Captive using the Unreal Engine

Lyverbe · 20 July 2021, 16:32

I was curious to see how the Unreal Engine works. I had to pick a project so I decided to do Captive.

Map view (aka The Holamap)

Outside
Doesn't show here but water, grass and trees are animated

Inside

Encounters. I know, not too cute

I only did the model of a Golly Wog.

Electric bolts

A beloved shop keeper

Droids inventory

Generators. Spinning fast as hell but it doesn't quite show on an image!

I started this project last Halloween. There are still tons of multimedia to do (encounter models and animations, sounds, wall sets, item sprites that are currently just copies of the original, etc.). Code to handle other things (all door types, dice, weapons, maps, dark areas, spinners, etc.) is all there and working. Most of the game is done but lacks a lot of multimedia.

Anyway, my main mission is done: Learn Unreal Engine coding. I don't plan to make this project go any further but wanted to share these screenshots with you guys.

roondar · 20 July 2021, 17:04

Interesting project! Just to be clear, I'm not seeing any screenshots. Is that correct, because the way I read the text suggests there should be a few?

Would be a lot of fun to have a fully 3D Captive though

thairacerjp · 20 July 2021, 17:18

OH YES ! what a great game that captive !! so manies planet to visit on one floppy

, very good idea

Lyverbe · 20 July 2021, 17:19

No screenshots? oops. Perhaps it has to do with Google Drive access. I have changed that - let me know if it works now!

roondar · 20 July 2021, 17:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyverbe

No screenshots? oops. Perhaps it has to do with Google Drive access. I have changed that - let me know if it works now!

Yeah, they work now. They're extremely big, but they're there

saimon69 · 20 July 2021, 19:19

Now Captive with Dread engine

[kidding but NOT kidding]

BippyM · 20 July 2021, 19:47

Just wow

gimbal · 20 July 2021, 23:19

I absolute love the 3D programmer's art

Lyverbe · 20 July 2021, 23:56

At first, it was fun to create the basic textures (walls, floor, ceiling, etc.) and models (lander, generator, doors) but it became painful after spending about 2 hours to create and texture the model of the first weapon (pistol) to finally just look weird. After that, I was saying to myself "I'll show a box and create the model later" which, as expected, I never did. Create and animate all the encounters, create the models for all the items... ugh!

Same thing with sounds. I created the sound when you push a wall because I wanted to know how to do it. Ends up being the only sound in the game.

To think Crowther did the entire game from scratch in 9 months all by himself is just unbelievable.

gimbal · 21 July 2021, 16:18

Yeah or games like Stardew Valley and Cave Story, also created by one person and both have rich animations, music and sound effects. It blows my mind. I can't do that.

Lord Riton · 05 January 2022, 03:10

Incredible impressive work !

I mean WOW ! You just wanted to test how the Unreal engine works, and for that you just choose to redoo Captive !!??...

Captive is still one of the games i played the most in my life, along with World of warcraft and Heroes of might and magic 3.

I would really love to play a modern version of it !

Valken · 05 January 2022, 10:07

OMG looks great. I want to see it with RTGI enabled with a RTX GPU!

Actually, wouldn't it be better to port these type of games over to Legend of Grimrock instead since the basic game mechanics have been setup?

Lyverbe · 05 January 2022, 12:56

@Lord Riton: The game isn't really playable because it's missing a lot of stuff, mainly encounters and weapons. You can wander around and interact with some things but that's about it.

@Valken: An attempt was made in 2013 to use the engine of "Legend of Grimrock" but it was abandonned. See https://www.nexusmods.com/grimrock/mods/358.

Cherno · 05 January 2022, 14:22

Cool project

I started in similar situation as yours, in 2013 when I really wanted to see a remake of Hired Guns so I started learning to program in C# for Unity. After several abandoned attempts at recreating the game with modern graphics (including PBR materials and models for characters) I have realized that's it's just unfeasible to do that kind of work all by yourself and expect even half-deent results. Also, as far as I am concerned, "retro"-style graphics and the basic environments (grid like, straight walls, a minimum of decoration, etc) does not mesh well with modern high-definition graphics and high-poly models. So, I opted to keep the original game style as much as possible and reusing the old assets whereever I can. This way, results can still be achieved in a reasonable amount of time, I can focus on the programming, and the end result will be very close to what the original game looked like.

PerryRhodan · 27 February 2022, 15:12

Very impressive work. Captive is definitely one of my favourite sci-fi games of all time. I wish someone would do a modern remake for PC. Hint, hint!

Pyromania · 27 February 2022, 17:31

Very cool project, I wasted many hours, whoops I mean enjoyed playing Captive many years ago.

stevsurv · 28 February 2022, 01:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pyromania

Very cool project, I wasted many hours, whoops I mean enjoyed playing Captive many years ago.

Yes! Me too!

Lyverbe · 07 March 2022, 12:38

Thank you all for your nice comments. It's appreciated

20 July 2021, 16:32	#1
Lyverbe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 55 Posts: 68	Captive using the Unreal Engine I was curious to see how the Unreal Engine works. I had to pick a project so I decided to do Captive. Map view (aka The Holamap) Outside Doesn't show here but water, grass and trees are animated Inside Encounters. I know, not too cute I only did the model of a Golly Wog. Electric bolts A beloved shop keeper Droids inventory Generators. Spinning fast as hell but it doesn't quite show on an image! I started this project last Halloween. There are still tons of multimedia to do (encounter models and animations, sounds, wall sets, item sprites that are currently just copies of the original, etc.). Code to handle other things (all door types, dice, weapons, maps, dark areas, spinners, etc.) is all there and working. Most of the game is done but lacks a lot of multimedia. Anyway, my main mission is done: Learn Unreal Engine coding. I don't plan to make this project go any further but wanted to share these screenshots with you guys.

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20 July 2021, 17:04	#2
roondar Registered User Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,408	Interesting project! Just to be clear, I'm not seeing any screenshots. Is that correct, because the way I read the text suggests there should be a few? Would be a lot of fun to have a fully 3D Captive though

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thairacerjp Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: FRANCE Posts: 375	OH YES ! what a great game that captive !! so manies planet to visit on one floppy , very good idea

20 July 2021, 17:19	#4
Lyverbe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 55 Posts: 68	No screenshots? oops. Perhaps it has to do with Google Drive access. I have changed that - let me know if it works now!

20 July 2021, 19:19	#6
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,519	Now Captive with Dread engine [kidding but NOT kidding]

20 July 2021, 19:47	#7
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Just wow

20 July 2021, 23:19	#8
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	I absolute love the 3D programmer's art

20 July 2021, 23:56	#9
Lyverbe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 55 Posts: 68	At first, it was fun to create the basic textures (walls, floor, ceiling, etc.) and models (lander, generator, doors) but it became painful after spending about 2 hours to create and texture the model of the first weapon (pistol) to finally just look weird. After that, I was saying to myself "I'll show a box and create the model later" which, as expected, I never did. Create and animate all the encounters, create the models for all the items... ugh! Same thing with sounds. I created the sound when you push a wall because I wanted to know how to do it. Ends up being the only sound in the game. To think Crowther did the entire game from scratch in 9 months all by himself is just unbelievable.

21 July 2021, 16:18	#10
gimbal cheeky scoundrel Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Spijkenisse/Netherlands Age: 42 Posts: 6,908	Yeah or games like Stardew Valley and Cave Story, also created by one person and both have rich animations, music and sound effects. It blows my mind. I can't do that.

05 January 2022, 03:10	#11
Lord Riton Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: France Age: 52 Posts: 507	Incredible impressive work ! I mean WOW ! You just wanted to test how the Unreal engine works, and for that you just choose to redoo Captive !!??... Captive is still one of the games i played the most in my life, along with World of warcraft and Heroes of might and magic 3. I would really love to play a modern version of it !

05 January 2022, 10:07	#12
Valken Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Amiga Posts: 465	OMG looks great. I want to see it with RTGI enabled with a RTX GPU! Actually, wouldn't it be better to port these type of games over to Legend of Grimrock instead since the basic game mechanics have been setup?

05 January 2022, 12:56	#13
Lyverbe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 55 Posts: 68	@Lord Riton: The game isn't really playable because it's missing a lot of stuff, mainly encounters and weapons. You can wander around and interact with some things but that's about it. @Valken: An attempt was made in 2013 to use the engine of "Legend of Grimrock" but it was abandonned. See https://www.nexusmods.com/grimrock/mods/358.

05 January 2022, 14:22	#14
Cherno Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Dortmund, Germany Posts: 1,054	Cool project I started in similar situation as yours, in 2013 when I really wanted to see a remake of Hired Guns so I started learning to program in C# for Unity. After several abandoned attempts at recreating the game with modern graphics (including PBR materials and models for characters) I have realized that's it's just unfeasible to do that kind of work all by yourself and expect even half-deent results. Also, as far as I am concerned, "retro"-style graphics and the basic environments (grid like, straight walls, a minimum of decoration, etc) does not mesh well with modern high-definition graphics and high-poly models. So, I opted to keep the original game style as much as possible and reusing the old assets whereever I can. This way, results can still be achieved in a reasonable amount of time, I can focus on the programming, and the end result will be very close to what the original game looked like.

27 February 2022, 15:12	#15
PerryRhodan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 59	Very impressive work. Captive is definitely one of my favourite sci-fi games of all time. I wish someone would do a modern remake for PC. Hint, hint!

27 February 2022, 17:31	#16
Pyromania Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,375	Very cool project, I wasted many hours, whoops I mean enjoyed playing Captive many years ago.

07 March 2022, 12:38	#18
Lyverbe Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Age: 55 Posts: 68	Thank you all for your nice comments. It's appreciated

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