Role: Level Designer
Software: Unreal Engine for Fortnite (UEFN)
Players starts with 50 health and is given a space to understand the typhoon sword, harpoon gun, and keycards. A health power up is given to show its affect. Numerous checkpoints are scattered throughout, restoring the health players had prior and respawns enemies.
Initial Segment
Checkpoints
The introduction of the shield power up and lava is then presented to increase the difficulty. Players are then lead to a room that introduces "Grunts" and a "Reg". Slightly challenging the player to a new hostile element. Lastly, a power up that combines both health and shield is then explained.
Difficulty Increase
Combined Power Up
Next is the introduction to the "Heavy" who is paired with two "Grunts", showing the difference between the two enemies.
Heavy Enemy
Players are then introduced to the double damage multiplier, "Handler" and "Fiend Spawner." Learning that if a "Handler" is defeated, it will close off the room containing the "Fiend Spawner."
Handler and Fiend Spawner
The following area challenges players to fully utilize the movement. Eventually, leading to a drop that descends a prep room where two power ups are given to signify that some sort of fight is coming up, which contains previous gameplay elements.
Utilizing Movement
Boss Fight Prep
The player is given the choice to fight the boss immediately, risking interference from surrounding enemies, or eliminate all the surrounding enemies then take on the boss.
Throughout the boss fight are locked rooms that hold power ups which require keycards to access. Once the boss is defeated a door will open, triggering a win screen as the player walks in.
Defeating the boss
40+ triggers are throughout the level spawning of enemies, keycards, power ups, tutorial message pop ups, change between music and saving the player health stats.
Triggers
Comparison/Layout Changes
Screenshots
Final Thoughts
After 3 weeks I'm happy with the level. A good flow and dynamic layout have been presented to ensure the game mechanics are complemented. A great amount of testing, problem solving and brainstorming was done to reach this iteration of Hack and Slash.
Fortnite code to play: 8452-6398-2815
