{"id":2076,"date":"2020-09-01T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/?p=2076"},"modified":"2025-01-11T10:15:43","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T18:15:43","slug":"ash-canyon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/ash-canyon\/","title":{"rendered":"Ash Canyon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:3px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"is-style-plain wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project:\u2003\u2003The Long Dark \/ Survival Mode<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Engine: \u2002\u2003\u2002Unity 3D<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Timeline: \u2002\u2002 In Fall 2020 for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelongdark.com\/time-capsule\/hesitant-prospect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hesitant Prospect<\/a> update<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-divider su-divider-style-default\" style=\"margin:15px 0;border-width:3px;border-color:#999999\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Achievements as Open World Designer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuned gear items and wildlife spawns to ask player new questions in survival gameplay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Layered procedural generation algorithms to maximize variety in gear distribution<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assisted on a variety of other content including Hallowe&#8217;en event and Polaroid collectables<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"responsive-embed widescreen\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Long Dark -- HESITANT PROSPECT (Survival Mode Update)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1fkqAZ2eSEw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Announcement for Hesitant Prospect update<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Far on the other side of Timberwolf Mountain is a difficult-to-reach area defined by steep cavernous walls and burned-out forests.<br>If you can navigate your way through the treacherous landscape, you might find an abandoned mine that hides treasures worth more than gold to any survivor.<br>Just be careful when crossing the harrowing rope-bridges. It\u2019s a long way down!<br><br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My tasks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First pass on critical features including setup for all region to region transitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Initial passes on all Gear items in level, excluding those from natural plant sources<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Set-dressing with additional attention to add moments of wonder and surprise<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Balancing passes on loot placements to showcase systems-driven survival gameplay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My other tasks for this release<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Balancing work on Escape the Darkwalker\u2014a limited time event for Hallowe&#8217;en 2020<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advocating for designer empowerment in discussions about workflow changes for level creation flow<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignfull has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element has-very-light-gray-color has-very-dark-gray-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-9a85ee5f6bae3fcb277f412078910528\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" style=\"padding-top:2em;padding-right:2em;padding-bottom:2em;padding-left:2em\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:36px;line-height:1.2\" class=\"\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/the-long-dark\/#story-mode\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"530\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-very-light-gray-color\">Click here to read more about level design on <em>The Long Dark<\/em>!<\/mark><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"639\" src=\"https:\/\/dodgethis.com\/portfolio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/credits-1024x639.png\" alt=\"Will Mackenzie close up from The Long Dark's Story Mode intro credits. 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