August 1994 Data

This is a sub-page of Development:Blood.

To do:
Add the rest of the graphics and see if there are any differences (besides the obvious art change) of the maps from their November 1994 counterparts.

Some loose data (namely two maps and some tiles) from the development of Blood dated to August 1994 exists. This was mistakenly not included with the initial drop of prototype content in Patch 3.0 of Blood: Refreshed Supply but would be later added in Patch 3.1.

Maps#

There are two maps present in the August 1994 data; L1.MAP and M1.MAP. Both of these maps would later appear in the November 1994 prototype and are present in the (1994-08-07) folder of level_archive.zip.

The official release uses the November build with versions converted to the prototype's map format in order to make these levels playable.

L1#

Watch on YouTubeDated August 6th, 1994.

Present in the release as OLD_L1.MAP.

M1#

Watch on YouTubeDated August 7th, 1994.

Present in the release as OLD_M1.MAP.

Graphics#

The tiles are present in the release as OLD_TIL_.ART. Several graphics would have their tile numbers shuffled around by the November 1994 build, making it somewhat unclear for some of these if they had been scrapped with new graphics or received new designs.

Unchanged Graphics#

These graphics are unchanged from here to the November 1994 build. For any tiles of note, please see the November 1994 build's article.

Tile Number
August 1994
2
3
4
7
8
9-10
12
21-22
23-25
39
43
44
45
46
50
56
58
59
62
63
64-70
71-72
75
76
77
78
79
81
82
84
86
87
88
89
90-93
94
95
96
97
98
100
128
129
133-134
135
138
139
141
142
143
144
145
147
148
149
150-151
153
154
159
163
166-169
170-173
256-258
509
510
511
512
513
516-518
768-805

Changed Sprites#

Note: in the "Tile Number" section, the first one is for the August data, and the second one is for the November build. Any graphics with "N/A" denote graphics that were removed in the final game.

August 1994	November 1994	Final	Tile Number	Notes
file:BloodAug94-0051.png	file:BloodNov94-0056.png	N/A	51 / 56
file:BloodAug94-0052.png	file:BloodNov94-0057.png	N/A	52 / 57
file:BloodAug94-0054.png	file:BloodNov94-0008.png	N/A	54 / 8
file:BloodAug94-0061.png	file:BloodNov94-0013.png	N/A	61 / 13
			131 / 714	Completely new sprite.
			146 / 685	Skull and grass were redrawn.
			152 / 534
			160 / 519	The August 1994 design resembles the final, but it was made smaller in the November 1994 build, before it got reverted by the December 1995 build. This is the only item present here that would end up in the final release.
file:BloodAug94-0180.png file:BloodAug94-0181.png file:BloodAug94-0182.png	file:BloodNov94-0601.png file:BloodNov94-0602.png file:BloodNov94-0603.png	file:Blood-0601.png file:Blood-0602.png file:Blood-0603.png	180-182 / 601-603

Removed Sprites#

Graphics that were removed from the game by November 1994. It is possible some of these may have become other sprites, but it is hard to say for certain.

Graphic	Tile Number	Notes
file:BloodAug94-0000.png file:BloodAug94-0001.png	0-1	Resembles the final designs more than the designs that were retained.
file:BloodAug94-0019.png file:BloodAug94-0020.png	19-20
file:BloodAug94-0155.png	155	Seemingly a key sprite.
file:BloodAug94-0157.png	155	Maybe became tile 340?

Skybox Texture#

Tile 512 is a skybox texture that was removed from the game. It depicts various mountains with a cloudy night sky. Considering its similarity and placement between the Apogee logo and the Pitchfork's first sprite, this appears to be an early version of the mountain skybox seen in later prototypes.

Large Grid#

Tile 806 is a large green and red grid. It is unclear what its intended purpose was. It was completely removed from the game by the November 1994 prototype.