S5289584 Realtime environments Design journal.
Design journal: Backstory: My environment takes place in the wild west, it’s a simple cartoony world where buildings are cobbled together and the heat is oppressive. In the vast desert water is a commodity and is stored in tanks for storage. This town is recently abandoned and only really exists as a liminal space for wayward travellers in their hero's journey. The kind of place where deadly shootouts may go down but not the kind of town inhabited by hard working folk. The town lies within a small valley and is cut off from most of the rest of the world, its isolation only exacerbated by its position in a vast desert. Originally the town was home to a small community of laborers but slowly the town's people left or disappeared, mostly due to its secluded spot and low resource availability. Now the town is often home to outlaws and gangs who need a place to stay the night. Though visitors don't often return. When the player finds this town it is inhabited by bandits moving...