Borderlands

Work on multiple installments including Borderlands: Claptraps Robot Revolution DLC for the original game, then Borderlands 2, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and finally the VR remake of Borderlands 2.

Details:

Studios: Darkside Games Studio / Ghostpunch Games  Florida, Gearbox, Texas

Publisher: 2K

Engine: Unreal 3

Platform: PC, Consoles & VR

Genre: First person looter shooter

My Role: Level Designer and UI Designer for the top down mapping system.  Developed faster and more accurate processes for creating maps efficiently.  Helped convert Borderlands 2 levels for a Virtual Reality port.

Timeline: 2010-2018

Borderlands 1 DLC: Claptraps New Robot Revolution: Tartarus Station Map
When our studio started developing a DLC for the first Borderlands game I was assigned the hub map that the DLC's other levels would be connected to.  This involved setting up several NPC characters to assign missions and some narrative events.  While developing the map I added numerous high value reward chests in difficult to reach places that required moderate to advanced platforming from players to reach.

Borderlands 1 DLC: Claptraps New Robot Revolution: M.I.N.A.C. Final Boss
The whole design team created the final boss encounter as a joint effort.

Borderlands 2  / Pre-Sequel Tactical Maps:
I was reponsible for creating approximately 60 of these maps across the two games.  As part of this work I developed tools and workflow processes to allow the maps to be created faster and with greater accuracy. 

Borderlands 1 Tactical Maps:
Similar top down tactical maps created for Borderlands 1.