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Reasons to start with 3d Gamestudio instead of Unity or others
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07/23/15 17:20
07/23/15 17:20
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Mothership
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Hi! So I'm thinking of giving Gamestudio a try as I'm also at another section of the forums, the Zorro project creating a trading robot (at least trying :D). As I've also started to program Python my interest in games development started to grow. I've done some research online and there are a lot of development platforms to choose from. What I can tell, Unity/Unreal Engine are maybe the most popular platforms out there. The thing that worries me are the activity in this forum and such, for now example there are only 5-20 people viewing the forums for example, the latest threads in several categories are dated a while back and so on. And under features it says Gamestudio's A8 engine was developed in 2010 and is one of the fastest and most robust engines available. And 2010 is 5 years ago, and I guessed there's happened much things since then. So I'm worried that 3d gamestudio is outdated and wont get any updates/maintenance. Also, when I get stuck, it feels good to have a forum where you can post threads to get help. So why should I come here instead of for example Unity?
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Re: Reasons to start with 3d Gamestudio instead of Unity or others
[Re: Mothership]
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07/23/15 17:45
07/23/15 17:45
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Ruben
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I actually haven't started on learning Unity yet, even though I have it installed on my computer. Eventually I would like to, but first I am concentrating on creating my first game engine with Gamestudio. I started using Gamestudio in 2009 with the intent of creating a video game, so I am concentrating on accomplishing that goal before thinking about moving onto other systems.
I have pretty much no experience with Unity yet, but I hear that it requires less programming than Gamestudio does. Unity supposedly has a lot more pre-built code functionalities that do not require coding, since they are already made?
I personally like Gamestudio, because I feel that I am developing my programming skill more from the ground up, and I feel more in control of my game development. Almost everything that shows up in my Gamestudio video game, I programmed it myself using Lite-C.
Once I am finished with my Gamestudio game engine though, I plan on learning how to use Unity as well.
If you want to really improve your programming skills, maybe Gamestudio is the better bet? If you want your game development to be easier to accomplish, with a more powerful program, then perhaps Unity is the better bet?
Plus, Unity is free. They only require something like a 5% royalty fee if you make over $100,000 per year in selling your video games. Other than that, it is free.
Gamestudio is not free, but you do not owe any royalties to Gamestudio, should your game make any money.
Last edited by Ruben; 07/23/15 17:56.
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Re: Reasons to start with 3d Gamestudio instead of Unity or others
[Re: Mothership]
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07/23/15 20:14
07/23/15 20:14
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That's mainly shader and texture stuff, not engine stuff. Any somewhat modern engine can do. The graphics designer (and the shader programmer ) does the style, not the engine.
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Re: Reasons to start with 3d Gamestudio instead of Unity or others
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07/23/15 22:10
07/23/15 22:10
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Also, when I get stuck, it feels good to have a forum where you can post threads to get help. , this something you don't have to worry about. There's alot of code and solutions you can find by searching on this forum / or using google advanced search. Plus there's still plenty people helping out. The problem more is lack of updates and some outdated things like the map editor and models that come with gs3d. You will probably have a bad workflow in the beginning. You can create professional games, its just harder generally I think. I would recommend gs3d if your doing it as a hobby.
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