Quintessence

Final Trailer

• Quintessence_MP4.mp4: Final Trailer

Concept

The core idea behind the game is a gameplay that strongly encourage teamwork (still allowing the possibility of playing in a non-collaborative manner) in a simplyfied Action/RTS environment.
The objective will be reached through differentiation in the way each faction plays and shared resources.

Background

Setting

Story

Legends of Alcarinàn

1. Genesis

When Palatròn created Alcarinàn, he wanted to prove them all wrong. They had all told him, that he would still be much to young for such a challenging project, but Palatròn just knew he had what it takes.
So many worlds he had seen come and perish, and he always felt that there was something important missing.
"This is not life as it should be" - he thought, and one night he found himself sneaking into his fathers bedroom.
Palatròn boldly stole The Four Essences of Existence, and did what he had seen a million times before:
With his bare hands he formed a little cavity in space, (which was not that easy for somebody of his stature).
He then created a ball of stone, surrounded it with air, melted it with fire and then - gently - extinguished it with the oceans.
"A true piece of art" - he said to himself.
But Palatròn still deeply felt the incompleteness of his creation. "This still is chaos and disharmony. Alas! - All essences impure!"
And so he cut himself and added a little drop of his own blood to separate them for all times..

The Book of the Ancients - Chapter I

2. Quintessence

It quenches the thirst for peace.
It feeds the hunger for unity.

All that has been together -
is now separated.

And what looked like purity -
was death.

Believed to be written by a Naga Poet shortly after the second Separation

Material and Info

References, Sketches and other Graphics Stuff

• References
• Sketches
• Models

Faction Philosophies and Units

• Air
• Fire
• Earth
• Water

Creation of the Dragon

• Making of the Dragon

SVN Access

Only with 'nethz'-account! This is an unstable version which might contain critical bugs.

• Quintessence SVN

Feedback, Infos and Comments

• Forum

Members, Tasks, Roles

Members

Christian - Art / Creative Director

• Gameplay
• 3D Graphics
• 2D Graphics / Menu
• (Intro)

Sandro - Sound and Physics Director

• Sound Art
• Sound Code
• Physics (Particles / Collisions / Ballistics)
• Animation
• Network

Lars - Programming Lead

• Software Engineering
• Graphics Code
• Game Interface
• AI (Pathfinding, [AI Opponents])
• Game Logic

Everyone

• TWiki Maintenance
• Documentation
• Testing
• (Tutorial)

Deliverables

This section covers the deliverables for the game class.

Mutual Project Critique

• Mutual_Project_Critiques.pdf: Christian's
• Project_Critiques.txt: Lars'
• MutualCritiques.pdf: Sandro's

Part 1: Project Proposal

• QuintessenceSpecs.pdf: Rough Project Proposal
• QuintessenceFinalProposal.pdf: FinalProject Proposal

Part 2: Design Specification

To follow.

Part 3: Interim Report

• quintessence_interim_report.pdf: Interim Report

Part 4: Alpha Release

To follow.

Part 5: Playtesting and Final Paper

• ConclusionChapterFinal.pdf: Conclusion Chapter

Project Status

Finished.

Timeline

Still in proposal phase.

Status

Still in proposal phase.

Environment and Setting

Demos and Screenshots

• screenshot 1: ultra-preliminary impression

• screenshot 2: new models

• screenshot 4: shadows and new models

• screenshot 6: particle engine tests

• screenshot 7: animation, interface, particles

• screenshot 8: interface

• screenshot 9: final release

Some final screenshots:

• faction_selection.png:
  

• unit_selection.png:
  

• units_fire.png:
  

• units_air.png:
  

• unit_earth.png:
  

• unit_water.png:
  

• projectiles_air_earth.png:
  

• projectiles_fire_water.png:
  

• resource_capture.png:
  

• InGameScreenshot.png:
  

• Quintessence_MP4.mp4: Final Trailer