The Village Blog #2

For the second week my focus was creating a block out for my level and getting a general idea on what assets are going to be needed. Up above is the location that I had in mind for my village. This was mostly inspired by the pictures that I have seen of Reine in Norway which is a beautiful place. 

I wanted to create an environment where my village is next to some mountains and a giant lake to feel more natural. I plan to fill the empty space of the area that is left with some trees.

This picture shows a general idea of how I want my environment to look like so when the player looks out in the distance they don’t simply see the void of Unity. Most of the map is going to be filled up by the ocean while the main part of the map is going to be on land.

This is a close up picture of what the village is going to look like. The main part of the level is that the player is going to walk on the the village near the light tower. The other village is just going to fill up the space for the other island so it could feel a bit more populated with human life.

This is where I plan for the player to start which is one of the houses on the main village. The goal is for the player to simply go to the local market and buy some groceries for their mother. During this time the player could freely walk around and explore the area. 

The market is going to be located at the main plaza in the middle of those two buildings. Currently I’m deciding whether or not the player is going inside the market and getting groceries or will they walk up the door and complete their goal. 

The local lake of the village is going to be located to the left of the market. This is purely for aesthetic purposes to make the village look a bit more beautiful. It is going to be surrounded by trees and will be close to the giant mountains near the village. 

The list above contains the main assets that I want in the level. Some of the assets listed will have different styles such as the trees and houses to add a bit more variation. Since I am going for a simplified style for my level I expect myself to finish up these models in one or two weeks since they have relatively simple geometry. However if it takes longer than expected then the max will be three weeks. After finishing up the models and giving them their simple textures I will then implement them to my level and move on to making the terrain for the village.