Outcast

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Character

NPCs

• aliens, humans, gorgor, spiders, vulture-like birds, compos (large water plants), zeedog (canine-like animal), etc.
• AI: GAIA

Effects

• bullet shells: eject, bounce off things, make sound, then disappear after a few seconds
• lighting: static, colored
• particle effects: cold breath, healing/saving, shooting lava, vulture-like bird swarms
• reflection: water (backdrop/terrain)
• shadows: soft shadows
• texture filtering: bilinear (voxels only)

Environment

• levels: 5 regions
• location: Adelpha (parallel world)
• collapsable scenery
• puzzles: find keys/items

Interaction

• drop: dynamite, hoti (fruit)
• pick up: ammo, weapons
• ride: boat, Twon-Ha (like a camel)
• push: buttons

Inventory

• design: store and use
• map: 2D, 3 sizes (overlaid), rotates w/camera, zoom; precise position
• pickups: 3D objects

Objects

• artifacts, beacon, binoculars, cloaker, holographic projector, hoti (fruit), keys, lexicon, notebook, plants, minerals
• weapons: flamethrower, grenade launcher, guns (HAWK-MK8, SLNT-B dartgun, others)
  • targeting: manual