Severance: Blade of Darkness

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	{{game		{{game
	|year=2001		|year=2001
-	|genre=Action role-playing game	+	|genre=action role-playing game
	|publisher=Codemasters		|publisher=Codemasters
	|developer=Rebel Act Studios		|developer=Rebel Act Studios
-	|engine=Proprietary	+	|engine=proprietary
-	|character=Various	+	|character=various
		+	|engine type=polygon
	}}		}}
-	{{engine	+	==[[Engine]]==
-	|engine type polygon=yes	+
-	|engine type voxel=no	+
-	|engine type NURBS=no	+
-	}}	+
-		+
-	http://tnlc.com/eep/blade.gif	+
-		+
-	==Engine==	+
	* {{iawm|http://web.archive.org/web/20010807022002/www.rebelact.com/darkness/tech.shtml|Rebel Act proprietary}}		* {{iawm|http://web.archive.org/web/20010807022002/www.rebelact.com/darkness/tech.shtml|Rebel Act proprietary}}
-	* Atmospheric/environmental effects	+	* Atmospheric/environmental [[effects]]
-	** water: reflection, waterfall splash	+	** [[dust]]: falling [[wall]] [[stones]], [[break]]ing [[objects]], [[sword]] [[impact]]
-	** weather: clouds	+	** [[water]]: [[reflection]], [[waterfall]] [[splash]]
-	* lighting: dynamic, colored; flickering; candles, torches	+	** [[weather]]: [[clouds]]
-	* reflection: wavy water	+	* [[lighting]]: [[dynamic light|dynamic]], [[colored lighting|colored]]; [[flickering]]; [[candles]], [[torches]]
-	* shadows: real-time, projected, dynamic, multiple light sources, fade, scale, vertical angle adjustment--<i>everything!</i>	+	* [[reflection]]: [[wavy water]]
-	* physics: thrown/knocked objects bounce and ricochet off other objects; fluid	+	* [[shadows]]: [[real-time shadows|real-time]], [[projected shadows|projected]], [[dynamic shadows|dynamic]], [[multiple light sources]], [[fading shadows|fade]], [[scaling shadows|scale]], [[vertical angle adjustment]]--''everything!''
-	* transparency: blood, cobwebs, fading broken objects, water	+	* [[physics]]: thrown/knocked objects bounce and [[ricochet]] off other objects; [[fluid physics|fluid]]
-	* other: dust: falling wall stones, breaking objects, sword impact (+ sparks & surface debris: wood, stone), eating food crumbs	+	* [[transparency]]: [[blood]], [[cobwebs]], fading broken objects, [[water]]
		+	* other: [[sword impact]] (+ [[sparks]] & [[surface]] [[debris]]: [[wood]], [[stone]]), eating [[food]] [[crumb]]s
-	==Player character==	+	==[[Character]]==
-	* name: Tukaram (barbarian), Naglfar (dwarf), Sargon (knight), and Zoe (adventurer)	+	===[[player character]]===
-	* character: incremental body damage, stamina (can only attack so much before needing to rest)	+	* name: Tukaram ([[barbarian]]), Naglfar ([[dwarf]]), Sargon ([[knight]]), and Zoe (adventurer)
-	* moves: attack (swing weapon in at least 4 ways), block, climb, duck, jump, pick up, ready/stow shield/weapon, run, sneak, throw (+ drop), walk	+	* character: [[incremental body damage]], [[stamina]] (can only attack so much before needing to rest)
-	* view: 1st-/3rd-person, seamless transition, body and shadows rendered in 1st-person, camera moves with character's breathing	+	* [[moves]]: [[attack]] ([[swing]] weapon in at least 4 ways), [[block]], [[climb]], [[duck]], [[jump]], [[pick up]], [[ready]]/[[stow]] [[shield]]/weapon, [[run]], [[sneak]], [[throw]] (+ [[drop]]), [[walk]]
		+	* [[view]]: [[1st-person|1st-]]/[[3rd-person]], [[seamless transition]], body and shadows rendered in 1st-person, camera moves with character's [[breathing]]
-	==Level design==	+	===[[NPCs]]===
-	* environmental interaction	+	* [[incremental body damage]]
-	** breakable objects: wood (barrels, crates, tables)	+	* [[AI]]: [[dodge]], [[duck]], [[evade]], [[encircle]]
-	** eat: apples, bread crust, cheese, meat	+
-	** light on fire: barrels, crates, torches	+
-	** other: pull levers; push loose wall stones	+
-	==NPCs==	+	==[[Environment]]==
-	* incremental body damage	+	* [[interaction]]
-	* AI: dodge, duck, evade, encircle	+	** [[break]]: [[wood]] ([[barrels]], [[crates]], [[tables]])
		+	** [[eat]]: [[apples]], [[bread crust]], [[cheese]], [[meat]]
		+	** [[light on fire]]: [[barrels]], [[crates]], [[torches]]
		+	** other: [[pull levers]]; [[push]] loose wall [[stones]]
	==Other==		==Other==
-	* sound: stereo, EAX	+	* [[sound]]: [[stereo]], [[EAX]]

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Current revision

Engine

• Rebel Act proprietary at Internet Archive Wayback Machine
• Atmospheric/environmental effects
  • dust: falling wall stones, breaking objects, sword impact
  • water: reflection, waterfall splash
  • weather: clouds
• lighting: dynamic, colored; flickering; candles, torches
• reflection: wavy water
• shadows: real-time, projected, dynamic, multiple light sources, fade, scale, vertical angle adjustment--everything!
• physics: thrown/knocked objects bounce and ricochet off other objects; fluid
• transparency: blood, cobwebs, fading broken objects, water
• other: sword impact (+ sparks & surface debris: wood, stone), eating food crumbs

Character

player character

• name: Tukaram (barbarian), Naglfar (dwarf), Sargon (knight), and Zoe (adventurer)
• character: incremental body damage, stamina (can only attack so much before needing to rest)
• moves: attack (swing weapon in at least 4 ways), block, climb, duck, jump, pick up, ready/stow shield/weapon, run, sneak, throw (+ drop), walk
• view: 1st-/3rd-person, seamless transition, body and shadows rendered in 1st-person, camera moves with character's breathing

NPCs

• incremental body damage
• AI: dodge, duck, evade, encircle

Environment

• interaction
  • break: wood (barrels, crates, tables)
  • eat: apples, bread crust, cheese, meat
  • light on fire: barrels, crates, torches
  • other: pull levers; push loose wall stones

Other

• sound: stereo, EAX