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mentioned when PS2 port started; added Particle3 to the list of our favorite subsystems; corrected my rusty Latin
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This version was created by Rockstar North for the PlayStation 2 port. It also uses .sep files but makes additional changes to templates ([[AGQG]], [[IGSt]], [[M3GM]], [[SNDD]], [[TRAM|TRAM/TREX]], [[TSFT]], [[TSGA]] and [[TXMP]]). It went through another 3 weeks | This version was created by Rockstar North for the PlayStation 2 port. It also uses .sep files but makes additional changes to templates ([[AGQG]], [[IGSt]], [[M3GM]], [[SNDD]], [[TRAM|TRAM/TREX]], [[TSFT]], [[TSGA]] and [[TXMP]]). It went through another 3-4 weeks of development after the Mac version was completed, besides have been developed in parallel with Bungie West's version of the engine starting in early 2000, and could possibly be thought of as a v1.2 engine, but is probably best understood as a fork of the v1.1 engine made for PS2 compatibility. | ||
==Subsystems== | ==Subsystems== | ||
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;Motoko | ;Motoko | ||
The renderer code, responsible for drawing Oni's [[graphics]]. Named for the main character of the 1995 film [[Ghost in the Shell]]. | The renderer code, responsible for drawing Oni's [[graphics]]. Named for the main character of the 1995 film [[Ghost in the Shell]]. | ||
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The third iteration of the particle code, responsible for special effects and weapon projectiles. Often called PAR3 for short due to the [[PAR3]] template tag. | |||
;Totoro | ;Totoro | ||
The code for Oni's 3D [[Animation|animation system]]. Named for the 1988 film [[wp:My Neighbor Totoro|My Neighbor Totoro]]. | The code for Oni's 3D [[Animation|animation system]]. Named for the 1988 film [[wp:My Neighbor Totoro|My Neighbor Totoro]]. | ||
;''Et | ;''Et alii'' | ||
There are various other subsystems that we essentially never talk about, such as LocalInput, WindowManager, SoundSystem2 and TemplateManager. | There are various other subsystems that we essentially never talk about, such as LocalInput, WindowManager, SoundSystem2 and TemplateManager. | ||
[[Category:Engine docs]] | [[Category:Engine docs]] | ||