So Project Relic was selected from everyone else (RIP Burgle Cats, you will be missed)
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I have problems, as terrain and such is hard to manipulate into my concepts of an evil emperor
It’s a silly peaceful village, how do you make that look abandoned and scary with everyone terrified?
Help.
(Is this too short?)
You could make everything dark with tint and stuff.
Add cobwebs to make it look like its been abandoned for a while.
Add patches of dead grass.
Also adding big shadows covering the world makes it look scary I guess.
dungeon tile trails with dry grass and dark shaded props to make it seem gloomy
along with dirt on the dungeon tile trail
randomly broadcast a message when you’re close to things using something like a trigger when you step on it to make some creepy sound.
ex: step on a stair, a notification pops up saying “CreeaaCckk”
add eyes that follow you in the woods
watch a plot summary of some edgar allen poe to get some ideas for what makes things scary. maybe internal dialogue, things disappearing and randomly reappearing, strange coincidences.
in short, dont make the story scary on the outside, make it unsettling.