Earthsiege / technical investigation

Research reports

The notes behind the viewers and reconstruction: file formats, original-code comparisons, gameplay rules and the findings that changed our understanding of the engine.

Game versions and methods

Install media, executable revisions and the methods used to compare them.

Analysis completion auditdocs/ANALYSIS_STATUS.md Comparing the Earthsiege simulatorsdocs/SIMULATOR_VERSIONS.md Expansion catalogue and implementationdocs/EXPANSION_INTEGRATION.md Initialized original runtime and rendering referencesdocs/REFERENCE_CAPTURE.md Research and publication layoutdocs/RESEARCH_LAYOUT.md Research referencesdocs/REFERENCES.md Starting the Earthsiege 2 investigationdocs/EARTHSIEGE2_HANDOFF.md Supplied media and the expansiondocs/INSTALL_MEDIA.md What the Earthsiege expansion addsanalysis/releases/expansion-additions.md

Models and rendering

3Space models, transforms, shading, textures and the world around them.

Earthsiege 1 resource formatsdocs/FORMATS.md Environment renderingdocs/ENVIRONMENT.md Mission scenery inspectiondocs/SCENERY_BROWSER.md Model browser identities and equipmentdocs/MODEL_BROWSER.md Moving actors and scenery collisiondocs/COLLISION.md Original articulated animation channelsdocs/ANIMATION.md Original lightingdocs/LIGHTING.md Original software renderingdocs/RENDERING.md

Missions and combat

Mission construction, HERC systems, enemy behaviour and campaign progression.

Actor recognition and contact sharingdocs/PERCEPTION.md Arming and service-bay artworkdocs/ARMAMENT.md Authored mission and campaign fidelitydocs/MISSION_FIDELITY.md Campaign progression, results and saved careersdocs/CAMPAIGN.md Combat article: focused original-code checksdocs/COMBAT_ARTICLE.md Extended mission comparisonsdocs/AUTONOMOUS_VALIDATION.md Hangar repair and constructiondocs/HANGAR_SERVICE.md Mission launch state and random alternativesdocs/MISSION_LAUNCH.md Original actor behavior statesdocs/CONTROLLERS.md Profile and mount field cataloguedocs/PROFILE_FIELDS.md Runtime entry points and simulation pacingdocs/RUNTIME.md Spatial triggers and objective decisionsdocs/MISSION_RUNTIME.md World loading and starting actorsdocs/ACTORS.md

Interface, music and sound

Cockpits, shell screens, original fonts and sound hardware.

Cockpit multifunction displaysdocs/MULTIFUNCTION_DISPLAYS.md Explosion and debris creationdocs/EFFECTS.md Font resources and portable exportsdocs/FONTS.md Input and cockpit statedocs/INPUT.md Native music researchdocs/MUSIC.md Original shell screens and mission flowdocs/SHELL.md

Executable findings and verification

Code structure, development controls, resource coverage and remaining questions.

Build, language and library evidencedocs/BUILD_EVIDENCE.md Cheats, development keys and public reportsdocs/CHEATS_AND_DEVELOPMENT.md Component damage, hit volumes and shieldsdocs/DAMAGE.md Earthsiege 1 research - working recorddocs/WORKLOG.md HERC locomotion and aimingdocs/LOCOMOTION.md Original executable command-line optionsdocs/COMMAND_LINE.md Remaining-resource audit and consumer boundariesdocs/RESOURCE_AUDIT.md Sampled image fidelity investigationdocs/PIXEL_FIDELITY.md Weapon controls, power and projectile motiondocs/WEAPONS.md