Hollie-Caddock-XB3001: Level Kismet

Before starting the Kismet, there were some basic assets needed for the puzzles in my level design doc. I made a hexagonal pillar and a thin cylinder for a trip wire. I exported the assets from 3ds Max as FBX files, and then imported them into UDK using the Content Browser. I imported the assets into the Map package for the level and applied a basic grey material which is on all the BSP.

The first puzzle is a maze like structure with trip wires that cause damage to the player. Three trip wires is what it takes to kill the player so they have to approach the goal with care.

Here is a screen grab showing the blocking volumes and tripwire-triggers making up the puzzle:

I populated the blocking volumes with UDK stock assets:

Here is the kismet for the tripwires which modifies the players health and plays a damaged camera animation when the trigger is touched. It also triggers a small explosion to emphasize the action and then destroys the tripwire mesh.

The goal is represent by a glowing hexagon – for this I used a simple emissive material made in UDK.

I also added some pressure plates (one of which can be seen in front of the goal above) and this is the kismet for the pressure plates -similar to the tripwire:

The next puzzle features platforming to the goal. Most of the platforms fall down meaning the player has to get out of the pit and back up to try again to reach the goal.

Here is the basic emissive material for the hexagonal goal:

The platforms that drop the player down all have the same matinee sequence which is reversed is the player hits the trigger that is located on the path back to the puzzle entrance.