Source SDK to be free!
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http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/06/30/not-only-but-also-source-sdk-to-be-free/
They seem to be following in Epic and Cryteks route by releasing there SDKs free for all. I wonder if they'll offer up some kind of similar licensing scheme. I feel the tools and pipline need to be a bit better before they start the licensing stuff though.
They seem to be following in Epic and Cryteks route by releasing there SDKs free for all. I wonder if they'll offer up some kind of similar licensing scheme. I feel the tools and pipline need to be a bit better before they start the licensing stuff though.
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but yeah they really need to make a better mesh importing system.
Stimulate the indie scene moar I say!
You are correct sir. This is, for the most part, a foregone conclusion for Valve.
Most gave up modding Alien Swarm, shit was a pain in the ass.. They hyped the modding scene, only to present them with a bunch of jumbled crap and no guidance.
Waiting to see if they also announce something to do with a Steam as well. If your mod can be picked up and sold on Steam easily that could make some people use this over UDK or the Cry engine SDK.
You mean all these claims I read of Source being the "easiest engine to mod ever" for the past 6 years are all ultimately blindly unfounded?
I do agree with that though since even for the other big Source games it's still the same crappy afterthought of a SDK defended for being "complexier than other engines", i've seen it suggested over UDK for a indie game before... had to facepalm at that.
lol. Anyone claiming that needs their heads examined.
The weird thing is on the coding side of things the alien swarm base is actually a lot nicer because for the most part the alien swarm code is a lot neater then the base classes.
Also exporting to source really isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It is just based on slightly old techniques and what not.
Edit: source feels very much like a heavy inhouse engine, capable but lacking features out of the box or tools for anything.
The thing is though I do like how it is set-up and the fact it isn't just one massive program that takes ages to load. I also like the community surrounding it but developing for source is just no longer a fun experience as other engine provided much nicer result and don't take as long to set up.
Valve isn't all about hats, so I'm pretty sure we'll get a nice portion of the stuff cleaned up to a mirror spit shine.