[MUD-Dev] Jeff's Rant: A World Full of Wheel-Makers

[Daniel.Harman at barclayscapital.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Rickey [mailto:daver at mythicentertainment.com]
> Sent: 21 May 2001 17:09
> To: mud-dev at kanga.nu
> Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Jeff's Rant: A World Full of Wheel-Makers

> Frankly, iD's Quake engine was a step *back* for the concept of
> engine liscensing, as John Carmack's refusal to do *anything* to
> make it more flexible and insistence on rewriting it from scratch
> with each version caused many projects using it to balloon in budget
> or go under completely.  If I was looking for an engine to make a
> new game, I would stay *far* away from it.  Name recognition isn't
> what you want in an engine.

Surely with MMORPGs, you have a more limited choice as you need an
engine capable of rendering out door geometry which a BSP based engine
(a la Quake 3, Unreal (not the latest unreleased one) etc. etc.) is
entirely unsuited for?

Of course not using BSP means that the gfx quality is generally below
peoples expectations. Is there actually an engine available that can
cover both indoor rendering and outdoor using a hybrid engine with
proper portaling? I was thinking the Tribes 2 engine might be able to
do it. In addition, Unreal 2 looks like it *might* be able to,
although the videos I've seen didn't seem to support anything like a
large enough outdoor area for an MMORPG.

Dan
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