Rage DLC: The Scorchers

This project was put together very quickly from a combination of existing but unshipped work meant for the original game; and new missions constructed mostly from existing assets. This allowed for a relatively small team (less than 25 of us) to build this DLC pack in about 4 months.

Maps can be loaded directly from the developer console of the PC-Steam version. Under the game properties "Launch Options" add: +set com_allowconsole 1. The console can be toggled in-game by pressing the ~ (tilde) key.

This mission had been partially built during the main development of Rage, but was shelved before release. I needed to finish building and detailing the environment, lighting, optimization, and script the game play.

The idea behind this level is that it's a second installment of Bash TV from the original game "Bash Season 2". The player faces mutants of all sizes in various arenas, often in conjunction with other environmental hazards.

Although I didn't get to start this mission from scratch, it was nice to be make use of many differenent skills to complete this map; from environment building and lighting to game play setup.

Direct load from the console: devmap game/dlc1/bash_canyon

Work Contributed: Some environment construction, detailing, lighting, and game play setup

Based on a theme that the space had been covered with slime by long time mutant infestation, this level was largely built from assets taken from the 'Well' mission modified and retextured. A narrative theme of this mission are the distance roars from a huge mutant that will occationally scare them so much as to stop attacking the player and run for hiding spots. This culminates with a battle against this daddy mutant late in the level. In other locations are there player activated turrets to help fight large waves of mutants encountered at those locations.

Direct load from the console: devmap game/dlc1/dlc_slime_well

Work Contributed: Game play setup