I find this video so funny cuz I am messing around with the Enemy AI feature, and they are so aggressive. I can’t stop laughing.
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I am so close to finishing my 2.5D game project. I cannot wait to share it with everyone for playtesting.
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Showcase of my Landscape and World building for the 2.5D game. I might change few things tomorrow and then I will be working on sounds for the game which is going to be fun to experiment.
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Thank you to Epic Games Team and Thiago Carneiro (mentor) for guiding me on this project. I have learned a lot from this course and I deeply thank you for sharing this knowledge. During this course, I learned that Packed Level Actors are very crucial to managing assets and Procedural Foliage for quickly bringing natural variation to your environment.
There is so much knowledge in this course, and thank you again for this lesson. I am looking forward to learning more and growing to achieve my goals and this course definitely taught me a lot of cool things that I will be sure to be using in my future projects.
You can play my game by downloading the file in the link below. The mouse left button is used to attack and (W-A-S-D) to move your character.
My journey continues towards my goal…
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12SpFuyYzJBLqyNU_uJxV6EOZArLJpn-r/view?usp=sharing (Game Download)
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After speaking to a new friend/mentor I recently met, I have decided to start my career as a Level Designer and solely focus on my skills here so I can get a job to get inside the Game Industry and learn as many new skills as I can during my employment. He took his time to look at all my previous work on YouTube and gave me solid feedback, which is why I have decided to start as a Level Designer.
My 10-15-year goal is to work for a big team company and learn all the skills that I need to, then start making my dream games once I feel confident about my skills.
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I cannot believe that I can come this far comparing to January 2025, my hunger continues to learn and grow and I cannot wait to work with other and create cool games.
I have poured my heart and soul towards making this, so everyone knows that I am forced to reckon as a newer Level Designer and I worked so much to finish it. All feedback is welcome. I am proud of myself for overcoming this challenge. My journey continues, and you can check my older posts on other projects here, and I have decided that the best course of action for me to start my career is Level Design and learn new skills as I work with other awesome people that care about games as much as I do. I am ready to take on a challenge, and I am looking forward to growing and learning from others. Do not hesitate to DM me or comment on this post.
Here’s the full gameplay of the Level Design for Prisoners of Soluko. I gave myself a challenge to finish this level in 2 days. This was truly an amazing journey. After working on it, I have come to deeply appreciate the level design of all the games I love playing. This Level Design takes inspiration from the Zelda series, Skyrim, Old Pokémon, The Dark Souls series, Tomb Raider series, Gothic and Elden Ring.
I am looking forward to enhancing my skills as a newer Level Designer and I cannot wait to work for a Big Team company so I can learn many other skills from other cool, hard working people in the game industry.
Feel free to download this project and use it however you see fit and no need to give credits. My love for Level Design work is to get a full-time job and learn more. I did my best to organize and put them in folders for anyone to jump in and find them easily. However, I am not a professional Level Designer, so there’s always something to learn and feel free to give me your suggestions. Have a great weekend.
https://youtu.be/4MqBGSFfkQM (Video Walkthrough)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BKp7OAdy2sQkLjU5Um6eX17bpZMCTLI9/view?usp=sharing (Project Download: Prisoners of Soluko)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PTWQBnT3JBCpgSFKHHPL7vWNgxRNu8K9/view?usp=sharing (Story/Lore)
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This game is an action RPG inspired by games like the Zelda Series, Dark Souls Series, Skyrim, Elden Ring, Ghost of Tsushima and Gothic. The player is able to walk, run, dodge roll and jump. You can use any of my projects/stories however you see fit and there is no need to give credit.
I am looking forward to working/learning with a big team company that is passionate about games as much as I am and eventually reaching my goals.
See more details in the attached documents!
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Day 3 was really fun to work on because I finished all four paths that connect to the Temple of Noma along the forest area. I used Procedural Foliage to populate the environment and Blocking Volume to block any potential path that the player is not supposed to go. I also used Landscape mode by hand to make sure I had all the controls I needed to sculpt this fantasy land. I feel that I have more control when I am actually sculpting vs exporting the map and I get to learn/practice new things every time I use Landscape Mode.
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Level design is so much fun and rewarding to work. I enjoy it very much. Every day, I come to a deeper appreciation of the level design of all the games that has inspired me to pursue this as a life career.
Day 4 work is complete. Today, it was really cool to work with the Temple Noma creation. I added a small cave that connects to the back side of the temple and created many blockout for the temple. Monday, I will be working path to the first main boss (Dulu The Collector).
Have a great weekend.
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Hello again @GeekManGames !
It has been a while since I last watched you progress. I have thoroughly enjoyed each update to this thread and find your learning direction coming along very swiftly! Your approach to each new lesson is refreshing. Too often do we see someone burn out quickly, but your passion is thoroughly admirable.
I will also say, your level-building skills are already a great feat on their own. I can see where your mind is moving with your behind-the-scenes sneak peeks and think that you have again a real talent for this.
I eagerly await your next update and wish you the best of luck, much relaxation, and plenty of hydration! 
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Thank you for this @The_M0ss_Man, I’ve been practicing level design for 8–10 hours a day, 5 days a week. Your comment truly made my day. My goal is to get an entry-level job as a Level Designer and learn as much as I can by working/learning from others and keep learning new skills during my employment and eventually make my dream come true by making games that inspired me to take this journey.
Thank you again for the awesome comment. Have a great week and I hope you all the best for whatever your dream may be!
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Day 5 work is complete. Today, I worked on sculpting two big mountains that have a really nice waterfall which forms a lake and leads to a river. This is the path player will take to fight one of the bosses (Dulu The Collector).
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Day 6 work is complete. Today, I worked on finishing the bridge that connects one of the bosses, Dulu The Collector to Yuna Dominush. I also mixed dungeon and castle energy into this level. Players can explore and find connected pathways which eventually lead our players to the boss (Yuna Dominush). Tomorrow I will finish Yuna’s level area and start working on connecting the shortcuts that lead the player into Temple of Noma.
Every day I come to a deeper appreciation of the level design of all the games I love playing, and I am truly lucky to be living in this era where I can download Unreal Engine for free and make this. Thank you, Unreal Engine and Epic Games for all the courses which gave me knowledge to get creative in my Level Design. I cannot believe I have come this far.
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Day 7 work is complete. Today, I worked on finishing multiple paths connecting one of the bosses, Dulu The Collector to Yuna Dominush. I want players to feel that they can explore the level and be rewarded for going into places, especially the ones that are challenging for players. The player has to test their jumping skills if they wish to fight Yuna or to get two important items. Players also have a choice to take other paths to collect items that will help them level up before taking on the bosses.
Yuna Dominush is furiously fast and very tall. Her body armor is covered with nails, and she attacks with her daggers and when she spins like a ballerina, her nails attack the player. The best way to kill Yuna is by using Shield Enhancement Defense.
Level design is so much fun and the more I do it, the more I want to create a cooler level. I can’t get enough. I still don’t fully understand why this is so satisfying. For some reason, I am able to play out the scenario of what the game might look like and that makes me keep making levels. This burst of energy feels unreal and thanks to all the Epic Game courses, which have helped me a lot to be able to make a level that was in my head, then on paper and to actually make it, has been remarkable.
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Today, I made paths connecting two bosses in the room. Players can explore and collect items to level up before taking on the bosses or solving puzzles during boss fights to weaken the bosses and kill them easily. Tomorrow I am going to complete a full path build for the main boss aka Shapeshifter Luke. Every day, I come to a deeper appreciation of the level design of all the games I love playing so much.
Mazes, sword fighting and knights have always fascinated my imagination. I was lucky enough to grow up in a rich culture similar to Japan, India, China and some parts of Europe that valued what these days are called Old School, but this has never stopped me from evolving and learning new things. When I was a kid, I used to make mazes, explore natural caves, share/play one console with 10 friends or so and cosplaying my favorite swordfighters and now I am starting to slowly see all the influences coming out during my level design work: story, lore, narrative, game mechanics and other ideas. More than anything, I love building fantasy stuff that is similar to Gothic, Skyrim, Dark Soul Series, Tomb Raider, Elden Ring and most importantly The Zelda series and Dungeons & Dragons animated series (1983–1985).
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Today, I worked on completing the path to one of the main bosses who is located deep in Castle Armodol. He is one of the key generals who can help resurrect Kabok. The player has multiple path choices to take before taking on this boss. Players can also explore and collect key items in the game (Soul Seeds and Pauper Seeds) to level up their character.
Shapeshifter Luke Info: He takes the form of Dulu The Collector and Yuna Dominush from previous bosses if the player has faced them already but there are paths within the Castle Armodol where the player can come fight Shapeshifter Luke after fighting Dulu The Collector. Players can simply fight Luke with a shield or sword for a long time because his health bar is very long or find all the control levels to bring the mirrors down, which makes Shapeshifter Luke become self-conscious about himself and this gives the player a chance to do massive damage and then Luke breaks the mirror. Players have to find all the control levels again and bring back the mirrors and eventually kill Shapeshifter Luke.
I absolutely love level design and everyday I feel so much joy and passion working/learning this craft. Have a great weekend and thanks for watching.
I finished the complete level design work for Knight of Armodol in 10 days. During this time, I had to make many changes from the original handdrawn map naturally after playtesting it and just being at the level. Knight of the Armodol is an action rpg game that takes inspiration from games like the Zelda Series, Dungeons & Dragons Animated Series (1983-1985), Dark Souls Series, Skyrim, Elden Ring, Ghost of Tsushima and Gothic.
Things that I learned during this process:
- Do not get hung up on spending too much time making things look nice for the blockout, but don’t slack off making Level Design because you are making the backbone for everything for teams to work on.
- Use text, colors, proper names, folder management to communicate with other teams. This will help anyone from the team to change things without having to hound you for questions when you aren’t around or busy with other projects.
- Don’t try to do everything on your own to make the level playable like a finished game. There will be teams that are as passionate as you are for them to do what they do best.
- Take blockout seriously and playtest it multiple times before moving to the next one.
- Prepare to destroy the blockout if necessary when the game level design is asking for something else.
- Be open-minded and flexible.
- Frustration, mistakes and time crunch are friends, not enemies, to make cool level designs. Trust the process and keep at it.
- Do not take feedback from others unless they have play-tested the Level Design or have spent time on the project.
- Never lose your passion after failing a project.
- Always have an open mind to learn something new to make interesting level design.
- Create a level design that makes you feel passionate and excited. Players are not idiots, and they can feel it if someone pours their heart into the game or not.
- Remember to feel during level design. This helps to create interesting things out of simple ideas.
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I have been very busy with the game jam, and I am learning a lot of new practical things using Version Control to push and pull and working together as a team to make this amazing game using Unreal Engine 5.6. I will share the game from jam soon and the Level Design work I have done.
Unreal Engine 5.6 is great and easy to work with. If you are having issues with your CubeGrid Tool, please check your collisions set since the older version came with auto collision. I also use Boolean to cut meshes into the shapes I want and setting collisions for them is not so bad.
Meantime, here’s another Blockout project I am working. I am mostly using my creativity and the internet to make the level as interesting as possible for gameplay and visuals. I also used my basic lighting skills to make the level li
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This untitled sci-fi game mostly tries to tell players a story through Level Design and mysteries around why players are here and who these large humans are and why they have a green pipe-like structure connected to their bodies. This is something players will have to investigate and find out by themselves.
Meantime, my current game jam is going well. I cannot wait to share the game with you all in a few days.
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Here’s the side-by-side comparison from blockout level design to full game. This level design was mostly inspired by having conversations with my teammates during game jam 2025. We had several ideas, but we decided that our teammate’s (Andorey) idea was the most interesting, which he explained to us by saying," How cool would it be to make a game where players can experience a day of being a box and trying to find the final package destination place?"
This led me to many level design ideas which I ended up incorporating into the level design work I did on this game. I had to compress all the ideas into 2 days to finish the level design and thanks to my teammates who supported me and gave me full freedom to do whatever I wanted during this process.
This game is by no means perfect, but we did this in less than a week, and I am so proud of it. We all learned a lot during this jam as a team and I learned more than any online course out there!
Interesting Note: I forgot to put the Conveyor Belt Machine direction (arrow sign) after submitting the final level design and my teammates reminded me that all the intentions for the level design was there but missed the final piece. I quickly placed them around within an hour. This led me to have a deeper understanding of level design, which is, without a good team nothing can be successful!
Team members:
Aleks: Programmer
Faulty Jet: Programmer
Andorey: Game Developer, Technical Artist
Flare: 3D Asset Creator and Animator
Geek Man Games: Level Designer
Music and SFX are paid from Artlist
Declaration of Use of Artificial Intelligence: None
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