In Isle of Ascent, traverse and explore an interconnected world... Fight strange enemies, encounter challenging bosses, solve puzzles, and uncover secrets and mysteries.

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Isle of Ascent is a Source Engine Metroidvania. Explore an interconnected world, finding items and upgrades to help you progress.

Intro

There are plenty of areas to explore, but it may not always be clear how to get there. In some areas, certain items and abilities will be required to progress. Levels include heavy use of shortcuts and verticality.

In addition to exploration, Isle of Ascent features giant, cinematic boss battles, and plentiful cinematic physics!

Giant, powerful bosses will impede your progress. Oftentimes, you'll have to think creatively to take them down.

Exploration is key to finding powerful items and abilities. Some of these items will be vital to progress!

Items and abilities, such as a Shield or a Double jump, will be vital for progression.

World Layout

World Layout rough (cropped)


The world layout was initially constructed in Blender, as Isle of Ascent has a compact, interconnected world, and Source can't handle such large maps in a single map file. I had to get creative to carefully hide level transitions, and have skyboxes match up to their actual locations.

This image is heavily cropped. Can't just spoil the entire map!

Stay tuned for more!

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xxX_DarkUriel_Xxx
xxX_DarkUriel_Xxx - - 21 comments

Finally marking the difference!!!, fresh and unique ideas and not the mods we are use to nowadays.

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EvilEMG
EvilEMG - - 65 comments

This is actually ******* great

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IDDQD_1337
IDDQD_1337 - - 314 comments

Finally, at least something useful, I think the era of total conversion has already begun

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Serious_Samsung
Serious_Samsung - - 351 comments

I played your kinds of maps from mapping competitions. I'd say it's a long time coming.

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LastZlo
LastZlo - - 71 comments

Finally, the mod is not about another rebel/combine, but a total conversion! Please wait until the release!

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texassteve
texassteve - - 19 comments

Unique mod on the Source engine? What is this? Late 2000s/Early 2010s?? **** yes, we eating good.

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staticanimal
staticanimal - - 113 comments

oh i'm absolutely Adoring the late 2000s feel this has

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HLRaven
HLRaven - - 121 comments

Is this 2008? Total conversion mods for HL2, bless your heart!

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SmellTheAshes
SmellTheAshes - - 29 comments

This totally has that vibe of those mods, i love this.

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zapagoogas
zapagoogas - - 40 comments

holy ****. I am eager to fight these massive creatures.

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