I'm still trying to figure out how to add real mirrors into Blood 2 because they weren't actually a part of lithtech 1.0. I'm not sure whether that goal will be possible or not yet, but I have discovered what happens when you do break a mirror in the game.
I've been reviewing all of the levels that I've built so far, and some of the very early levels that were built now seem very rough to me. It was all a good learning experience though, and some of these early levels can still eventually be improved and completed.
Others however don't seem to work as well as I would like. An example of one of these levels is the attempt that I made to build a massive city level last year. I think I spent about 3 weeks trying to push the lithtech engine to its limits by building one of the largest levels that lithtech 1.0 had ever seen. But I now think that its huge size is actually a drawback, and the level itself doesn't really flow very well.
I now doubt that I'll ever complete this particuliar level or include it in the final release. But as a demo for what's possible with level construction in lithtech 1.0, I think it's a somewhat interesting example that I thought I'd share.
I'd like to thank everyone that's written me emails and left comments during the past month. It's good to know that there are some people that are interested in all of this. I guess it really doesn't matter how many people might actually be interested in this project. If somebody out there eventually gets some enjoyment out of my efforts then I suppose it'll all be worth it.
I did spend some time playing around with the game over the weekend, and surprisingly I actually enjoyed myself. There's no doubt that the game still needs lots of work, but I'll attempt to do my best with what I have to work with.
My free time may be limited over the next few months but I'll try to continue this 'resurrection' whenever I may get a chance to. This will still take quite awhile, but at least the festival of Blood continues...
