3impact [engine]

Posted By: broozar

3impact [engine] - 06/06/07 21:54

hi all,

i am quite surprised that noone reported here about the 3impact engine.

http://www.3impact.com/ [engine site]
http://www.devmaster.net/engines/engine_details.php?id=48 [devmaster re-/overview]

i know the website looks unprofessional, but it's worth a closer look. i do not yet own a license, but it sounds and looks great. v5 has now a fx shader port as well as incredible physics simulation.

some remarkable screens:
http://www.3impact.com/3Impact_Engine/forum/index.php?topic=1326.0

you got to see the video on this site:
http://www.3impact.com/Monster_Truck_Pc_Game/index.htm

demo:
http://www.3impact.com/3Impact_Engine/dyruk89b/3impact51_demo.exe

featuring a spherical physics example in the last demo. wow...

it's my hottest candidate as an a7 alternative. check out the forums as well.

editing is done in your favourite editor. almost any programming language can be used such as c/c++, delphi/pascal, basic.. even mingW as compiler is allowed (great thing for the dev-cpp users).

Posted By: JazzDude

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/06/07 23:31

It looks good and the price ain't bad.

Posted By: Frederick_Lim

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 00:41

What kind of scene management using in 3impact? Without that you can only make small physics demo or tiny game.

And I don't like it doesn't include a world editor, how should I place entity, and adjust entity properties?

Posted By: xXxGuitar511

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 02:44

I've seen some of these screens before, but I could of sworn I saw them with Torque...

BTW: Typing with one hand sucks.... lol. Just incase you were wondering

Posted By: IslandDreamer

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 04:00

Judging by the installation instructions for this engine, I think non-programmers need not apply.

Posted By: Tobias

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 06:40

Programmers neither, I ordered a demo version and tried it with a relatively small terrain model and got 4 fps. The engine is a DirectX and ODE wrapper with no scene manager whatsoever. They dont have a demo version for download, you have to email them and order it, probably for that reason.

Quote:

BTW: Typing with one hand sucks.... lol. Just incase you were wondering

... too much porn?

Posted By: ello

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 06:58

Quote:

I've seen some of these screens before, but I could of sworn I saw them with Torque...

BTW: Typing with one hand sucks.... lol. Just incase you were wondering

me too. i am not sure where, but i played a very similar monstertruck demo before

Posted By: Machinery_Frank

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 08:41

But it was not Torque. You probably mean the monstertruck / stunt demo from Quest3d.

Posted By: xXxGuitar511

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 15:49

..That might be it.

Quote:

... too much porn?

lol, no. I was skating yesterday, doing a powerslide and my hand went down on some sharp rocks and glass. (It was night - i couldn't see it

)

Posted By: broozar

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 17:38

i'm getting a constant 75 fps (which is my monitor frequency) with 4xAA, 1280x1024 and 4xAF on a GF 6800, 2 gig ram, athlon xp 2600.

3impact has 2, maybe 3 weak points:
1. no editors included. it's really an engine, you'll have to know what you do.
2. only *.x model import. it isn't limiting for me, but for some of you this might be relevant.
3. no LOD management, you will have to write your own.

@xXx: how's the shader comin along?

Posted By: xXxGuitar511

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 18:36

oh [censored]

...I kinda got sidetracked from that. I'm terriblt sorry. I'll have it finished ASAP. I'll atleast email you my current progress tonight (as it works, just not finished). Again, Sorry bro...

Posted By: broozar

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 18:48

no prob

i'm not in a hurry. i still don't have your paypal mail too.

Posted By: xXxGuitar511

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/07/07 19:53

guitarmaniac511@yahoo.com

I'm working until midnight tonight (eastern time: -5), so I'll try to work on it after that...

Posted By: Felixsg

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/12/07 11:10

Quote:

i'm getting a constant 75 fps (which is my monitor frequency) with 4xAA, 1280x1024 and 4xAF on a GF 6800, 2 gig ram, athlon xp 2600.

3impact has 2, maybe 3 weak points:
1. no editors included. it's really an engine, you'll have to know what you do.
2. only *.x model import. it isn't limiting for me, but for some of you this might be relevant.
3. no LOD management, you will have to write your own.

@xXx: how's the shader comin along?

www.3drad.com
If slow implement new funtions to the tool
but will be a great tool
With the fuctions of the engine now support
you can make great thinks
and goes to great fps

(3drad is a game tools use 3impact engine without programing any line of code)

Posted By: xXxGuitar511

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/12/07 19:46

Ha, I used 3D RAD once before a LONG time ago...

Posted By: broozar

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/12/07 20:26

don't mix up 3d RAD with RAD 3D...

Posted By: PHeMoX

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/13/07 01:35

Quote:

Quote:

I've seen some of these screens before, but I could of sworn I saw them with Torque...

BTW: Typing with one hand sucks.... lol. Just incase you were wondering

me too. i am not sure where, but i played a very similar monstertruck demo before

Looool, yeah, me too.

3impact isn't bad at all, too bad it's a while since I've done anything with my Delphi skills and C++ is currently out of my league more or less. 200$ isn't bad either, then again there are some cons. For example I personally don't like the lack of a world specific editor, it has many advantages over a instant import of model files,

Cheers

Posted By: xXxGuitar511

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/13/07 05:28

Damn, I didn't notice the difference

. As I said, I only used 3d RAD, and that was along time ago (before I got into 3DGS). It seemed good with the little flight sim demo, but I didn't like it...

Posted By: Felixsg

Re: 3impact [engine] - 06/13/07 13:58

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Damn, I didn't notice the difference . As I said, I only used 3d RAD, and that was along time ago (before I got into 3DGS). It seemed good with the little flight sim demo, but I didn't like it...

But the old engine v5 or this the v6
I think is great for walktrougts for architec
or for sale house
and his cost compare to him power are outstanding

Sorry for my english