The Settlers - New Allies:
A modern direction
Overall Skills
Sound Design
Creation of UI, ability, environmental sounds for the project.
Project Management
Management and delivery of a large amount of assets
The Settlers: New Allies
The Settlers: New Allies is a video game from Ubisoft Düsseldorf, a strategy game with an in-depth build-up experience and real-time strategic battles. It was released on 17 February 2023 for PC on 4 July 2023 for Nintendo Switch, Playstation 4 and 5 as well as Xbox One, Series S and Series X.
Together with Cujo Sound, I was responsible for the creation of UI sounds, environmental sounds and a selection of ability sounds.
Making The World Feel Real
Large Asset Management
The project included thousands of audio assets that all had the be planned, designed and delivered on time. To management this, precise spreadsheets were created and managed to be able to handle the amount of assets.
A central part of the management, was also establishing clear communication in terms of what each sound needed to be and how it needed to be implemented. This was essential to making sure that we were always moving forward, and didn’t get stuck in miscommunication errors.
A central part of any video game is making the world feel real and alive, therefore the environmental sounds coming from buildings and nature had to be on point!
Each building had to have its own signature ambient sounds attached. For example, a woodworker would have saws, wood chopping, wood dropping and so on. These sounds are subtle, but acts as the glue that crafts the reality of the world.
This included UI sounds as well, as they make the world feel tangible and responsive. All UI sounds were designed to feel like real-life materials were being interacted with, connecting the user to the world.
