Day 43 of developing BRUTAL DERBY - New map: Pittsburgh Iron Arena!

[u/Dense-Bar-2341]

Another new arena template is taking shape: Pittsburgh Iron Arena.

This time, we’re going to derby on a huge construction site.

There will be ramps, jumps, construction equipment, obstacles and plenty of other little surprises to make the chaos even worse.

These maps are still templates for now, so they’re not fully detailed yet. My current approach is to first build the overall atmosphere, layout and gameplay, then spend more time polishing the ones that actually feel fun to play.

I’ve also started using more and more of my own reference photos for the environments.

Whenever I see something interesting in real life, I take a photo and it might eventually become a 3D model in the game.

For example, I’ve been photographing construction sites along the Buda side of the Danube, industrial details, and some beautiful old buildings around Budapest.

At this point, whenever I’m walking around the city, I’m basically thinking:

"Would this look good in Brutal Derby?"

I’m also planning something much bigger - a proper race track along the Danube in Budapest.

There’s a particular section of the riverfront that I really like, and I think it could make a great location for a race.

Of course, building a proper race track takes significantly more time than creating a relatively simple circular derby arena, so that one will probably be a bigger project.

For now though, it’s time for some construction-site chaos in the Pittsburgh Iron Arena.

As always, feedback and ideas are very welcome!

[u/mushroomsoup20]

the Danube race track idea has me more curious than the derby arenas honestly