Game Engine Suggestions

I am going to create a game about something (I dont know yet) but first i need a good game engine where it can run, I already tried the Unreal engine it was a good one but the editor didnt work, so please if you know a good engine wich is FREE to download please tell me!

Come on somebody must be a mod addict here! you know about that stuff !

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What type of game are you attempting to produce? The Unreal, Havok, and various Quake and Halflife engine variations, all have very specific application. Even Havok, with its vast range of possibilities, comes in many forms for different purposes.

I know a lot of hobbiest game developers enjoy the use of GameMaker and the less legal RPGMaker PC versions.

If you're serious about game development, you can always try writing your own engine. Or rather, you can use tutorials as a design base.

Unreal Tournament 2003/2004, Half-Life 2, Half-Life, Quake 3, Doom 3/Quake 4...

Most of these games are not out yet... And believe me, it's very hard to make a mod, so don't think you can do it all yourself.

At least I can try.

Of course you can... But in this forum we have rules that say you cannot make such replies like you just did. Make a bit longer replies, or they count it as spam...

What type of game are you attempting to produce?

maybe an rpg or adventure game.

Most of these games are not out yet... And believe me, it's very hard to make a mod, so don't think you can do it all yourself.

Depends on the scope of the mod. Modern games are by virtue easy to modify due to their dependence on abstract game engines.

Further, if the popularity of Havok continues, we'll continue to have a standard development base. Already it's used in Half Life 2, Max Payne 2, and as the development base for 3D Director projects.

It's also a completely different story if csbellina's intent on developing a completely independent game using an existing engine. It eliminates a lot of the concern regarding undocumented implementation in existing games, when modding. That said, it introduces its own set of problems... the obvious being having to establish one's own implementation, and expand without a structured base to work from.

Anyone interested in game development should seriously give writing their own engine a shot. At the very least, it gives an appreciation for and understanding of some of the underpinnings of any other engine you ultimately decide to use.

EDIT: Well, if you're just shooting for an RPG/adventure game, it'd make sense to give RPGMaker or GameMaker a shot.

Yes RPGMaker or GameMaker would be your best choices. If you're aiming for a 3D game, you should gather alot of people and modify an excisting engine.

This is what all current games do. Quake 4 will use the Doom 3 engine, Unreal Tournament is only one engine, altough it gets modified each time a new UT game is released.

The game Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is using the Quake 3 engine. But it is heavily modified, believe me when I say that. I play this game often, and I can honestly say you would never tell (except that the console commands are the same as Quake 3) it is based on Quake 3. Judging by gameplay, of course, not the console or commands.

Originally posted by William Zelda4ever
Of course you can... But in this forum we have rules that say you cannot make such replies like you just did. Make a bit longer replies, or they count it as spam...

No. Her reply was perfectly acceptable.

Where can I get those RPGMaker and GameMaker thing?

I would try to create my engine too I once saw in a magazine something called digipen wich was an institute that gave you all the tools to create your own game, for a price.

You saw Digipen in Nintendo Power. They don't just "give you the tools to create a game for a price", you can get a college degree there.

Originally posted by lord-of-shadow
No. Her reply was perfectly acceptable.

I've seen longer replies being called spam.

Length is not the only factor, William.

Yeah I saw it in Nintendo Power now I remember well do you know where I can get those rpgMaker and Game maker things. Oh and Lord-of-shadow I am a boy.

To get Game maker just look it up on MSN or GOOGLE, to get RPG MAKER 2003... I don't know....

www.gamemaker.nl Get Gamemaker there I think.

EDIT: Yes I am sure get it there.

Take a look at darkbasic pro (not free, but its cheap...)
It has directx8 at its core, and uses the basic language for programming... But dont worry if you dont know any programming, since most of its functions are specific for this engine, and the basics of it are explained in the helpfiles...