new game engine i found

[jskinman]

in you want a free good game engine then go to http://www.panda3d.org then go to downloads...

[hallsofvallhalla]

yep not too bad of an engine, I messed around with it a year or more ago. It has proven tech, Disney created that Pirate game with it. It is however not a WYSIWYG engine. At least not when I used it. Uses Python which is kewl also.

I will be moving this into multipurpose engines.

[jskinman]

so hwo was it when you used it? i am thinging of using the visual for a game

[hallsofvallhalla]

edit: wrong post

[Jackolantern]

it has been "in development" for a long time. The MMO piece is not working and not planned for a while. It is a bit high priced to me for the features you are getting. I have not used it in more than a year though.

What in Panda 3D costs money? I thought it was open source and free? That would be really lame if they changed it to commercial or created a league of pay-add-ons after a few higher-profile projects started using it

[hallsofvallhalla]

crap I posted in the wrong area hahah I was thinking visual3d.net its funny how thinkgs will be brought up at the same time among several forums.

[jskinman]

lol

[hallsofvallhalla]

the first post was about panda though. It was a little hard getting a terrain in and moving around. Though this was a while ago. You will find it is a lot more work without the wysiwyg editor.

[jskinman]

is that free or no because i am serious about trying to make either an adventure game or an rts

[OldRod]

From their site:

Panda3D is a game engine, a framework for 3D rendering and game development for Python and C++ programs. Panda3D is Open Source and free for any purpose, including commercial ventures, thanks to its liberal license. Go ahead and grab it here. To learn more about Panda3D's capabilities, visit the gallery and the feature list. To learn how to use Panda3D, check the documentation resources. If you get stuck, ask for help on the forums, our community is very active.

Emphasis added - it is free