University Year 3 – The Beacon

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Development Log Posts

Changes To Lighting, Added Area 3 Puzzle 2, Fixed Invisible Wall, Made Pipe to Area 5, Fixed Checkpoints.

jakesimons Mar 7, 2023 1 min read

Here is the updated shader of the invisible wall. I was close with it when I last worked on it as all I had to…

New Lighting, Added Dust Particles, New Shader.

jakesimons Mar 6, 2023 1 min read

Getting the lighting to work well is really hard and this is the best I have got it so far. It took all day to…

New Textures To Buildings. Light Generator Mechanic.

jakesimons Mar 3, 2023 1 min read

I made this new texture for the main buildings as I wanted to make them look more sci-fi. https://substance3d.adobe.com/community-assets/assets/b33e78a290d08f295614e9bca6555c280a94ec66 – Sci Fi Floor Tiles https://substance3d.adobe.com/community-assets/assets/d1340e301c326e2d1ae8f3b9b29b1bd6dbdeee2e…

New Texture for Wall Pressure Plates. Respawn for Box in Area 2 Puzzle 3.

jakesimons Feb 27, 2023 1 min read

I changed this model to a pressure plate which you now press with the electricity. This will also change in the conveyor belt room. This…

Lift & Wall Pusher Textured. New Generator Model for Area 2 Roof.

jakesimons Feb 19, 2023 1 min read

These are the new textures for the lift. I used an emission texture so that once you or a block steps on a pressure plate,…

Added New SFX To Generators, Pressure Plates & Doors. Added Main Menu. Conveyor Belt Modelled and Textured. Added TV Screen.

jakesimons Feb 15, 2023 5 min read

This is a simple main menu screen I created so far. This is the settings menu that I’ve made so far. It has 3 areas…


Here is a video commentary on my game which goes over the mechanics and other stuff.

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