A Look Behind the Scenes of the Town’s Creation + A Closer Look at the Antiques Shop

Hello everyone! Chloe here for today’s Patreon post! Today, I will show you a bit of the behind-the-scenes of the creation of the town as a whole, and we will look more closely at the Antiques Shop, which you may have spotted in our latest trailer. I recommend watching it if you haven’t already!

A Look Behind the Scenes of the Town

The final shot of our trailer showcases a part of the town. It’s not showing as much of the town as you may think! Only a part of it… It’s quite big when you zoom out and see the whole picture. 🤫

Now, wouldn’t you like to see how much of the map you’ve actually seen so far? 🤭 Well, I’ll show you a little sneak peek!

The areas that were shown in the trailer, versus the size of the actual map. In red, areas that have not changed much or at all since the trailer; in blue, the areas that have been modified heavily (but that’s because we made them so much more interesting!!). The changes and new areas are secret for now 🤫

How do we go about creating such a big map? Well, glad you asked!

How We Create the Town

You may have noticed that there’s a lot of variation in elevation in the town. We have the tunnel, which is elevated, and you can see that some houses are located down a hill, heading towards the water. All these things are possible to do with our terrain tools, but this is not quite how I do it! Our terrain tools are quite extensive, and it is what you, as a player, will have access to. I, however, do not use these tools myself when I create the town, as I need to have a lot more control and precision.

Let me spill my secrets.

Richard developed a tool for me to use that works hand in hand with our terrain system. To have more extensive control over the town’s topography, I have recreated the map in Blender (my 3D software), sculpting and shaping it by controlling 172,864 individual points. Being able to select each point individually allows me to be super precise, and to shape the mountains and hills to be EXACTLY as I need them to be. Richard’s tool allows me to import my 3D model into the game, and his code will shape the terrain in the game to match the 3D model.

The map of the town as I have it in Blender, and on the top right, a close-up of the density of points I work with! I can select each point and move them up and down as needed. It also makes iterating much easier!

This is what it looks like if I use Richard’s tool to transfer the data from my 3D model to the game’s terrain. Now, it looks a bit rough! But with some hard work and love, we are shaping it to be a beautiful landscape.

Isn’t it strange to see how the map looks, all bare, after seeing the trailer? But that’s what it starts as! As I work on the topography, I also create the lots and add placeholder buildings, simply to help us have an idea of what the area will feel like. Until we are 100% satisfied with the feel of an area, we keep things rough and ugly, and once we are happy with it, we move on to finishing up the buildings! It’s a very iterative process with a lot of back-and-forth.

An example of what our notes during the iteration process can look like. Alex and I will have a meeting every few days to review my progress, and we will draw over screenshots to clarify what we want changed for our next meeting. It allows us to share ideas and test some things before committing to anything!

A Closer Look at the Antiques Shop

We saw the shop quickly during the trailer, so I hope I can show you a little bit more today. Let’s take a look!

Market Antiques neighbors L’Armoire, and so I made sure to pick a darker color palette so the two of them would contrast nicely.

A view from the side, which you couldn’t see in the trailer!

We have some wares on display in the windows, but also on the plaza. We haven’t done the interior of the shop yet, but I want to make it chock-full of furniture items and clutter. And so, they also put some inventory outside because they are running out of room inside.

A little view of the shop, from the well. The two match quite nicely.

The back side of the building. It is a bit bare, but we will come back to it as we polish the area further.

Well then, that is all for today! Hope you enjoyed seeing how I go about making the town, and the little look at Market Antiques! What neighborhood are you looking forward to seeing more of? Let us know!

Have a great weekend,

Chloe (ΦωΦ)

October 2nd, 2025: This post is now public, feel free to share it!