For my submission I will be exploring the Egyptian myth of the death of Osiris. Like all myths there are many variations, and versions of this story can be quite involved. I will be focusing on the beginning of the myth, from a version compiled by Plutarch, and which may not be of true Egyptian origin at all. In this version Osiris is betrayed by his brother Set, sealed in a box, and cast into the Nile where he drowns. The box containing the corpse of a god eventually washes up on the shores of ancient Lebanon, where the life giving powers of Osiris cause the reeds of the river to encase the box, eventually forming a huge tree with the god inside. My scene will imagine an alternate path for the myth, in which the box is never found, and remains at the bottom of the sea for thousands of years. That is until a near future society discovers it and, recognizing its life giving properties, begins to research ways to harness its energy as a resource to be exploited.
Ive done some preliminary ideating and sketching, a page of which ill share below to show the start of my process. I am getting started a bit late but i hope to scope the scene in a way that allows me to use the remaining time optimally.
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Hey, that’s a cool idea you’ve got here, but I see you haven’t gotten an answer to your question yet.
I’m not going to write about how I understand the rules in the rules thread, because it’s not my place to answer, but I can add it here:
I think there are only two 4k sets of maps - in the sense of trim sheets.
Thanks Joanna yeah thats what i assumed as well. Realized i need to post more wips. havent had a ton of time to work on things, hoping i can catch up. heres my initial blockout w some details beginning to emerge. still working out the best way to create a lab type setting within the texture limitations. The idea is that the lab reflects the architecture of a temple due to the coffins divine influence.
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Wip trimsheets, one for the lab components and one for the coffin and reeds. at this point reeds are modelled, coffin is uv’d. working on uv placements and textures for lab components. hoping to get pieces in engine by tuesday so i can start playing with lighting and layout. not much time left!
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Columns with first pass texture. The green bits are emissive and there will be a plant inside. colors wip.
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Reminder that there are only 5 days left of the challenge 
Remember to post your final results here before the deadline is up: Myths Reimagined - Real-Time Game Environment: Final Submissions
Thanks! The deadline is the 15th, Does that mean submit by midnight on the 14th or do we have sunday to work as well?
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That was already asked. We have all Sunday, but check that with your time zone.
One last share in the wip thread, my reference board. I had lots of fun digging through museum archives for cool patterns to use on my coffin.
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