It's really cool idea ! I wonder what you'll be able to achieve with this rework since Darkwood main feature was the line of sight and it's hard to transfer same effect in 3d, either way - good luck!
that's true, but despite that fact I'd argue that it's still a different thing, for me the first person LoS definitely does not feel the same as the LoS in original Darkwood, though I have nothing better to propose :)
