[WIP] BREACHED - A Virtual Reality experience.

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BREACHED

A British cold war submarine becomes damaged in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Helpless, it awaits rescue on the ocean surface. USSR operative Anatoly Oblonsky has been tasked with infiltrating the damaged vessel to steal sensitive nuclear intelligence before rescue arrives. 
BREACHED aims to provide players with an immersive and authentic experience of the infiltration of an enemy submarine in the midst of the Cold War. Slip in and out undetected, or leave no survivors. One thing is for sure; we will achieve Soviet nuclear supremacy, Comrade...



This thread will serve as an in-progress showcase of my work on my final degree project in fulfilment of my Games Art degree at University of Hertfordshire. 

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The game demo takes place on board HMS Alliance, a British vessel that served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War, and Cold War. The playable area of the ship included is the Forward Torpedo Room, Adjacent Mess Deck, and a fictional "Officer's quarters" that is in a different location than it is on the real ship, for gameplay reasons. Below is the initial block-out of the playable area.

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Initial video showing custom hands rigged to the Unreal Engine default VR hands' Skeleton (placeholder models taken from CGTrader, these will be replaced with Hi-fidelity glove models at a later time). You can also see an early "block-out" iteration of the Forward Torpedo Room.

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The first asset made for the forward torpedo room was this box that contains the Breathing Apparatuses for the crew. Most of my references for this project come from this handy "Street-View style" look at the interior of HMS Alliance [ https://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/inside-the-hms-alliance-p417/view/google/ ]. This was particularly helpful to me since I was unable to visit the real submarine in Gosport due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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Conducting research into the stealth-oriented weapons used by KGB and other Russian operatives, I found that the Pistolet Besshumnyy was widely used by secret operatives. This weapon is based on the well-known 'Makarov' system, but is not simply a silenced Makarov but a completely different weapon. The Pistolet Besshumnyy (PB) is the weapon available to the player to dispatch the crew of HMS Alliance.

Reference image (https://www.thefirearmblog.com)

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Lights and 'Torpedo Bracket' assets:



Reference:

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Some lighting tests done early on in the project: 

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MKVIII 21-Inch Torpedoes as used on the Alliance.

Ladder:

Trim Sheet for the floor details. In engine, these use Parallax Occlusion Mapping to achieve a nice depth effect.



Floor Trim Sheet Reference: 

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After a short BREACHED development hiatus to work on my Dissertation - here's an Imperial Typewriter made for the Officer's quarters. 

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Further progression on the Fwd. Torpedo room. 

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Ministry of Defence  TOP SECRET file asset. To find and recover this intelligence is the objective of the game.

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Early development of the Mess Deck area of the submarine; the guard patrols the hallway and must be dispatched by the player to continue through the ship. 

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A video of the gun with recoil and audio. 

littleclaude

A great looking project, will we have a playable demo? I love VR projects and this one is looking fantastic, great idea to theme it in this era. 

The type writer looks outstanding, any chance of some wireframes of any of the elements. 

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Thank you! Yes, a playable demo will be released upon completion - the gameplay is basic, but BREACHED is more of a VR experience than a game. Yes, I agree, I shall post wireframes going forward. 

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Agent Anatoly Oblonsky now has gloves, instead of the placeholder hands that have been shown so-far. A big improvement, I think! 

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Pleased with this section of the submarine. Here is the mess deck. Still a WIP, but taking its final shape.

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Initial state of the officer's quarters. I like the wooden panelling a lot! The safe is fully working in VR; you can turn the dial by-hand and open the door. The code for the safe is randomised upon starting the level, and is written down on a piece of paper somewhere in the room! Find that - and you can open the safe! 

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Starting to work on the submarine exterior environment. This is where the player will open the loading hatch and enter the submarine. The aim is to help expand the world of Breached in a way that doesn't use lots of time and resources. There will be two guards waiting on top of the submarine that must be shot before the player can progress. 

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The submarine exterior level is taking shape! I've been offered a job at a studio, so this university project is going to have to finish production a bit early. Therefore, expect to see the finished trailer sooner rather than later. 

A searchlight scours the surrounding seas for possible intruders (that's you) while a crew member walks the submarine's top deck. These are the first obstacles the player must pass before he can access the inside of the submarine.