Unreal Enhanced Edition design doc

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        Design Docs of Unreal: Enhanced Edition
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1. Summary
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Unreal: Enhanced Edition's assumptions are simple: to upgrade
the existing Original Campaign as well as Return to Na Pali
with 227-specific features, add some of the features that were
cut from the game during development (like the big machine room
from Vortex Rikers, or the two trap rooms from Velora Temple),
but also fix geometry bugs if any, or add coop fixes if any
are needed, or lastly, check the texture alignment so that
the textures do not display reversed or otherwise wrong
when utilizing the retexturing project works -- all this will
be done with keeping the edition faithful to the original game.

It will not overwrite the current batch of maps, they will
naturally be saved under different filenames, such as:
01-Vortex227, 02-NyLeve227 and so on.

Currently interested in this to happen, are: GreatEmerald,
KillerSkaarj, Hellkeeper and Delacroix. If you are also interested
and believe you have the skill required, then it means we need you.

2. Planned Changes and additions
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01-Vortex227

Restorations from the February 1998 press beta:

- a fog/smoke layer at the cell block floor.
- a computer panel with "Access Permitted" sound next to the lift.
- more blood & gore in the sickbay.
- the big machine room just before the skaarj-behind-doors scene.

Retexturing Project compatibility fixes:

- some of the computer displays and/or keyboards seem to be reversed or cut.

227-specific additions:

- a fog/smoke layer at the cell block floor should now be possible.
- particle effects et al on all those computer screens and walls.
- decorations to static meshes.
- I wonder if the emitter system supports more realistic glass shatter effect?
- add a "force field shut down" effect when you spawn
- all textures should use footstep sounds throughout all maps
- all zones should now have EAX/EFX configured
- add footprints after exiting water puddles/pools/anything
- all water should now use FluidSurfaces instead

Construction fixes:

- parts of the level can be converted into static meshes.

Online play fixes:

- bot pathing!

02-NyLeve227

Restorations from the February 1998 press beta:

- we COULD add the small hut from the beta next to the house with
the automag next to it and move the automag into there.
- we could add a small waterfall to the small water place next to
the said hut.
- readd Warlord deleted scene! (was in a different build)

227-specific additions:

- fancy effects to the waterfall (or waterfalls!)
- decorations to static meshes.
- all textures should use footstep sounds throughout all maps
- all zones should now have EAX/EFX configured
- add footprints after exiting water puddles/pools/anything
- grass
- higher quality plants
- sunlight
- all water should now use FluidSurfaces instead

Construction fixes:

- enlarge/rework Vortex Rikers model, FFS!

Online play fixes:

- bot pathing, again!

03-Dig227

Restorations from the February 1998 press beta:

- merge Dig with Dug and readd the shortcut plus the lava secrets
- the boiler room area from beta's FHub1 should be restored after the Dug section
- add ventshaft above the forcefielded door (Dig section)

227-specific additions:

- fancy effects to the forcefields & panels
- decorations to static meshes.
- all textures should use footstep sounds throughout all maps
- all zones should now have EAX/EFX configured
- add footprints after exiting lava areas (you can walk on lava w/asbestos suit, no?)
- all water should now use FluidSurfaces instead
- wind effect near the turbines, so people would see where the wind zones are
- particle effects for lava bursts
- redo beam emitters
- the place with falling chunks into lava, that needs some nice dust emitters

Construction fixes:

- cave with armor should be more realistic, now it's just a cube
- make cave walls more realistic

Online play fixes:

- bot pathing, again!
- enlarge the minecarts and add an activation panel on them

Gameplay:

- move the Nali next to the lava bridge #2 to the lava bridge #1 so that you can pass by him
and whack the brutes first.
- on the single Skaarj ambush, make the exit blockers higher so people couldn't cheat their
way out and add a ventilation duct as a point of entry for him.

04-Passage227

227-specific additions:

- decorations to static meshes.
- all textures should use footstep sounds throughout all maps
- all zones should now have EAX/EFX configured
- add footprints after exiting water puddles/pools/anything
- grass
- higher quality plants
- sunlight
- all water should now use FluidSurfaces instead
- The pool with water should now be a fully-fledged Dynamic Water Zone
- filling up water should have particles

Construction fixes:

- BSP hole where the secret Superhealth is

05-Chizra227

Restorations from the February 1998 press beta:

- join with Ceremony
- the first pool is more complex
- add squids on the ends of the water corridors
under the eightball room
- ceremony section -- add squids next to levers
- readd palms to the big river/lake room

227-specific additions:

- decorations to static meshes.
- all textures should use footstep sounds throughout all maps
- all zones should now have EAX/EFX configured
- add footprints after exiting water puddles/pools/anything
- higher quality plants
- sunlight from holes in ceiling in various places
- all water should now use FluidSurfaces instead
- add PhysX to the wooden platform at the beginning (Dot's PhysX mod)
- add particles to smoke from the Grapple and to all the torches.
- the fountain with the superhealth needs to get particles
- And that water pool in the beginning, just after you ride the spinning
lift, isn't it supposed to be a fountain? Add particles.

06-Dark227

227-specific additions:

- decorations to static meshes.
- all textures should use footstep sounds throughout all maps
- all zones should now have EAX/EFX configured
- add footprints after exiting water puddles/pools/anything
- grass
- higher quality plants
- sunlight
- particles to smoke and lava fx and torches
- smoke from candles
- dust & fog fx in dungeon
- fixed skybox detail

Gameplay:

- secret: place a hint inside a diary next to a Nali corpse.
Always could add one, there's enough cells to do that.