Apprentice's Journal
(updated 20.2.2022)
Level Design
Level design has been a hobby of mine for ~5 years now and it is one of the few things that make me lose the track of time.
I had modded games for my own pleasure for years but around 2017 I wanted to dwell deeper into level design. Between the years 2017-2020 I read - and watched - everything related to level design I could get my hands on. At the same time, I was constantly building levels and mods for Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim.
I learned a lot and ended up with a total of nine levels in seven mods. As of February 2022 these seven mods have been downloaded ~162000 times.
Currently I have no active plans or projects related to level design as I have plenty of other stuff going on in my life. At some point I hope I will have the time to build more levels. I still got plenty of ideas for Skyrim and would love to build levels also for other games.
What I have built
Darken Order: Temple of the Darken Lady(01/2021): Small/Medium sized intensive Cathedral with a new puzzle mechanic. The level seeks to give more role playing options for Paladins and Clerics good or evil.
From a modder to a level designer: Modeling levels(11/2019): A write-up about how I model my levels and how the model helps me in the level building process.
Vrage’s Watch(10/2019): Medium/Large sized Fort/Crypt with a balanced set of puzzles and action. The level seeks to give more role playing options for Necromancers.
Lost Spells: Deathchantress(06/2019): Adds thirteen new and balanced spells to the game seeking to give more role playing options for Conjurers, Necromancers and Frost Mages.
Isle of Storm(05/2019): Medium/Large sized island and Fort with a storm theme. The level has multiple paths to complete and contains lots of puzzles.
From a modder to a level designer: Player Agency and Level Flow(03/2019): A write-up about how I understood the level design concepts of Player Agency and Level Flow.
Frostfaarn(01/2019): Medium/Large sized Crypt with multiple paths to complete. The level which seeks to give Necromancers and Conjurers more role playing options.
Snowgaard(11/2018): Small/Medium sized action heavy Crypt which seeks to give Conjurers more role playing options.
Winter’s Grasp(10/2018) Small/Medium sized linear Fort which seeks to give frost magic a boost to make in par with fire and shock magic.
What others have said
...it was really good I liked how you set it up. (DiamondxKing on Darken Order: Temple of the Darken Lady)
Ok just played it, loved it... (Decuss on Darken Order: Temple of the Darken Lady)
This was fun. (cookrog on Vrage's Watch)
The concept of the mod is amazing. (whitebird123 on Vrage's Watch)
Very nice little adventure, really liked the puzzles. (tarlazo on Isle of Storm)
Smooth with no glitches. Nice mod! (Felix on Isle of Storm)
Awesome! Love stuff like this. (Feolainn on Frostfaarn)
This is...A GREAT MOD! (GoddOward on Snowgaard)
Really well designed and very enjoyable. (Runeszar on Snowgaard)
Hey man, really loved this mod. (Thyworm on Snowgaard)
I love the idea of this mod. (mpjbay of Winter’s Grasp)
Amazing idea, I'm the full supporter of this! (Laidback99 on Winter’s Grasp)