[UNUSED] Drawbridge

TwilightQueen · 27-12-20, 19:46

This time the focus is on unused entity 93, the Drawbridge.

Like the Springboard, the code for this entity was ported directly from TR2.
As expected, it works the exact same as it did in the previous iteration.

The Drawbridge uses SFX 184 when lowering, and SFX 185 when rising.

Video:

Topixtor · 27-12-20, 21:04

In TR2 a light source was hardcoded to appear when the drawbridge falls, is it the case in TR3 too? I didn't see any in the video

LateRaider · 27-12-20, 23:24

edit - never mind. thank you for your tr3 datamining.

TwilightQueen · 28-12-20, 17:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Topixtor

In TR2 a light source was hardcoded to appear when the drawbridge falls, is it the case in TR3 too? I didn't see any in the video

In TR2, this effect also happens with the Minisub (ID 66) and the Projectile Flames (ID 246, internally called by ID 34 - Flamethrower Guy and ID 22 - Dragon Bartoli).
It turns out the Drawbridge and the Minisub share the part of the code that handles their control, the Projectile Flames being treated separately.
The light makes sense when dealing with the Minisub, not so much with the Drawbridge.
Since the Drawbridge is used only twice, I think the devs didn't see fit to bother with that oversight.

It doesn't happen in TR3 because the part of the code that caused this effect was removed, even though both the Drawbridge and the Minisub (ID 96) wound up to go unused.
But at least it tells that the devs at one point seriously considered using the Drawbridge, so there is that.

AshesBorn · 28-12-20, 21:55

Why does the SFX for it sound like a small dog barking?

Kirishima · 29-12-20, 11:50

Because the bridge is powered by the tortured souls of all the dobermanns Lara killed last game... certainly not because the devs never got around to updating the sound ID the object uses. Serves them right for the amount of health they take. I'll see myself out now.

GameGlitcher77 · 29-12-20, 23:08

Was this unused because of the retextured drawbridge in the Temple Ruins wad???

Mahetus · 30-12-20, 07:07

Your finds are very helpful for TR3 builders, because they can now use this unused resources for his customs. Good job!

Teeth · 03-01-21, 22:13

...It's JUST occured to me that this object is used in TR1 as well, in Obelisk of Khamoon.

God I'm slow

27-12-20, 19:46	#1
TwilightQueen Hobbyist Join Date: Oct 2020 Posts: 30	[UNUSED] Drawbridge This time the focus is on unused entity 93, the Drawbridge. Like the Springboard, the code for this entity was ported directly from TR2. As expected, it works the exact same as it did in the previous iteration. The Drawbridge uses SFX 184 when lowering, and SFX 185 when rising. Video:

27-12-20, 23:24	#3
LateRaider Professor Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Ship Pierrson Posts: 2,888	edit - never mind. thank you for your tr3 datamining. __________________ "Come, let's get off this roof, and... I will buy you a milkshake." Last edited by LateRaider; 27-12-20 at 23:54.

28-12-20, 21:55	#5
AshesBorn Professor Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Estonia Posts: 3,833	Why does the SFX for it sound like a small dog barking? __________________ 'In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different' Coco Chanel

29-12-20, 23:08	#7
GameGlitcher77 Professor Join Date: May 2009 Location: I live on the East Coast of the U.S. Satisfied??? Posts: 3,027	Question??? Was this unused because of the retextured drawbridge in the Temple Ruins wad??? __________________ Working on my last few level ideas for Dxtre3D...

27-12-20, 21:04	#2
Topixtor Historian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Italy Posts: 302	In TR2 a light source was hardcoded to appear when the drawbridge falls, is it the case in TR3 too? I didn't see any in the video

29-12-20, 11:50	#6
Kirishima Explorer Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 544	Because the bridge is powered by the tortured souls of all the dobermanns Lara killed last game... certainly not because the devs never got around to updating the sound ID the object uses. Serves them right for the amount of health they take. I'll see myself out now.

30-12-20, 07:07	#8
Mahetus Student Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 131	Your finds are very helpful for TR3 builders, because they can now use this unused resources for his customs. Good job!

03-01-21, 22:13	#9
Teeth Archaeologist Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Bournemouth, Dorset, UK Posts: 1,969	...It's JUST occured to me that this object is used in TR1 as well, in Obelisk of Khamoon. God I'm slow