What is the correct engine? (If there is even one)
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What is the correct engine? (If there is even one)
by Kronus » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:15 pm
I'm looking to fool around and work on a game that includes very wide open spaces. By that I mean very similar in size to say, Tribes 2. I was wondering if the Quake1 engine (or any of it's many flavors) would be able to handle a large outdoor area of similar size. Would there be any technical difficultes? Thanks!
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by Entar » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:04 pm
http://www.fteqw.com and www.icculus.org/twilight/darkplaces
Those are the engines most likely to be able to handle what you're looking to do, as well as ones that support multiple BSP types (including Q3BSP).
Those are the engines most likely to be able to handle what you're looking to do, as well as ones that support multiple BSP types (including Q3BSP).
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by Sajt » Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:08 am
Nobody likes to say this, but you're probably better off with something that ain't Quake. You can do it with the newer Quake engines, but it's a pain and since all the engines are reverse-compatible ('limited by the fact that they're still Quake engines') and stuff, their implementations won't be nearly as optimal as another game/engine. Like say, the Torque engine, although good luck with that unless you know what you're doing.
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by Kronus » Sat Apr 22, 2006 2:13 am
I figured as much. Quake always seemed more suited for enclosed environments. I suppose I'll have to just bite the bullet and bear down and buy a licence for Torque. Boo!
Heh thanks for your quick and honest replies! Take it easy.
Heh thanks for your quick and honest replies! Take it easy.
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Re: What is the correct engine? (If there is even one)
by Tei » Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:14 pm
Kronus wrote:I'm looking to fool around and work on a game that includes very wide open spaces.
Open spaces are hard. Even for the engines that handle it well (HL2) or seems that support it (Q3).
Torque seems a good idea here.
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by LordHavoc » Thu Feb 15, 2007 3:51 am
scar3crow wrote:heh, yes, I said "Tei!" myself when I saw he had made some posts just a moment ago.
The irony here is that LordHavoc does contract work with GarageGames on Torque...
I wish - they still haven't given me any work
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Re: What is the correct engine? (If there is even one)
by hondobondo » Mon May 19, 2008 3:13 pm
Kronus wrote:I'm looking to fool around and work on a game that includes very wide open spaces. By that I mean very similar in size to say, Tribes 2. I was wondering if the Quake1 engine (or any of it's many flavors) would be able to handle a large outdoor area of similar size. Would there be any technical difficultes? Thanks!
Try sauerbraten. It's open source freeware and it loves open spaces, md2/md3 models and in game level editing
sauerbraten.sourceforge.net
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by motorsep » Tue May 20, 2008 4:48 pm
I think DP handles open spaces fairly well. Here is a video of my experiment:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=v7Usnj80PhU
http://youtube.com/watch?v=v7Usnj80PhU
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