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Car racing game
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07/29/05 07:10
07/29/05 07:10
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plast
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Hi,
We are a small time game development company.
recently we received an RFP to develop a 3d racing engine.
I suggested gamestudio as I knew about this for sometime.
I want some clarifications on the following
1. Can I Develop a good professional quality (realistic physics, collision detection, particle effects, realtime shadows and AI) 3d racing engine using only A6 and a 3d modelling software like 3ds max.
2. Can Havok be used inside A6.
3. A6 pro and commercial versions have a physics engine and in case of commercial version its only 1 object, what does this mean.
4. Can I see some examples of A6 physics and collision detection engine at work.
5. What is Newton.
6. Can I web-enable the A6 output so that it is viewable in A WEB-browser.
Our goal is to use as many less softwares and tools as possible and still achieve the results.
Please help and respond at the earliest as we have to respond to the RFP soon.
Thx
Last edited by plast; 07/29/05 07:13.
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Re: Car racing game
[Re: plast]
#50467
07/29/05 09:15
07/29/05 09:15
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b_102373
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What do you mean by
"Havok....it should be possible....you will "just" have to write havok as a plugin...." - do I have to program some additonal code to use Havok in A6.
As far as I know and at this stage, yes.
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Newton is a physic-engine which you can use as a plugin for every version of 3DGS." - Do I have to code any extra to use Newton again, or its just a case of setting some parameters (like behaviours in Macromedia Director (3d) )- we are looking for a solution which doesnt involve much coding though we have good coding team, as the timeframe is extremely aggresive.
Newton is a plugin physics engine. It is a .dll that works with gamestudio. So yes you do have to program to use it. Newton is good for people who only have the commercial edition as it is free and has unlimited objects. There are many 3dgs examples for newton at www.physicsengine.com
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If I buy A6 commercial or pro versions Can I use Newton royalty free?
Yes.
As for the web question. I think no. This would be complicated to set up. You should ask JCL or Doug in the Ask Conitec forum about this. 3DGS only outputs to level files and .exe applications for Windows.
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Re: Car racing game
[Re: plast]
#50469
07/29/05 12:49
07/29/05 12:49
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São Paulo SP Brazil
Marcio Esper
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Hi Plast, Havok SDK to be used with A6 You will need to know C++ and own a Havok licence to use it. Newton NGD to be used whith A6 you will need know at less c-script and know the DLL, or Know C++ to use the SDK and make your won dll. For use a A6 physics engine to make a car you will need a professional version. The both, Havovk and Newton are exelent physics engines. The A6 physics engine I never use it, but looking in the forum it's apears to be a great engine too. In this case you need to know c-script. If you do not want code for your self , maybe you can contract a freelancer to make this for you  . best regards, Marcio
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Re: Car racing game
[Re: Marcio Esper]
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07/29/05 15:37
07/29/05 15:37
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I would get A6 pro. You can take the buggy demo's scipts and mod them to anything you need. I made a monster truck demo out of it. Some AI using the same code as well. It's not drag and drop, but it's not hard once you get use to it.
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Re: Car racing game
[Re: plast]
#50471
07/29/05 19:53
07/29/05 19:53
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Marco_Grubert
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1. Can I Develop a good professional quality (realistic physics, collision detection, particle effects, realtime shadows and AI) 3d racing engine using only A6 and a 3d modelling software like 3ds max.
Yes.
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2. Can Havok be used inside A6.
Yes, but before looking into this you should request a price quote from Havok to see if it is within your budget.
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3. A6 pro and commercial versions have a physics engine and in case of commercial version its only 1 object, what does this mean.
At any given time only 1 object can have automatic physics calculation applied to it. For a racing game you normally need 5 physics objects per car.
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4. Can I see some examples of A6 physics and collision detection engine at work.
To be found on the download page.
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5. What is Newton.
A free (?) third-party physics plugin providing similar functionality to Havok or GameStudio physics.
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6. Can I web-enable the A6 output so that it is viewable in A WEB-browser.
No, A6 is a stand-alone engine that does not run in a web browser and requires a PC.
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