At one point they were flogging themselves over recreating the exact wood grain in the panels of one of the rooms from contemporary photographs. Honor & Glory have committed themselves to a fully-realised digital recreation, right down to the cutlery on the tables, the coat hooks in the reception room alcoves, the deepest corners of the coal bunkers and the dusty recesses of the cupboard draws in the Second Electrician's cabin. And that's a perfectly sensible way of building a game environment on the Titanic. If anyone remembers the old 1990s point-and-click adventure game 'Titanic: Adventure Out of Time', that included a perfectly serviceable recreation of the major parts of the ship, but only covered about half the actual interior space and used a lot of generic copy/paste elements and parts that were altered or simplified for technical and gameplay reasons. They are at risk of the 'infinite coastlines' problem (that it's impossible to arrive at a conclusive figure for how long the UK's coastline is because it depends entirely to what accuracy and detail you measure it).
The surviving plans don't by any means cover everything so some parts have had to be recreated by educated 'guesswork' from studying other H&W ships of the period, and in some cases their attempts to recreate the ship from the plans has clashed with the photographic evidence of the real thing. It's not just a case of rebuilding the ship from the published deck plans - they've had to do serious historical research into all the fixtures, fittings and furniture. Honor & Glory is a seriously impressive piece of work, and the level of detail and commitment the team have is laudable. Their next ambition is a fully-realised 'real time sinking' experience, and after that comes any notion of a narrative game on top of those. I believe that their main goal for the initial release is simply the ship in its totality, with an educational slant so you learn about the ship and its story as you roam around.
But as a walk through being 100% accurate in size, scale and detail it's amazing on it own.It has been dropped - originally you were going to play a character and there was to be a narrative to take you through the voyage and the sinking, which included recreations of Harland & Wolff and Southampton as well.Īs the project has continued (and gone, way, way past its original projected release date - not something I have a problem with, by the way, as this is clearly a labour of love and the pay-off will be worth it) they've realised what a huge job simply building a full, all-nooks-and-crannies digital replica of the Titanic is and have scaled back the scope. **Beginning at $12 (+VAT if applicable) per month.There was early talk of there being a murder mystery that you had to solve before the Titanic hits and iceberg and sinks, so that may have been dropped. Unfinished areas, though few, have been left out for the sake of consistency and quality. Though DEMO 401 is free, you can show your support of this incredible endeavor by making a donation to the project or joining the THG Patreon for as little as $2 a month! A Patreon membership not only funds the reconstruction of Titanic but entitles you to special perks including early access to the THG Alpha.**Īll donations of any kind are greatly appreciated and to all those who have already contributed to this project, we thank you.
#Titanic honor and glory demo 401 full version
That same team is attempting to bring Titanic back to life with even more impressive detail and special gameplay features in the full version of TITANIC: HONOR & GLORY.
#Titanic honor and glory demo 401 free
The team responsible for this massive demo is composed of dedicated volunteers, many donating their free time after work or school to the project. As a “thank you” larger than the ship herself, we are releasing this incredible experience for free! Lovingly known as “MegaDemo,” our largest release ever is now available to explore! Featuring 30% of the RMS Titanic in unprecedented visual and historical detail, this demo contains every 1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class and crew space we have ever built in one massive level.*ĭEMO 401 was made possible thanks to years of generous support from our fans.
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