Since this level was entirely based on a handful of tutorials my level isnt that unique. However, one thing I did to try and make it stand out a little bit was the placement of the gems. The placement was designed to try and encourage exploration within the world. Most of the gems are off the path a little bit. The most fun part of this level was working on where to place the gems amd the most difficult part was definitely the moving platforms. I  struggled to keep up with the tutorials, so I had to rewatch the tutorials multiple times to fully understand and set them up correctly.

The most useful tools were just the move and transform tools because they are simple but they were all I really needed. I am most proud of the placement of the gems and the first set of static islands. The placement of gems as I said eariyer added somthing new to the level and the static islands add some nice visual intrest to the level. If I had more time to improve the level, I would improve the difficulty, because each section feels too easy right now. I would try to make the level more challenging by adjusting platform spacing and adding more complex movement.

As I mentioned in the intro the area I expanded the most in this unit was the villlage; The village in tutorials wasnt very detailed and was pretty straightforward for the player. I wanted to change this and add more interest in the village by adding hidden gems and such. The selection tool was definitely the most useful overall, but I enjoyed the the foliage tool the most. I say this because of how much the foliage added to the world. I am very proud of how the foliage turned out and its probably my favorite thing from this unit. The foliage made the world feel much different from the world in unit 4. It made it feel much more alive and detailed. If I had more time to improve the level, I would've liked to detail the starting lake more. I think adding a smaller cliff with trees and grass all around would make it feel less empty. 

Which challenge was the most difficult to build, and why?

How did you balance difficulty to keep it fun but fair?

Which mechanic are you most proud of, and how does it fit the story of The Valley?

If you had more time, what new challenge would you add?

Throughout this level I would get basic decorations placed and then form the challenges around them, making the challenges feel like they really fit into the level. This technique worked well for most of the challenges. However, for the enemy tower section this didnt work out well. This made it the most difficult challenge to balance correctly because I wanted to have it still look nice while still retaining difficulty. 

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