vasupdownloads.blogg.se

Vice and Virtue’s level design keeps the major paths and flow of a linear level while incorporating changes within the paths such as object placement, optional secondary paths, police blockades, new spawn points, varying weather, and changing the time of day. This style of design has been nicknamed Dynamic Linear Design (DLD). Vice and Virtue takes the open-world feel of sandbox games and combines them with the polished experienced provided by linear level design. Robbers must also use the blend-in ability if they expect to rob the bank without getting caught. If robbers kill a non-player civilian, the cop’s response time is shortened. When robbers discover and kill civilian players, time is added to the police response clock giving the robbers more time to rob and escape. Blending in with AI adds the following game mechanics: A unique gameplay element is introduced where players must blend in with a crowd that is mostly made of AI. Inside the bank, civilian players are intermixed with AI controlled civilians. When playing as a civilian, players must complete objectives that affect the cop’s response time.

Instead of waiting in a lobby, Cop players begin playing inside the bank as civilians. NPC’s react realistically to having a gun shoved in their face, or watching someone next to them die.īank Characters, Cops, and Robbers react realistically to different stages of the Heist.ĭuring the heist stage of the game, Robber players have a chance to get a drop on the bank before the Cops arrive. Intimidation system is used to influence other characters in the game On the street, AI will calculate their distance from the suspected threat, and weigh their options on whether they should duck, dive, or run for safety.Ī slew of AI roles such as maintenance men and civilian personas will fill the world out with a sense of realism.

AI will then assess the situation and decide if they should stay on the floor, or run for the door. Striking a security guard or the bank manager will shock bank patrons, while readied weapons and shots fired will cause fear and panic. When the robbers begin their assault, AI will act properly, according to the actions of the players. Ambient AI causes players on both sides of the law to interact with the city life in the game.Īs robbers enter a bank, AI will act normally as they would in an actual bank setting. In addition to a large AI-driven police force, four players take the role of police officers and SWAT team members to stop the robbery and protect civilians in the area.ĪI driven bystanders add an element of chaos to Vice and Virtue. Vice and Virtue: Bank Heist is a team based first-person shooter that offers an objective-based versus multiplayer experience where two teams of players each can take on the persona of a cop or a robber.Ī four-person robber team has several objectives throughout each campaign: Infiltrate the bank, get as much loot as you can carry, and fight your way out to escape.