toolness / five-rooms

My level for Steve Lee's Level Design Game Jam: Five Rooms

This is Atul's level for Steve Lee's Level Design Game Jam: Five Rooms.

Quick start

1. Download the latest version of the map from https://toolness.itch.io/five-rooms.
2. Install Half Life 2: Episode Two.
3. Right-click on the game's entry in your Steam library, and go to "Manage -> Browse local files".
4. Drag five_rooms_atul.bsp into the ep2/maps directory.
5. Start the game and go to "Options -> Keyboard -> Advanced... -> Enable developer console".
6. Press the tilde key and type map five_rooms_atul and press enter.

Changelog

2023-01-29 - v1

Initial release.

2023-01-30 - v2

• A bunch of bug fixes.
• Add another explosive barrel.
• Make the courtyard's topography a bit more varied.
• Move the button room so it has a window with a view of the courtyard.
• Add a fourth NPC to the courtyard.
• Use separate assault points instead of path corners for the courtyard.

2023-02-13 - v3

• Extended the level to be about twice as long (but without any new rooms).

2023-02-20 - v4

• NPCs at the end don't just spawn in anymore.
• Added music.
• Various bug fixes and quality of life improvements from playtesting.

2023-02-20 - v5

• Fix broken crate in courtard.
• Add player clip brushes on stairs.
• Doomed metropolice shouldn't shoot at slumped zombies.
• Various level optimizations.
• Added CC0 license.

2023-02-22 - v6

• Added textures and improved lighting.
• Tweaked encounters.

2023-02-23 - v7

• Add decals (graffiti, bloodstains, etc).
• Change soundtrack to CP Violation.
• Make the stairs rapeller come down separately when player sneaks up.

2023-02-25 - v8

• Added more environment art.

2023-02-26 - v9

• Converted doors into proper rotating doors.
• Improved visibility of some ambushing enemies.