Immortals of Aveum - Mycelium Vines
Mycelium vines created for Immortals of Aveum. Mycelium is a type of stringy fungus, in Immortals this fungus grows from decaying Aristeyan architecture.
I did an initial sculpt for each asset, starting with splines in 3DS Max and dynameshing them to create natural connections between vines, and used this as a blockout mesh while leveraging Nanite to get them into the game quickly. The sculpts were then unwrapped and had masks and materials set up by our outsourcing team.
The goal of the kit was to keep the asset count relatively low, but able to cover a variety of different architectural shapes and scenarios, kind of like traditional vines or ivy.
Vines for walls, corners, or standalone assemblies.
Hanging vines to drape across walls or cover edges.
Vines to bridge openings or fill holes in architecture.
Clusters of vines for thicker spots.
Floor vines with a low profile. Players could freely walk over these, and the vines were often combined to cover large areas.
Vines hanging from ceilings.
A doorway blocking asset, specifically to block a common Aristeyan doorway mesh.
Example area in the level "Training Grounds", showing the vines assembled.
Example area in the level "Ruins", showing the vines assembled.