Cryengine 3 going free?

willy-wilson

http://www.develop-online.net/news/34466/Free-to-use-CryEngine-plans-emerge

Progg

Let the battle begin!

ZacD

Not an April fools joke this time?

Slipstream

This is true? Really true? I don't want to have to cry again.

boyluya

So they're planning to make Epic cry?

Autocon

and here I come thinking this is a late april fools joke. if its free im going to be all over that like popcorn on a barn yard.

griffinax

Yeah, Carl Jones announced it in his key note at the Indian Game Developer Summit earlier this year. Its going to be free for educational purposes.

oXYnary

The Educational Version is already out there. I think this is different.

Here's hoping for a better royalty setup and more platforms (Linux and Mac). Maybe as well, some more basecode where it wont give away too many trade secrets.

crazyfool

would be awesome if they go the route of UDK, free but if you start making money then PAY UP!!!!!! it would do wonders for them as at the moment pretty much everyones using UDK for personal art.

Michael Knubben

Man, I can't even bring myself to believe this after that incredibly mean april fools joke.

Ben Apuna

Slipstream wrote: »

This is true? Really true? I don't want to have to cry again.

+1

If it's real I hope it will have more export options and much more thorough documentation and tutorials than CryEngine 2.

Hazardous

MightyPea wrote: »

Man, I can't even bring myself to believe this after that incredibly mean april fools joke.

+1 for real!! I was totally pumped... and then gutted seconds later.

griffinax

oXYnary wrote: »

The Educational Version is already out there. I think this is different.

Here's hoping for a better royalty setup and more platforms (Linux and Mac). Maybe as well, some more basecode where it wont give away too many trade secrets.

Oh yes, was in a hurry so misread it.
That totally free to use version sounds super cool though!

East

Sounds like they are doing some wordplay (or maybe just not good at the language) and will release some kind of bastardised version of the CryEngine.

"[But] we do want to make a standalone free platform that people can run independent of CryEngine that will also be up to speed with the latest engine.”

I wonder if he meant "run independent of Crysis"? Since I'm curious what kind of game engine they are working on that will run independent of the game engine, and will also be up to date with the game engine.

demonseedgfx

ooooOOOOOOHHHHHH YEA BABY!!!!

PolyHertz

I hate you so much Skulburn, now I cant get excited for this

dregoloth

If this is a joke, I'll hope that 3rd time' the charm

I'm reserving judgement till' I see a notice on the crytek site, or mycryengine

+1 to mighty pea's statement