First Playable Zone: The Shores of England

The backstory post could have been pushed out the door yesterday if I had really wanted to push my creativity. But just today I was able to fully sit down with the terrain editor and bust through a whole lot of the environmental details.

Truth be told, framerate takes quite a hit even on my mongo machine when I was rendering a level caked in grass. Once I added the tree's it seemed as thought the framrate didn't jump so much. It was quite a process of working with the terrain editor and choosing the proper textures to match the mood of an English coastside. I'm not entire sure I did the coastline justice, so I may go back and add more level change and cliff detail.

Again, the same exact motiff that I knew going into this project: I don't have enough time, energy, or focus. Luckily, as I began working, my energy and focus picked up a bit, but I rarely have three hours to sit and work.

These are the screen shots from the Shores of England zone: