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| − | Blood Omnicide | + | Blood Omnicide is a project to recreate of Blood Omen: Legacy Of Kain in 3D. Project is being builded on a three corner stones: |
| − | + | '''Stone one''': Saving original game feel and providing nearly same gameplay and balance. For sure, there will be some improvements & innovations, just because of nature of porting. Most critical ones should be optional in order to not violate game experience. | |
| − | + | '''Stone two''': SDK that is open for modifications and additions so Omnicide can be used as a base for expansion packs and mods created in the world of Blood Omen. | |
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| − | == | + | '''Stone three''': Blood Omnicide is engine port, it provides a patch that will port original game to new rendering pipeline. Blood Omnicide would require original PC Blood Omen or Playstation version of Blood Omen in order to play. |
| − | * Port Blood Omen to 3D | + | |
| + | == The Goals == | ||
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| + | All three stones make up the project's goals: | ||
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| + | * Port Blood Omen to 3D by using original game resources | ||
* Unveil all original resources and formats to be used by community | * Unveil all original resources and formats to be used by community | ||
* Produce a open-source code suitable for modding and level making | * Produce a open-source code suitable for modding and level making | ||
* Provide nearly-same color theme and game feel as in original | * Provide nearly-same color theme and game feel as in original | ||
| − | * Fix bugs caused by old technology limitations | + | * Add 3D high definition content |
| + | * Fix bugs caused by old technology limitations and evolve original features in the way they was maked by Blood Omen developers | ||
* Add optional new features | * Add optional new features | ||
| − | ==== | + | == Key features == |
| − | * | + | |
| − | * | + | === Gameplay Features === |
| − | * | + | * Improved AI |
| + | * Improved game dynamics (combat attacks and actions) | ||
| + | * More interactivity (Open Dynamics Engine physics, material system) | ||
| + | * Game stats and achivements | ||
| + | * QuakeC scripting language | ||
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| + | === Level design === | ||
| + | * All levels made from scratch | ||
| + | * Top-down style of levels | ||
| + | * Most of map events are scripted, not hardcoded (so, could be reused on user-made maps) | ||
| + | * Altered secrets | ||
| − | === | + | === Visuals === |
| − | * | + | * Hi-res textures (8x higher than original), new special effects |
| − | * | + | * Original effects (gore, weather, spells) all reworked and improved |
| − | * | + | * New 2d graphics for the menu and inventory screen |
| − | === | + | === Engine === |
| − | * | + | * Multiple languages support (via localization packs) |
| − | * | + | * Subtitles for speech and video |
| + | * Levels in Quake 3 BSP format | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:02, 22 February 2016
Blood Omnicide is a project to recreate of Blood Omen: Legacy Of Kain in 3D. Project is being builded on a three corner stones:
Stone one: Saving original game feel and providing nearly same gameplay and balance. For sure, there will be some improvements & innovations, just because of nature of porting. Most critical ones should be optional in order to not violate game experience.
Stone two: SDK that is open for modifications and additions so Omnicide can be used as a base for expansion packs and mods created in the world of Blood Omen.
Stone three: Blood Omnicide is engine port, it provides a patch that will port original game to new rendering pipeline. Blood Omnicide would require original PC Blood Omen or Playstation version of Blood Omen in order to play.
[edit] The Goals
All three stones make up the project's goals:
- Port Blood Omen to 3D by using original game resources
- Unveil all original resources and formats to be used by community
- Produce a open-source code suitable for modding and level making
- Provide nearly-same color theme and game feel as in original
- Add 3D high definition content
- Fix bugs caused by old technology limitations and evolve original features in the way they was maked by Blood Omen developers
- Add optional new features
[edit] Key features
[edit] Gameplay Features
- Improved AI
- Improved game dynamics (combat attacks and actions)
- More interactivity (Open Dynamics Engine physics, material system)
- Game stats and achivements
- QuakeC scripting language
[edit] Level design
- All levels made from scratch
- Top-down style of levels
- Most of map events are scripted, not hardcoded (so, could be reused on user-made maps)
- Altered secrets
[edit] Visuals
- Hi-res textures (8x higher than original), new special effects
- Original effects (gore, weather, spells) all reworked and improved
- New 2d graphics for the menu and inventory screen
[edit] Engine
- Multiple languages support (via localization packs)
- Subtitles for speech and video
- Levels in Quake 3 BSP format
