Pre-beta features: Difference between revisions

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*There was a hope early on that the particle system would allow for water physics, as mentioned in [http://web.archive.org/web/20010306221759/http://www.insidemacgames.com/previews/99/oni/oni3.shtml this sneak preview]. This was in fact worked on by Bungie West to some extent but canceled at an unknown point in development.
*There was a hope early on that the particle system would allow for water physics, as mentioned in [http://web.archive.org/web/20010306221759/http://www.insidemacgames.com/previews/99/oni/oni3.shtml this sneak preview]. This was in fact worked on by Bungie West to some extent but canceled at an unknown point in development.
*Particles were also expected to be able to cast light on nearby surfaces, but this did not pan out. A related point is the removal of [[OBLS|light source data]] from the final game because the graphics engine could not make use of in-world light sources.


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[[Category:Oni history]]