<s>
Outcast	B-Application
is	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Appeal	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Infogrames	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
Appeal	O
developed	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
called	O
Outcast	B-Application
II	O
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Paradise	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
never	O
finished	O
due	O
to	O
bankruptcy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Outcast	B-Application
was	O
remastered	O
as	O
Outcast	B-Application
1.1	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
developers	O
reacquired	O
the	O
franchise	O
intellectual	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
a	O
remake	O
titled	O
Outcast	B-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Contact	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Outcast	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
New	I-Application
Beginning	I-Application
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Cutter	B-Application
Slade	I-Application
around	O
the	O
alien	O
world	O
of	O
Adelpha	O
in	O
a	O
third-person	O
or	O
first-person	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outcast	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
unique	O
way	O
to	O
save	O
games	O
,	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minutes	O
into	O
the	O
mission	O
,	O
an	O
alien	O
life	O
form	O
discovers	O
the	O
probe	O
and	O
damages	O
it	O
,	O
causing	O
an	O
unforeseen	O
backlash	O
of	O
energy	O
that	O
creates	O
a	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
,	O
threatening	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
briefed	O
on	O
the	O
situation	O
by	O
his	O
old	O
friend	O
Major	O
Vernon	O
,	O
former	O
U.S.	O
Navy	O
SEAL	O
Cutter	B-Application
Slade	I-Application
is	O
given	O
the	O
job	O
of	O
escorting	O
three	O
scientists	O
(	O
William	O
Kauffmann	O
,	O
Anthony	O
Xue	O
and	O
Marion	O
Wolfe	O
)	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
this	O
alien	O
world	O
to	O
repair	O
the	O
probe	O
and	O
close	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arriving	O
in	O
Adelpha	O
,	O
Cutter	O
is	O
separated	O
from	O
the	O
three	O
scientists	O
and	O
,	O
to	O
his	O
surprise	O
,	O
is	O
hailed	O
by	O
the	O
natives	O
as	O
their	O
messiah	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Ulukai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
directly	O
led	O
to	O
a	O
Talan	O
warrior	O
attacking	O
the	O
probe	O
on	O
sight	O
when	O
it	O
arrives	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
that	O
threatens	O
the	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
instructions	O
left	O
by	O
Kauffmann	O
,	O
Cutter	O
repairs	O
the	O
probe	O
and	O
strips	O
down	O
its	O
internals	O
so	O
he	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
vehicle	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
Earth	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
probe	O
was	O
expected	O
to	O
close	O
the	O
black	B-Application
hole	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outcasts	B-Application
graphics	O
engine	O
is	O
mainly	O
a	O
combination	O
of	O
a	O
ray	B-Algorithm
casting	I-Algorithm
(	O
heightmap	B-Data_Structure
)	O
engine	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
render	O
the	O
landscape	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
texture	O
mapping	O
polygon	B-Algorithm
engine	O
used	O
to	O
render	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Engine	O
Programming	O
"	O
section	O
of	O
the	O
credits	O
in	O
the	O
manual	O
has	O
several	O
subsections	O
related	O
to	O
graphics	O
,	O
among	O
them	O
:	O
"	O
Landscape	O
Engine	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Polygon	B-Algorithm
Engine	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Water	O
&	O
Shadows	O
Engine	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Special	O
effects	O
Engine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Outcast	B-Application
is	O
often	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
forerunner	O
of	O
voxel	B-Algorithm
technology	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
somewhat	O
misleading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
does	O
not	O
actually	O
model	O
three-dimensional	O
volumes	O
of	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
models	O
the	O
ground	O
as	O
a	O
surface	O
,	O
which	O
may	O
be	O
seen	O
as	O
being	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
voxels	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Outcast	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
,	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
voxel	B-Algorithm
engine	O
"	O
,	O
when	O
applied	O
to	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
a	O
ray	B-Algorithm
casting	I-Algorithm
engine	O
(	O
for	O
example	O
the	O
Voxel	B-Application
Space	I-Application
engine	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
engine	O
technology	O
page	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
website	O
,	O
the	O
landscape	O
engine	O
is	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Voxels	B-Algorithm
engine	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outcast	B-Application
features	O
effects	O
such	O
as	O
character	O
shadows	O
,	O
depth	O
of	O
field	O
,	O
bump	O
mapping	O
and	O
reflections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anti-aliasing	B-Algorithm
is	O
used	O
to	O
smooth	O
certain	O
texture	O
boundaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
heightmap	B-Data_Structure
engine	O
renders	O
reliefs	O
with	O
self-occlusion	O
,	O
motion	O
parallax	B-Device
,	O
and	O
silhouettes	O
(	O
but	O
no	O
shadowing	O
)	O
,	O
even	O
for	O
details	O
such	O
as	O
cobblestones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disadvantage	O
of	O
this	O
type	O
of	O
CPU-intensive	O
software-rendering	O
was	O
that	O
Outcast	B-Application
required	O
an	O
extremely	O
powerful	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
(	O
nothing	O
but	O
the	O
most	O
powerful	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Pentium	I-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
processors	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
500600MHz	O
range	O
)	O
and	O
massive	O
amounts	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
(	O
128megabytes	O
were	O
recommended	O
)	O
to	O
run	O
at	O
full	O
speed	O
and	O
maximum	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
(	O
512	O
x	O
384	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
used	O
in	O
Outcast	B-Application
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
proprietary	O
engine	O
codenamed	O
GAIA	O
,	O
for	O
Game	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
with	O
Agents	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
C++	B-Language
libraries	O
based	O
on	O
research	O
in	O
distributed	O
AI	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outcast	B-Application
features	O
a	O
high-quality	O
orchestral	O
score	O
composed	O
by	O
Lennie	O
Moore	O
and	O
performed	O
by	O
the	O
Moscow	O
Symphony	O
Orchestra	O
and	O
choir	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
Outcasts	B-Application
release	O
,	O
orchestral	O
game	O
scores	O
were	O
uncommon	O
,	O
and	O
Moore	O
's	O
achievement	O
was	O
hailed	O
as	O
"	O
absolutely	O
top-notch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
shelved	O
when	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
failed	O
commercially	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Outcast	B-Application
was	O
released	O
,	O
developer	O
Appeal	O
published	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
short	O
films	O
on	O
its	O
website	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Outcast	B-Application
Outtakes	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
also	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
DVD	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Outcast	B-Application
was	O
re-released	O
via	O
digital	O
distribution	O
by	O
GOG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
re-released	O
game	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
includes	O
fixes	O
for	O
several	O
of	O
problems	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
community-made	O
patch	O
that	O
negates	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
CPU	B-General_Concept
slowdown	O
program	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
generally	O
playable	O
on	O
modern	O
PCs	O
without	O
any	O
extra	O
troubleshooting	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
small	O
bug	O
(	O
"	O
Cyana	O
lighthouse	O
problem	O
"	O
)	O
was	O
fixed	O
later	O
by	O
the	O
fan	O
community	O
who	O
also	O
created	O
patches	O
which	O
allow	O
higher	O
display	B-General_Concept
resolutions	I-General_Concept
beyond	O
512	O
x	O
384	O
and	O
widescreen	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
a	O
Kickstarter	O
crowdfunding	O
campaign	O
was	O
launched	O
by	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
development	O
team	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
$	O
600,000	O
for	O
an	O
HD	O
remake	O
of	O
Outcast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Outcast	B-Application
was	O
remastered	O
as	O
Outcast	B-Application
1.1	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
later	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
and	O
Zoom	O
Platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outcast	B-Application
1.1	O
was	O
built	O
and	O
recompiled	B-Language
from	O
the	O
original	O
source	O
code	O
with	O
improved	O
stability	O
,	O
higher	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
support	O
(	O
max	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1920x1080	O
due	O
to	O
fixed-point	O
z-buffer	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
multi-threaded	B-Operating_System
rendering	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
remake	O
,	O
titled	O
Outcast	B-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Contact	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outcast	B-Application
sold	O
12,571	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
1999	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
tracking	O
firm	O
PC	O
Data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	O
sales	O
of	O
Outcast	B-Application
ultimately	O
reached	O
400,000	O
units	O
by	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
GamesRadar+	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
revolutionary	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
its	O
freedom	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
three-dimensional	O
open	O
world	O
preceded	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
by	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
and	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
named	O
Outcast	B-Application
the	O
best	O
adventure	O
game	O
of	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latter	O
publication	O
's	O
editors	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
a	O
slim	O
year	O
for	O
adventure	O
games	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
sure	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
in	O
no	O
way	O
should	O
diminish	O
the	O
achievement	O
of	O
Outcast.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
in	O
this	O
category	O
by	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Strategy	O
Plus	O
and	O
CNET	O
Gamecenter	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Gabriel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
3	I-Application
;	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
 '	O
"	O
Adventure/Role	O
-Playing	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
category	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Asheron	B-Application
's	I-Application
Call	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adam	O
Pavlacka	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
're	O
tired	O
of	O
FPS	O
madness	O
–	O
and	O
you	O
've	O
got	O
some	O
serious	O
horsepower	O
–	O
give	O
Outcast	B-Application
a	O
try	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Second	O
Contact	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
called	O
Outcast	B-Application
II	O
:	O
The	O
Lost	O
Paradise	O
,	O
was	O
originally	O
being	O
developed	O
by	O
Appeal	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PC	O
,	O
and	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
around	O
2003	O
the	O
fan-group	O
Eternal	O
Outcasts	B-Application
had	O
developed	O
a	O
free	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
called	O
Open	O
Outcast	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
initially	O
used	O
the	O
Gothic	B-Application
and	O
later	O
the	O
Crystal	B-Language
Space	I-Language
3D	O
engines	O
but	O
has	O
made	O
the	O
step	O
to	O
the	O
CryEngine	B-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
moved	O
to	O
CryEngine	B-Application
3	I-Application
to	O
be	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
game	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
mod	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Outcast	B-Application
:	O
Legacy	O
of	O
the	O
Yods	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
reflect	O
this	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
team	O
Eternal	O
Outcasts	B-Application
released	O
the	O
final	O
CryEngine	B-Application
3	I-Application
technical	O
demo	O
along	O
with	O
Steam	B-Application
Greenlight	O
submission	O
of	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
renamed	O
to	O
Legacy	O
of	O
the	O
Yods	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
word	O
Outcast	B-Application
was	O
removed	O
to	O
avoid	O
copyright	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
announced	O
an	O
official	O
sequel	O
titled	O
Outcast	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
A	I-Application
New	I-Application
Beginning	I-Application
,	O
is	O
scheduled	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
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