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anyone had any experience with virtools? it looks like with a bit of technical thinking an artist might just be able to make a game prototype.. but who knows. ive emailed em asking for a trial..

definately my dream to make a game without learning programming.. this seems to have some node based stuff going on, which might be managable. if its like maxs particle editor, or hypershade.. that might be ok
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  • renderhjs
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    renderhjs sublime tool
    our university stopped with it because they increased the lincense fees dramaticly - so now people here are testing unity , vvvv and quest 3d to see if it can replace virtools.

    Personally I always hated the virtools interface (v. 3-4) everything was hidden and kind of difficutlt to get into to at first just like the messed GUI of zBrush: its nice once you know but its a mess to start learning with.
    Another things that I did not liked about virtools was the smal documentation it had- and the tiny userbase (only 1 active forum at all). The new version is supposed to be compatible with xbox 360 if you pay again a extra fee.
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  • commander_keen
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    commander_keen polycounter lvl 18
    I messed with it for about 10 minutes. The most you would be able to do with it is a VERY simple prototype. I have found that these kinds of things dont really work very well for making something from the ground up. I would suggest learning a bit of scripting using a free engine such as the Luxinia engine (www.luxinia.de), you can even find the one of the creators of that engine on polycount :P I personally have quite a bit of experience with it and its pretty nice.
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  • rube
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    rube polycounter lvl 17
    You can do a fair bit with Virtools. We've done a few webgames in the past with it at work, and for prototyping some gameplay ideas it could be what you're looking for. Even I was able to get a characters racing around a track and I have no programming skill. We did a nice miniputt game at work with it a while ago..

    http://www.candystand.com/ca/play.do?id=18088
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  • pior
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    pior grand marshal polycounter
    Contact SamaVan through PM, he has extensive experience with the package.
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  • rooster
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    rooster mod
    cheers all, rube that sounds pretty encouraging- im not looking for anything finished product level. pior: will do!
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