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game engines 2d and 3d for use on a home project?
I'd like to start working on a home project and potentially start putting together a very simple game of some kind. Just wondering if anybody can point me to some simple to use very cheap to license game engines. I'm talking about iphone/nintendo ds quality gaming here, and ideally I can implement some of the game setup… -
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Here's a great list of game engines, just google any of these for more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_game_engines If you want an easy 3D editor, Unity is about as easy as it gets. You could also look into UDK or even start taking a look at some of the basic XNA tutorials - while both of those options are going… -
Re: game engines 2d and 3d for use on a home project?
Surely Unity is your best bet, although I'm pretty sure you'll need to be a fairly competent programmer. I don't know of any engines where you can put something together with no programming knowledge. -
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does unity count as "very cheap"? -
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I've put a fair amount of research into this in the past. Unfortunately, there is little to no method of creating games for someone who doesn't want to do any programming. Programming is going to be required at some point. With that in mind... Z-Game Editor - This is a very small, basic game development software package… -
Re: game engines 2d and 3d for use on a home project?
I think UDK would be your best bet if you stay non-commercial. If you are able to script stuff in LUA you could also try Leadwerks Engine. I use it in a commercial environment and it's like Firefox without to much abuild around it. Plus the graphics are state of the art. :) It costs 200USD. -
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Reeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaallly? :O -
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Thanks for the info guys. I'll research this some more at home. -
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http://www.udk.com/licensing A bit shy of a million. I like UDK a lot as a way to make things. I am not a programmer, just a casual scripter. It's what I like, it's close to what I've used at work, so I am always learning things, and just keeping my head in it. -
Re: game engines 2d and 3d for use on a home project?
if u want an easy 2d and 3d engine check dxstudio.com they have a good community that helps whit almost anything. and licenses start at +\- 60 but you can use the free version if like ^^
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