Anyone know what engine this is using?
Game Builder: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required
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Re: Game Builder: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required
#32It will be good for a few quarters of it's existence before Google shuts it down, as is tradition.
this refrain has become the "first post!!1" of the HN community, every time google is posted about. what does "lolz teh g00gz will shut it down next week!" add to the conversation?
It's shorthand for stating a dislike of Google's reputation for short term thinking around products - whenever there's a new Google launch many people's immediate reaction will be "Looks ace, but is it worthwhile investing the time and energy necessary?". That's a complaint Google should take seriously. It's how lots of people in the tech community view Google. As you say, it seems to be posted every time Google launch something.
There was a great comment by jsafi here on HN a while ago suggesting why Google are like this - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19553840
It's hard to imagine a way they could change it besides stopping launching anything that doesn't have a long term plan in the company.
Re: Game Builder: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required
#33I just had a play with it. It seems very well thought out. It has a very nice tutorial that introduces all the basic concepts. I am looking forward to trying out the multiplayer aspect, as that seems to be the most compelling thing about it.
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#34Any word on when it will get Linux support?
Re: Game Builder: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required
#35Not sure who the audience for this is. Kids I guess? Game developers want engines and tools that make development easier without losing power or flexibility. Players want new interesting gaming experiences.
Might be me?
Would like to build games and toys, but no longer have the time to learn a proper game-engine.
Re: Game Builder: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required
#36Any word on when it will get Linux support?
Got ahead of myself and forgot to check the Steam forum for it... and it was asked and answered already. TLDR; No plans.
https://steamcommunity.com/app/929860/discussions/0/17433576...
Re: Game Builder: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required
#37It will be good for a few quarters of it's existence before Google shuts it down, as is tradition.
this refrain has become the "first post!!1" of the HN community, every time google is posted about. what does "lolz teh g00gz will shut it down next week!" add to the conversation?
The reputation of google products being shutdown now preceeds anything they release. It is tarnished, and would never be repaird till they pubically announce that they intend to keep it running (which, of course, they will not).
Therefore, anybody that's not just curious, but is instead going to be invested in using any product of theirs would do well to find an alternative, and invest in finding ways to export to said alternative.
Googles' products can no longer be trusted to remain, and i urge anyone to never rely on it remaining.
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#38It’s a shame that making simple games doesn’t require coding like it used to. For myself, and a lot of others I’m sure, games were a huge motivator to teach myself programming. Now kids won’t be as motivated to do that
My friend got into programming by modding Warcraft 3 maps.
In the beginning he was just dragging and dropping random units to the map.
In the end he was quite proficcient in the embedded script editor.
Re: Game Builder: Create 3D games with friends, no experience required
#39Anyone know what engine this is using?
Considering google cloud's partnership with Unity, probably Unity.
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#40I’d really like some “x becomes beginner friendly”-filter on HackerNews. Stockholm syndrome perhaps.