Assassin`s Creed Shadows - Path of Serenity
As the Owner of Path of Serenity (an iconic hidden parkour sequence location), I was responsible for its complete creation, from the initial concept to the final polish, working in close collaboration with Level Designer Martin Panicharov.
Featured in the game’s early gameplay trailers, Path of Serenity stands out as a technical and artistic showcase.
Nestled deep within the heart of Mount Omine , this hidden location begins and ends in the stunning Mitarai Valley, taking players through cascading waterfalls, terraced terrain, and a series of challenging trials. The towering rock walls on both sides create a natural labyrinth, blending breathtaking visuals with intense gameplay and even force the player to jump through a huge 40m waterfall.
I had the pleasure to craft the entire environment from the initial concept of embedding it into the mountain to the final polished phase, inspired by the Paths of the death from The Lord of the Rings movie.
Together with Martin we achieved perfect harmony between functional design and visual storytelling creating one very fun-to-play and pleasant to watch location.
What I did in details:
The whole environment from start to finish
- Initial idea the trail to be carved into the mountain
- 3D Blackout, (special thanks to the level designer Martin Panicharov for making the gameplay parkour sequence so much fun to play)
- Polish
All the terrain work
- Topology – work with the terrain to carve the whole location into the volume of the mountain
- Created terraced river which goes through the entire location with many cascades and waterfalls
- Vegetation passes
- Rocks pass – the whole area has giant walls of rocks
- TPSs – the types of vegetations
- Reveal points work
- Propping
- Puddle work for wetness
- Decal work for erosions, moss and dirt
- Prepared for Level Desing functions
- Lighting Pass
- VPX pass – added vapors and waterfalls, steams and water drops
Level artist: Radi Avramov
Level Designer: Martin Panicharov
Lead Artists: Andon Nedev, Biser Parashkevov
Art Direction: Nikola Stoyanov
All my Assassin`s Creed Shadows Locations:
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