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The LaVita Project

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Move up in the world of Los Bordes, a fictional city based on Las Vegas, by shmucking your way up the ladder. Make a name for yourself with the townsfolk and see where you can go in this open-world experience, deciding if you want to make good, bad or neutral choices. Get a job, manage your needs and live out your best (or worst) life in this unique life simulation game.

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Project Details

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LaVita Project Description

Move up in the world of Los Bordes, a fictional city based on Las Vegas, by shmucking your way up the ladder. Make a name for yourself with the townsfolk and see where you can go in this open-world experience, deciding if you want to make good, bad or neutral choices. Get a job, manage your needs and live out your best (or worst) life in this unique life simulation game.

Man Standing on Road Surrounded by Buildings with Purple Lighting
Man Standing on Road Surrounded by Buildings with Purple Lighting

Vision of Los Bordes

Move up in the world of Los Bordes, a fictional city based on Las Vegas, by shmucking your way up the ladder. Make a name for yourself with the townsfolk and see where you can go in this open-world experience, deciding if you want to make good, bad or neutral choices. Get a job, manage your needs and live out your best (or worst) life in this unique life simulation game.

Maintaining Yourself

Move up in the world of Los Bordes, a fictional city based on Las Vegas, by shmucking your way up the ladder. Make a name for yourself with the townsfolk and see where you can go in this open-world experience, deciding if you want to make good, bad or neutral choices. Get a job, manage your needs and live out your best (or worst) life in this unique life simulation game.

Man Standing on Road Surrounded by Buildings with Purple Lighting
Man Standing on Road Surrounded by Buildings with Purple Lighting

Surviving in the City

Move up in the world of Los Bordes, a fictional city based on Las Vegas, by shmucking your way up the ladder. Make a name for yourself with the townsfolk and see where you can go in this open-world experience, deciding if you want to make good, bad or neutral choices. Get a job, manage your needs and live out your best (or worst) life in this unique life simulation game.

Stabilizing Yourself

Move up in the world of Los Bordes, a fictional city based on Las Vegas, by shmucking your way up the ladder. Make a name for yourself with the townsfolk and see where you can go in this open-world experience, deciding if you want to make good, bad or neutral choices. Get a job, manage your needs and live out your best (or worst) life in this unique life simulation game.

Man Standing on Road Surrounded by Buildings with Purple Lighting
Man Standing on Road Surrounded by Buildings with Purple Lighting

Making Money in the City

Move up in the world of Los Bordes, a fictional city based on Las Vegas, by shmucking your way up the ladder. Make a name for yourself with the townsfolk and see where you can go in this open-world experience, deciding if you want to make good, bad or neutral choices. Get a job, manage your needs and live out your best (or worst) life in this unique life simulation game.

History

LaVita 2D Engine Test

1.0.0 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created Project

  • Created Top-Down Perspective

  • Created Player Character

  • Created Player Movement

  • Created Player Interaction

  • Created Environment Area

  • Created Day / Night Cycle

  • Created Dynamic Shadows

  • Created Interior / Exterior System

  • Created Walls, Windows, Doors, Floors and Ceilings

  • Created Furniture

  • Created Car

  • Created Job Environment

  • Created Interactable Objects

  • Created Job Cycle (Take Order, Cook Order, etc)

  • Created Customer NPC

  • Created Pathfinding for Customer NPC

  • Created NPC Interaction

  • ABANDONED PROJECT (in favor of 3D)

LaVita 3D Engine

CURRENT PROJECT

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1.0.0 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created Project

  • Created Full 3D Camera Perspective

  • Added Player Character

  • Added Player Movement

  • Added Player Interaction

  • Added Dynamic Shadows

  • Set Dynamic Animations

1.0.1 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added Rotating Sun

  • Created Time System

  • Created Shadow Casting / Receiving System

1.0.2 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added Sun Texture

1.0.3 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added Sunrise and Sunset

  • Created Dynamic Exposure System

  • Created Nighttime Lighting System

1.0.4 PRE-ALPHA

  • Changed Grass Texture

  • Changed Sun

1.0.5 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created Dynamic Lighting System

  • Created Shadow Interaction System

1.0.6 PRE-ALPHA

  • Changed Dynamic Lighting System

  • Changed Sun

1.0.7 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created Colored Lighting System

  • Changed Shadow Casting Systems

1.0.8 PRE-ALPHA

  • Changed Shadows

  • Fixed Dynamic Lighting

1.0.9 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created Buildings and City Objects

  • Created Menu System

  • Changed Graphics System

  • Added Sound

  • Added Music Tracks

1.0.10 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added Graphic Profiles

  • Added 3D Sound

  • Optimized Graphics Systems

  • Optimized Lighting Systems

  • Optimized Shadow Systems

1.0.11 PRE-ALPHA

  • Optimized... Everything

  • Enhanced Menu Systems

  • Fixed 3D Sound System

1.0.12 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created Open World System

  • Optimized... Everything Further

  • Enhanced Debugging Features

1.0.13 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added Dynamic Water

  • Optimized... Everything Even Further

1.0.14 PRE-ALPHA

  • Optimized Water System

  • Added Terrain Features

  • Added Scalable Mountains

1.0.15 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added Nature and Trees

  • Started Stress Tests

  • Optimized Graphics

1.0.16 PRE-ALPHA

  • Optimized Graphics

1.0.17 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added Cars and Driving

  • Optimized Everything

1.0.18 PRE-ALPHA

  • Changed Roads

  • Added Ramps and Terrain Height

  • Optimized Everything

1.0.19 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added Many More Buildings

  • Created Walls, Doors, Floors, Ceilings

  • Started Interior System

1.0.20 PRE-ALPHA

  • Optimized Interior System

  • Added More Road Types

  • Added 'Castle Del Bordes'

  • Added 'The Peabody Hotel & Casino'

1.0.21 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added More Trees and Nature

  • Optimized Everything

  • Finished Interior System

1.0.22 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added Even More Buildings

  • Added Even More Trees

  • Created Interactable Item System

  • Optimized Graphics

  • Optimized 3D Sound

1.0.23 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added More Cars

  • Added Car Speeds

  • Created Render Distance System

  • Optimized Shadow Casting

  • Optimized Sun Movement

1.0.24 PRE-ALPHA

  • Enhanced Render Distance System

  • Enhanced Menus

1.0.25 PRE-ALPHA

  • Optimized Graphics

1.0.26 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added More City Objects

  • Optimized Everything

1.0.27 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created Interaction System

  • Created Interaction Menu

  • Created Notification Menu

1.0.28 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created NPC System

1.0.29 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created NPC Interaction System

  • Optimized Interaction System

  • Optimized Graphics

1.0.30 PRE-ALPHA

  • Optimized Driving System

1.0.31 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created Needs System

1.0.32 PRE-ALPHA

  • Optimized Needs System

  • Optimized Player Animations

  • Optimized Interior System

1.0.33 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created District and Area Systems

  • Created Car Speed System

  • Optimized Time System

1.0.34 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created NPC Dialogue System

  • Optimized Everything

1.0.35 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created Dynamic Environment System

  • Added Gas and Maintenance to Cars

1.0.36 PRE-ALPHA

  • Optimized Road System

  • Added Particle Effects

  • Added Movement to Trees

1.0.37 PRE-ALPHA

  • Added First Person Perspective

LaVita 3D Engine Test

1.0.0 PRE-ALPHA

  • Created Project

  • Created 3D Engine Capabilities

  • Created 3D Materials

  • Created 3D Environment

  • Created 3D Top-Down Perspective

  • Created 3D Day / Night Cycle

  • Created 3D Dynamic Shadows
  • Created 2D Dynamic Shadows
  • Created Interior / Exterior System

  • Created Player Character

  • Created Player Movement

  • Created Dynamic Animation System

  • Created Player Interaction

  • Created Walls, Windows, Doors, Floors and Ceilings

  • Created Furniture

  • Created Cars

  • Created Nature

  • Created Full Environment Map

  • Created Hotel Environment

  • Created Castle Environment

  • Created Player Needs (Hunger, Energy, Bladder, etc)

  • Created Interactable Objects

  • ​Created Character Chooser

  • ABANDONED PROJECT (in favor of full 3D Camera)

Details

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