Harthstone Isles: Faadgolt Isle (2022-23)
Harthstone Isles: Faadgolt Isle (2022-23)
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Island I made for Harthstone Isles project using Bethesda's Creation Kit.
Island I made for Harthstone Isles project using Bethesda's Creation Kit.
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Island was made for the Harthstone Isles project. Which has been released on the Nexus. Harthstone Isles is a project from the Arcane University, which is a discord group lead by experienced Skyrim modders that teach people interested in modding. This project is a 6 month project for students to work on, from level design, 3d modelling, animation, to voice acting each person contributes something to the project. I worked on Exterior Level Design and was assigned the island of Faadgolt to complete, there were 5 islands total, and my island ended up being the largest looking only at physical size.
Island was made for the Harthstone Isles project. Which has been released on the Nexus. Harthstone Isles is a project from the Arcane University, which is a discord group lead by experienced Skyrim modders that teach people interested in modding. This project is a 6 month project for students to work on, from level design, 3d modelling, animation, to voice acting each person contributes something to the project. I worked on Exterior Level Design and was assigned the island of Faadgolt to complete, there were 5 islands total, and my island ended up being the largest looking only at physical size.
Level design had ~10 weeks to complete their claim. I was able to finish mine before the deadline with a couple weeks buffer. This was my second ever exterior landscape I had worked on in the Creation Kit and I had to learn how to do a lot of things for the first time on this project.
Level design had ~10 weeks to complete their claim. I was able to finish mine before the deadline with a couple weeks buffer. This was my second ever exterior landscape I had worked on in the Creation Kit and I had to learn how to do a lot of things for the first time on this project.
I had to communicate with other team members and refer to design documents detailing the island, the area around it, and information about the Nordic Ruin it contained. I mainly had to communicate with the interior Level Design member who worked on the interior of the dungeon on the island. We had to coordinate how the entrance was, and where the exit popped out.
I had to communicate with other team members and refer to design documents detailing the island, the area around it, and information about the Nordic Ruin it contained. I mainly had to communicate with the interior Level Design member who worked on the interior of the dungeon on the island. We had to coordinate how the entrance was, and where the exit popped out.
The most challenging part of this project was the NavMesh, since the Creation Kit for Skyrim does not have a good auto-generate feature its easier to do it by hand. This is what took the majority of the time making the island since it was my first time doing NavMesh and manual navmesh is hell.
The most challenging part of this project was the NavMesh, since the Creation Kit for Skyrim does not have a good auto-generate feature its easier to do it by hand. This is what took the majority of the time making the island since it was my first time doing NavMesh and manual navmesh is hell.
In-game screenshots. (All of the isle I worked on) UPDATE SCREENSHOTS
In-game screenshots. (All of the isle I worked on) UPDATE SCREENSHOTS
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Other Information
Timeline of the Project, I was part of Level Design. Week 1 started October 1st, 2022. Project released July 14th 2023. Longer than the planned 6 months by a bit!
Timeline of the Project, I was part of Level Design. Week 1 started October 1st, 2022. Project released July 14th 2023. Longer than the planned 6 months by a bit!
Reference grid showing cell borders. I worked on Faadgolt, Faadgolt was also expanded in size beyond what it shows here.
Reference grid showing cell borders. I worked on Faadgolt, Faadgolt was also expanded in size beyond what it shows here.
Trello Board Overview
Trello Board Overview
Trello card for my island Faadgolt.
Trello card for my island Faadgolt.
Trello card for interior page of Faadgolt. (Only did exterior but card has info useful to exterior)
Trello card for interior page of Faadgolt. (Only did exterior but card has info useful to exterior)
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