HAIL is a 3D third-person melee combat game set in Ancient Rome, Egypt and Germania.

HAIL has been developed by the 2002 Diploma 2 of Advanced Computer Game Development students at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment.

The game was started in February 2002 and the beta version was presented to the public at the Australian Game Developers Conference held in Melbourne, Australia, December 2002.

The entire game, including design, game engine, networking, characters, levels and animation has been created by our group of 20 students in 10 months.

Febuary 27 th 2003
Lorien has put alot of work into creating a download version of HAIL which is 63Mb, compared to 180Mb of the full version. The download version has one level and six characters while the CD version has four levels and eighteen characters.
It can be downloaded from fileplanet.

December 8th 2002
The HAIL beta was previewed at the Australian Game Developers Conference and recieved alot of positive feedback. Read what Bennett Ring had to say about the AGDC and HAIL in particular.

December 3rd
HAIL Alpha Complete

October 1st
- Game Screen shots uploaded!

August 27th
- Game Tournament Details Added!!

August 21st
-Character and Level data stored in zip files

August 15th
- Weapon models complete
- All leves concepts and concepts complete
- Devine beast two complete
- Character models finalsied 50%
- Hazards 50% complete
- Texture set for first arena finalised
- Texture set for second arena complete (not finalised)
- First draft of three inital cut scenes
- First arena finalised
- Second arena complete (not finalised)
- Third arena at beta stage

August 11th
- Scripting support integrated

August 2nd
- Menu system functional

July 22nd
- Multiple characters walking around level over network

July 19th
- Level loading and rendering

July 15th
- Basic animation complete
- Concept art complete for weapons and traps
- Texture set for first arena complete
- First arena at beta stage

June 19th
- Matt makes rendering run like a gladiator being chased by a raging bull.

June 15th
- HUD Designed
- Technical Design Doc Compete
- Website created
- Animation for movement and basic combat complete
- Beast Model Complete
- Level one complete

April 15th
- Character Concept Art Complete

May 15th
- Design Doc Complete
- Combat System prototyped
- 15 Characters Complete
- Level concepts complete