fortuni on 23/12/2017 at 17:37

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I'd be interested in hearing from authors as to what missions or sections of mission they are most proud of, be it the whole mission, individual buildings, rooms, puzzles they have designed, custom objects, street layouts or even the complete layout of the mission map.

I'm guessing, as artists, most authors end up with mixed feelings about some, if not all of their missions. Being really proud of some aspects of them but sometimes being almost embarrassed about other aspects of their artwork.

As a player I usually appreciate most aspects of most missions, but feel that sometimes some areas looked rushed, even incomplete, but again some areas just look stunning, but my opinion of the final look may be very different from the artist's view point.

So please share with us your proudest achievements, preferably with screenshots, as well as telling us any story, personnel experiences or RL
influences (including influences drawn from other missions or games) that you drew inspiration from, in building your proudest moments.

And if your brave enough, you could also share with us your ultimate cringe worthy attempts of mission building (screenshots do not have to be supplied, but would be appreciated for prosperity sake of course).

Yandros on 23/12/2017 at 23:08

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I'm proud of a number of things I've done over the years. There are also plenty of things I cringe at when I see them, like many of my early missions. Unsurprisingly, I'm probably most proud of finally finishing DCE and getting it out there. Besides that, though, I am proud of The Drymian Codex and how we wove an intricate multi-faceted story into the gameplay, the cinematic style of the last part of the mission, and the feelings of dread we hopefully created in the player with the haunted crypt. That's probably the best single mission I've been involved with, or at least the one I'm most proud of.

downwinder on 23/12/2017 at 23:43

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i am proud of them all but "bbb" gets my vote for this post as i rarely hear anyone mention how great his missions are in game play



misread post sorry :(

R Soul on 24/12/2017 at 01:20

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I'm proud of All Torc because it was my first FM, which had a solid story and good technical effects to support it. And a train. Prior to that, I'd spent a few years messing around in Dromed but not having a proper FM in mind.

With the sequel, Stones and Glass Houses, I'm most proud of the story. For a while it just felt wrong. I think I took a few breaks from it (see below) but eventually I decided to change the story. I came up with a way of challenging myself to justify every twist and every character's actions, and it led to something that go me excited.

During development of SaGH I offered to help out with some technical aspects of Mission X. That went very well and I learned a lot, which I was then able to apply to SaGH when I got back to it.

I also took part in the Water Contest. I liked the general atmosphere and a special effect at the end, but the size restrictions didn't suit a cave mission. I should have withdrawn from the contest, made the gameplay more challenging (more routes, more AI etc) and released it as a standalone FM instead. I did however learn the importance of listening to beta testers.

During another break from SaGH I entered the Classic Thief Experience contest. I'm pleased with the way I got around the size restriction.

When I made A Job Well Done I felt proud of making a rooftop FM - although quite a bit of it was done by Xorak and Wille.

More recently, helping out with DCE. I did some building and texturing in the mission 9, and I was happy with the feeling of decay and ruined inner buildings. And those tents. And the magic staff in the blackjack's usual slot.

Random_Taffer on 24/12/2017 at 02:55

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I'm probably most proud of the swamp in Godbreaker.