CryEngine 3 or Unity 3d?

Emmet Cooper · 2012-09-27T22:48:37

Hey guys, we're currently modeling our characters for an RPG game for the PC and hopefully Xbox360 using blender and 3ds maya.And i was wondering what do you guys think is the much better and suitable engine for an RPG game(fantasy game). They say that unity 3d is better because it's much easier to use but not much on the graphics quality.Plus some features are only available for PRO(which is i think around $1500,too much for our budget). One of those features that we needed on our game is the video playback(for the cutscenes maybe xD). CryEngine is great because first of all, it's entirely free and the features are great like the physics, lighting , advanced character animation and environment interactivity. It's downside though theres not much attention given to it unlike to Unity 3d(or at least that what i know for now).That downside makes us doubt of its reliability. What do you guys think is much better? CryEngine 3 or Unity 3d.

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Started by Emmet Cooper September 15, 2012 07:32 PM

15 comments, last by RDragon1 11 years, 6 months ago

Emmet Cooper

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September 21, 2012 08:15 AM

what the hell is happening to my account?....downvoting everyone....sorry guys but i didnt downvoted anyone...maybe something is wrong with my pc...sorry..

Emmet Cooper

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September 21, 2012 08:27 AM

i got the UDK and everything looks awesome..however, how can we import 3ds files from max or maya?...or even blender?...if we need any plugins or addons for importing,...what do we need to do that?...thanks in advance,,,

superman3275, sorry for the trouble...i owe you 10 votes...hehe..thanks..

SimonForsman

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September 21, 2012 01:53 PM

I wonder how superman can know who downvoted him

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September 21, 2012 03:22 PM

On UDK I'm pretty sure you go to open, I wouldn't know, I've only ever used Unity3d for small stuff.

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September 26, 2012 03:43 AM

I wonder how superman can know who downvoted him

Actually, if you have a rough idea who downvoted you, you can confirm by checking their rep and looking for their -1 downvote on your post. Of course, if you have no idea who did it, then you can't know without checking everyone's rep. Not that it matters that much...

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DaveTroyer

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September 27, 2012 09:36 PM

i got the UDK and everything looks awesome..however, how can we import 3ds files from max or maya?...or even blender?...if we need any plugins or addons for importing,...what do we need to do that?...thanks in advance,,,

So when you're in Max, make sure you export as a obj or fbx, depending on if you're using actorX. If it's a static object, then obj should be fine. If you have any kind of animation, then it's a lengthy process. But one thing that is good to remember is that it needs bones, even if it's just a morph animation.

Now, lets say you have your model all set for import. Just open up your content browser and click import on the lower left hand side. You'll be given plenty of options for the import, but playing around with it and figuring out how to create your own content packages will help. And make sure to save multiple iterations of your work, as UDK has a tendency to update and break things or over-ride content if you are testing them out.

Hope I helped!