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The concept behind this game was the exploration of a Martian crater in order to prepare a small colony for the arrival of a human science team. The player controls an unmanned mars rover in exploration of the interior of the crater, where they can discover a handful of points of interest that may assist with their mission. Ultimately, the main colony is the largest and most cohesive location, though due to over scoping, I had to remove the interiors of all of the structures, and settle for a completely outdoor experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is an overhead view of the entire crater. Made from a heightmap of an actual Martian crater, the proportions are generally accurate. Points of interest are marked on the image for easy reference. Red Circle: The main colony, mostly set up and ready to be occupied. Blue Circle: Small radio station, yet to be unpacked. Red X: Abandoned dome from a previous mission, mostly lost in the Martian soil. Blue X: Mostly buried rover, with only the antenna peeking out of a pile of dust. Black X: Subterranean airlock for an underground facility.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Main colony, with the character rover parked out front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Solar arrays for powering the colony<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Radio Station<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Abandoned Dome<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Player Character – the main rover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tracks left by the rover in the Martian soil, fun for making patterns or finding your way home. The track texture was from the Asset Store. Additionally, the rover kicks up dust when it’s in gear, though it doesn’t look great due to scripting limitations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Asset Atlas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Over the course of this project, I learned a lot about the art pipeline for game design. While I knew how to model, and how to make games in Unity, I had never really touched UVs or tried texturing anything before. Additionally, I’d never taken an asset I had modeled and taken in into Unity. After learning the entire process, I’m very excited to use these skills in my own projects moving forward. Through the entire class, I think I made the most progress when it came to texturing. Even though I struggled with the UVs, I learned multiple new software programs, and think that my final textures look nice, even if they are a bit more cartoony than I’d originally anticipated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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