Freescape

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Freescape
Engine developer neuromancer
Companies that used it Incentive Software
Games that use it 3D Construction Kit, 3D Construction Kit 2.0,
Castle Master, Castle Master II: The Crypt,
Dark Side, Driller, Total Eclipse,
Total Eclipse II: The Sphinx Jinx
Date added to ScummVM Not Added
First release containing it None

About

The original Freescape was one of the first 3D game engines, developed by Incentive Software for the game Driller in 1987 and following games, culminating in an easy to use game editor called 3D Construction Kit 2.0 in 1992, which was used to make a few amateur games.

ScummVM reimplementation

Our freescape reimplementation aims to emulate the original one, with the following improvements:

  • Two renders available: TinyGL using software in their original resolution (320x200) and OpenGL in arbitrary resolution and with anti-aliasing support (up to 16X).
  • Mouse and mouselook support for every game. For instance, the original Driller only had mouse support for Amiga and Atari, the rest of the releases allowed to use only keyboard or joystick.
  • Faster framerate. The original games runs at 10fps (or less) while our implementation aims to have around 60fps or more. In theory, this should not affect the gameplay but this is still an area of research.

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