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I know that rg3d was on the front page yesterday, but in case someone missed it, here's rg3d, another Rust engine https://github.com/mrDIMAS/rg3d https://github

I know that rg3d was on the front page yesterday, but in case someone missed it, here's rg3d, another Rust engine https://github.com/mrDIMAS/rg3d https://github.com/mrDIMAS/rg3d

justaguy88 6y ago
As an outsider to game dev, what sort of aspects do people compare game engines by?
- adamnemecek 6y ago
  Game enginity :-). But fundamentally same as everything else, features, platform support, maturity, API, performance etc.
- gameswithgo 6y ago
  Man there are just millions of things * what platforms can the engine target (pc, mac, linux, consoles, web, mobile, etc * does it use a typical oop approach with all your stuff deriving from entity? or an ecs? the latter can perform better but is more complex to work with usually * how easy is it to use? does it have a graphic editor and asset manager? an easy scripting language? decent lighting system built in? * how well does it perform * how customizeable is it * can you edit things while the game is running for quick iteration?
littlestymaar 6y ago
They seem to share the same goals and philosophy, and it looks like the authors have complementary skills: mrDimas' technical achievements are super impressive (rg3d already has a scene editor, its own UI kit and a working example game!!), while _cart's ability to create hype and foster a large community in no time is just stunning. I'd love to see those two join efforts somehow.
- adamnemecek 6y ago
  Idk if community skills really matter.
  - littlestymaar 6y ago
    It's harder to get users without, and sponsorship/funding is probably out reach. There are a lot of technically good projects which fail because of lack of marketing, and a lot of well-marketed project that are too shallow to succeed. Having both is an incredible asset. That's why I would be extremely excited if they teamed up.
    - adamnemecek 6y ago
      Which good projects failed due to lack of marketing?

I know that rg3d was on the front page yesterday, but in case someone missed it, here's rg3d, another Rust engine https://github.com/mrDIMAS/rg3d https://github.com/mrDIMAS/rg3d

justaguy88 6y ago

As an outsider to game dev, what sort of aspects do people compare game engines by?

adamnemecek 6y ago
Game enginity :-). But fundamentally same as everything else, features, platform support, maturity, API, performance etc.
gameswithgo 6y ago
Man there are just millions of things * what platforms can the engine target (pc, mac, linux, consoles, web, mobile, etc * does it use a typical oop approach with all your stuff deriving from entity? or an ecs? the latter can perform better but is more complex to work with usually * how easy is it to use? does it have a graphic editor and asset manager? an easy scripting language? decent lighting system built in? * how well does it perform * how customizeable is it * can you edit things while the game is running for quick iteration?

littlestymaar 6y ago

They seem to share the same goals and philosophy, and it looks like the authors have complementary skills: mrDimas' technical achievements are super impressive (rg3d already has a scene editor, its own UI kit and a working example game!!), while _cart's ability to create hype and foster a large community in no time is just stunning. I'd love to see those two join efforts somehow.

adamnemecek 6y ago
Idk if community skills really matter.
- littlestymaar 6y ago
  It's harder to get users without, and sponsorship/funding is probably out reach. There are a lot of technically good projects which fail because of lack of marketing, and a lot of well-marketed project that are too shallow to succeed. Having both is an incredible asset. That's why I would be extremely excited if they teamed up.
  - adamnemecek 6y ago
    Which good projects failed due to lack of marketing?