Difference between revisions of "HPL2/TDD/Level Design"

Revision as of 11:29, 5 August 2020

To do: It might be better to reorganise some of the LE data into this article.

The Level Editor is the most important tool in HPL2. This is where maps are created.

A basic room - The minimum required to get a level that can load.
Lighting - Placement of lights and advanced setup of lights.
How to make water
Performance Optimization - Amnesia's performance largely relies on how a map is made.

You can also see the community-made tutorials. Particularly:

Level Editor 101 - might be useful as it lists keyboard shortcuts for the Level Editor.
Level Design - Using all of the basic techniques to achieve good effects

Making outside scenes in HPL2 is tricky. Check out this tutorial before you start that.
In Pursuit of Better Levels - Free educational book on Level Design

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 #[[HPL2/Performance Optimization|Performance Optimization]] - Amnesia's performance largely relies on how a map is made.
-You can also see [[HPL2/Tutorials|the community-made tutorials]]. Particularly,[[:hpl2:tutorials:level_editor:level_editor_101|this tutorial]] might be useful as it lists keyboard shortcuts for the Level Editor.
+You can also see [[HPL2/Tutorials|the community-made tutorials]]. Particularly:
+*[[:hpl2:tutorials:level_editor:level_editor_101|Level Editor 101]] - might be useful as it lists keyboard shortcuts for the Level Editor.
+*[[HPL2/Tutorials/Level Design |Level Design]] - Using all of the basic techniques to achieve good effects
 == Level Design Resources ==
 *Making outside scenes in HPL2 is tricky. Check out [[Hpl2:Tutorials:level_editor:outdoors|this tutorial]] before you start that.
 *[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fAlf2MwEFTwePwzbP3try1H0aYa9kpVBHPBkyIq-caY/edit In Pursuit of Better Levels] - Free educational book on Level Design