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Please Note. There is a ton of useful information in the notes of these presentations. Please download these presentations and enjoy them in MS PowerPoint locally. Thanks!. Production. The thrilling world of workflow. When is production?. When you’ve got: A plan/GDD A budget - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Please Note
There is a ton of useful information in the notes of these presentations.
Please download these presentations and enjoy them in MS PowerPoint locally.
Thanks!
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Production
The thrilling world of workflow
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When is production?
When you’ve got: A plan/GDD A budget A prototype/VS A timeline Tools Fun!
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Level Design
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Why Bother?
Who wants red tape? Save time Avoid frustration Control iteration Manage budget Avoid crunch, delays
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The Frontlines Pipeline
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The Handoff
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The phases
Phase 0: it exists Phase 1: it’s got stuff in it Phase 2: even more stuff! Phase 3: The GM says it’s done Not all bad: as a designer, it’s kind
of fun!
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Why did it happen?
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Our current process
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Stages
Contain steps Time boxed Clear deliverables Approvers Responsibilities
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What is locked?
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The Process
Research & Concept Blockout & test Iteration & Vetting Refinement & Playtesting Optimization, Art content, bug
fixing
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A less crazy document
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How’s it going?
- Time estimates off + collaboration improved + No cut maps
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Key Ingredients
Unambiguous goals Defined stages Established approvers “The courage to be clear” It’s not about feelings
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Single player process
Image courtesy of max_westby
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Process breakdown
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The Swarm
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Positives
Focus Team work Coherency Specialization
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How do we do it?
Unreal – architected for sharing
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Submaps
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The tangled web
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Map Lead
Produces known-good builds Insures seamless linking between
sections Handles save/load issues
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Drawbacks
Loss of mission ownership Technically challenging
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Will it work for you?
Does it fit your game? Can your tools support it? Will it work for the developers?
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How’s about Fallout 3?
Take it Joel
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55 Ayleid Ruins 57 Imperial Forts 24 Mines 09 Sewers 19 Oblivion Realms 91 Caves .255 Dungeons
What Came Before?What Came Before?
Oblivion Oblivion Staff Staff
1 Dungeon Art Lead4 Dungeon Artists3 Level Designers (late)8 Busy Individuals
OblivionOblivionDungeonsDungeons
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How do 8 people build How do 8 people build 255 dungeons/levels?255 dungeons/levels?
Build Kits in 3ds Max
Clutter/Light/FX “Warehouse”
Layout & Populate
Ship it!*
*Some exceptions may apply•Major Locations Got More Love
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13 Metro Tunnels 12 DC Neighborhoods 26 Office Buildings 06 Vaults 15 Other 8 Caves 68 “Z” Cells .148 LD Locations
What Now?What Now?
Fallout3Fallout3Staff Staff
6 Level Designers (peak)4 Environment Artists
Fallout 3 Fallout 3 SpacesSpaces
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Fallout 3 LD WorkflowFallout 3 LD WorkflowIterative Passes, Formal Collaboration
Pass 1: Basic LayoutPass 2: Refine, Populate, ScriptArt Pass: Lighting, Detail ClutterPass 3: Polish for ShipPass 4: Bonus Polish Time
•1-5 Days per pass, depending on Size•Passes Scheduled to match dependency•Shared ownership, one party accountable
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In Conclusion
Production is hard Develop a pipeline Communicate concrete goals Stay flexible