University Year 3 – The Beacon

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Development Log Posts

Added Target Texture and Worked On Jetpack Mechanic.

jakesimons Dec 20, 2022 2 min read

This is a texture for the target that I made in Substance Painter. I used an Iris texture and used multiple of them to build…

Water Shader

jakesimons Dec 19, 2022 1 min read

I used Unity’s shader graph to create a water texture. This was the first time I have used this as I’d never made a shader…

Added Puzzle Between Areas 1 and 2, Skybox & Ground Textures and Door Animation

jakesimons Dec 16, 2022 1 min read

I created some simple doors and gave them the same material as the barriers I have. These doors also have animations for them so when…

Started Area 1 Puzzle 1 Texturing, Testing Lighting & Started Area 2 Puzzle 2

jakesimons Dec 15, 2022 1 min read

This is an image of the test lighting in my environment as I wanted to get a better idea of what I want it to…

Area 1 Puzzle 2 and Upgrade System

jakesimons Dec 10, 2022 1 min read

This was originally a simple platforming section but I decided to make it more of a puzzle as to make it more interesting. This puzzle…

Area 2 Mirror Puzzle

jakesimons Nov 29, 2022 2 min read

I’ve been busy working on other assignments so this update took a while to get too. I managed to make it so when you fire…


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

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