Crater Crash

Overview

Crater Crash was a solo level design project aimed to create a point of interest (POI) for the Fortnite Battle Royal mode utilizing Unreal Editor for Fortnite.

Team Size: Solo Project

Role: Level Design

Dev Time: 12 Weeks

Unreal Editor For Fortnite

Island code: 1117-9914-2913

Crater Crash Blockout vs Final

Contributions

Level Design
Set Dressing
Encounter Design
Cinematic Design

Multiplayer Playtest Coordinator

Lines of Sight

Creating a level with a multiplayer shooter in mind, one of the biggest concerns for me was lines of sight. With a large open vertical style layout this posed a slight challenge but I leveraged the theme of a low gravity zone with floating rocks to my advantage.

Blocked off lines of sights utilizing moving rocks, destroyed buildings, and other rubble assisted players during playtests.

Points of Entry

Another big consideration were points of entry into interior looting areas. Making sure interior areas have blocked lines of sights in some areas to protect unarmed players was an important consideration.

Hallway before and after set dressing

Set Dressing & Lighting

The long hallways leave the player vulnerable to being shot without any cover. The various nooks breakup the lines of sight and provide cover to players.

Consistent interior lighting was essential in allowing players to clearly identify players, chests, and other items in the environment.

Boss Encounter

The center point of this POI is a boss fight protected by patrolling guards. Rewarding players with high tier loot and making sure no other third party could interrupt the boss fight was crucial to making it feel like a true one (or four) on one with the boss.

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