University Year 3 – The Beacon

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Mirror Model, Second Electric Power Mechanic, Working on the Magnet Power.

jakesimonsJan 26, 20231 min read

Mirror in Maya Mirror In Substance Painter For the second electric power, I simply duplicated it and moved it to the left side of the player. It is on the right-click button which I might change as it might feel…

Cube Model & Pressure Plate Modelled and Animated

jakesimonsJan 23, 20232 min read

I wanted to make this cube more than just a standard cube so I added more details. This is the final textured cube model I textured in Substance Painter. I used this texture from Substance Share to give it that…

New Models and Animations & Bug Fixes

jakesimonsJan 20, 20231 min read

I made a new layer for the player so in the settings of the electric particle, I made it so it collides with everything but that player layer. I made a new model for the lift in Maya with two…

Continuing Area 3 Blockout

jakesimonsJan 11, 20231 min read

This is a blockout of what the bridge will look like as well as the next area for the next puzzle. This will be the rough layout of the next puzzle where a ball will roll down from above and…

Started Blocking Out Area 3 And Finished Puzzle 1.

jakesimonsDec 28, 20221 min read

This is the outside of what Area 3 looks like so far. This is more of a platforming puzzle where you hover up the platforms to reach a button which you press E on and it will open the door…

Finished Area 2 Puzzle 2 & 3.

jakesimonsDec 21, 20221 min read

This is the next mirror puzzle completed. There are still some issues with it however it is doable as there are 2 ways of doing the puzzle but one way isn’t intended. You stand on a pressure plate which rotates…


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

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