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Re: What Is the Best libary for 3D Rendering Engine?

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From: jon stern
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 1995 16:56
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In article <3v80h3$27j@shelly.euronet.co.il>, Zachi Zweig <daril@euronet.co.il> writes:
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:Can Anyone recommend me on the best 3d rendering engine. We are a 
:planning on programming a 3d game, and we don't want to start using 3d 
:libaries that we'll regret in the middle of developing the game. Any 
:advise on this subject will be great!
:
:
:thanks.
:
:Zachi Zweig
:D.A.R.I.L Studio
:
:

Take a look at BRender from Argonaut. Jez San sometimes posts on the 3d newsgroups, so
keep a look out for his address (he's the head of the company and the guy who wrote
Starglider, if you remember that).

BRender is used for the PC polygon beat-em-up that's just come out on the PC (can't say
that I liked the game much).

An alternative is RenderWare.

One thing you haven't made clear in your post, is what sort of 3D game you're going to
be writing. If it's a DOOM style game with texture mapped walls at 90 degrees to the
floor and bitmaps for objects/people, then you should look at an engine aimed at these
kind of environments (i.e., BSP tree based).

- Jon S.

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                    Jon Stern
     Dept. Electronic & Electrical Enginnering
             University of Sheffield
                Sheffield S1 3JD
                       UK

             J.Stern@Sheffield.ac.uk

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Date: 31 Jul 1995 16:56:42 GMT
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