This here is an example of risk or reward. On the small platform you see is three items. There is a Link gun, health and a small shield. To get on this platform you need to do a full wall run on the left wall. Once up there you are vulnerable, but so are players below you. This area is easy to die from by the room you see in front of you, but difficult from everywhere else.

Originally I made it without a platform, but with a bit of discussion I added in the platform.

In the original ArcaneTemple map from Unreal Tournament 1999, the upper floor stair case room looked like this:

I was making it and thought it would be a great idea to leave the gaps open. I had a discussion with someone and decided to keep it in for now:

In this latest update, I have changed all the basic material to Geometry. I was supposed to do this all the way through, but only just noticed that basic shapes don’t support texturing. This is more of a fix than an update.

I have been thinking about what would be a good change to the map. I thought about a jump course, the idea would be to get to the other side without falling. If successful a bunch of health buffs, armour and some weapons will be rewarded. If unsuccessful, the player will fall into some type of pit where they’re are vulnerable.

I think this place maybe a good place to use it:

To make this look okay, I might need to added in pillars.

The map has grown in size and I have started to make the third floor. I am proud of what I have achieved and hope to continue the development.

Things that have been included are:

• The path to get to the main part of the map.
• Two tunnel ways that connect the bottom and the top of the map.
• Third level of the map
• Ceiling bars

In the game Unreal Tournament 1999 Year Edition, these are the staircases leading from the secret entrance room to the main room.

I remembered it wrong when trying to recreate it and came up with this:

These do look similar and serve the same role, however in my opinion I prefer this look. I also noticed it was more dark and spooky climbing up and down them, so for them reasons I am going to use this look.

 This is the overview of the current map. It is currently only the entrance area and in box form, but will soon be the full map, which will be defined.

The map has two entrances

1. The main entrance is straight forward of the spawn point.

 

2. This entrance is a secret entrance, which is found west of the main entrance.

The secret entrance to the temple is originally underwater, but that doesn’t seem right for a Quasar Laser Tag theme, so I replaced them with jump pads temporarily. I am thinking of replacing it entirely, but I might find another solution.

I forgot to make a mood board of the game, so I made one now. Don’t laugh, because I am very professional, occasionally.

Moving 18 years forward, we can see Unreal Tournament how it looks in its latest version.

Comparing 1999 and 2017 game editions, we can see a massive improvements, such as the graphics and the implementation of the progression system.

Even though the game has gotten better in general, I am remaking a map, so I can see what it could have ended up looking in a different theme. Hopefully I can add it online for everyone to see, but no promises.

In this middle is the main game Unreal Tournament and the first connected bubble is the other games (indicated in bold). On them bubbles are the differences attached.

With the knowledge on Unreal Tournament map, I analysis three other games. Here is the TimeTable:

From the information I gathered, I made the decision of TF2 had the best replay-ability and mechanics out of the four games (3 above and Unreal Tournament), because it is the only game mentioned with multiple classes and a level system. For level design, I would chose Goldeneye, because it has multiple floors and sometimes buildings .

Here are the game maps:

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