View Full Version : New Unreal Engine Powering Vanguard?!?!
Saw this over on the Sigil boards. Hot damn this engine has looked impressive. :O
http://udn.epicgames.com/Powered/WebHome
Hot Damn, real honest to God tested technology!
wished they had used the crytek engine:P
Daton Everon
05-05-04, 10:18 AM
Does this mean a Linux port is more than possible? UT2004 runs natively under linux and very well. I know better than to say that, but one can dream.
freonsmurf
05-05-04, 10:24 AM
That liscense is what, 500,000$?
I would think that at the very least. They restrict licensing to hardcore game developers, so the distribution pool is pretty thin.
Maht Stohlit
05-05-04, 12:48 PM
I believe the unreal engine is powering Thief 3 as well.
Biggwin
05-05-04, 03:40 PM
yep, it is also listed under that link as future relases!
Aradune kind of confirms at the Vanguard Boards: (http://www.vanguardsoh.com/forums/showpost.php?postid=76258&postcount=57)
We are so heavily modifying the engine and will continue to do so, that it really doesn't look anything TODAY like what it originally did. One of things we did want to do before we talked about what tech we were licensing, etc., is get some screenshots out, maybe a movie, more previews and demos, etc.
In any case, you'll here more about the relationship soon... very soon
T. King adds a bit more: (http://www.vanguardsoh.com/forums/showpost.php?postid=76360&postcount=60)
After consolidating my thoughts I have this to say; our programmers, designers and artists have applied their skills to the engine meticulously and with great assiduity, much in the way that an artist applies paint to a canvas, and have built a vast fantastical world of amazing possibilities, upon the strong foundation of a proven graphical engineering masterpiece, that has itself been taken to an entirely new level of sophistication.
T. King again: (http://www.vanguardsoh.com/forums/showpost.php?postid=76374&postcount=62)
...I definitely wouldn't say it's good, I'd say it's incredibly awesome.
Confirmed here:
http://forums.thesafehouse.org/viewtopic.php?t=5983
:)
I'm going to say no to a linux port do to the fact that microsoft games is going to be the distributor.... :borg
More tidbits from Brad: (http://www.vanguardsoh.com/forums/showpost.php?postid=76587&postcount=74)
Once you say something like the Unreal Engine, all sorts of images (good and bad) pop into your mind about the great FPS games that have been built on this technology. Then there are thoughts on how Unreal games are more often first person than third, and whether Vanguard will be too...
Speculation is fun, and by no means do I want to discourage it
But, please do keep in mind that we are using all of this tech to get us going... as crucial stepping stones to get us making the game, not the technology, tools, or engine. This is important... key, in fact: we are at the same time heavily modifying the code base to turn everything MMOG specific (and, more so, Vanguard specific).
Just for example, we added per pixel lighting, bump and specular, seamless world technology, completely re-did terrain (including building special in-house terrain creation tools), re-worked (and continue to do so) the networking layers, and more (Ryan Elam could go on and on).
I'd also point out, just for example, that Lineage 2 uses the Unreal engine as a basis, and I know they too have heavily modified it. It's a seamless or almost seamless world, and it's third person with 'Asian' style point and click movement.
Anyway, just some food for thought.