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Zane's level design style has changed slowly over time, visible in rough transitions throughout his level sets. He almost universally prioritized gameplay elements over appearance during the development of ZK1 and ZK2, only gradually latching on to personal design tropes thereafter. By the release of ZK4 and especially ZK5, Zane had reversed this position and instead cemented his interest in aesthetic beauty as his main priority when designing levels, even at the expense of functionality if necessary. His newest levels pronounce symmetry and attention to detail as much as possible without significantly compromising gameplay, though Zane prefers to redraw concepts should looks suffer too much as a result. | Zane's level design style has changed slowly over time, visible in rough transitions throughout his level sets. He almost universally prioritized gameplay elements over appearance during the development of ZK1 and ZK2, only gradually latching on to personal design tropes thereafter. By the release of ZK4 and especially ZK5, Zane had reversed this position and instead cemented his interest in aesthetic beauty as his main priority when designing levels, even at the expense of functionality if necessary. His newest levels pronounce symmetry and attention to detail as much as possible without significantly compromising gameplay, though Zane prefers to redraw concepts should looks suffer too much as a result. | ||
Today, many of his tougher levels involve some amount of [[force floor]] precision required to dodge dangerous obstacles, frequent use of monster manipulation to progress, and regular use of advanced concepts such as [[partial posting]] and the use of blocks and monsters together to perform [[nail]]s. Zane's modern style also places a greater emphasis on what he believes to be underutilized game elements, such as normalized tighter [[time limit]]s and a larger focus on [[window shopping]] to solve puzzles stretching multiple rooms. Solutions to his puzzles often involve deciphering patterns hidden either within levels themselves or more abstractly within level names or [[hint]]s. He seldom uses hints to relay direct information to the player as is the norm with most designers; rather, his hints typically serve as additional layers to existing game puzzles or provide advantages only through cryptic riddles. | Today, many of his tougher levels involve some amount of [[force floor]] precision required to dodge dangerous obstacles, frequent use of monster manipulation to progress, and regular use of advanced concepts such as [[partial posting]] and the use of blocks and monsters together to perform [[nail]]s. Zane's modern style also places a greater emphasis on what he believes to be underutilized game elements, such as normalized tighter [[time limit]]s and a larger focus on [[window shopping]] to solve puzzles stretching multiple rooms. Solutions to his puzzles often involve deciphering patterns hidden either within levels themselves or more abstractly within level names or [[hint]]s. He seldom uses hints to relay direct information to the player as is the norm with most designers; rather, his hints typically serve as additional layers to existing game puzzles or provide advantages only through cryptic riddles. His modern levels use a limited number of thin walls and almost never use north or west-facing thin walls. | ||
To contrast many of his more difficult levels, Zane's level sets also feature a number of small, short levels. | |||
Many of his levels revolve around a specific type of obstacle tile and how other game elements interact with it; for example, fire-themed levels involving both [[bug]]s and [[fireball]]s. | Many of his levels revolve around a specific type of obstacle tile and how other game elements interact with it; for example, fire-themed levels involving both [[bug]]s and [[fireball]]s. | ||