circa: 2001
genre: action

engine: modified id Quake 3

• atmospheric/environmental effects
  • clouds (moving)
  • water: ripples
  • weather: lightning
    • wind: cobwebs, curtains/drapes, flags, signs, trees (cutscenes only?)
  • other: explosions, fire, shaking, smoke (jet engine exhaust, rocket), sparks (impacts), steam (hot food); see particle effects
• lighting: dynamic, colored, vertex & lightmap; coronas, flickering; electricity arcs, fire, gunfire, lightning
• particle effects: blood spray, debris, fire, gas, glass shards, smoke, sparks, steam
• physics
  • gravity: player, NPCs
  • friction, inertia, momentum
  • explosions and some gunshots push character
  • slippery ice
• shadows: vertical angle adjustment, ovalular masks; NPCs
• skeletal animation: yes
• texture: 16-/32-bit depth
  • filtering: bi-/trilinear
  • mapping: bump, mip
  • decals: blood, bullet holes
• transparency: cobwebs, cold breath, fire, glass, light beams, smoke, steam, water
• other: lens flare

player character

• character: United States Army Ranger William Joseph ("B.J.") Blazkowicz, human; facial animation, footsteps (dirt, water), stamina
• moves: crouch, jump, kick, lean (left/right), run, shoot, sprint, strafe, swim, walk
• view: 1st-person (3rd-person with cheats)
  • pan: keyboard/mouse
  • zoom: binoculars, gunscope

level/world design

• location: Germany, 1943
• cutscenes: yes
• level editor: no
• environmental interaction
  • alarms, breakable: barrels, chairs, flags, glass (window panes), lattice, posters, radios, signs, speakers (some), vents, walls (some), weapons (mounted), wood floor planks
  • movable: chairs
  • openable: doors, grate, truck gate; optionally silently & slowly
  • pickupable: ammo/weapons, armor (flack jackets, helmets), books?, health (first-aid kids, hot/cold meals, wine bottles?), stamina (beer steins, brandy glasses), treasure
  • rideable: crane, elevator, tank, tram, truck
  • other: knock over suits of armor & anhk statue, turn handle
• traps/hazards: blades (slicing ceiling/wall), breakaway floors, electricity, falling (elevator, radar array, suits of armor), fire, spikes (coffin, floor, swinging wall)

weapons: explosives (dynamite, grenades), flamethrower, guns (pistols, rifles, submachine), knife, rockets, Tesla, Venom

other

• enemies/animals: humans, zombies
• AI: guards more likely to hear when kick-opening doors
• inventory: weapons/ammo
• sound: stereo