Tomb Raider

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	{{game		{{game
	|year=1996		|year=1996
-	|genre=Action-Adventure	+	|genre=action-adventure
	|publisher=Eidos Interactive		|publisher=Eidos Interactive
	|developer=Core Design		|developer=Core Design
-	|engine=Proprietary	+	|engine=proprietary
	|engine type polygon=yes		|engine type polygon=yes
	|effect water splash=yes		|effect water splash=yes
	|character=Lara Croft		|character=Lara Croft
-	|actions=climb, dive, grab edge, jump, pick up, pull, push, roll, run, shimmy, shoot, sidestep, swim, vault, walk	+	|actions=climb, dive, grab, jump, pick up, pull, push, roll, run, shimmy, shoot, sidestep, swim, vault, walk
	|pick up=ammo, artifacts, keys, weapons		|pick up=ammo, artifacts, keys, weapons
	|pull=blocks, crates, levers, switches		|pull=blocks, crates, levers, switches
	}}		}}
-	==engine==	+	==[[:cat:engine|engine]]==
	* [[collision detection]]: mostly 2D, Lara slides down vertically angled slopes		* [[collision detection]]: mostly 2D, Lara slides down vertically angled slopes
	* [[lighting]]: static, white		* [[lighting]]: static, white
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	*** Lara: dynamic		*** Lara: dynamic
	*** NPCs/darts: static		*** NPCs/darts: static
-	* texture	+	* [[texture]]
-	** filtering: [[bilinear]]	+	** [[texture filtering|filtering]]: [[bilinear]]
	** [[palette]]: 8-bit		** [[palette]]: 8-bit
	** tile resolution: 64x64		** tile resolution: 64x64
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	===[[atmospheric/environmental effects]]===		===[[atmospheric/environmental effects]]===
-	* [[dust]]: shooting [[darts]]	+	* [[dust]]: [[shooting darts]]
-	* shooting [[lava]]	+	* [[shooting lava]]
	* [[particle effects]]: shooting lava		* [[particle effects]]: shooting lava
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	* # polygons: 380		* # polygons: 380
	* textures/skin: normal, grey tanktop		* textures/skin: normal, grey tanktop
-	* view: [[3rd-person]]	+	* [[view]]: [[3rd-person]]
-	** [[pan]]: static (locked behind character) & dynamic (keyboard-controlled)	+	** [[view pan|pan]]: static (locked behind character) & dynamic (keyboard-controlled)
	** [[zoom]]: slightly when panning		** [[zoom]]: slightly when panning
	* [[water tinting]]		* [[water tinting]]
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	===[[damage]]===		===[[damage]]===
-	* [[arrows]] (shooting), [[blades]] (floor, rolling, vertically swinging), [[boulders]] (rolling), [[darts]] (shooting), [[doors]] (split-shutting), [[fire]], [[floors]] (crumbling, falling-anchored), [[lava]], [[lightning]] bolts, Midas' golden hand ([[crushing]]), [[swords]] ([[falling]]), [[spikes]] (ceiling, floor, wall), [[Thor's hammer]]	+	* [[arrows (shooting)]], [[blades]] (floor, rolling, vertically swinging), [[boulders (rolling)]], [[darts]] (shooting), [[doors (split-shutting)]], [[falling]], [[fire]], floors ([[crumbling floors|crumbling]], [[falling floors|falling-anchored]]), [[lava]], [[lightning]] bolts, Midas' golden hand ([[crushing]]), [[swords (falling)]], [[spikes]] (ceiling, floor, wall), [[Thor's hammer]]
	===[[puzzles]]===		===[[puzzles]]===

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Revision as of 22:45, 15 January 2010

engine

• collision detection: mostly 2D, Lara slides down vertically angled slopes
• lighting: static, white
• physics: Lara, NPCs, Thor's hammer, sand
• shadows: polygonal, ovalular, horizontal, flat (2D)
  • size: width/length adjustment
    • Lara: dynamic
    • NPCs/darts: static
• texture
  • filtering: bilinear
  • palette: 8-bit
  • tile resolution: 64x64
• transparency: full (masks)
  • sprites: blood squirts, fire, water splashes
• camera: underwater distortion

atmospheric/environmental effects

• dust: shooting darts
• shooting lava
• particle effects: shooting lava

character

• footsteps: land, water
• # polygons: 380
• textures/skin: normal, grey tanktop
• view: 3rd-person
  • pan: static (locked behind character) & dynamic (keyboard-controlled)
  • zoom: slightly when panning
• water tinting

non-player characters

• alligators/crocodiles, bats, bears, cats (cougars, lions, panthers), centaurs, demons, dinosaurs (Tyrannosaurus Rexes, Velocoraptors), gorillas, humans, mummies, rats, wolves
• AI: attack immediately

environment

design

• # levels: 15
• cutscenes: 4
• FMVs: 10
• level editor: Room Editor
• linear level progression
• locations: Atlantis, Egypt, Greece (St. Francis' Folly), Peru (Qualopec)
• outdoor terrain/landscaping: gridlike

damage

• arrows (shooting), blades (floor, rolling, vertically swinging), boulders (rolling), darts (shooting), doors (split-shutting), falling, fire, floors (crumbling, falling-anchored), lava, lightning bolts, Midas' golden hand (crushing), swords (falling), spikes (ceiling, floor, wall), Thor's hammer

puzzles

• find keys/items, gears, ordered levers/switches, pressure-sensitive floors, timed doors/levers

interaction

• buttons, levers/switches
• collapsable scenery
• pick up: ammo, artifacts, keys, weapons
• pull: levers, switches, stone/wood blocks/crates
• push: pullable objects

weapons

• guns: Colt pistols, Magnums, shotgun, Uzis

inventory

• design: passport, rings
  • store and use
• objects: artifacts, bars (gold, lead), cogs, compass, flares, keys, weapons/ammo
• pickups: sprites

other

• sound: stereo