in through cracks in the ceiling or from crystals embedded in the tomb walls. The crystals will give off a bluish aura and the light from the roofs cracks will be faint.
I guess the reason for this is that it’s a tomb.. I know no one likes completely dark areas because of tunnel vision and the headaches it can cause (Think back to Silent Hill1, the pitch black level with the annoying siren sound). That’s why I decided to add crystals coming out of the walls. Although in reality you can find crystals shining in some dark caves deep underground, you probably wouldn’t find them in a tomb. But this isn’t reality; it’s a zombie apocalypse.
There will be a part of the level where you walk and the lights just suddenly go on, and I’ve just about got it so the particle effect fire stays off and deactivated with the light source until you activate it. This way it actually feels somewhat spooky and derelict but at the same time very ancient. I’m not working on it today, taking a break while I draft up the level on some graph paper along with little doodles of things I want in the level.
I also wanted to say that this level is stepping the difficulty up 3 or 4 notches. Level1 on expert with pills only will be a cake walk compared to level2. But I’m done talking for now, haven’t slept in a few days since life and the campaign have kept me up (sad isn’t it). I’m also sure you’d rather I was working than typing! So without a further ado I will leave you guessing as to what’s to come next!
