Editing Mosaic (cancelled Bungie project)

{{Title|Mosaic}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
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|canceldate=Early [[1994]]
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{{Quote|The development name of the new project is Mosaic. Anybody that thought Pathways was cool will most definitely need a change of underwear when they see this new thing.|[[Jason Jones]]{{Ref/Site|Id=JJInt93|URL=http://pid.bungie.org/IMGjasoninterviewOct93.html|Site=Bungie.org|Page=Inside Mac Games Archive - Interview: Bungie's Jason Jones|D=9|M=3|Y=2022}}}}

'''''Mosaic''''' was the codename of a video game project under development at [[Bungie]], starting some time in [[1993]] after the release of ''[[Pathways into Darkness]]''. [[Jason Jones]] was a lead programmer on the project. Ultimately, ''Mosaic'' was cancelled due to the poor reception of the first demo of ''[[Marathon]]'', which spurred Bungie to focus their resources on the latter title.{{Ref/Reuse|JJInt93}}{{Ref/Site|Id=MakingOfPathways|URL=http://pid.bungie.org/IMGmakingofPID.html|Site=Bungie.org|Page=Inside Mac Games Archive - The Making Of: Pathways into Darkness|D=9|M=3|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Site|Id=MarathonScrapbook|URL=http://marathon.bungie.org/scrapbook/pages/page03.htm|Site=Bungie.org|Page=Marathon Scrapbook, Page 3|D=9|M=3|Y=2022}}

==Development==
''Mosaic'' was conceived after the release of ''[[Pathways into Darkness]]'', to address a number of shortcomings that Bungie felt were present in their previous title. Namely, the lack of [[Wikipedia:Texture mapping|texture mapping]] on floors and cielings, the low rendering [[Wikipedia:Display resolution|resolution]] required to achieve acceptable [[Wikipedia:Frame rate|framerates]] on lower-end [[Wikipedia:Macintosh|Macintosh]] hardware, and the simplistic enemy AI.{{Ref/Reuse|JJInt93}} The game promised higher speeds on slower machines and "more action", when compared with ''Pathways''.{{Ref/Reuse|MakingOfPathways}} During the latter half of [[1993]], Bungie co-founder and primary programmer [[Jason Jones]] divided his time between ''Mosaic'' and ''Marathon'', another 3D FPS project with similar goals, initiated after the completion of ''Pathways''.{{Ref/Reuse|MarathonScrapbook}}

The key focus of ''Mosaic'' was its improved AI system. Bungie aimed to achieve greater variety in the way the game's enemies responded to the player, compared with ''Pathways''. Jones described wanting the enemies to have behaviours including the ability to talk to and parlay with the player, and running away when facing the player alone, in order to gather up more enemies and return to attack the player. Additionally, the enemies were to be more sensitive of the current context and environment, such as being being aware of when they are in the player's line of sight, when they outnumber the player or are outnumbered themselves, etcetera. The enemies would then react accordingly to these parameters. Enemies would also have varying levels of intelligence, with some being dumber and more comparable to those in ''Pathways'', while others were smarter, with a sense of fear and self-preservation, and the ability to cooperate with one another. Jones hoped that this variety would give each of the monster types their own personality, and allow the player to have different relationships with each of them, feeling complete contempt for some while being scared of others.{{Ref/Reuse|JJInt93}}

Both ''Marathon'' and ''Mosaic'' were slated to have demos at [[Wikipedia:Macworld/iWorld|Macworld]] [[Wikipedia:San Francisco|San Francisco]] in [[1994|January 1994]],{{Ref/Reuse|JJInt93}} but ultimately only ''Marathon'' had a playable demo ready by that time. Entitled ''Marathon Zero'', the demo was created in an overhauled and improved version of ''Pathway into Darkness''{{'}} engine. However, the general public was unimpressed with the game, dismissing it as ''Pathways'' but with minor cosmetic enhancements. Dismayed by this reaction but determined to salvage ''Marathon'', [[Bungie]] focussed all their efforts on the game after returning from the trade show, and consequently Jones abandoned ''Mosaic'' and devoted his full attention to ''Marathon''. Jones was reportedly reluctant to discuss ''Mosaic'' after its cancellation.{{Ref/Reuse|MarathonScrapbook}}

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 Both ''Marathon'' and ''Mosaic'' were slated to have demos at [[Wikipedia:Macworld/iWorld|Macworld]] [[Wikipedia:San Francisco|San Francisco]] in [[1994|January 1994]],{{Ref/Reuse|JJInt93}} but ultimately only ''Marathon'' had a playable demo ready by that time. Entitled ''Marathon Zero'', the demo was created in an overhauled and improved version of ''Pathway into Darkness''{{'}} engine. However, the general public was unimpressed with the game, dismissing it as ''Pathways'' but with minor cosmetic enhancements. Dismayed by this reaction but determined to salvage ''Marathon'', [[Bungie]] focussed all their efforts on the game after returning from the trade show, and consequently Jones abandoned ''Mosaic'' and devoted his full attention to ''Marathon''. Jones was reportedly reluctant to discuss ''Mosaic'' after its cancellation.{{Ref/Reuse|MarathonScrapbook}}
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