Nova

Nova is a 3D game environment design based on Unreal Engine 4. Player will act as a scavenger looking for food and supplies in the apocalyptic world in order to survive. Our player came to the current location through a tunnel and need to find a way to leave here safely.

World Design

A strange virus swept across the entire western United States, and people infected with the virus began to attack each other regardless of whether they were enemies or friends. Most people fled the city and sought help from the uninfected outside the city. On the way to escape, our player's car ran out of gas while going to a temporary military base for help, he had to abandon his car and continue fleeing on foot, but when the player arrived at this temporary military base, it was already a field of dead bodies. The player needs to find some supplies such as food and water, as well as ammunition, while seeking for some information and leaving here through the crashed plane.

World Map

Final

First

In the process of refining the map, I made a lot of changes. Not far from the player's spawnpoint, I set up a overlook point so that the player could get an initial understanding of the current location. On the way to the gas station I set up several places for player to explore. I also purposely set the exit of the map as a crashed plane to make a connection with the game's background and to give it more realism overall.

Details

The former survivors used the leftover oil from the gas station to dispose of the zombie corpses. A large number of corpses were thrown into garbage bins and burned in order to prevent the spread of the virusrs.

The crashed plane may be why the zombies are here, but we're going through the wreckage to get out of here.

The area around the gas station was the main camp for the survivors

The trailer park was used as a place for the military to temporarily house the surviving civilians. Player can find water and ammunition here.

Most of the zombies were killed in the square in front of the gas station. The remaining aircraft wreckage ignited the fuel tanks of the gas station. The unsafe fuel tanks forced the survivors to evacuate as soon as possible, they don’t even have time handle the dead bodies.

Here is an overlook point that allows player who just entered to see the main components of this place and arrange next destination.

The garage existed temporary warehouse where players can find fuel and ammunition.

It seems that the dead man had wanted to leave some useful information before he died.

Collections

BluePrint

A s t h e m a i n p u r p o s e o f the player to the temporary base, the player needs to collect as much water as possible for future travel.

Ammunition is also essential. The fear from zombie coming from lack of bullets.

Just in case, it's a good idea to carry two bottles of fuel in order to make a fire.

This letter will be found in the gas station. This letter will guide the player out of the place through the crashed plane.