Pyramid Sim 2

Pyramid Sim 2 is an accurate walking simulator of the Great Pyramid of Giza. 

Features

• Khufu, Khafre, Menkaure, three Queens' pyramids, and the Sphinx.
• Accurate pyramid complex size, orientation, and distance.
• Accurate size interior passages and chambers of the Khufu pyramid.
• The Transparent Khufu level lets you see the inside in a way that is impossible in real life.
• Third or first person mode.
• Levels: Pyramid Complex, Transparent Khufu
• Music changes inside Khufu Pyramid.

What's New

• Every Khufu pyramid mesh was redesigned.
• Climbable Khufu pyramid
  
• Climbable Sphinx
• Transparent Khufu Level
• Subterranean Pit
• Subterranean Dead-end Corridor
• King's Chamber Air Shafts
• Queen's Chamber Horizontal Passage
• Queen's Chamber Notch
• Queen's Chamber Air Shafts
• Grand Gallery Corbel walls

What's New Full List

• Updated game to Unreal Engine 5.4.
• Added sound control to background sound.
• Updated sound control for music.
• Updated menu control.
• Added new materials.
• Music changes inside Khufu Pyramid.
  
• New Mesh Pyramid.
• New Mesh Descending Passage.
• New Mesh Descending Passage Roof Top.
  
• New Mesh Descending Passage Roof Bottom.
  
• New Mesh Subterranean Chamber Entrance.
• New Mesh Subterranean Chamber.
• New Mesh Subterranean Chamber Pit.
• New Mesh Subterranean Chamber Dead-end Corridor.
• New Mesh Ascending Passage, Horizontal Passage.
• New Mesh Ascending Passage Roof.
  
• New Mesh Queen's Chamber, Notch, Air Shafts.
• New Mesh Grand Gallery.
• New Mesh King's Chamber Ante Chamber.
• New Mesh King's Chamber, Air Shafts.
• New Mesh Sphinx.

Pyramid Sim 3 Features

Below are some possible new features for Pyramid Sim 3. What features would you like to see in Pyramid Sim 3?

• Add a speed run game.
• Add internal structure for Khafre pyramid.
• Add real roads and other structures to the map.
• Update Sphinx to look more realistic.
• Fix pyramid corners to make them walkable.
• Add fire to torch for character.
• Add Well Shaft & Grotto.
• Add Robbers Tunnel.
• Add New Chamber.

Khufu Pyramid Interior Features

Area	Item	Included
Pyramid		Yes
Entrance	Original	Yes
Entrance	New Chamber
Entrance	Robbers Tunnel
Descending Passage		Yes
Descending Passage	Ground Floor	Yes
Subterranean Chamber		Yes
Subterranean Chamber	Dead-end Corridor	New
Subterranean Chamber	Pit	New
Ascending Passage	Point of Intersection	Yes
Ascending Passage		Yes
Ascending Passage	Grand Gallery with Corbel Walls	New
Well Shaft
Well Shaft	Grotto
Queen's Chamber	Horizontal Passage	Yes
Queen's Chamber	Drop Off	Yes
Queen's Chamber		Yes
Queen's Chamber	Air Shafts	New
Queen's Chamber	Notch	New
King's Chamber	Ante Chamber	Yes
King's Chamber		Yes
King's Chamber	Air Shafts	New
King's Chamber	Sarcophagus	Yes

Game Menu

Menu	Esc
Menu	Shift + Esc
Background Sound (Stop, Start)	Ctrl + [
Music (Stop, Start)	Ctrl + ]

Player Menu

Move (forward/left [strafe]/backward/right [strafe])	W/A/S/D
Look (left/right)	Mouse
Jump	Space
Crouch	Left Alt
Roll	2x Left Alt
Sprint	Left Shift
Walk	Left Ctrl
Aim	Right Mouse Button
Menu + Select	Q + Mouse Wheel
Rotation mode	1, 2
Change Camera Shoulder	Tap C
Change Camera Third/First person	Hold C
Ragdoll	X
Mesh	M
HUD	Tab

Measurements

Pyramid	Height Initially: (146.6 m; 481 feet) Base: (230.3 m; 755.6 ft)
Descending Passage
Descending Passage Roof Top
Descending Passage Roof Bottom
Subterranean Chamber Entrance
Subterranean Chamber	North-South: (8.4 m; 27.5 ft)   East-West: (14.1 m; 46.4 ft)  Height: (4 m; 13 ft)
Subterranean Chamber Pit
Subterranean Chamber Dead-end Corridor
Ascending Passage, Horizontal Passage
Ascending Passage Roof
Queen's Chamber, Notch, Air Shafts	North-South: (5.2 m; 17.2 ft) East-West: (5.8 m; 18.9 ft)  Roof Apex: (6.3 m; 20.6 ft)
Queen's Chamber, Air Shafts
Queen's Chamber, Notch	Niche: (4.7 m; 15.5 ft) Niche Depth Original: (1.0 m; 3.4 ft)
Grand Gallery
King's Chamber Ante Chamber
King's Chamber	North-South (5.2 m; 17.2 ft)  East-West (10.5 m; 34.4 ft)  Ceiling: (5.8 m; 19.0 ft)
King's Chamber, Air Shafts
Sphinx	Width: 19.0 m Depth: 73.0 m Height: 20.0 m

Notes

• I plan to do a VR version in the future.
• You are welcome to post game play video on social networks. 
• In third-person mode the camera sometimes clips on narrow passages but first-person mode does not clip as much. This is a free game so I don't have time to try and fix this.
• My 24th game.

Land topography

I tried to get an actual height map of the area, but couldn't get it to work, so I estimated land topography. It does not make much difference to the game experience because the land in this area is mostly flat anyway.

Sphinx

I added the Sphinx so you can see the size and location. It was too much work to make it realistic so I made it a block model that is climbable.

Buildings

The buildings and race track don't exist at the real pyramid complex but were left in from the original map for atmosphere. 

There are some real structures at the pyramid complex such as a Road, Causeway, Boat pit, Funeral Temple, Cemetery, Builders' quarters. I might add some of these real  structures in future versions.

Stone Blocks

The great pyramid has an estimated 2.3 million stone blocks so it would be impossible for me to manually recreate each block of the pyramid; therefore, I used materials to approximate the look. The stone material I used looks too rough because much of the inside looks more smooth like cement.

There are some proprietary data scans of the pyramids but I don't have access to that data.

Subterranean Pit

I was confused about how deep the pit is.

I made the first square hole 2 meters by 3 meters deep. I made the second square hole 1.5 meters by 12 meters deep. I extended the first hole by 1 meter because of the thickness of the floor so the total depth is 16 meters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza#Subterranean_Chamber

Subterranean Dead-end Corridor

• The length is 11 m (36 ft) plus 5.4 m (18 ft). I used 16 meters plus the 1 meter wall will be a total of 17 meters long which is 0.6 meters more than 16.4 meters.
• The hole size is 0.75 m (2.5 ft) squared. I used 1 meter wide by 1.25 meter high because this is the minimum size for the character to fit while crouching.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza#Subterranean_Chamber

Known Inaccuracies

Item	IS	SHOULD BE	Status
Passageways	Stairs	No stairs	Note 1
Original Entrance side	South	North	Note 2
Descending Slope	-26.0°	26.523056°	Note 3
Ascending Slope	27.62°	26.041667° and 26.277778° grand gallery

1. I used stairs but the real pyramid has no stairs.
2. I have the entrance on the south side but it is on the north side on the real pyramid. I could easily change it and put the entrance on the north face if I wanted to but I put the entrance on the south because the character starts on the south side going north. Once you are inside you can't tell the difference.
3. The slope is slightly off but you can't tell the difference.
4. To make it simple I just used one slope instead of two and you can't tell the difference.

History

V1.0

• 6-15-2024
• Known Bugs: None

Technical

• Unreal Engine Version 5.4

Design

• The inside of the great pyramid was designed using the Unreal Engine 5 modeling tool. 

Assets

• Epic Games Vehicle Game
• Advanced Locomotion System
• Realistic Rendering (Ceiling Light Fixture)
• Starter Content (Materials, Rock Mesh)