#ascendant path

Long term there will be special rooms that will become incorporated. These will be designed around things like boss battles, lore events, powerups and fast travel nodes.

What I am left with are several large clusters and a few smaller “islands”. Currently I have two options, I can further refine the map to make sure that everything is joined. Alternatively I can leave it as is and make just ensure that there is some kind of travel system between the groups.

So this is a rough sketch of the opening scene of Ascendant Path. Something that will be coming up a lot in environmental design is these colossal objects: doors, statues, buildings as well as some of the flora and fauna.

Had to redesign my map generator from scratch. This new one does not yet create the pleasing shapes of the old. However the rooms now have coordinates that can be tracked and do not overlap. Just need to work on algorithms to refine it further.

Each is well worth playing.

Very Rough pixel sketch of a concept for the claw that will be the main tool in Ascendant Path. It will do as an avatar for now until I can find time to sit down and actually do some artwork.

A small gif showing off the mechanics that will form the basis for player movement. The grappling hook (red ball) will follow the mouse cursor until it becomes stuck to an object like a platform. Pressing the right button while it is stuck will launch the player towards it. If a second button is pressed, or if the player moves too far away, the hook will become free of the platform.

An example of the map layouts I'm currently capable of generating. It starts in the centre then forms the branches one by one. Right now rooms can overlap so the next step is to delete rooms when they are stacked.