Quote:Original post by armbuck
hello all, i have a question about game creators say for the game engine "Unreal Engine 3" would they have 3D molding software in there? and also for making a game company what other software would i need for my artist and game designers and programmers? do i just need a game engine for them and it all comes in one kind of thing or do i need to buy separate things like a 3D molding tool, game engine, ect.

Well, it all depends on what you want to create. From your post it seems that you want to start a game company. You know it's not that easy to start one, do you? But if you want to create a team just to make games you can really decide what you do want to do. Do you want to mod games that are using the Unreal Engine or create your own games?

If the latter one is your choice I would advice you to look for some free engines, since the Unreal Engine 3 requires a license that will cost a fortune. I think some other people might be able to tell you which are the most frequent used ones. But a game engine is just a canvas on which you must paint the game yourself by using the tools you mentioned yourself.

Quote:And is there any other tools that designers need to use please tell me if there not in this list
.Photoshop
.3D Studio Max (*if you could explain what this means)
.development system (*if you could explain what this means)
i am getting my source from http://greggman.com/pages/making2.htm in the category "Time and Money". could you please tell me what my original question is above about the software and what 3D Studio Max is and what is a development system is. Thank you
Steven

To create a game you indeed need those programs(or some variety). 3D Studio Max is an environment in which one can create 3D models, which of course is needed in a 3D game. I don't exactly know what they mean with the development system, but I'm guessing that's the total package of the engine and the tools needed to program the game.

So the things you need is an image editing program like Photoshop, a 3D modeling software (In case of a 3D game) like Blender, an IDE, which is an environment for programming, like Visual Studio and of course a game engine or framework.

To conclude I must say that you don't seem to have read your referred text that well. To start a game company like that you would need a lot of experience and a big heap of money. And besides that it takes quite some people and a lot of time. This was also written in that linked article. My advice is to start small and create a team with a few people and start with some easy games and work your way up from there. A good place to look for a team or for recruiting people is the Help Wanted section.

I hope this is a bit of a help for you.