Practice-Research : paper rails test
I tried the following to solve the issue.
- placed a large central cylinder for the full height of the spiral however this didn’t work effectively as it closed off entrances to the cross tunnels.
- tried separating the central cylinder but it still created gaps in which the player could fall off the ladder.
- tried using simple white rectangular panels which worked but didn’t look great.
- I considered using a 3D transparent object with collision collider https://answers.unity.com/questions/391634/make-transparent-3d-object-with-collision-detectio.html
- Because I needed to experiment with material treatments as part of the experimental process, I applied a paper grass material.png and used transparency. This still needs a little work but it’s getting there.
The player will no longer fall off the staircase... result :)
The material is much more pleasing ‘papery’ effect which fits the aesthetic more closely.
Next steps...
- Add circular static images to begin exploring aesthetic choices.