I've slowly been building the "Old World" in a 3D environment and the plan is to eventually add each of the Quests into the area where they are located in the world. It's still early days at this stage but I am making slow progress. The world itself is huge so it's taking a long time to build each of the components. And it doesn't help when I restart the build over again when I change ideas. But...… it is getting there. So recently I thought I'd change direction and try my hand at making the "Trial" quest. Or at least using available assets to replicate the environment as best I could. So here are a few early Prototype pictures. I have no doubt this will all change, but it's quite rewarding when something comes together and looks somewhat like what you would image the game would look like. I've gone with a low-poly style for a couple of reasons. Firstly because HQ is a board game that came out before computers were really a thing. So I wanted to stick with that 'retro' feel. Secondly, if this does end up a finished product, I want everyone to be able to play it - no matter what their computer quality is.
The challenge with the world environment and converting it to game play, is coming with viable mechanics and putting together a game outside of the game - if you know what I mean. I've come up with a few ideas but am yet to get to a point where I can implement them. First things first is putting all of the environments together. As you can imagine, undertaking something this large as only one person is going to take a long time.
The main stumbling block I foresee for the future is the assets. HQ has some very specific character models and furniture, and my 3D skills are non-existent. So that will be a hurdle I need to overcome at some stage. So if anyone knows someone who could help out in this space, it would be greatly appreciated.
