Arx Fatalis

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year	2001
genre(s)	fantasy action-adventure-RPG
developer(s)	Arkane Studios
engine	Proprietary

circa: 2001 (Europe)/2002 (USA)

Engine

smoke: fire, smouldering wood
water: mist, ripples & splash (- walking)
weather: fog, wind (cobwebs)
other: barrel tap turns, cold air blows near observatory window, earthquakes, expands when baking (bread dough, pies), explosions, fire (campfires, spells, torches, etc), fire shield spell melts ice, flowing lava, picked up objects from water causes ripple and splash, sparks (fist/weapon impact), steam (object-lava contact); see particle effects

collision detection: break cobwebs, spin hanging body
lighting: dynamic, colored, vertex; coronas, flickering; crystals, fire, forcefields, lanterns, rock, spells, teleporters, torches
particle effects: blood spray, fire, lava spurts, liquid spray, poison spray, smoke, sparks

shadows: ovalular masks; NPCs, player character
skeletal animation: yes
texture: 16-/32-bit depth
- filtering: bilinear
- mapping: mip
- decals: blood, torch smoke wall marks
- detail textures

transparency: cobwebs, cold air, fire, forcefields, magic item glow, smoke, snakewomen "camera" viewer sphere, teleporter portal effects, tracers (arrows, magic, menu mouse cursor), water
other: camera shaking (earthquakes, paralyze spell), usable objects highlight

name/description: nameless ("Am Shigar") male prisoner
body rendered in 1st-person view
breathing moves camera slightly
different armor changes look, facial animation, skill points
drinking too much wine causes screen to fade maroon in/out for a while
footsteps: dirt, metal, mud/wet/slosh, stone, water, wood
moves: drop/pickup/throw object, hit, jump, lean left/right, magic, run, shoot/swing weapon, sneak ("stealth mode"), strafe
needs to eat or will lose health
view: 1st-person (character, flying eye, snakewomen "cameras")
- pan: mouse

# levels: 1 city, 22 levels
location: Arx (underground city: castle, village); caverns, caves, foundry, mines, outpost, etc
cutscenes: yes
level editor: Theo
puzzles: deliver messages, find things/people, get signature, save girl from being sacrificed, shoot stalagtite
traps/hazards: gravity (falling), fire

break: cobwebs, grate, walls (some)
drop/pick up/throw: benches, blacksmith's files & pliers, body limbs, bones (pelvis, skull), chairs, chest (1, small), cushions, forks, goblin game board, hoe, jars, "kitchen utensils" (bowls, containers, holder, pots), mugs, pack of cards, plates (clean, dirty), shields (broken), stone blocks, stools, sword blades, tokens, troll art; see inventory
open/close: chests, cupboards?, curtains ("changings"), doors (normal, gear-- - close)
ride: lift
search: barrels, bodies, chests (floor, table), corpses, flour sacks
other
- cook food over fire: bread dough, chicken drumsticks, fish, pies, ribs
- eat: see inventory
- dig up buried chest
- drink from, and fill up bottles with water from, wash basins & watering holes
- fix levers: broken levers + wood pieces
- make: enchanted ammo/weapons, fishing rod (fishing pole + rope), keyrings (keyring + keys), pies (dough + rolling pin; apple: + apple), potions (powder + empty bottle + still), powder (pestle-and-mortar + bone/plant)
- mine: gems/gemstone/gold (pickaxe + object)
- light (via spell): fires (campfires, candles, torches, etc)
- lock/unlock door
- look through telescope
- pick: locks (chests, doors), pockets
- poison ammo/weapons & food/drinks?
- pull switches
- pump bellows
- read: books, letters, notes
- repair: armor/weapons (anvil + armor/weapon), lift gears (rope)
- shoot stalagtite
- spin hanging body (+ bump)
- turn spitroast handle

bat(s?), demons?, dwarves?, ghosts?, goblins, golems?, humans, liche?, mummies?, rats (large), ratmen, spider women, spiders (various), trolls, undead/zombies?, worms (large)
non-threatening: dogs, chickens, frogs, pigs, rats (small)