Multiplayer PVP Level Design

TL;DR — A Capture the Flag multiplayer PVP level built in the Unreal Tournament 4 Editor over four months (~144 hours), designed around two small bases, a large midground, and branching alternative routes that push players toward meaningful offensive-versus-defensive decisions. Line-of-sight blockers rearrange paths per team, though an unaligned grid caused mesh clipping and lighting problems.

This project is an archived student project, the content here is considered obsolete.

Walkthrough

Brief

• Engine: Unreal Tournament 4 Editor
• Duration: 2018/10 - 2019/2 (4 months)
• Total Work: ~144 hrs

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Post Mortem

What Went Well

• The layout design is organic and encourages players to roam around the level
• The layout encourages players to strategically play offensive or defensive move
• The aesthetic is consistent
• Two small bases, one giant midground, multiple branches, and alternative routes, push players to make a meaningful decision

What Went Wrong

• The unaligned grid results in mesh clipping and lighting problems.
• Lack of post-process effect
• Interior lighting needs polish

What I Learnt

• Multiplayer PVP level design is to encourage both players to make meaningful choices
• LoS blockers help hide and rearrange different paths for both teams

Cite this post

Jayden Zhang. “Multiplayer PVP Level Design.” Jayden Zhang’s Blog, December 7, 2019. https://www.jaydengames.com/posts/ut4/

BibTeX

@misc{ut42019,
  author = {Jayden Zhang},
  title  = {Multiplayer PVP Level Design},
  year   = {2019},
  url    = {https://www.jaydengames.com/posts/ut4/},
  note   = {Jayden Zhang’s Blog}
}