Hyperblade - Caledon Arena

Watch yourself. Not only do you have to worry about combatants, but the arena itself kills with ball lightning, spring traps, and a lava pit

Watch yourself. Not only do you have to worry about combatants, but the arena itself kills with ball lightning, spring traps, and a lava pit

I think this megalithic monument sends a message: Only the strong will stand

I think this megalithic monument sends a message: Only the strong will stand

This is missing some light fixtures, but I thought it was worth showing anyway. The light fixtures creation task got put on the back burner, and then I was asked to move on to other maps. Such is the way of things at an indie studio sometimes.

This is missing some light fixtures, but I thought it was worth showing anyway. The light fixtures creation task got put on the back burner, and then I was asked to move on to other maps. Such is the way of things at an indie studio sometimes.

The official's platform, and the chamber beyond, where the "important" folks arrive through a portal

The official's platform, and the chamber beyond, where the "important" folks arrive through a portal

A black hole sucks in two nebulae in the Caledon sky

A black hole sucks in two nebulae in the Caledon sky

Animated force field created using material editor techniques

The material graph for the force field

The material graph for the force field

Bull decoration based on an ox head sculpture located in rue des Hospitalières-Saint-Gervais, in Paris, France

Bull decoration based on an ox head sculpture located in rue des Hospitalières-Saint-Gervais, in Paris, France

Bull head wireframe

Bull head wireframe

Fist barricade

Fist barricade

Fist barricade wireframe

Fist barricade wireframe

Jungle-like potted plant, because even deathmatch arenas need a softer touch here and there

Jungle-like potted plant, because even deathmatch arenas need a softer touch here and there

Potted plant wireframe

Potted plant wireframe

Potted plant texture set breakdown

Potted plant texture set breakdown

Initial prototyping

Initial prototyping

Initial prototyping

Initial prototyping

Initial prototyping

Initial prototyping

I was a one-man band when making this arena for Drop Games. Literally everything was my responsibility, from concept and design to lighting, post-processing, and optimization.

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Date
November 19, 2020