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then lookup the shadow-index in the shadowmap (i.e.say the pixel has the palette index (color) i.To get a shadow-color for a pixel do the following: So you can overwrite all of the data files with their decompressed counterpart.Įach Shadowmap is an array of 256 bytes. TH reads all of its file wether they are compressed or not. You can find a compressor/decompressor at the first link down below. Some of the Theme Hospital files are compressed with Rob Northern Compression (RNC). (Notice that by now it’s mostly unstructured and stuff is randomly thrown in) This page intends to describe the data format specification of Bullfrog’s Theme Hospital. Pick it up if you enjoy your sims with a side effect of silliness.Theme Hospital Format Specification General Information

Overall, Two Point Hospital is good value for its HK$200 price tag during the Steam New Year sale, happening right now. With punny illnesses like “Light-Headedness”, where the patient has a light bulb for a head that needs to be unscrewed, or “Pandemic” where someone has a literal pan stuck on their head, moving to the next level and seeing something new will always draw a chuckle, if not outright laughs. This type of level designing lends itself well to a fun experience, but might be too linear for the more hardcore simulation and management game connoisseur.īesides the well-designed game mechanics and interface, the writing is also a bright spot. ‘Resort Boss: Golf’ is a sandbox for designing the golf course of your dreams There may be a flood of a particular type of illness in one stage (forcing players to rebuild the hospital equipment for it) or an environmental hazard (like earthquakes) that can damage your machinery. The game divides itself into themed stages where each level has its own gimmick or unique problem to solve. Staff may also be trained in specialisations so they can operate more complex equipment, which leaves room for the cunning player to better optimise their hospital. Your staff, consisting of doctors, nurses, janitors and assistants, also need to kept happy to perform at peak efficiency.Ī new system in Two Point Hospital gives your staff skills, such as the ability to increase patient happiness, or to move more quickly.

'Resident Evil 2 Remake' is even scarier than the original 1998 survival-horror classic Īnd other things in your hospital need TLC, too.
