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Specchum · 2004-03-26T23:23:01

I''ve been playing around with both OpenGL and DirectX 9 and would like to focus on pure game programming now without worrying about the underlying API. I actually prefer OpenGL to DX9 and I realise that OpenGL doesn''t offer full support for sound or input. So, a logical step, IMHO, would be to go in for a game engine. A free one at that, of course, since I can''t afford any of the commercial ones! So, what I would like to know is, which free game engines are really worth considering? I''d prefer an engine which is fairly full featured without being overtly complex. It should also be decently documented and well supported in terms of community and feedback from the creators. Now, I''ve had a look at Nebula and Irrlicht so far. I was disappointed with the poor documentation of Nebula though the engine looks good. In fact, just setting it up for compilation is a major task! Irrlicht seemed to be good with goodish features , open source, and decent documentation. Some nice tutorials to begin with too. So far so good. Hoever, I would like to know from others here about their own experiences with the free game engines. Do they stack up well with other commercial engines? "There is no dark side of the moon." - Pink Floyd

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Started by Specchum March 24, 2004 11:24 PM

11 comments, last by Specchum 20 years ago

neurokaotix

100

March 26, 2004 01:49 PM

I would go with Ogre, I''ve used it and it it''s leaps and bounds further in the user-friendlyness department than any of the other engines I''ve seen.

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Ainokea

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March 26, 2004 02:25 PM

quote:
Carmack's still in the dark ages, using C (at least for Quake 3) and asm

ID software and carmack recently switched to c++. Thats what i read in an interview at least. Dont know if that was after or before the doom 3 engine.

[edited by - wannabe 1337 on March 26, 2004 3:25:55 PM]

[edited by - wannabe 1337 on March 26, 2004 3:26:21 PM]

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DivineLight

100

March 26, 2004 11:23 PM

And no one mentioned here Crystal Space??
Huh it''s one of the best free engine i think, any one played PlaneShift?? http://www.planeshift.it , A free MMORPG built with crystal space, it''s cool and very much completed. Look at this game as an example of crystal Space engine.

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