<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
War	I-Application
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Apogee	O
Software	O
(	O
now	O
3D	O
Realms	O
)	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	B-Application
remake	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Interceptor	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Apogee	O
Games	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
titled	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
:	O
The	B-Application
HUNT	I-Application
Begins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
began	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
game	O
to	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
but	O
was	O
soon	O
altered	O
and	O
became	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
modified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
engine	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
supposed	O
to	O
be	O
called	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
II	O
:	O
the	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taradino	O
Cassatt	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
character	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
has	O
average	O
statistics	O
:	O
average	O
hit	O
points	O
,	O
average	O
speed	O
,	O
average	O
accuracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
"	O
Hunter	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
a	O
"	O
prey	B-Application
"	O
player	O
with	O
no	O
weapons	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
hunted	O
by	O
the	O
rest	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
early	O
stages	O
of	O
development	O
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
was	O
initially	O
meant	O
to	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
II	O
:	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
presence	O
of	O
the	O
Walther	O
PP	O
pistol	O
,	O
the	O
MP	O
40	O
submachine	O
gun	O
,	O
the	O
Bazooka	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
outfits	O
worn	O
by	O
the	O
enemies	O
allude	O
to	O
Nazi	O
Germany	O
and	O
imply	O
the	O
original	O
aforementioned	O
intent	O
for	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
ROTT	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
began	O
its	O
life	O
as	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
(	O
though	O
it	O
reportedly	O
shares	O
some	O
similarities	O
with	O
Hall	O
's	O
"	O
Doom	B-Application
Bible	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
laid	O
out	O
Hall	O
's	O
conception	O
of	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
Doom	B-Application
and	O
even	O
shares	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
protagonists	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
working	O
titles	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
Wolfenstein	O
II	O
and	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
:	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
game	O
engine	O
code	O
as	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
and	O
have	O
new	O
levels	O
,	O
art	O
,	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
suspected	O
that	O
this	O
was	O
because	O
id	O
Software	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
draw	O
the	O
spotlight	O
away	O
from	O
their	O
upcoming	O
game	O
,	O
Doom	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
new	O
plan	O
:	O
having	O
developed	O
nuclear	O
weapons	O
and	O
new	O
V-3	O
rockets	O
to	O
carry	O
them	O
,	O
they	O
plan	O
to	O
get	O
a	O
stranglehold	O
on	O
the	O
world	O
with	O
the	O
threat	O
of	O
Armageddon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
design	O
uses	O
90-degree	O
walls	O
and	O
unvarying	O
floor	O
and	O
ceiling	O
heights	O
in	O
individual	O
maps	O
,	O
limitations	O
that	O
are	O
vestiges	O
of	O
the	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
engine	O
also	O
includes	O
features	O
not	O
possible	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
engine	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
elevation	O
,	O
panoramic	O
skies	O
,	O
simulated	O
dynamic	O
lighting	O
,	O
fog	O
,	O
bullet	O
holes	O
,	O
breakable	O
glass	O
walls	O
,	O
and	O
level-over-level	O
environments	O
(	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
"	O
gravitational	O
anomaly	O
disks	O
"	O
,	O
suspended	O
objects	O
that	O
collectively	O
form	O
stairs	O
,	O
floors	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
layouts	O
were	O
created	O
with	O
Tile	O
Editor	O
version	O
5	O
(	O
TED5	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
with	O
"	O
Extreme	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
"	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
customize	O
their	O
own	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
behind	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
called	O
itself	O
The	O
Developers	B-Application
of	I-Application
Incredible	I-Application
Power	I-Application
(	O
DIP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
name	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Tom	O
Hall	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
ROTT	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
members	O
of	O
DIP	O
included	O
Mark	O
Dochtermann	O
,	O
Jim	O
Dosé	O
,	O
Steve	O
Hornback	O
,	O
Chuck	O
Jones	O
,	O
Nolan	O
Martin	O
,	O
Tim	O
Neveu	O
,	O
William	O
Scarboro	O
,	O
Joseph	O
Selinske	O
,	O
Susan	O
Singer	O
,	O
and	O
Marianna	O
Vayntrub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
was	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
released	O
by	O
DIP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
second	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
planned	O
,	O
Prey	B-Application
,	O
never	O
took	O
off	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
title	O
and	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
design	O
were	O
eventually	O
recycled	O
by	O
Human	O
Head	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
cuts	O
survived	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
ROTT	B-Application
Reject	O
Level	O
Pack	O
(	O
stages	O
that	O
were	O
cut	O
)	O
and	O
some	O
artwork	O
(	O
some	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
on	O
the	O
CD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
most	O
Apogee	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
distributed	O
as	O
shareware	B-License
,	O
with	O
the	O
first	O
episode	O
released	O
for	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shareware	B-License
episode	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
ten	O
original	O
levels	O
,	O
is	O
titled	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
:	O
The	B-Application
HUNT	I-Application
Begins	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Deluxe	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
,	O
marketed	O
in	O
retail	O
by	O
LaserSoft	O
,	O
contains	O
three	O
extra	O
levels	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
extra	O
multiplayer	O
levels	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
on	O
any	O
other	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
GOG.com	O
through	O
DOSBox	B-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
compatible	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
Apogee	O
released	O
a	O
Reject	O
Level	O
Pack	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
serious	O
attempts	O
at	O
levels	O
(	O
one	O
even	O
attempted	O
to	O
recreate	O
a	O
popular	O
deathmatch	O
level	O
((1-5 )	O
from	O
Doom	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
were	O
not	O
(	O
like	O
one	O
played	O
inside	O
the	O
popular	O
character	O
Dopefish	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
an	O
official	O
retail	O
add-on	O
level	O
pack	O
released	O
by	O
Apogee	O
for	O
ROTT	B-Application
entitled	O
Extreme	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
also	O
released	O
in	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
levels	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaining	O
materials	O
on	O
the	O
Extreme	O
ROTT	B-Application
CD	O
were	O
released	O
as	O
freeware	B-License
online	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
ROTT	B-Application
Goodies	O
Pack	O
"	O
on	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
level	O
packs	O
released	O
from	O
Apogee	O
,	O
including	O
Lasersoft	O
Deluxe	O
Shareware	B-License
Maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
released	O
shareware	B-License
packs	O
,	O
except	O
that	O
they	O
include	O
six	O
exclusive	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
was	O
a	O
level	O
called	O
"	O
Wolf3D	B-Application
"	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
done	O
by	O
Siegler	O
as	O
an	O
exercise	O
to	O
see	O
if	O
he	O
could	O
replicate	O
the	O
level	O
geography	O
from	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
in	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
,	O
as	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
same	O
basic	O
game	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
level	O
copies	O
the	O
complete	O
level	O
geography	O
from	O
Episode	O
1	O
Level	O
1	O
of	O
Wolfenstein	B-Application
3D	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
posted	O
for	O
download	O
at	O
the	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
page	O
on	O
the	O
Apogee	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
source	O
code	O
to	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
GNU	B-License
GPL-2.0-or-later	I-License
on	O
20	O
December	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
ported	O
it	O
to	O
AmigaOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
homebrew	O
)	O
and	O
32-bit	O
versions	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Fedora	O
software	O
repository	O
,	O
which	O
downloads	O
the	O
free	O
source	O
port	O
engine	O
used	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
installer	O
which	O
downloads	O
the	O
shareware	B-License
version	O
's	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
during	O
3D	O
Realms	O
 '	O
"	O
Realms	O
Deep	O
2020	O
"	O
livestream	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
shown	O
running	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
confirmed	O
for	O
modern	O
platforms	O
(	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
)	O
for	O
a	O
2021	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Realms	O
Deep	O
2022	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
re-announced	O
as	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
:	O
Ludicrous	O
Edition	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Nightdive	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Apogee	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
New	O
Blood	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
platforms	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
assessed	O
that	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
is	O
an	O
entertaining	O
but	O
ultimately	O
undistinguished	O
Doom	B-Application
replica	O
which	O
fails	O
to	O
rank	O
with	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remarking	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
style	O
but	O
never	O
strays	O
far	O
enough	O
from	O
the	O
Doom	B-Application
herd	O
to	O
fully	O
break	O
free	O
"	O
,	O
he	O
gave	O
it	O
three	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
well	O
received	O
and	O
has	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
scores	O
of	O
respectively	O
49/100	O
and	O
49.00	O
%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Scott	O
Miller	O
said	O
that	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
would	O
be	O
remade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Rise	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Triad	I-Application
was	O
revealed	O
at	O
QuakeCon	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
designed	O
by	O
Frederik	O
Schreiber	O
and	O
his	O
company	O
Interceptor	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
GOG.com	O
.	O
</s>
