It is never a wise move to switch game engines during development. However, I would probably guess that switching to the more updated version wouldn't set them back more than a couple of months.
It is never a wise move to switch game engines during development. However, I would probably guess that switching to the more updated version wouldn't set them back more than a couple of months.
As I understand from the article, no work or time is lost, they just have room to improve more if they choose to do so which seems to be the case.
It's bad to switch engines during development when its a completely different engine.. such as crytech 2 to Unreal 3 for example... and many games have been ruined because of that. But this is not a completely different engine..
It's bad to switch engines during development when its a completely different engine.. such as crytech 2 to Unreal 3 for example... and many games have been ruined because of that. But this is not a completely different engine..
My thought exactly, it should be almost the exact same engine besides added features and improvements.
DNF went from the Quake engine to Unreal and then their own. I can tell you one thing though, the engine wasn't even half the reason for the delays of DNF.
At the people that think the game will be delayed due to the engine change: don't worry It is relatively easy to port the Cryengine 2 to the Cryengine 3, the difference in engines is actually not that big besides optimalisation of the engine (which is the probabely the main reason they decided to do this. The early build of Archeage ran quite bad on middle PC rigs).
As long as this change was chosen by the devs I do think that it was for the best. Why would they sabotage their own game? More physics and better lighting are just some of the benefits of the newer engine and I think it will be worth a couple of weeks if it comes down to that (which it probably won't). I am not that much of a 'eye-candy gamer' but I must say that ragdolls and destructible environment seems incredibly cool to me (although it will be limited). Just my opinion.
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Very nice find!
Cool stuff.
Could be a very wise move I guess...
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Hehe, yeah, you can read more on our community of archeage here, with the videos and quotes.
As I understand from the article, no work or time is lost, they just have room to improve more if they choose to do so which seems to be the case.
It's bad to switch engines during development when its a completely different engine.. such as crytech 2 to Unreal 3 for example... and many games have been ruined because of that. But this is not a completely different engine..
Remember Old School Ultima Online
My thought exactly, it should be almost the exact same engine besides added features and improvements.
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all 2011 + mmos should be done with cry engine 3, latest unreal, or anything similar.... too bad Rift didnt think of it...
cant wait for ArcheAge and now with cry engine 3.... good stuff
Remember the Duke Nukem that never was?
They changed engines too
Mark my words someone will still stay the garphics look bad and not up to par.
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I really hope this game turns out good and not another Lineage 2 reskinned MMO.
wow, so will they be the 1st MMO to use CryEngine3?
awesome, i mean, i was blown away when i saw the Video using CryEngine2, let alone Cry3
i hope by the time, my 6870 xfire is still up for it
So What Now?
Now that's a punch below the belt!
DNF went from the Quake engine to Unreal and then their own. I can tell you one thing though, the engine wasn't even half the reason for the delays of DNF.
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Lineage 2 is the best mmo comeon, dont say that
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Duke Nukem is releasing June 14th 2011. =P
Remember Old School Ultima Online
Thats cool. The new sandbox features of Crytec 3 would be pretty useful for a MMORPG.
AA was the first MMO to be developed using CryEngine2, or any CryEngine type.
CABAL2 I think was the first MMO to be developed using CryE3.
At the people that think the game will be delayed due to the engine change: don't worry
It is relatively easy to port the Cryengine 2 to the Cryengine 3, the difference in engines is actually not that big besides optimalisation of the engine (which is the probabely the main reason they decided to do this. The early build of Archeage ran quite bad on middle PC rigs).
As long as this change was chosen by the devs I do think that it was for the best. Why would they sabotage their own game? More physics and better lighting are just some of the benefits of the newer engine and I think it will be worth a couple of weeks if it comes down to that (which it probably won't). I am not that much of a 'eye-candy gamer' but I must say that ragdolls and destructible environment seems incredibly cool to me (although it will be limited). Just my opinion.