Racing game with Irrlicht , is it possible?

PolecatIV · Post by **PolecatIV** » Sun May 29, 2005 4:41 pm

I looking for a 3dengine for my racing game, is Irrlicht a good option?

INM8 · Post by **INM8** » Mon May 30, 2005 3:12 am

yes it is a very good option, especially since irrlicht is LIGHTNING FAST and very good @ implementation and stuff... first off you must realize: irrlicht is a graphics engine, which means it only renders graphics! So you will also need a good sound engine (i would use openAL - supports 3d sound) and a physics engine (use Tokamak, its now FREE) which you will need for car physics. for compiling all of this, i would use Dev-C++, because the irrlicht project file works right off the bat! only thing is, its a bother to get directx working

otherwise.. just use that stuff.. incase you didnt know anything, lol! hmmm ok i think this will provide you with enough information. im too lazy 2 get the links for ya, so just search google.

later

SARIN · Post by **SARIN** » Mon May 30, 2005 5:51 am

hey, i love newton myself. its a little more accurate for physics and that slows down the speed, but if u have a good comp it should b fine. i like it cause its easy to use (for me, not to understand but it at least compiles). i suggest trying it out, and checkin the demo (especially for speed)

www.newtondynamics.com

PolecatIV · Post by **PolecatIV** » Mon May 30, 2005 7:02 am

Is Newton expensive?

INM8 · Post by **INM8** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:54 am

no, newton is free, and i have checked it out, yes it is easy to use, BUT: it's inaccurate and slow. if you create a gun and you make it shoot a bullet, you have to be 20 feet away from a wall for it to detect it, because when it's created it maps it w/ the newton net thingy it has, which takes a while.. and especially on a bullet going @ high speed! i prefer tokamak, because its fast and accurate, this is because it USED TO BE a COMMERCIAL PRODUCT but now is free. you can't sell something slow and inaccurate now can you?

cassini · Post by **cassini** » Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:35 pm

There is also ODE, which is free and open source

Midnight · Post by **Midnight** » Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:25 am

anything is possable my friend anything.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Jun 06, 2005 11:08 am

newton isn't inaccurate and it isn't slow. you just don't know how to use it. for bullets you have to use continuous collision detection like in one of their tutorials.

yeah, tokamak was COMMERCIAL but if it were SUCCESSFUL it wouldn't be free now.