I adore people recreating mundane places in AAA level editors

3 years 3 months ago

A screenshot of Edinburgh's old Sighthill flats recreated in Far Cry 5 by Mojo Swoptops.

When I first built a blocky version of my house in Quake level editor Worldcraft, I couldn’t have imagined what would be possible two decades years later. With multimillion-pound technology and libraries of professional assets, modern level editors can turn your dreams into stunning worlds. So I’m delighted when people use all that to recreate mundane places, especially when they’re close to home. Case in point, today I saw someone has used Far Cry 5‘s level editor to recreate some Edinburgh flats that were demolished years back. Wonderful.

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Author
Alice O'Connor