Download - GDC 2010 - Level Design in a Day Part 4. Cover Object Placement & Multiplayer Level Balancing: Neil Alphonso, Lead Designer, Splash Damage

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Monkeys ate my brainCover and Object Placement

&

Multiplayer Level Balancing

Cover

Protection

Cover

Protection

Concealment

Movement times

Movement timesCombat distances

Movement timesCombat distancesSightlines

3rd person cover

The only constant is change

Crates!

http://www.oldmanmurray.com/features/39.html

Simplest shape to render that is gameplay effective


Modular: scaleable/stackable


Modular: scaleable/stackable Solid base


Modular: scaleable/stackable Solid base Works effectively with cover and AI

systems


Modular: scaleable/stackable Solid base Works effectively with cover and AI

systems Close proximity of visual

representation to collision

Object Placement

Object Placement

Dynamics physics objects

Object Placement


Destructibility

Object Placement


Destructibility

Damage inflicting destructibles

Dynamic physics objects

Destructibility

Multiplayer Level Design in Red Faction Guerrilla

Luke Schneider

Friday, 4:30pm — 5:30pm

Damage inflicting destructibles

Elemental systems

Practical Techniques for Implementing Emergent Gameplay,

Randy Smith and Harvey Smith

Orthagonal Unit Differentiation, Harvey Smith

www.witchboy.net

http://www.witchboy.net/


Symmetrical Layouts


Symmetrical Layouts

Asymmetrical Layouts


Symmetrical Layouts


Balancing Methods

Symmetrical Layouts

Symmetrical Layouts

Inherently balanced

Symmetrical Layouts

Inherently balanced

But... Boring!

“The Dark Zone”DM6


Inherently unbalanced



Overall movement times




Objectives




Objectives

Asymmetrical game design

DE_Dust

www.johnsto.co.uk/design

Asymmetrical Multiplayer Design

Balancing Methods

Balancing Methods

Playtests

Balancing Methods

Playtests

Stats

Playtests

Valve's Approach to Playtesting,Mike Ambinder, PhD

www.valvesoftware.com/publications/2009

Design in Detail: Changing the Time Between Shots for the Sniper Rifle from 0.5 to 0.7

Seconds for Halo 3Jaime Griesemer

Thursday, 1:30pm — 2:30pm

Thanks for listening, the floor is open for questions!