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	=== Assets ===		=== Assets ===
			; Improved character models
			: 84 character models were improved with increased polygon counts and higher texture resolutions.<ref name="changelist"/>
			: The existing pipeline required Maya 4.5-specific plugins, so models recreated in Maya 2011 had first to be pulled in Maya 4.5 before being exported to the game.
			: The Stranger was increased from his 3161-polygon Xbox model<ref name="dev1pic"/> to a 20 000-polygon model by downgrading his 500 000-polygon CG model.<ref name="dev2"/>
			: The first Live Ammo model to be remade, the [[Fuzzle]] was remade from scratch because a high enough original model could not be found to work with.<ref name="dev2"/>

	=== Menus ===		=== Menus ===
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	<ref name="makingof">Caslin, Steven & Gilray, Stewart (28 January 2012). ‘[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-the-making-of-oddworld-strangers-wrath-hd The Making of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD]’ interview by Richard Leadbetter. Digital Foundry. Eurogamer.</ref>		<ref name="makingof">Caslin, Steven & Gilray, Stewart (28 January 2012). ‘[http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-the-making-of-oddworld-strangers-wrath-hd The Making of Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD]’ interview by Richard Leadbetter. Digital Foundry. Eurogamer.</ref>

			<ref name="dev1pic">Just Add Water (16 September 2010). ‘[http://www.oddworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/StrangerComparison1.jpg Stranger Variations]’, image in ‘[http://www.oddworld.com/2010/09/strangers-wrath-hd-dev-diary-1/ Stranger’s Wrath HD – Dev Diary 1]’. Oddworld Inhabitants and Just Add Water websites.</ref>

			<ref name="dev2">Just Add Water (8 October 2010). ‘[http://www.oddworld.com/2010/10/strangers-wrath-hd-dev-diary-2/ Stranger’s Wrath HD – Dev Diary 2]’ by Antony Ward. Oddworld Inhabitants and Just Add Water websites.</ref>

	</references>		</references>
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Max at 21:37, 22 January 2012

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	'''''Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD''''' is a remastered version of the original 2005 [[Xbox]] game ''[[Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath]]''. It was developed by [[Just Add Water]] and published by [[Oddworld Inhabitants]]. ~~The game~~ was released on the [[PlayStation Network]] for [[PlayStation 3]] in December 2011 and will be released for [[PC]] and [[PlayStation Vita]] in 2012.		'''''Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD''''' is a remastered version of the original 2005 [[Xbox]] game ''[[Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath]]''. It was developed by [[Just Add Water]] and published by [[Oddworld Inhabitants]]. It was released on the [[PlayStation Network]] for [[PlayStation 3]] in December 2011 and will be released for [[PC]] and [[PlayStation Vita]] in 2012.

	The game can also be referred to as '''Stranger’s Wrath HD''', '''Stranger HD''' or '''SWHD'''.		The game can also be referred to as '''Stranger’s Wrath HD''', '''Stranger HD''' or '''SWHD'''.

	== Changes ==		== Changes ==
	The ~~largest~~ changes made to ''Stranger’s Wrath HD'' are its increased video resolution and audio ~~quality~~, ~~updated~~ character and environment ~~polygon counts and texel densities, and redesigned graphical user interface. In addition,~~ a number of easter eggs and unlockable media galleries were added ~~to the game,~~ and refinements made to ~~its~~ achievements.<ref name="changelist"/>		The biggest changes made to ''Stranger’s Wrath HD'' are its increased video resolution and improved audio, character and environment quality; the menus were rebuilt based on original designs by Oddworld Inhabitants; a number of easter eggs and unlockable media galleries were added; and refinements were made to the game’s achievements and difficulty, including the introduction of difficulty settings.<ref name="changelist"/>

	=== Display ===		=== Display ===
	; Menus, gameplay and FMVs now run at 720p.		; Menus, gameplay and FMVs now run at 720p.
	: Except for the three fortune teller sequences,<ref name="oldteller"/> all the FMVs were re-rendered to achieve this.{{citation needed}}		: Except for the three fortune teller sequences,<ref name="oldteller"/> all the FMVs were re-rendered to achieve this.{{citation needed}}
	* Gameplay runs at 60 FPS, although slowdown is present in some areas.<ref name="slowdown1"/><ref name="slowdown2"/>		; 60 FPS
			: Gameplay almost constantly runs at 60 FPS, although slowdown is present in some areas.<ref name="slowdown1"/><ref name="slowdown2"/>
			; MLAA
			: Fullscreen anti-aliasing of gameplay.
			; Textured stamina and bounty bars<ref name="changelist"/>
			: Original unused textures were found in the code and activated.

	=== Assets ===		=== Assets ===


	=== Menus ===		=== Menus ===
	=== Extras ===		=== Extras ===
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	== History ==		== History ==
	Just Add Water announced ''Stranger HD'' on their website on 3 September 2010, reporting the game would be released digitally for PlayStation 3 at Easter 2011. The press release declared that the remaster would feature ‘<q cite="www.jawltd.com/?p=574">720p visuals; much more detail in the characters; normal mapping and self-shadowing; re-mastered dialogue, support for PlayStation®Move; and additional bonus material</q>’.<ref name="SWHDannounce"/>		Just Add Water announced ''Stranger HD'' on their website on 3 September 2010, reporting the game would be released digitally for PlayStation 3 at Easter 2011. The press release declared that the remaster would feature ‘<q cite="www.jawltd.com/?p=574">720p visuals; much more detail in the characters; normal mapping and self-shadowing; re-mastered dialogue, support for PlayStation®Move; and additional bonus material</q>’.<ref name="SWHDannounce"/>

	== Platforms ==		== Platforms ==
	Although the announcement of ''Stranger’s Wrath HD'' only explicitly named PlayStation 3 as a release platform,<ref name="SWHDannounce"/> within a month Just Add Water clarified that they were talking to Microsoft about releasing also on Xbox 360, but that the final decision was not theirs to make.<ref name="X360maybe"/> As of December 2011, this is still the case.<ref name="X360stillmaybe"/>		Although the announcement of ''Stranger’s Wrath HD'' only explicitly named PlayStation 3 as a release platform,<ref name="SWHDannounce"/> within a month Just Add Water clarified that they were talking to Microsoft about releasing also on Xbox 360, but that the final decision was not theirs to make.<ref name="X360maybe"/> As of December 2011, this is still the case.<ref name="X360stillmaybe"/>

	''Stranger HD'' can't be published on Xbox Live Arcade because XBLA titles have a 2GiB size limit,{{citation needed}} while the original ''Stranger's Wrath'' is 2.1GiB<ref name="X360maybe"/> and the HD remaster is 3.2GiB.{{citation needed}} The game can't be published through Games On Demand because Oddworld Inhabitants have not previously published on Xbox two videogames selling more than ten thousand units.{{citation needed}}		''Stranger HD'' can't be published on Xbox Live Arcade because XBLA titles have a 2GiB size limit,{{citation needed}} while the original ''Stranger's Wrath'' is 2.1GiB<ref name="X360maybe"/> and the HD remaster is 3.2GiB.{{citation needed}} The game can't be published through Games On Demand because Oddworld Inhabitants have not previously published on Xbox two videogames selling more than ten thousand units.{{citation needed}}

	Users who already own ''Stranger's Wrath'' on [[Steam]] will automatically have their game patched with the HD updates 2–3 months after the PlayStation 3 release,{{citation needed}} which is roughly the end of Q1 2012.		Users who already own ''Stranger's Wrath'' on [[Steam]] will automatically have their game patched with the HD updates 2–3 months after the PlayStation 3 release,{{citation needed}} which is roughly the end of Q1 2012.

	== References ==		== References ==
	<references>		<references>
	<ref name="SWHDannounce">Just Add Water (3 September 2010). ‘[http://www.jawltd.com/?p=574 Do be a Stranger – Oddworld returns!]’. News. Just Add Water official website.</ref>		<ref name="SWHDannounce">Just Add Water (3 September 2010). ‘[http://www.jawltd.com/?p=574 Do be a Stranger – Oddworld returns!]’. News. Just Add Water official website.</ref>

	<ref name="X360maybe">Just Add Water (27 September 2010). ‘[http://www.jawltd.com/?p=630 Xbox360 yes/no?]’. News. Just Add Water official website.</ref>		<ref name="X360maybe">Just Add Water (27 September 2010). ‘[http://www.jawltd.com/?p=630 Xbox360 yes/no?]’. News. Just Add Water official website.</ref>

	<ref name="X360stillmaybe">Alf (19 December 2011). [http://www.oddworld.com/?p=1190&cpage=2#comment-6897 Reply to comment by EEB] on ‘Stranger’s Wrath HD release dates’. Blog. Oddworld Inhabitants official website.</ref>		<ref name="X360stillmaybe">Alf (19 December 2011). [http://www.oddworld.com/?p=1190&cpage=2#comment-6897 Reply to comment by EEB] on ‘Stranger’s Wrath HD release dates’. Blog. Oddworld Inhabitants official website.</ref>

	<ref name="changelist">Just Add Water (17 November 2011). ‘[http://www.jawltd.com/?p=967 Stranger’s Wrath HD – Development Complete!]’. News. Just Add Water website.</ref>		<ref name="changelist">Just Add Water (17 November 2011). ‘[http://www.jawltd.com/?p=967 Stranger’s Wrath HD – Development Complete!]’. News. Just Add Water website.</ref>

	<ref name="oldteller">H., Vaughn (20 December 2011). ‘[http://thegamershub.net/2011/12/oddworld-strangers-wrath-review/ Oddworld: Strangers Wrath Review]’, paragraph 4. TheGamersHub.</ref>		<ref name="oldteller">H., Vaughn (20 December 2011). ‘[http://thegamershub.net/2011/12/oddworld-strangers-wrath-review/ Oddworld: Strangers Wrath Review]’, paragraph 4. TheGamersHub.</ref>

	<ref name="slowdown1">Lee, Dan (20 December 2011). ‘[http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/12/20/oddworld-strangers-wrath-hd-review/ Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD Review]’, paragraph 15. TheSixthAxis.</ref>		<ref name="slowdown1">Lee, Dan (20 December 2011). ‘[http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/12/20/oddworld-strangers-wrath-hd-review/ Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD Review]’, paragraph 15. TheSixthAxis.</ref>

	<ref name="slowdown2">Feltham, Jamie (20 December 2011). ‘[http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2011/12/20/review-oddworld-strangers-wrath-hd-ps3/ Review / Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD (PS3)]’, paragraph 11. That VideoGame Blog.</ref>		<ref name="slowdown2">Feltham, Jamie (20 December 2011). ‘[http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2011/12/20/review-oddworld-strangers-wrath-hd-ps3/ Review / Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD (PS3)]’, paragraph 11. That VideoGame Blog.</ref>

	</references>		</references>
	[[Category:Oddworld videogames]]		[[Category:Oddworld videogames]]

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	== Changes ==		== Changes ==
	The largest changes made to Stranger’s Wrath HD are its increased video resolution and audio quality, updated character and environment polygon counts and texel densities, and redesigned graphical user interface. In addition, a number of easter eggs and unlockable media galleries were added to the game, and refinements made to its achievements.		The largest changes made to ''Stranger’s Wrath HD'' are its increased video resolution and audio quality, updated character and environment polygon counts and texel densities, and redesigned graphical user interface. In addition, a number of easter eggs and unlockable media galleries were added to the game, and refinements made to its achievements.<ref name="changelist"/>

			=== Display ===
			; Menus, gameplay and FMVs now run at 720p.
			: Except for the three fortune teller sequences,<ref name="oldteller"/> all the FMVs were re-rendered to achieve this.{{citation needed}}
			* Gameplay runs at 60 FPS, although slowdown is present in some areas.<ref name="slowdown1"/><ref name="slowdown2"/>

	~~=== Output ===~~
	=== Assets ===		=== Assets ===
	=== Menus ===		=== Menus ===
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	<ref name="X360stillmaybe">Alf (19 December 2011). [http://www.oddworld.com/?p=1190&cpage=2#comment-6897 Reply to comment by EEB] on ‘Stranger’s Wrath HD release dates’. Blog. Oddworld Inhabitants official website.</ref>		<ref name="X360stillmaybe">Alf (19 December 2011). [http://www.oddworld.com/?p=1190&cpage=2#comment-6897 Reply to comment by EEB] on ‘Stranger’s Wrath HD release dates’. Blog. Oddworld Inhabitants official website.</ref>

			<ref name="changelist">Just Add Water (17 November 2011). ‘[http://www.jawltd.com/?p=967 Stranger’s Wrath HD – Development Complete!]’. News. Just Add Water website.</ref>

			<ref name="oldteller">H., Vaughn (20 December 2011). ‘[http://thegamershub.net/2011/12/oddworld-strangers-wrath-review/ Oddworld: Strangers Wrath Review]’, paragraph 4. TheGamersHub.</ref>

			<ref name="slowdown1">Lee, Dan (20 December 2011). ‘[http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/12/20/oddworld-strangers-wrath-hd-review/ Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD Review]’, paragraph 15. TheSixthAxis.</ref>

			<ref name="slowdown2">Feltham, Jamie (20 December 2011). ‘[http://www.thatvideogameblog.com/2011/12/20/review-oddworld-strangers-wrath-hd-ps3/ Review / Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD (PS3)]’, paragraph 11. That VideoGame Blog.</ref>

	</references>		</references>
	[[Category:Oddworld videogames]]		[[Category:Oddworld videogames]]

Max at 14:35, 27 December 2011

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 '''''Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD''''' is a remastered version of the original 2005 [[Xbox]] game ''[[Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath]]''. It was developed by [[Just Add Water]] and published by [[Oddworld Inhabitants]]. The game was released on the [[PlayStation Network]] for [[PlayStation 3]] in December 2011 and will be released for [[PC]] and [[PlayStation Vita]] in 2012.
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 == History ==
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+Just Add Water announced ''Stranger HD'' on their website on 3 September 2010, reporting the game would be released digitally for PlayStation 3 at Easter 2011. The press release declared that the remaster would feature ‘<q cite="www.jawltd.com/?p=574">720p visuals; much more detail in the characters; normal mapping and self-shadowing; re-mastered dialogue, support for PlayStation®Move; and additional bonus material</q>’.<ref name="SWHDannounce"/>

Max at 02:00, 27 December 2011

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	'''''Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD''''' is a remastered version of the original 2005 [[Xbox]] game ''[[Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath]]''. It was developed by [[Just Add Water]] ~~in 2011~~ and released for [[PlayStation 3]] ~~on 21~~ December 2011 in		'''''Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD''''' is a remastered version of the original 2005 [[Xbox]] game ''[[Oddworld Stranger’s Wrath]]''. It was developed by [[Just Add Water]] and published by [[Oddworld Inhabitants]]. The game was released on the [[PlayStation Network]] for [[PlayStation 3]] in December 2011 and will be released for [[PC]] and [[PlayStation Vita]] in 2012.

			== Changes ==
			The largest changes made to Stranger’s Wrath HD are its increased video resolution and audio quality, updated character and environment polygon counts and texel densities, and redesigned graphical user interface. In addition, a number of easter eggs and unlockable media galleries were added to the game, and refinements made to its achievements.

			=== Output ===
			=== Assets ===
			=== Menus ===
			=== Extras ===
			For a list of achievements in Stranger’s Wrath HD, see [[Achievements in Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath]].

			== History ==
			http://www.jawltd.com/?p=574

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