It's the small things

Okay, well. The new detailing on rust is coming along, so that is good. But I was also thinking about the little things I could do this summer. Stuff that won't take me forever to do, but still are useful. Anyways, here's the list.

1. Finish Portfolio - release to the interwebz
2. Play more Call of Duty 4 and then begin learning Radiant.
3. Write a tutorial/article on why Smaller maps doesn't mean better - add to portfolio.
4. Create an updated Youtube series on how to use Hammer and make TF2 Maps.
5. Turn this blog into less of a news, and more into resource about level design.

For 1, I need to finish Rust first, then do 3.

For 2, I'm working with another guy and we're going to learn it together in our spare time.

For 3, I need to just find the time and some examples.

For 4, That should be too hard, but I need to just outline what I want each tutorial to cover.

For 5, I need to stop doing what I'm doing now. I will be doing some cool stuff AFTER finals and AFTER the submission date for rust. I'm going to make a developer video, kind of providing commentary on what certain area's are set up a certain way. This, of course, will be attached to my portfolio.

Seriously, the next blog will actually have some design theory in it, at least the total 1 person reading this will mind.

pl_rust update and internships

Well, spring break was fast. I was able to get about another third of rust detailing (first artpass) and more framework on the portfolio done (coming soon, I swear!). I would have had more done on rust, but the wonderful artist block popped up (and my birthday). I still intend to have it art'd and tested by the 30th of April.

Another oppurtunity popped up, I had a friend shoot me an application for Raven Software level designer internship. I'm jumping on this as a way to learn Radiant, though I do not intend to submit an application. If I do, I doubt I'll get an interview, let alone accepted and add that to financial reason (cursed College student finances! *Shakes fist*) I probably wouldn't be able to do it this summer. But I'm still going to learn Radiant, and look forward to possibilities later on.

I believe my next project will be a 5CP map, as my "final" tf2 design project. This will be designed for highlander and 6v6 competitive play. I've decided to do a competitive map because I feel that it is a very good design challenge. Other possibilities (if I don't do 5CP) is 3 stage A/D (not comp) and a steel-type map (comp).

For now, here is an image from pl_rust. This particular area was nasty to detail because it was originally designed as an interior area.