Rez (Dreamcast)

Rez
Developer: United Game Artists Publisher: Sega Platform: Dreamcast Released in JP: November 22, 2001 Released in EU: January 11, 2002 This game has unused graphics. This game has unused sounds. This game has unused text. This game has debugging material. This game has a hidden level select. This game has regional differences. This game has a prototype article

To do: Document the K-Project prototype.

Rez was a game developed late in the Dreamcast's life by United Game Artists, one of the last games before they were merged into Sonic Team.

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Prototype Info

Unused Textures

Several textures exist in the Test folder of the game, and go unused in normal gameplay. These textures do not fit in stylistically with any of the textures that do get used in the final game, and seem to be leftovers from early versions of the game before UGA went with the cyberspace theme.

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Unused Enemies

It is possible to spawn what seems to be a test enemy in the Venus boss battle, using the KODE debug mode. Interestingly, this enemy is the only one that actually has collision with the environment.

Unused Sounds

A sample from Underworld's song "Rez" exists in the files for Area 1. Most likely a remnant from when the game was going to use Underworld's music for this level.

Debug Mode

Gindows

Sega's Gindows debug system can be accessed in the final version of the game. The byte at 0x8C28E08D is part of the system flags (2C instead of 8C for Demul with Cheat Engine). This byte, when set to C5, enables the debug mode. This gives access to almost all debugging features of the prototype, with the exception of the Nindows debug mode.

A Japanese keyboard is recommended (slot 4). It is advised to use a Dreamcast mouse (slot 2), but you can use a regular controller instead. A is left click and B is right click, and you can use both the thumbstick and D-Pad to move the cursor.

Keyboard Commands

Key	Function
Tilde	Console
F1	Performance Window
F2	Memory Window
F3	Mainflow Editor
F4	GameInfo Window
F5	Camera Window
F6	Frame Stabilizer On/Off
F7	Variable Editor
F8	Free Camera
F9	System Window
F11	Reset Mainflow, Passflow and Gameflow Count
F12	Hides/Displays Debug Mode
Alt+F11	Loads Next Phase (In levels)
Print Screen	Debug Info
Scroll Lock	Advance Game by One Frame when Paused
Pause/Break	Pause Game
Alt+Tab	Switch Windows
Ctrl+1	Auto Stabilizer 1 [Smooth, Heavy Performance]
Ctrl+2	Auto Stabilizer 2
Ctrl+3	Auto Stabilizer 3
Ctrl+4	Auto Stabilizer 4
Ctrl+5	Auto Stabilizer 5 [Skips Frames, Lightest Performance]
P [In Level Select]	Unlock All Levels

Console

Accessible from the right click menu or by pressing the button under Escape, is a console menu. This prints very little information to the screen compared to the prototype.

Console Commands

Command	Function
Help	Gives a list of commands [Some are in Japanese]
CD	Change directory
Coloredit	Execute color edit window
Dumpwin	Execute memory dump window
Fullrange	'OK! OK!' Appears, Japanese when typed again
Heap_map	HeapMap view
Heap_overrun	Heap overrun check
Heapb_map	HeapBaseMap view
LS	List directory
Maxieditor	Draws grid on screen, saves Maxidat[Number] files to VMU
Palwin	Execute palette window
Play_log	Prints your play log from the flash memory
R_load	Replay load
R_save	Replay save
Varlist	Displays a list of variables and some descriptions
Varsearch	Search for variables
Varset	Set variables

Mainflow Editor

The Mainflow editor can be used to place enemies and edit the events in a level, and these can be saved to a VMU. If a valid Mainflow file is found on the VMU, this will be loaded instead of the file on disc.

Mainflow Keyboard Commands

Key	Function
N	New Command
K	Kill Selected Command
C	Mainflow Count Change
S	Save to VMU
D	Delete selected enemy
Page Up/Down	Change the Type of Command
Enter	Edit Command's Settings

Command Editor Keyboard Commands

Key	Function
V	Vector to Angle
A	Angle to Vector
C	Camera to Target
Shift+C	Target to Camera
M	Make
P	Disp On/Off
Ctrl+U	Undo
Ctrl+C	Copy to Buffer
CTRL+V	Copy from Buffer

Free Camera

Uses Player 1's Controller.

Button	Function
L+R	Camera Movement Speed [1.0, 10.0, 100.0, 0.1]
Thumbstick	Rotates Camera Clockwise/Anti-Clockwise
A	Lower Camera
X	Raise Camera
B	Rotate Camera Downwards
Y	Rotate Camera Upwards
D-Pad Up	Move Camera Forwards
D-Pad Down	Move Camera Backwards
D-Pad Left	Move Camera Left
D-Pad Right	Move Camera Right
Home	Reset Camera to 0,0,0

Variable Editor

The Variable Editor enables you to edit variables. This menu opens in Japanese but can be switched to English by clicking the HELP button. It can also be switched to a transparent mode by clicking on TRANS. You can save the current variables and load them from VMU using the Save_Variable and Load_Variable options respectively.

Regional Differences

In the Japanese version of the game, the 'Travelling' mode is called 'Easy Rez'.

Oddities

Pressing F12 on a Dreamcast keyboard without enabling the debug mode will save the game. In both the prototype and final, the debug level select refers to a 'STG50'. This is missing in both versions.