Drakan: Order of the Flame
3D Game Comparison - Game vs. game. No hype; just facts.™
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 20:13, 2 March 2010 (edit) Eep² (t|c) m →atmospheric/environmental effects - fix bullets ← Previous diff |
Current revision (07:03, 4 March 2010) (edit) (undo) Eep² (t|c) →Engine - renamed to Effects, links |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions not shown.) | |||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
| |year=1999 | |year=1999 | ||
| |genre=action-adventure | |genre=action-adventure | ||
| - | |developer=Surreal Entertainment | + | |theme=fantasy,medieval |
| - | |publisher= | + | |developer=Surreal Software |
| - | |publisher2= | + | |publisher=Psygnosis |
| - | |engine=Riot Engine | + | |engine=Riot engine |
| |character=Rynn | |character=Rynn | ||
| |#levels=14 | |#levels=14 | ||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
| }} | }} | ||
| - | ==[[Engine]]== | + | ==[[Effects]]== |
| - | * [[particle effects]]: broken barrels/bodies, ice crystal sphere, falling ice sword [[crystals]], [[fire]]. other falling things, [[smoke]], [[steam]], [[whirlwinds]] (mini-tornadoes) | + | * [[particle effects]]: broken barrels/bodies, ice crystal sphere, falling ice sword [[crystals]], [[fire]]. other falling things, [[smoke]], [[steam]], [[whirlwinds]] (mini-[[tornado]]es) |
| * [[reflection]]: [[environment mapping]] | * [[reflection]]: [[environment mapping]] | ||
| * [[skeletal animation]] | * [[skeletal animation]] | ||
| - | * [[transparency]]: [[dirt]]/[[dust]] (falling), [[fading broken objects|fading (corpses, broken barrels/crates)]], [[fire]], [[glass]] (cups, light panels), [[glow]], [[grimstone]], hair bangs, ice, plant [[leaves]], [[shimmering]]/[[sparkles]], [[smoke]], soul shadow, [[steam]], [[water]], [[wings]] | + | * [[transparency]]: [[dirt]]/[[dust]] (falling), [[fading broken objects|fading (corpses, broken barrels/crates)]], [[fire]], [[glass]] (cups, light panels), [[glow]], [[grimstone]], [[hair bangs]], [[ice]], plant [[leaves]], [[shimmering]]/[[sparkles]], [[smoke]], soul shadow, [[steam]], [[water]], [[wings]] |
| - | * other: bloodstains | + | * other: [[bloodstains]] |
| - | ===atmospheric/environmental [[effects]]=== | + | ===atmospheric/environmental=== |
| * [[shaking]] | * [[shaking]] | ||
| * [[smoke]]: [[fire]] | * [[smoke]]: [[fire]] | ||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
| * [[dynamic light|dynamic]], [[colored light|colored]], [[vertex light|vertex]] | * [[dynamic light|dynamic]], [[colored light|colored]], [[vertex light|vertex]] | ||
| * [[dark lights]], [[lens flare]] | * [[dark lights]], [[lens flare]] | ||
| - | * fire: dragon breath, flaming sword | + | * [[fire]]: [[dragon breath]], [[flaming sword]] |
| * [[lightning]] | * [[lightning]] | ||
| Line 35: | Line 35: | ||
| * [[collision detection]]: 2D | * [[collision detection]]: 2D | ||
| * [[gravity]]: characters | * [[gravity]]: characters | ||
| - | ** objects: body guts, broken barrels, ice crystals, rocks/snowballs (+ rolling, break) | + | ** objects: body [[guts]], broken barrels, ice crystals, rocks/[[snowballs]] (+ rolling, break) |
| * [[friction]], [[inertia]], [[momentum]] | * [[friction]], [[inertia]], [[momentum]] | ||
| ===[[shadows]]=== | ===[[shadows]]=== | ||
| - | * masked textures | + | * [[masked texture shadows|masked textures]] |
| - | * dynamic, real-time (all characters) | + | * [[dynamic shadows|dynamic]], [[real-time shadows|real-time]] (all characters) |
| * [[multiple light source position adjustment]] | * [[multiple light source position adjustment]] | ||
| * [[vertical angle adjustment]] | * [[vertical angle adjustment]] | ||
Current revision
Contents |
Effects
- particle effects: broken barrels/bodies, ice crystal sphere, falling ice sword crystals, fire. other falling things, smoke, steam, whirlwinds (mini-tornadoes)
- reflection: environment mapping
- skeletal animation
- transparency: dirt/dust (falling), fading (corpses, broken barrels/crates), fire, glass (cups, light panels), glow, grimstone, hair bangs, ice, plant leaves, shimmering/sparkles, smoke, soul shadow, steam, water, wings
- other: bloodstains
atmospheric/environmental
- shaking
- smoke: fire
- steam
- water: current, drops, ripples, splash (+ waves and underwater bubbles)
- weather: fog, lightning, rain, snow
- other: fire; see particle effects
lighting
physics
- collision detection: 2D
- gravity: characters
- friction, inertia, momentum
shadows
- masked textures
- dynamic, real-time (all characters)
- multiple light source position adjustment
- vertical angle adjustment
texture
- bit depth: 8/16/24/32
- filtering: bilinear
- mapping: environment
- decals/detail/procedural: blood
- multipass
Character
player character
- customizable (multiplayer)
- outfits: armorless (normal), armored
- skin (single)
- footsteps: land: dirt, grass, metal, rock, snow, wood; water; armor
- moves: block, climb ladder, crouch (+ 4-direction roll & "walk"), die, jump, pick up object, push, run, sneak, strafe, swim, swing weapon
- view: 1st-/3rd-person
NPCs
- dragons, dragonflies, giants, goblins, humans, orcs, scavengers, spiders, succubi, trolls, wartoks
- creature polygon count: 200-1000+
- AI
Environment
- # levels: 4 "worlds", 14 levels
- location: Drakan (fantasy-medieval world)
- cutscenes: 13+
- level editor
- linear level progression
- puzzles: find keys/items, pressure-sensitive floors/walls
- traps/hazards
- blades (track-spinning), darts (shooting), fire, floors (crumbling), lava, poison gas, rocks/rubble (falling)
- spikes: door, horizontally-triggered, swinging balls, vertically-falling
- stone blocks (ceiling-/wall-crushing)
environmental interaction
- break: bodies, dishes (glass cups, jugs, plates), rocks/snowballs, some walls, wood (barrels, some bridges, crates)
- burn: trees, wood (darkens after burnt)
- drop: anything pickupable
- open: chests, doors
- pickup: ammo/weapons, see inventory
- pull: levers
- push: barrels (broken pieces), body parts, rocks (boulders)/snowballs, some crates, some stone columns, some wall stones
- ride: anything falling, Arohk (dragon), lifts
Inventory
- store and use
- map: 2D, automatically updates objectives, precise position
- pickups: 3D
- ammo/weapons
- armor: leather, mail (banded, chain, plate)
- book (Atimar), crystals (Rift)
- potions: health, invisibility, invulnerability, life
- keys, runes
weapons
- axes: battle, flame, lightning
- bows: energy, heavy, long, speed
- arrows: explosive, ice, fire, magic, normal, poison
- cleaver, clubs
- crystals: fire, ice, lightning
- hammers, maces
- swords: flame, ice, scimitars, short, long
Other
- manual targeting
- arrows stick in NPCs & dirt/grass/wood; retrievable (some may be broken)
