💡 Inspirations [Devs Only]

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persian child in british army sneaking to steal medicine and food for farmers

vanguard ww2 museum – vanguard ww2 museum

https://themindcircle.com/persian-demons/

Off The Rails: The Forgotten Bastards of Iran

persian_gulf_command.pdf

Iran and Iraq during the Second World War

Leecturers:

https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/karl-singporewala-cosmos-memory-scale

https://www.soas.ac.uk/free-short-online-course-zoroastrianism-history-religion-and-belief

https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/narguess-farzad

https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/sarah-stewart

For UI

Check Out This Watercolor-Like Painterly 3D Scene Made with Blender

https://www.reddit.com/r/blender/comments/1ow3wat/house_sketch_made_by_me_fully_in_blender

Filter effect, perhaps for fantasy running out:

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2. Sanity & Failure States

• Sanity Meter: Overusing fantasy or being caught in the Nightmare drains Kurosh's Sanity.

• The Sanity Tax: Getting caught in the Nightmare results in a respawn at the last safe location but inflicts permanent Sanity damage for that level.

• Game Over: If Sanity is completely depleted, the player must restart the level. Sanity also determines the narrative ending (e.g., "Depressive" endings).

• Sanity Indication: To visualise the psychological toll, a camera filter mimics the effect of old film being heated or melted. As sanity falls, the "burning" distortion intensifies, significantly worsening the player's vision and increasing visual Artifacts (similar to path-traced Gaussian Splatting effects).

3. Perspective Shifts (Narrative Pacing)

The game consists of 7 to 9 levels. While Kurosh is the primary protagonist, approximately 2–3 levels switch perspectives to other family members (Kaveh or Darius).

• Genre Shift: These levels are non-stealth and focus on dialogue-heavy narrative and moral choices.

• Design Purpose: These serve as "breathers" for the player to process the story and reinforce the "Fractured Family" theme without the stress of the stealth mechanics.

Tom Hanks movie on Dungeons and Dragons

https://www.shadertoy.com/view/WXyfWh

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Singularity and Titanfall 2 Time jump (world change mechanics)

The most colourful Persian carpet styles are generally found in tribal and nomadic rugs, characterized by vibrant, natural dyes and bold, symbolic patterns. Key styles include Bakhtiari (garden panels), Qashqai (bright, geometric motifs), Gabbeh (thick, rustic with high-contrast colors), and Kerman (intense red/blue palettes). These rugs often feature rich reds, blues, greens, and yellow tones derived from natural sources.

https://nazmiyalantiquerugs.com/blog/persian-rug-colors-and-their-meanings/#:~:text=Double%20dyeing%20carpet%20threads%20with,honor%20to%20the%20Prophet%20Mohammed.

https://www.bakhtiyar.com/blog/2017/5/3/persian-rugs-the-weaving-process

https://www.houseofhaghi.co.nz/blogs/news/spotlight-on-persian-rugs-a-guide-to-styles-patterns-and-colours#:~:text=Tribal%20rugs,%20as%20the%20name,traditions%20of%20their%20respective%20tribes.

7 Types Of Tribal Persian Rugs | Catalina Rug