Bowels of the Ocean (2021)
Bowels of the Ocean (2021)
Current downloads: 7,800 +
An underwater reverse-horror hunting sim, inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and developed over 5 weeks.
Noteable Features• Large, open map• YOU are the villain, sort of• Underwater first-person movement• Speargun hunting gameplay• Eldritch storyline
An underwater reverse-horror hunting sim, inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and developed over 5 weeks.
Noteable Features• Large, open map• YOU are the villain, sort of• Underwater first-person movement• Speargun hunting gameplay• Eldritch storyline
Project DifficultiesThe fish (and human) ai use a waypoint system to move around and if the player is spotted, they flee in the opposite direction. But what happens when they reach the edge of the map? They can't go any further.
My SolutionI didn't have a lot of time to be debugging ai pathfinding on this project, so I came up with a creative workaround. I placed the waypoints so that they aren't close to the edges of the map. Once the fish see the player, flees and reaches the boundary, they despawn. As the draw distance is low, this all happens out of view and once the player has moved on, the fish respawn at their original location. It's simple but works well.
My SolutionI didn't have a lot of time to be debugging ai pathfinding on this project, so I came up with a creative workaround. I placed the waypoints so that they aren't close to the edges of the map. Once the fish see the player, flees and reaches the boundary, they despawn. As the draw distance is low, this all happens out of view and once the player has moved on, the fish respawn at their original location. It's simple but works well.
Strongest AspectA lot of work into creating the look of this underwater world and I think it's the best of my retro 3d aesthetic.
The bright colors of the aquatic flora, crunchy sea life textures, foreboding sunken temple and emulated vertex inaccuracy of the PS1 combine to form a world that's interesting to explore while also retaining an unnerving atmosphere.
The giant Lovercraft-inspired monster at the end is pretty cool too!
The bright colors of the aquatic flora, crunchy sea life textures, foreboding sunken temple and emulated vertex inaccuracy of the PS1 combine to form a world that's interesting to explore while also retaining an unnerving atmosphere.
The giant Lovercraft-inspired monster at the end is pretty cool too!