That said, there's a constant balancing act going on between what we want or what looks good with what feels good to play and what serves the gameplay the best. Jason: Yes! Our outdoors, in particular, are built to have many more steps in elevation. Not just different 'cliff levels' with ramps or stairs to go up or down, but actual pathable gentle slopes and grassy hills, sharp diagonal inclines for rocky areas, and such? - asked by Arkham Will outdoor terrain have any kind of elevation/sloping to it? I.E. Occasionally we can manage something that's 'crazy awesome' and then reward ourselves with beer.

Sometimes it's something crazy that one of our level designers did that makes us want to play that particular element up more and other times it's how the environment artists constructed the tileset that allows us to do something awesome we hadn't considered. It's a very iterative process that really requires a lot of back and forth. We try to define some major landmarks, some variance within a zone (for example a transition from a lush, green subtropical landscape to one dusted with snow in the same zone), and key story elements in that area. From there we get concepts for a slice of a zone going along with the first prototype of the tileset. But as far as our typical process goes, we discuss in broad terms the region type, the types of creatures that inhabit it, and the general tone and mood of the area. Some tilesets shaped the story and others were shaped by the story. Going into TL2 we brainstormed some zone types we wanted to tackle and vetted those against our story ideas. Jason: With our team it changes somewhat from origin to completion from one tileset to the next.

Level Design Q & A with Jason Beck and Patrick BlankĬan you give a rough breakdown of steps / people involved from vague concept to completed level? - asked by Paws This week, we have a double feature! Here we have a Level Design Q & A with Art Director Jason Beck and Lead Level Designer Patrick Blank, with questions asked by Runic Forums members! In addition, we have a sneak peek into a few environments of Torchlight II. Every other week until E3, Runic Games is giving you a glimpse of the awesomeness that is Torchlight II! Last time around, we gave you a sneak peek of the music you will hear on your journey.

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