Computer Shopper - UK (2020-07)

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characterstowanderindependentlyandget
onwiththeirownstasks,ratherthanstandin
asinglespotreadytobediscovered.Itlent
extrarealismandwasseentogreat effect in
Beneath aSteel SkywithGilbert Lamb.This
also allowed for an interesting puzzle.
“The player could hack an elevatorusing
thein-game computer network LINC and
remove Lamb’s access,”Cecil says.

“His intentions were still totravel down,

but because you hacked his access he could

no longer do this. It changed how he behaved.”

Bydeploying the Virtual Theatre in

Beyond aSteel Sky,it will be possible to

subvert the game’s AI system on agrander

scale.The developer has also worked out a

waytostop non-player characters from

wandering too far,forcing players togo

looking for them in order toprogress, a

problem that emerged in Lure ofthe

Temptress (the solution: toconfinethem

to set arenas).

“We’re using the logic ofthe playersitting

down and saying, ‘well, Iknow I’ve got this

yellow gold PVD coating

(although there are only 1,970 of

those available). Roger Moore

wore one as James Bond in

LiveAndLetDie.Ifonly it could

actually rewind time...

WATCHOLDVHS

GOODIES

Hundreds of VHSand cassette

tapes from the 1990s and early

2000s have been added to an

already vast online archive so,

if your memory of old TV

shows feel as fuzzy as the

tapestheywere committed to,

then you can visit the VHS Vault

on the Internet Archive in the

hope of unearthing those

once-forgotten gems.

There are now more than

21,400 trailers, shows and

other captures, ranging from

afullmovie showing of

LesMisérablesfrom 1935 to

alook at ghost stories told

in and around Birmingham

(tinyurl.com/389retro3).

There’s also agood selection

of shows made by the BBC,

with content filterable by topic

and year.

If you enjoywhat you see,you

should also check out the rather

splendid TV Ark (www.tvark.org),

arecently relaunched online

museum dedicated to preserving

British TV idents, public

information films and old

television. Its thousands of clips

will keep you glued forhours.

stainless steel design back,
although it will cost you more
than £600 if you fancy having
it adorning your wrist.
The original sported an LED
display, which would light up
when the side button was
pressed, but the new version
incorporates ahybrid LED and
OLED panel, as well as sapphire
crystal glass with an anti-
reflective coating.
It’s also water resistant to
100 metres and it still looks
pretty amazing, particularly in

⬆Aswell as solving puzzles, alot of fun was to be

had by engaging in chat with non-player characters