Time to get back to work!!

So, after a brief hiatus, while I kicked some corrupted butt in Prince of Persia, it's time for me to get back to work on my level.  When I left off, I had finished making some changes after an impromptu playing of my "level so far" by a random person I met while playing online.  Got those little glitches fixed, and now I am moving forward.  The next section takes place in the ice cavern of the ferocious yeti (screaming in the background as menacing music plays).  I am experimenting with materials in this part by using a glass material to give it a shiny glowy look.  This section is also going to have a few surprises, and even a few ways to die.  One of the surprises involved something popping up in the background.  I used a "thin layer" piece of the glass to obscure the object a little, and added bright red LED lights on the object for evil-looking eyes.  Well, long story short, the LEDs are on the same "thin layer" so the object got stuck.  Thankfully I placed the object on the third level so I just moved the obscuring glass to the 2nd "thin layer" and all is well again. 

I am also experimenting with the thin glass layers to add icicles hanging from the ceiling of passages and such.  It's just one way I am dressing up the level to give it a more finished look.  Hopefully I can finish the rough design of the ice cave this week, and get alot of it built over the next week.  After the ice cave is done, I just need to add the finishing touches to the village and the rock cave and it might be ready for a full-on test run.

No more breaks, unless I decide to go back and find the last 30ish light seeds in Prince of Persia.

Sack in the Saddle…Again

Well, my break from working on my LPB level was a nice one, but now I am working on finding a balance so I can keep playing and working on this at the same time.  But I digress.

I was able to finish roughing out the first third of the level.  I put all the elevators in, a few moving platforms, and even a cannon.  I am having a problem moving forward, something like writers block.  I’m sure if I just keep working on it I will continue to move forward. 

One thing that helped was meeting another player online.  I asked them if they wanted to see my level so far, and they followed along.  One thing this helped me do was a run though with someone who didn’t know the level.  I found a few technical issues, so I need to redesign a couple parts.  Both are elevators.  Anyway, this person started adding objects and slapping up stickers.  They apologized for messing with my level, but I decided to keep the changes. 

When I saved the level, I got a new trophy.  This one is for building a level with another player.  Bonus for me.  I sent them one of the objects I built as a thank you, and I have a new PSN friend.  With that little break, I think I can get back to designing.