Section 8: Prejudice

Deadwood - Start Area I

The initial landing zone in Deadwood. After destroying a ARM refueling facility, the player lands in the canyons below, with the wreckage of the ARM fleet breaking apart above.

Deadwood - Start Area II

An overhead view of the initial landing zone. Shortly after landing the player is thrown into combat with two ARM heavy mechs.

Deadwood - Anti Air Outpost

Overhead view of an Anti Air outpost located within the canyons. As the player enters this area, they can hear the still active Anti Air Cannons firing off just over the rise.

Deadwood - Anti Air Cannon

The player has to disable the massive Anti Air Cannon as its firing upon approaching USIF dropships.

Deadwood - Landing Pad

Overhead view of the Landing Pad. The player is hot on the heels of Commander Thorne when his dropship crashes nearby.

Deadwood - Frontlines

The defensive line setup by the Arm of Orion on a frozen riverbed provides the players first challenge with their newly purchased Hover Bike.

Deadwood - Checkpoint

One of the checkpoints along the frontlines. When the player approaches this checkpoint they find other Section 8 forces getting torn apart by the turrets set up on the opposite bank.

Deadwood - Bunker

Commander Thorne's bunker acts as the arena for the final showdown with Thorne. Players must dodge bombing runs from above while lowering a defensive shield which allows a distant USIF Frigate to fire crack the bunker from above.

Whiteout - Caverns

The underground caverns that bisect the entire map. The caverns act as a more direct, covered route between two of the Control Points in the map, but at the expense of readily available cover and exit points.

Whiteout - Comm Relay

The Comm Relay is one of the more defendable Control Points on the map since all approaches to the Relay are exposed and the Control Point itself is only accessible via 2 entrances.

Whiteout - Mobile Drill I

The Mobile Drill Platform's massive laser drills act as a deadly environmental hazard for any players who aren't paying attention to their surroundings during combat.

Whiteout - Mobile Drill II

The Drill Platform Control Point was the first point used for prototyping out the Swarm gamemode. Initially it proved to easy, since players would setup defenses on the platform itself aiming down towards the Control Point. This was solved by adding enemy drop spawn points so enemies would occasionally drop directly on top of the Drill Platform.

Whiteout - Damaged Platform

One of the two stationary Drill Platforms in the level connected by a large cavern system. Both of the stationary drill platforms proved incredibly difficult to hold for an extended period of time due to the open nature of the platforms themselves.
Position:   Level Designer / Campaign Designer
Description:   For Section 8: Prejudice, I worked on two maps - one Multiplayer map, Whiteout, and one Singleplayer map, Deadwood - and acted as the Campaign Designer for the majority of the project.

On Whiteout, I worked in conjunction with two other designers, passing the level off between the various phases of development, but I primarily worked on the initial design of the level and optimization for consoles.

On Deadwood, I took the map through all phases of development, from initial design, to blockout, gameplay implementation, deco, and optimization.

My Campaign Designer responsibilities on Section 8: Prejudice mainly consisted of creating and balancing the various weapons, vehicles, structures, and enemy types used specifically in the Campaign. Additionally, I was responsible for maintaining and stabilizing the overall difficulty and flow of the entire campaign for the project.
Duration:   1 Year
Roles:   Map Specific:
  • Design Sketching / Design Doc Creation
  • Geometry whiteboxing / prototyping
  • Art Population (Texturing / Mesh Placement)
  • Gameplay Scripting & Balance (Singleplayer and Multiplayer)
  • PC and Xbox 360 Optimization
Project-wide:
  • Created and maintained gameplay balance for all Campaign-specific weapons, vehicles, structures and enemy types
  • Maintained wiki pages / documentation for Campaign-specific features
  • Assisted other developers in fixing various Kismet scripting issues
 
 
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