Richard
Garriott's Tabula Rasa
Science fiction MMORPG
Instance map: Brann Water Refinery
The Brann Water
Refinery is the vital link to the preservation of life
within all Penal colonies on Torden Plains. It is made
of up of a series of specialized chambers and massive
machinery responsible for converting the toxic acidic steam
from the adjacent Steam Fissure into clean potable water.
The facility is currently occupied by Bane presence intent
on wreaking havoc upon the reservoirs and the
decontamination machinery. When the players arrive,
the AFS are in the midst of a counterattack to reclaim the
area.
Design Goals:
For this map, I
thought it important that as the player travels through the
facility, they would see the process of converting steam
into usable water.
Unlike most maps
that I worked on, the Bane in this scenario are fighting a
desperate battle to hold on to the refinery. After
having it in their possession for some time, the AFS
counterattack is forcing them to fall back and in doing so,
destroy what they can.
Since the Bane
invaded this place from the northwest, I also wanted to show
how they infiltrated and began to retrofit the former Brann
refinery to suit their needs.
Above is a
screenshot of the north-south corridor leading to the
Maintenance Area. I made liberal use of the existing
piping assets and water leak effects throughout to reinforce the idea
that this place involved water circulation and it was in
disrepair.
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