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ENGINE COMPARISON SURVEY

Started by pro01 Jan 5, 2004 at 12:20 PM 27 replies 1.4k views

Original Post

Jan 5, 2004 at 12:20 PM

i suppose it''s been done before so excuse me if it''s so. what i propose is to create an informational topic related to the latest and possibly the best FREE or LOW COST engines. i guess lots of people are lurking around the net looking for such info and based on my own experience, there is no such comparison around. or at least i was unable to find one. i guess it will always come in handy to check whether the engine you think is best for your game is really the one for the job. since i myself am having some issues regarding this matter, i''d like to ask you to share your wisdom, but let''s do it as it should be so everyone could possibly get some profit out of it. here are the features i find most intriguing about an engine. suggestions are ofcourse welcome. let''s do the survey in a form, similar to this one: engine name: blabla cost: free license: freeware, commercial, open source obligations / restrictions: royalties required, no commercial games can be made... platform: pc, mac, unix... integrated tools: level editor, shader, 3ds plugins, bsp generator... documentation: yes, no, poor, in french... any titles done with it: no... number of maximum polygons the engine is capable to push: 20000 technologies supported: d3d, opengl, dx 8.1... rendering capabilities: dynamic lightning and shadows, multiple lod, particle systems, cartoon shader, glow effects, water effects... physics and animation features: skeletal character animation, phoneme based facial animation and lip sync, animated hair, dynamic object morphing... significant features: anything you may find interesting... ai: trigger based events, goal based events, complex npc behaviours, ... collision detection: bsp collision detection, line of sight testing, external physics support... audio subsystem: yes - support for dolby 5.1 and eax, dynamic 3d positional sound, no, cd quality sound... multiplayer games support: yes via TCP and IPX, no... recommended game type: 3rd person adventure, 1st person shooter... others: anything you may find interesting... works best with: 3ds max 5, gmax, milkshape... stability: stable, unstable, very unstable... verdict: very good engine for 1st person shooters with low polygon models, less particle effects and low quality textures. your experience with the engine: 1 year extensive, 2 months, please post opinions only if you have some good experience with the engine you''d like to speak about. product sheets can be found easily, what matters here is YOUR opinion based on REAL LIFE experience, not on author''s demos or screenshots.

aftermath

Jan 5, 2004 at 12:22 PM

Crystal Space 3D fscking n00b.

EDIT: I made a pong game with it, in REAL LiFE!1!

oh, and http://www.3dengines.net

[edited by - aftermath on January 5, 2004 1:28:44 PM]

Oxyacetylene

Jan 5, 2004 at 12:47 PM

quote:
Original post by aftermath
fscking n00b.

lOL hE haS onLy tEh mAde teH 16 poSts!!1!! tHat mAkeS u BetTaR thAn him!!1!! OMG LOL!!1! HiS e-PeniS isnT as Teh BiG!!1!

Taulin

Jan 5, 2004 at 1:03 PM

Exactly how many posts does it take to lose the newb title, anyways?

Oxyacetylene

Jan 5, 2004 at 1:05 PM

quote:
Original post by Taulin
Exactly how many posts does it take to lose the newb title, anyways?

To no longer be a "n00B_R2D2!!one!!3.141592654" you must stop asking any kind of question on message boards. You should ask the google search engine instead, even if it's not the kind of question google can answer. You must also have a large e-penis, and be condescending to people with smaller e-penises.

[edited by - Oxyacetylene on January 5, 2004 2:06:20 PM]

antareus

Jan 5, 2004 at 1:06 PM

People who call others "noobs" usually aren''t adding anything to the discussion anyway.

neurokaotix

Jan 5, 2004 at 2:10 PM

People who call others "noobs" are usually "noobs" themselves.

MindEngine Development
http://medev.sourceforge.net

jfclavette

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jfclavette

Jan 5, 2004 at 2:15 PM

quote:
Original post by neurokaotix
People who call others "noobs" are usually "noobs" themselves

Noob.

neurokaotix

Jan 5, 2004 at 2:16 PM

quote:
Original post by xMcBaiNx
quote:
Original post by neurokaotix
People who call others "noobs" are usually "noobs" themselves

Noob.

Point in case.

MindEngine Development
http://medev.sourceforge.net

black_mage_s

Jan 5, 2004 at 2:20 PM

quote:
Original post by neurokaotix
quote:
Original post by xMcBaiNx
quote:
Original post by neurokaotix
People who call others "noobs" are usually "noobs" themselves

Noob.

Point in case.

MindEngine Development
http://medev.sourceforge.net

That''s "case in point," you idiot.

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Oxyacetylene

Jan 5, 2004 at 2:27 PM

The best thing about not being a "n00b" is that you can be a complete prick to people on the internet. Because it's ok to be a prick if you're a hacker. cause that's what hackers do man. It's true, I saw it written on a website. Hackers don't have to adhere to the normal standards of politeness like everyone else because they're socially inept- erm I mean cooool. There's no better way to take out your social inadequecies than to be a complete bum tunnel on the internet.

[edited by - Oxyacetylene on January 5, 2004 3:28:26 PM]

aftermath

Jan 5, 2004 at 2:54 PM

Chill out everyone.

I could have said: Well, by looking on Google I found that there is a website with a list of 3d engines and features of them blah blah blah blah.

Instead I felt a little frisky so I said what I did. Judge me if you will based on how I spelled "newbie," for I care not of so hard as to start an argument about it. Good day.

blueEbola

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blueEbola

Jan 5, 2004 at 3:05 PM

quote:
Original post by aftermath
Chill out everyone.

I could have said: Well, by looking on Google I found that there is a website with a list of 3d engines and features of them blah blah blah blah.

Instead I felt a little frisky so I said what I did. Judge me if you will based on how I spelled "newbie," for I care not of so hard as to start an argument about it. Good day.

Next time you feel frisky don''t post at all. Take the elitist n00b-bashing to GameFAQs forums or something.

Now to get back on topic...

Genesis3D is a good engine, if somewhat out of date (it''s about Quake2 or Unreal1 quality). It''s cousin, Destiny3D, is in development right now and looks promising.

jfclavette

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jfclavette

Jan 5, 2004 at 3:05 PM

well anyway.. I HOPE no one has taken this n00b thing seriously... please tell me I'm right..

edit: SP

[edited by - xMcBainx on January 5, 2004 4:07:17 PM]

Oxyacetylene

Jan 5, 2004 at 3:27 PM

quote:
Original post by aftermath
Chill out everyone.

I could have said: Well, by looking on Google I found that there is a website with a list of 3d engines and features of them blah blah blah blah.

Because google can engage in a discussion with you as to what, in its opinion, is the best 3D engine? Amazing that.

bigbadboo

Jan 5, 2004 at 3:43 PM

Hey OP,

I hope you learned your lesson that posting in the lounge and getting serious answers is as probable as Bush adopting a monkey.

[edited by - bigbadboo on January 5, 2004 4:49:34 PM]

Oxyacetylene

Jan 5, 2004 at 3:45 PM

Sad but true...

Unless you post flamebait about christianity or the war on Iraq...

aftermath

Jan 5, 2004 at 4:04 PM

DirectX is better then OpenGL.
Windows is better then BSD and Linux.
AllTheWeb is better then Google.
Flipcode is better then GameDev.net.
Trillian is better then Marinda.
Google news is better then Slashdot.
RedHat is more evil then Microsoft.
Bush is a good man.

Discus.

psykr

Jan 5, 2004 at 4:44 PM

quote:
Original post by aftermath
DirectX is better then OpenGL.
Windows is better then BSD and Linux.
AllTheWeb is better then Google.
Flipcode is better then GameDev.net.
Trillian is better then Marinda.
Google news is better then Slashdot.
RedHat is more evil then Microsoft.
Bush is a good man.

Discus.

Javelin.

superpig

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superpig

Jan 5, 2004 at 5:06 PM

quote:
Original post by bigbadboo I hope you learned your lesson that posting in the lounge and getting serious answers is as probable as Bush adopting a monkey.

Why would Bush need a monkey? Can't he just play with himself?

(OK, so that doesn't sound great but... you know what I mean

)

The original 3D Engines List itself is dead, but there's a more recent one which, while it's not been updated since 2001 (according to the 'about' page) has a more up-to-date listing.

[Edit: I just saw that the new list has exactly the same number of engines as the old list, according to its report. Unless they're incredibly lucky, it's probably not very helpful. My bad. ]

[edited by - Superpig on January 5, 2004 6:08:47 PM]

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