Archive: 26 posts

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I know I do. Having the level layed out in front of me is very helpful, and since I don't have to thin about how the obstacle, enemy, or boss will look and behave or move, I can concentrate more on the logic part of my inventions. Also, I think that it's fun to draw obstacles and label each material, as well as write little notes with how they will act. When I'm really bored, I even draw logic on my obsacles if it's simple stuff like player sensors attatched to movers. If you think that I have a lot of free time, then you're more than correct.

2011-03-05 23:59:00 Author: Leafy101 Posts: 154

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No. i create it in my head then go with the flow. and just feel the level out with my gut :3 *mew PS: tho drawing it first would help, i just don't like drawing non characters~

2011-03-06 00:04:00 Author: Lord-Dreamerz Posts: 4261

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I only did this once for the level Born For Stress, a guitar-hero-alike level. I basicly made 4 pages of notes about the games logic. Took me 5 hours to write notes, 2 hours to correct them and organise them on computer, around 5 extra hours to build the logic inside the LBP level. Total time of thinking about it : more than 15 hours, counting the time to build the level, test it, record voice. Adding the time taken to create the songs... About 24 hours !

2011-03-06 00:45:00 Author: Unknown User

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Only sometimes.

2011-03-06 00:50:00 Author: Spark151 Posts: 801

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I do at times. I usually take a sketchbook with me when traveling and sketch out ideas for obstacles, puzzles and other level bits. Usually helps me fall asleep at night. lol I tend not to sketch out the whole level, but just ideas for small rooms and sections. How they combine to the full level later depends on if those ideas and platforming sections end up being fun or not.

2011-03-06 00:52:00 Author: jwwphotos Posts: 11383

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I don't draw out plans of the level besides in my head, the way I tend to create is that I think of something and think of what I can use in LBP, picture it and think things up in my head and when I get something good I just go ahead and do it and when I get stuck then I just leave off. I will do more planning in my head until something comes up that fits really well with the level that will work and then I continue.

2011-03-06 01:05:00 Author: Elsa Posts: 164

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Hey guys, if you're interested in sharing more about your design process and level building experiences, check out my Behind the Level (https://lbpcentral.lbp-hub.com/index.php?t=51937-Behind-the-Level-Share-Your-Creation-Stories!) thread.

2011-03-06 02:19:00 Author: Roo5676 Posts: 62

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yeah i do sometimes

2011-03-06 02:32:00 Author: Onii55 Posts: 153

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Nope, I find it way to hard to organise on paper. So I just build it up in my mind, it's a whole lot more neat, and making changes is instant.

2011-03-06 03:30:00 Author: SR20DETDOG Posts: 2431

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Omg Lol! I use to do that, when LBP1 first came out I wan't sure how to create and design anything so I just thought of things from my head and drew them on paper =3 I would list out what the level was called and the materials and other stuff XD But now I just use all of my creativity =3

2011-03-10 04:02:00 Author: GranolaCrunch Posts: 105

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I only draw conceptual stuff, not actual gameplay. Can't really get fun down on paper, I find.

2011-03-10 04:08:00 Author: Sack-Jake Posts: 1153

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Before LBP2 came out I spent a lot of my time drawing plans for levels. I probably won't use any of them, but they can serve as inspiration.

2011-03-10 06:56:00 Author: tomodon246 Posts: 624

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lol and i thought i was the only 1! my 1st(and only lvl so far) is a reminder why to draw and think/plan out ur lvls b4 u start construction....

2011-03-10 07:37:00 Author: XELLAmunster Posts: 89

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Altho I usually am a "Build it as you go" inda guy, I must admit that dawing it out is pretty useful sometimes, and do reccomend it t creators who are struggling to make a level.

2011-03-10 07:39:00 Author: Silverleon Posts: 6707

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I don't usually draw out the entire level, but I always draw out a building before creating it so it can turn out just the way I want it to. Pretty-looking/creative structures are kinda important since, you know, the level I'm building is a town, after all.

2011-03-10 09:24:00 Author: TheZimInvader Posts: 3149

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Yeap I do I have several scrap papers around my living room and in note books. It helps me visualise the level before I start creating and gives me a better idea of where to start. Rather then follow them exactly, I tend to piece bits of different ideas from them together as I go along.

2011-03-10 09:58:00 Author: LittleBigDes Posts: 920

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ICan't really get fun down on paper, I find. AMEN! I have tesame feeling about this, you can draw gameplay on paper, but "fun" gameplay is something you have to do by experimenting in create mode IMHO. I actually have a lot more fun that way, keeps things interesting misty

2011-03-10 10:54:00 Author: Mother-Misty Posts: 574

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I draw out part and ideas and themes but not full levels it more have a idea where you want the level to go you dont have to keep too it make like a collage of ideas

2011-03-10 11:16:00 Author: jump_button Posts: 1014

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Yes, I will draw complicated parts out, I find it something I should be doing more, as I'm much more productive when I have already worked something out on paper... I also doodle out stuff when I'm at work and can't get to lbp too

2011-03-10 11:47:00 Author: stuk71 Posts: 86

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you got me, when i am at school, during the weeks, and especially when i am not at my dads on the weekends, if i didn't get to work out some piece of the level that is important, or i am not sure about, i sketch it on paper, including the logic, and, thanks to my handy dandy guide, i know what everything looks like ( logicwise ) all of the options, and the such. I am becoming a logic genius, and i am not even able to use the game the majority of the time. I just CANNOT wait for summer, the stuff i make during that month ( minimum i expect to be at my dads ) I am expecting to do more than i ever have before. Plus, i will be able to hang out with more people to help me do so. But, i do hope to get my house of bounce finished before then, but, we'll see.

2011-03-10 12:35:00 Author: flamesterart Posts: 585

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I draw out props, actors, and the map layouts for levels. It really helps a lot for living characters

2011-03-10 19:51:00 Author: Foofles Posts: 2278

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You have no idea! ...*Starts counting*... I've a pile of 68 pieces of paper all with LBP drawings on my desk

2011-03-10 20:10:00 Author: Nurolight Posts: 918

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Very Rarely. I only find it hard to start a new level but once i do you just go with the flow.

2011-03-10 20:10:00 Author: craigmond Posts: 2426

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I do this all the time! I carry around a graph paper notebook and sketch any and all LBP2-related ideas I can come up with. I also use it to design all my logic.

2011-03-10 20:32:00 Author: Blue Helmet Posts: 306

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i do that sometimes, but in most cases, i just do that when im in the middle of a project need to think about something, like puzzles or contraptions, and i have a desk or something, then i draw some sketches, actually it helps a lot! planning levels is really good, (if you know how to plan it) because the level will make lots of more sense, and things will be way more balanced

2011-03-10 20:52:00 Author: Unknown User

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I've done this for my levels in the past, but I do agree that it's not really necessary to draw out the entire level. (even though I've done this a few times, not all the way through mind you) I usually draw if I'm having trouble thinking of what to add next. It's also a nice idea to draw out any parts of a level that you aren't sure about. Helps you know if it really is a good idea, rather than taking the time to actually make it in game first.

2011-03-10 23:10:00 Author: VnGamer234 Posts: 111

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