LithTech

LithTech is a 3D engine for computer games developed by Monolith Productions in collaboration with Microsoft . Monolith later formed a separate company, LithTech Inc., to further improve the engine's technology. Today the former LithTech Inc. is better known as Touchdown Entertainment. A large number of game developers, including Monolith itself, have since used the advanced engine mainly for first person shooters . Competitors in this segment are, for example, the Quake or Unreal engine. The LithTech Engine is still being developed today and is known in the latest version from 2005 as Jupiter Extended or Jupiter EX.

Games with LithTech

The following list of games with the LithTech engine is only a selection. If not otherwise stated, the game was developed by Monolith Productions itself.

LithTech Cobalt

No One Lives Forever (PlayStation 2) (2000)

RealArcade LithTech / LithTech ESD

Tex Atomic's Big Bot Battles (2001)
Super Bubble Pop by Zombie Studios (2001)

LithTech 2.4

MTH Railking Model Railroad Simulator by Incagold (2001)
Global Operations of Barking Dog Studios (now Rockstar Vancouver ) (2002)

LithTech Talon

Aliens versus Predator 2 (2001)
- Aliens versus Predator 2 - Primal Hunt by Third Law Interactive (2002)
Purge by Tri-Synergy (2002)
Might and Magic IX: Writ of Fate by New World Computing (2002)
Western Outlaw: Wanted Dead or Alive by Jarhead Games (2002)
Nina Agent Chronicles by City Interactive (2003)
Marine Sharpshooter 1 from Jarhead Games (2003)
Marine Sharpshooter 2 from Jarhead Games (2004)
Lost Planet Rage of the Machines also known as MARCH !: Offworld Recon by Buka Entertainment (2004)

LithTech Jupiter

No One Lives Forever 2 (2002)
Rubies of Eventide by Cyberwar (now Mnemosyne) (2002)
Sniper: Path of Vengeance by Xicat (2002)
Contract JACK (2003)
Gods and Generals by Anivision (2003)
Mysterious Journes II: Chameleon of Detalion (2003)
Mob Enforcer of Touchdown Entertainment (2004)
Sentinel: Descendants in Time by Detalion (2004)
Battlestrike Call to Victory or World War II Sniper: Call to Victory by Jarhead Games (2005)
Terrorist Takedown Conflict in Mogadishu or Army Ranger: Mogadishu by Jarhead Games (2005)
Sudden Attack by GameHi (2005)
Face of Mankind by Duplex Systems (2006)
TerraWars: New York Invasion by Ladyluck Digital Media (2006)
Combat Arms by Doopic Studios (2005)
Crossfire by SG Interactive (2007)

LithTech Triton

A separate version of the 'Jupiter' engine called 'LithTech Triton' was specially designed for the title TRON 2.0 . Triton combined the expanded rendering possibilities of Jupiter with additional special effects and other innovations, such as the third person perspective and a new physics system for vehicles. This was especially used in the Light Cycles races and improved the multiplayer aspect of the title. These extensions found their way into later versions of the Jupiter and Jupiter Extended (EX) engine.

TRON 2.0 (2003)

LithTech Discovery

The Matrix Online (2005)

LithTech Jupiter Extended (EX)

The Jupiter Extended (EX) engine was created by Monolith for the action shooter FEAR . The engine supports so-called per-pixel lighting , which means that light and shadow effects can be displayed extremely realistically. The engine also works with DirectX 9 and DirectX 8 effects. Compatibility with older systems is therefore given. The engine is trimmed to Pixel-Shader 2.0, but also works well with version 1.3, although there are some graphics errors.

FEAR (2005)
- FEAR Extraction Point (2006)
- FEAR Mission Perseus (2007)
Condemned: Criminal Origins (2005) (Confiscated in Germany according to §131 StGB)
Terrorist Takedown 2 of City Interactive (2008)
Condemned 2 - Bloodshot (2008)
Crimes of War of City Interactive (2008)
Mortyr: Operation Blitzsturm by City Interactive (2008)
FEAR 2: Project Origin (2009)
Code of Honor 2
Code of Honor 3
SAS Secure Tomorrow

Features

The engine is a powerful DirectX 9 renderer with a large number of effects:

Vertex and pixel shaders
Particle Effects
Realistic water effects
Dynamic texture effects
Decals
Model and animation modules
Projected model shadows

Integrated modules:

Artificial intelligence
Game Object Manager
Network module
Havok physics engine

LithTech

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