Treasure raiders

Katherine "Kez" Laczin

In the Treasure Raiders genre, I wanted to make the player feel like they were on an adventure through an ancient temple in search of a lost item of value. In this sense, they could use mechanics that are trying to hurt them to accomplish their goal (or at least survive). The mock-up level did function, albeit simply. I wish I could have done more had there been more time.

Level start - knock down the door

The player can't go anywhere besides the glowing area behind the front door. They can shoot the door down in order to proceed. This mechanic of destroying the environment becomes more functional as the level progresses.

The player has choices of where to go, but one way is blocked. The entire temple is incredibly well-lit, which is a feature in almost every tomb raiding / temple exploring movie. Fire reveals all - even if it's a tiny flame, you can basically still see everything.

Level - Trap door

The player comes into a room with a fancy-looking object. However, this is a decoy - the player soon realizes that the stone door behind them has fallen, and they can't get out. The only hint is the wooden door floor - and upon shooting it, the door collapses and the player slides down a corridor into the next level.

Level - Reach the opening

In this next level, the player can't advance because the continuing opening is too high. As the walk around the room, "boulders" fall from the ceiling and almost crush the player. However, the player can shoot the boulders into whatever position they desire, and create a stepping-stone to get to the place they could not previously reach.

If programming allowed it, this room would be filling with water.. complete with alligators! So the player would have to race up the spiraling hallway, back to the entrance of the temple, to live again for another day.

Kismet - It's a rather simple setup. Force actors are triggered by a player's presence to awaken the KActors, and the doors are triggered and realized through a Matinee sequence, giving the illusion that the door is moving according to the player's actions.

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