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Crytek announces its CryEngine-as-a-Service Program

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Re: Crytek announces its CryEngine-as-a-Service Program

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Post by higherpurpose »

toki5 wrote: post #8
jmgrosen wrote: post #2

Of course, the kicker is how they define "indies". Still, it seems like an irresistible deal, especially considering they have a free version as well. No source code like you get with Unreal Engine 4, but also no 5% royalty. Anyone have experience using CryEngine?

I do, and, honestly, I'm not a huge fan. The editor is fairly slick but the code base is an absolute rat's nest. If I want the power of a full-blown this-gen engine, I'd turn to Unreal; if I want rapid iteration and relatively painless development while sacrificing some (not all!) power, I'd turn to Unity. But that's just me! Your mileage may certainly vary depending on what your project needs.

If you want the best graphics, you're still better off with CryEngine, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H8u4NbDRxI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHGCkgaCZM0

I think Frosbite 2 beats Cryengine in terms of realistic graphics, but too bad they're not licensing that to 3rd parties. Frostbite 2's color seems a little off/too light in those demos, though, but UE4's color is way off. Why does everything look like it was put through an orange filter?

Re: Crytek announces its CryEngine-as-a-Service Program

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Post by eliang »

After all this engine race to mass adoption, I'd focus on, 1. Developing assets (textures, sprites, sounds). 2. Developing gameplay. 3. Developing game engine plugins. 4. Hire all of the above and profit (I'm at 2). But, if you're insisting in developing a new engine, please first read all the code that's been released, and if you can, send them patches until they hire you.

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Post by eropple »

higherpurpose wrote: post #11
toki5 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do, and, honestly, I'm not a huge fan. The editor is fairly slick but the code base is an absolute rat's nest. If I want the power of a full-blown this-gen engine, I'd turn to Unreal; if I want rapid iteration and relatively painless development while sacrificing some (not all!) power, I'd turn to Unity. But that's just me! Your mileage may certainly vary depending on what your project needs.

If you want the best graphics, you're still better off with CryEngine, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H8u4NbDRxI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHGCkgaCZM0 I think Frosbite 2 beats Cryengine in terms of realistic graphics, but too bad they're not licensing that to 3rd parties. Frostbite 2's color seems a little off/too light in those demos, though, but UE4's color is way off. Why does everything look like…

If you want the best graphics, you probably can afford the engine already.

Re: Crytek announces its CryEngine-as-a-Service Program

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Post by snogglethorpe »

higherpurpose wrote: post #11
toki5 wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I do, and, honestly, I'm not a huge fan. The editor is fairly slick but the code base is an absolute rat's nest. If I want the power of a full-blown this-gen engine, I'd turn to Unreal; if I want rapid iteration and relatively painless development while sacrificing some (not all!) power, I'd turn to Unity. But that's just me! Your mileage may certainly vary depending on what your project needs.

If you want the best graphics, you're still better off with CryEngine, though. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H8u4NbDRxI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHGCkgaCZM0 I think Frosbite 2 beats Cryengine in terms of realistic graphics, but too bad they're not licensing that to 3rd parties. Frostbite 2's color seems a little off/too light in those demos, though, but UE4's color is way off. Why does everything look like…

I'm sure cryengine is great, but the methodology in those videos looks pretty dodgy... It appears that they're comparing random completely different scenes in each engine, whose only similarity is their general subject ("scene with palm tree!").

There are a lot of variables that go into how the end result looks, only some of which have to do with the capability of the underlying engine, and they don't even seem to be trying to account/adjust for such factors....

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