Re: FN-FORUM: Quest3D Virtual World software.

date posted 18th April 2008 18:24



lee adams wrote:
>
> I have a games idea which is called The Storms of the Tempest, which was something I was working on whilst
> at uni I have a basic story written and some characters and drawings done so I was looking for a good program
> to use that created some nice atmospheric effects as it was a crucial part of the game. But I need to over come
> creating 3D content and trying to use a games engine to make it. Just a hobby at the moment I used to test games
> for sony but I ve gone back to my creative side. I just thought I d give it ago still and see what I can come up with.
>
When I'm tinkering in this area I use JMonkeyEngine, which is Java Based
and pretty good, but then I do Java programming anyways so it works well
for me. I can't imagine a 3D game of anything more than the most minimal
complexity that would be possible for a one-person team these days- the
sheer time involved in animating and creating models, writing the game
code, scripting any narrative, sorting out the AI (the big weakness of
most games ) and getting it tested on multiple platforms being, as I'm
sure you are aware, absolutely enormous.

That said, the main thing I've been playing lately is a game called
Dwarf Fortress which was made by a one-man team and it's immense and
deep and complex and funny, but it is all done with ASCII characters-
there is always an economy somewhere...