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[Graham-]

the man is funny. just like that, but like crazy fluid animation, and stilted enemies? no, awesome enemies.

[sublinimal]

You okay there, Graham?

[Graham-]

I made good improvements. Don't make fun of me.

[Totter87]

Here's some level design screens from the last game I worked on:

[Udderdude]

I like the first one.

[Totter87]

Thanks, that's my fav too. I was working on a lot of city scenes before doing that level so that was a little bit of a 3D art vacation for me.

[effete_denizen]

 This image has some of the levels iterations around the outside so you can see it evolve.

 This is for our current project Mech Mania for the PC http://www.indiedb.com/games/mech-mania

 It was designed to play games like 'Tag' in.

 It had to have 4 spawn points, none of which were at a starting advantage and it had to be large enough for four players to move around freely while being able to trap each other.

 It couldn't have any scenic parts obstructing the players shared camera view of the arena either.

 It also has a conveyor belt which stops and starts randomly as well as changes direction and an electrified puddle which also turns on and off.

 Quite a fun level, still needs more testing and tweaking!!



and the final level

[Udderdude]

Looks nice, lots of detail.

[makehimanoffer]

My game's levels are simplistic in look, but difficult in general. The real issue that occurs is having a curve of difficulty. In order to reward the player and not have them feel tortured is to make sure levels aren't too long.
Take this one for example

Anyways, basically. I'm a programmer and for the moment the art is sort of rough and potentially close to what it'll look like (except for the character)
The game is called Super XCVB, based on a flash game I made called XCVB. XCVB are the controls where X inverts your left and right, C inverts your up and down, V makes you go up or down, and B makes you go left or right. It's difficult. The main reason is the linear layout of the controls. As such, levels are kept simple with some interesting twists. This is basically a test level. Go through the rainbow to complete the level.

In the flash game prototype version I had issues with inconsistent level styles where some levels are about being quick thinking and others were terribly difficult because of very tight moving spaces (something which turned out to be inconsistent in the overall design).
Super XCVB's gonna have at least 20-40 levels of just this base mechanic and then 20-40 for the more advanced mechanics based on this.

But, it really makes me think that being simple is difficult. Especially for just little old me to be doing EVERYTHING.

[jddg5wa]

There was a point in my life that I was ready to make a super mario kart type game. These are the levels that I designed for it and I even came up with some descriptions.

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Treehouse Spin - 3 Laps
Soar your way above ground through the trees to find the best and shortest track but be wary it is easy to get lost though as long as your guard is up your sure to make it through.



Waterway Towers - 3 Laps
If you want to float and not sink you must first learn how to swim but if you want to be the best you must figure out how to tame the courses pet eel, dodge traffic, and still make it to the top before anyone else does.


Lava Falls Cave - 3 Laps
Riding in the heat as hot as the sun is nothing compared to finding boiling lava right in the middle of your track, figure out how to get past it all and you will be able to make it to the finish line just in time.


Skyway Village - 3 Laps
Try to reach the finish through this pirate town in the sky, you must dodge fireballs, lightning, and the other racers if you want to even have a chance at flying to first.

[Graham-]

water slide? yeah? I love slides.

[Müsta Klaki]

[InfiniteStateMachine]

doing a map for Firearms Source It's a redo of one of my old internal testing maps for one of the new gameplay modes.



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There was a point in my life that I was ready to make a super mario kart type game. These are the levels that I designed for it and I even came up with some descriptions.

 

those are awesome. Nice work

[sebastian]

This is actually just a mockup level, but anywho.
It has animated elements ( Clock & machine ) the wall is there for camera transition testing.
and generally just a quick test that happened when trying out 3d instead of 2d in my current project.

[TwistedJenius]

Here's the basic hallway layout for each level of Twisty's Asylum Escapades. The game itself is in 3D, but we began by planning the layout of the building on a simple 2D map (each level's basic layout was roughly based on the layout of my elementary school ).

Differences in the thickness of the hallways on the map, correspond to different sizes of the actual hallways in the game (we wanted some variation between feeling larger and some feeling more claustrophobic).







And here's a few screen shots of what the interiors of some of those hallways looked like in-game.  

[DragonStar]

Wohn-Grab
Its location on a high steppe in the crux of two imposing mountain ridges makes Wohn-Grab (“Living Tomb”) nearly unreachable for many months out of the year.  The easiest path to it is from the north through arid tundra, which is swept with bitter cold, and a week or more out of the way.   The town would not exist at all except for a hot spring which keeps the town buffered from the harsh winters. It is at the base of the highest peak, Apricity Peak, which refers to the feeling of the warmth of the sun in winter.

Most of the town's residents descend from soldiers who maintained a fort in the mountains at some point in the distant past. The current residents often wonder why they are there at all, and have a somewhat dour perspective on life. The few visitors are mostly historians, mages, and other artifact seekers who search the ruins along the spine of the Hiemal Peaks.  The most notable is a tall tower two day's hike from Wohn-Grab, which can be seen from the town on clear days.

[FuriousGrey]

A look at my Death Wish mod I did for for Blood a few years ago:

[Udderdude]

Oh boy, it's Build.  I feel old just looking at it.

[tanyaxshort]

Here's a few procedurally generated levels using my level design rules:



Basically:
* Define what a room is (size, features, theme), make sure obstacles don't break the game (we used pathfinding checks)

* Define how those rooms string together to form the critical path (and branch off of it)

* Place enemies & items on critical path differently than off of it

* Add locked doors & keys to find

* Add in more connections between rooms to make it more interesting

A full description of the process from level design -> proc-gen level can be read here: http://www.kitfoxgames.com/level-design-and-procedural-generation-in-shattered-planet/

[bacon]

Here's a few procedurally generated levels using my level design rules:



Basically:
* Define what a room is (size, features, theme), make sure obstacles don't break the game (we used pathfinding checks)

* Define how those rooms string together to form the critical path (and branch off of it)

* Place enemies & items on critical path differently than off of it

* Add locked doors & keys to find

* Add in more connections between rooms to make it more interesting

A full description of the process from level design -> proc-gen level can be read here: http://www.kitfoxgames.com/level-design-and-procedural-generation-in-shattered-planet/

this blog post is really helpful!
thanks!