Originally posted by Yamota

Originally posted by ArChWind

Originally posted by Yamota
Very interesting post. I am a Java developer and always wanted to build some simple persistant multiplayer game but the problem is that my skills are limited to Java and I have no 3D skills at all. And only Java engine I found which seems feasible is jMonkey but it has no multiplayer support :/

Most of Multiverse server is primarly Java based. Some of it is Perl and python but the core engine is java/python. What I like about this design is it is entirely portable so a Sun System is a valid option. In other words the server can run on a main frame.

 Maybe you may find it useable. Much of the client is Python but if you have good skills you may be able to port it to Java.

Well I looked at the Esenthel engine and it looks really interesting and since I just want to create a simple online game, and not a full fledged MMORPG, the limitations on network code is fine.

However I am not sure how hard it is to learn C++ if you have 5 years of professional Java experience. Do you know?

Also, how hard is it to import 3D models to use? Since I dont have any 3D modeling skills I would look at the many free models out there and possibly buy some simple one's as well.

It is fairl easy to import meshes in Esenthel. The only catch here is the models you will download are going to be WAY WAY to big. You will have to get use to scaling them. I myself use Blender to import models and rescale them. most times it is 100:1 ratio. Oncce they are properly scaled and skinned I open the editor select model and drag the model to the window. If you want animations the make bones for it and rig it in the animation window.

Hey, I am no artist by any means and I got working animated characters after a couple days of learning.

As far as programming, if you have 5 years of Java I bet you can can pick up C++ in a very short time frame.

Originally posted by ArChWind

Originally posted by Yamota

Originally posted by ArChWind

Originally posted by Yamota
Very interesting post. I am a Java developer and always wanted to build some simple persistant multiplayer game but the problem is that my skills are limited to Java and I have no 3D skills at all. And only Java engine I found which seems feasible is jMonkey but it has no multiplayer support :/

Most of Multiverse server is primarly Java based. Some of it is Perl and python but the core engine is java/python. What I like about this design is it is entirely portable so a Sun System is a valid option. In other words the server can run on a main frame.

 Maybe you may find it useable. Much of the client is Python but if you have good skills you may be able to port it to Java.

Well I looked at the Esenthel engine and it looks really interesting and since I just want to create a simple online game, and not a full fledged MMORPG, the limitations on network code is fine.

However I am not sure how hard it is to learn C++ if you have 5 years of professional Java experience. Do you know?

Also, how hard is it to import 3D models to use? Since I dont have any 3D modeling skills I would look at the many free models out there and possibly buy some simple one's as well.

It is fairl easy to import meshes in Esenthel. The only catch here is the models you will download are going to be WAY WAY to big. You will have to get use to scaling them. I myself use Blender to import models and rescale them. most times it is 100:1 ratio. Oncce they are properly scaled and skinned I open the editor select model and drag the model to the window. If you want animations the make bones for it and rig it in the animation window.

Hey, I am no artist by any means and I got working animated characters after a couple days of learning.

As far as programming, if you have 5 years of Java I bet you can can pick up C++ in a very short time frame.

 

Cool thanks. I guess my spare time for gaming got a lot less now :)

It's not the engine you use.  It's what you do with it that counts.

Unless, of course, you pick a game engine that wants to do things one way, and you want to do it a different way, and you don't have access to the full source code to change the engine however you want.  Then it is the engine you use.  But that's your fault for trying to make a game without access to the source code for the engine you're using.

And if you never manage to come up with something that you really want to do but the game engine you're using doesn't support out of the box, then you really ought to get some more creative ideas for your game.