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Hi,
I think that In all cases (except when you don''t have the time) it is better to create your own 3d engine. Why? Because most of the times there are some features of the engine you won''t need... you can always change the engine... but I think that''s more confusing... Plus, you learn much more
Hasta
I think that In all cases (except when you don''t have the time) it is better to create your own 3d engine. Why? Because most of the times there are some features of the engine you won''t need... you can always change the engine... but I think that''s more confusing... Plus, you learn much more
Hasta
I personally prefer making your own engine, because that''s the best way to learn things. And that''s the goal, isn''t it?
"My basic needs in life are food, love and a C++ compiler"
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I like Ogre
The question should be this....
Do you like designing games and doing artwork, or do you like programming games?
If you enjoy programming more, then you should create your own engine. If you prefer to get things done, and just wanna design games, you''ll push out more games if you use an existing engine...At the cost of some flexibility
The question should be this....
Do you like designing games and doing artwork, or do you like programming games?
If you enjoy programming more, then you should create your own engine. If you prefer to get things done, and just wanna design games, you''ll push out more games if you use an existing engine...At the cost of some flexibility
The Nebula Device, it''s very advanced; much further along the development process than OGRE.
James Simmons
MindEngine Development
http://medev.sourceforge.net
James Simmons
MindEngine Development
http://medev.sourceforge.net
quote:lol, but I''m not sure InsaDe has $300,000 to throw around.
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Doom III
quote:Well, for me, it''s create your own. I want to be a core technologies programmer (designing/creating engines, etc.), so designing/creating engines is good practice. There are different conditions for writing your own engine, or using a ready-made one. If you have a burning idea for a game, and want to get started on it without having to write an engine yourself, then you want a ready-made one. However, if you want your game to run on your code (or you''re a control freak, like me
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And what your opinion about this: use ready or create own?
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We license the VTales engine, if you are interested 
But seriously, both Torque and Ogre are nice. If haven''t yet tried any of them in a project, but both SDKs/APIs seem fairly complete. The Torque engine is also widely used commercially, so you can probably rely on the stability and support (if you buy it, something like $100, iirc).
But there are tons of other free 3D engine available, just search around a little. I think the idea of starting 3D game programming with a third party engine is not that bad, actually. Because if you do, you will directly be put in touch with a professional API interface. If later on, you write your own engine, you''ll better know how to organize subsystems and interfaces, as you can use your experiences with other engines (positive and negative ones).
But seriously, both Torque and Ogre are nice. If haven''t yet tried any of them in a project, but both SDKs/APIs seem fairly complete. The Torque engine is also widely used commercially, so you can probably rely on the stability and support (if you buy it, something like $100, iirc).
But there are tons of other free 3D engine available, just search around a little. I think the idea of starting 3D game programming with a third party engine is not that bad, actually. Because if you do, you will directly be put in touch with a professional API interface. If later on, you write your own engine, you''ll better know how to organize subsystems and interfaces, as you can use your experiences with other engines (positive and negative ones).
Check out the Doom II.. all source is free and released..
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