FMP Technical Specification

The Outline

To design and create an isolated, artificial island city of multiple Asian cultures, similar in theme to the works of the artist Imperial Boy and Studio Ghibli. The city will be structured fairly chaotically and mostly vertical, with a focus on contrast between large open spaces and tight twisting alleyways. The style will be realistic, with a strong focus on vivid colours and bold lighting.

Platform, Engine and Genre/Narrative

The environment will be modelled with current gen (PS3, 360, Mid-Range PCs) in mind, with a strong focus on realistic material definition and verisimilitude in relation to the setting. I will be using CryEngine 3 as the realtime lighting will benefit me greatly when creating bright clearings and dark alleys within the given time frame, alongside things such as dynamic elements like bobbing boats.

The genre will be akin to an RPG or MMORPG, with the city acting as one of the hubs for players, with areas that they can meet up, buy, sell & trade items, save progress, etc.

The narrative will be a fairly linear path to push the player from the starting docks/station up and through the city, culminating at a point that displays a vista of the city, and/or takes the player back to the start.

Technical Specifications (Rough Estimates)

Tri limit – Minimum 100,000 maximum 300,000 (not including instancing)

2500 Draw calls

Framerate ~30FPS

Texture size – Relative to one another; large important assets 1024x1024 or composed of tileables, population assets 512x512 or 256x256 depending on size and priority

Maps to use – Diffuse, Normal, [Colour] Specular, Gloss, Reflection, Glow

Scale & Extended Scope

The scale of the level will be of a believable city size, but only a portion of it available to walk around by the player. The ability to traverse multiple levels will increase the explorable aspect of the environment. For an extended scope I could add more layers to the city of various other cultures (such as Indian or Parisian).

  

List of Probable Assets

Modular buildings (temples, stackable apartments, shops, etc.)

Moss, Trees & Plants

Trams

Windows & shutters

Windmills

Watermills

Bicycles

Window boxes

Air conditioners

Clothes lines

Hanging Lights

Boats & Docks (or train station)

External wiring & Piping

Fire escapes

Aerials

Neon signs & Adverts

Bridges

Clutter (boxes, rubbish, bins etc.)

List of Dynamic Elements

Flying birds

Bobbing boats

Swaying wires & clothes lines

Interactive tram

Flickering signs & lights

Rotating mills & working air conditioners

Smoke & steam

Swaying plants & vines

Swaying cloth

Reflective pools of water

Dripping/Flowing pipes