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-	* [[break]]: [[boxes]] (most), [[chairs]] (some), [[cigarette packs]], [[crates]], [[glass]] ([[bottles]]), [[microwave ovens]], [[monitors]], [[vending machines]]	+	* [[break]]: [[boxes]] (most), [[chairs]] (some), [[cigarette packs]], [[crates]], [[glass]] ([[bottles]]), [[microwave ovens]], [[vending machines]], [[video monitors]]
	* [[explode]]: [[batteries]] (some), [[fire extinguishers]], [[gas cans]]/tanks, microwaves, [[oil drums]], [[propane tanks]], vending machines		* [[explode]]: [[batteries]] (some), [[fire extinguishers]], [[gas cans]]/tanks, microwaves, [[oil drums]], [[propane tanks]], vending machines
	* [[move]]: [[ballasts]] (+ hanging fall when shot), [[basketballs]], batteries, bottles, boxes (cardboard, Chinese food), [[cans]] (gas, tin), chairs, [[construction cones]], [[containers]], crates, [[milk cartons]], [[mop buckets]], oil drums, propane tanks, [[toolboxes]], [[tubes]], [[turds]], [[TVs]]		* [[move]]: [[ballasts]] (+ hanging fall when shot), [[basketballs]], batteries, bottles, boxes (cardboard, Chinese food), [[cans]] (gas, tin), chairs, [[construction cones]], [[containers]], crates, [[milk cartons]], [[mop buckets]], oil drums, propane tanks, [[toolboxes]], [[tubes]], [[turds]], [[TVs]]

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Current revision

Engine

• atmospheric/environmental effects
  • dust: impacts (bullets, feet)
  • shaking: explosions
  • shards: wood
  • smoke: explosions, helicopter (damaged)
  • sparks: bullet impacts
  • steam: pipes, shower water, vats
  • water: pipes, faucets, some drums leak, transport ship wave crashes, bubbles (fishtank filters), dam leaks, ocean foam/ripples, impact ripples/splash
  • weather: rain
    • clouds (moving)
    • wind: tapestries
  • other: explosions, fire, flies buzz around trash/turds, gas/toxic waste clouds; see particle effects
• collision detection:
• lighting: dynamic, colored, vertex & lightmap
  • coronas, flickering, lens flare
  • fire, gunshots, lightning
• particle effects: explosions, debris, flowing water, gas, shards, smoke, sparks, steam
• physics: very realistic, ragdoll bodies
  • gravity: characters, objects
  • friction, inertia, momentum, bouyancy
  • bullet impact force pushes objects
  • slippery water
• reflection: some water puddles; see environmental texture mapping
• shadows: fade, rotate, scale, vertical angle adjustment; NPCs
• skeletal animation
• texture: 16-/32-bit depth
  • filtering: bi-/trilinear
  • mapping: environment, mip
  • decals: blood, bullet holes, impact marks
• transparency: fire, glass, laser beams, light beams, smoke, steam, water

Character

player character

• blood splatters on view (camera)
• facial animation
• footsteps: dirt, metal, rock, water
• moves: crouch, jump, punch/shoot, run, strafe, walk
• view: 1st-person (3rd-person through console)
  • pan: keyboard/mouse
  • zoom: gunscope
  • rat drones

NPCs

• animals (rats), fish, humans, pirahna, sharks
• AI: take cover, teammates (orderable: follow, hold, attack)

Environment

• location: future San Francisco Bay Area, USA; Taipei, Taiwan
• cutscenes
• level editor: DEd (UnrealEd)
• puzzles: find items (wirecutters, codes, parts, people), disable defenses (laser beams, turret guns, etc)
• traps/hazards: droids, falling, fire, getting shot/eaten (pirahna, sharks), poison gas, toxic waste

environmental interaction

• break: boxes (most), chairs (some), cigarette packs, crates, glass (bottles), microwave ovens, vending machines, video monitors
• explode: batteries (some), fire extinguishers, gas cans/tanks, microwaves, oil drums, propane tanks, vending machines
• move: ballasts (+ hanging fall when shot), basketballs, batteries, bottles, boxes (cardboard, Chinese food), cans (gas, tin), chairs, construction cones, containers, crates, milk cartons, mop buckets, oil drums, propane tanks, toolboxes, tubes, turds, TVs
• open: doors
• pickup: ammo/weapons, decoder, health (first-aid kits, food/ration packets), wire cutters; see moveable objects
• shoot: barrel/drums leak (oil, water), fire hydrants spew water, lanterns sway, pipes vent steam
• throw: anything pickupable (except ammo, health, decoder, and wire cutters)
• turn: handles, on/off (shower/sink faucets)
• other: flush toilets/urinals, hack computers, look through microscopes and video cameras, set explosives, place fuses in generators, use wirecutters on locks

Inventory

• ammo/weapons, decoder, detpacks, fuses, wire cutter

weapons

• blades: knife, sword
• explosives: dynamite, grenades
• guns: harpoon, machineguns, pistols, rifles, Uzis
• other: bottle (breaks after 1st use), rat drones