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Hey all, I finally got a decent shot to start a W.I.P. with for my Mind Trix entry. Anyways, right now I'm trying to nail a creepy, out-of-the-ordinary feeling with this. There will be different areas, besides this.

Goal - My goal with the Wooded Grotto is to create a creepy environment, combining elements of nature and urban areas. You will see pipes next to trees; grass inside; trees growing out of walls; and various other oddities.

Story - The story must be revealed as the player plays.

Screen - This area is almost finished. I'm still fine-tuning the lights, and still need to apply normal maps and shader effects to some entities. Everything else here is finished (other than that room in the back, but that's a different story)

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Screen - This shot shows the starting area. Once again, shaders and normal maps need to be made/applied. Lighting needs fine tuning, etc. Anyways, tell me what you think.

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Looks amazing, and good luck! This looks hard to compete with.

-Adrian

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Great job mate. I'm glad to have some competition now. Good luck, and if I don't win, I hope you do

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You already have some GOW. I submitted my entry a while back.


Ontopic: Looks ok, BUT it just doesnt look right, I mean a tree sticking out of the wall...(Yeah,yeah I know its not supposed to be natural but it just looks a little bit wierd)

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@General Jackson: Hmm, I agree. Maybe if I put a cutter there, and fill it with a dirt entity.

@everyone: Thanks for the c&c. I was worried when I put this up that people wouldn't think it was good at all. Nice to see I was wrong for a change.

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Coach shogun: That would look a ton better

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Here is an updated pic of that one spot where the tree was. I added onto the level, as you can see in the corner there, but the lighting is awful. I didn't want to to be bumped too far down, anyways. I'm gonna try to get a slightly better light-shot soon.

EDIT: Forgot to attach it XD

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Too bad you forgot to post it

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Lol, I realized that. It's up now.

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Looks great.

-Adrian

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That...is...EPIC!!
Seriously, you did epic dude!

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Looks great! That really looks epic. I like that wood thing you got going on in there. Like that forest, but still inside! forest, but not forest! ou know what I mean! It looks graet!

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Thanks guys. Right now I'm just focusing on level design and the like, but once I've got that down I'll be getting into sound and lighting. I'm gonna try to create a sig in a bit.

EDIT: I'm editing this so it doesn't become a triple post. Anyways, this screenshot shows the area that was so brightly lit area in the last screenshot. It once again shows my style of urban, suburban, industrial, and natural elements mixed in one setting.

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This screenshot shows the first 'real' outdoor area in the level. I'm trying to make the level pretty big, since it can only be one.

Remember to provide constructive criticisms, please!

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looks wierd...good wierd!

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Thanks GJ. Right now, I'm trying to figure out a way to increase the frame rate at this one part (it's extremely large and open) without sacrificing too much as far as graphics go. I'll post a little update once I've accomplished something.

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Looks great Shogun! I want to try this one out just to explore around. As for that last shot shouldn't there be illumination shaders on those lamps?

Keep it up!

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Yes, that is one of the several things I need to do. Thank you for bringing that to my attention, Ekipshi. (BTW, I love your work, so that comment coming from you means alot to me, as a level designer)

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Keep it up. I like it

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Thanks Metal Devil.

I'm trying to choose the background music right now. Which do you guys like better:

1.http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/53028

or

2. http://www.newgrounds.com/audio/listen/110450

I personally like the 2nd one better (Generic Horror Atmosphere #3). Playing the level with either on gives a real creepy feeling.

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this looks awesome, too bad its x10
do you think you might remake this in x9?, just a thought.
anyway good job its mint, i'll hav to play it on my mates comp when i can.

hope all is well
-ZIEX

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Great music choices!

Definitely the 2nd one. Has your game written all over it!
Now I really can't wait to play just to hear that with the game.

Keep up this amazing work CS

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Thanks Ekipshi. I just went in and added some sound effects to see if I liked them, and I'm afraid that I was spooked out by my own game .

Anyways, I think that the 2nd one is the best choice, but I'll sample playing the game with them on both.

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If you're getting spooked out by your own game, then it should be an interesting game indeed

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Alright, here's a screen-shot of the new HUD for opening doors. I finally managed to get the FPS to an acceptable rate in the low spots. The lowest it reached for me was 30, and that should be higher in the final build. I'll also create a second build that has lower quality lightmapping and textures.

EDIT: Twice I've forgotten the attachment.

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Nice little hand HUD. A nice change from the usual PRESS ENTER TO OPEN

Keep it up CS Can't wait to play this game