[HL2_Odyssey] Mountain Town

[Lkarlsson]

Mountain Town

• Game: Half-Life 2
• Map Name: HL2_Odyssey_M12_MountainTown
• Context: Part of the HL2_Odyssey project
• Time spent developing: Week 4 of 8 (at 50% work hours)
• Estimated playtime: 10 mins

Description & Background
This map is part of the The Game Assembly-project Odyssey, where we Level Design students have been tasked with creating a HL2-campaign in 8 weeks. My level takes place in a town, hidden away in the mountains.

Role in the Campaign
As the second-to-last level in the campaign, its main purpose is to serve as a bridge between a climactic helicopter battle and a more downpaced, revelatory conclusion. Expanding on the concept of snipers introduced in the previous level, a lot of the gameplay is centered around dodging sniper fire while simultaneously dealing with zombies. It also features a short introduction of the gravity gun.
The layout has been inspired by the maze-like layout of Ravenholm, where my goal is to try to create as much gameplay as possible in a small area.

Alpha Build
Here’s the first build of the level. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

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Alpha Screenshots

 

 

Edited December 2, 2016 by Lkarlsson

[will2k]

Welcome to mapcore, hope you enjoy your stay.

Solid level and progression so far. I really enjoyed the gameplay against nested snipers. I was having a good time sprinting from cover to cover, while at the same time leading the hapless slow zombies into the sniper's line of fire for the economic and easy kill

Fast zombies were a nice addition, but most of them were just standing still facing the opposite direction of where the player emerges. It was just a matter of silently approaching them from behind going for the easy kill; the tension and danger were greatly reduced. I believe different angles of attack for these zombies should spice things up and keep the player on their toes.

Keep it up

[Lkarlsson]

On 2016-12-07 at 3:34 PM, will2k said:

Welcome to mapcore, hope you enjoy your stay.

Solid level and progression so far. I really enjoyed the gameplay against nested snipers. I was having a good time sprinting from cover to cover, while at the same time leading the hapless slow zombies into the sniper's line of fire for the economic and easy kill

Fast zombies were a nice addition, but most of them were just standing still facing the opposite direction of where the player emerges. It was just a matter of silently approaching them from behind going for the easy kill; the tension and danger were greatly reduced. I believe different angles of attack for these zombies should spice things up and keep the player on their toes.

Keep it up

Thank you for taking the time to respond! Good to know I'm on the right track. I definitely agree regarding the fast zombies, and I've tried to make their encounters more dynamic and more of a threat in the upcoming release.