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Feb 1 2014 Anchor

I need a 2.5D(Doom Style) game engine that is FREE that does not require a version of Visual Studio prior to 2012 pro (that means no XNA) here I what I want:
(From Engine)
1) Free for COMMERCIAL(selling for money) use
2) Mouse/Keyboard support
3) Animation
4) Compatible with one of the following file formats:
I) Colladae (.dae)
II) DirectX (.x)
III) Autodesk (.fbx)
IV) 3DStudio (.3ds)
V) Wavefront (.obj)
5) Gamepad(xbox360 Controller) Support(optional)
6) Use C# game programming
(From You)
1) A playlist with Decent tutorials on how to make a 2.5D game in it(preferable but optional)
2) Download Link
Engines that do not work/aren't licensed that I've tried: Craftstudio(by SparklinLabs), XNA, Unity, and Unreal/UDK

Feb 2 2014 Anchor

in know its not fully relevant to your specs but im looking into making a 3d java engine. I can provide full documentation and tutorials on making a game in it when its done.

Feb 2 2014 Anchor

I'm actually learning Java as well! So, seeing as your the only person to respond(there are some I put in there I wouldn't mind dropping out) but I starting learning java so that I could code my own. Thanks for the help and if you need any help with the engine just shoot me a pm. Thank you for you support! If you want any music (What I kind of want to make my minor ounce I get of of high school).

Feb 2 2014 Anchor

i only started it the other day so there is not much to it although 2d is working in a way. any help would be appreciated because i am not a pro at java i am learning alot from practicing and i have never tried accessing external files like .fbx

Feb 2 2014 Anchor

Why won't you take a look at Unity? Seems it meets all your requirements.

Feb 2 2014 Anchor

Unity is not free for commercial use

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Feb 2 2014 Anchor

What's not free about it?

Unity3d.com

I think you have no HDR support in the free version, and I thought it also has no shadows, but I'm not so sure about that. Even UDK is "free", if you don't earn more than 50000$ with your project. And after that it's 25% on the next income, so these 50k would be safe. The practical thing about Unity is that it has none of that package rubbish UDK uses. The way it handles content is really good. But without HDRI and Unity's standard and ugly shaders it won't look fly. If you have money to buy a node based shader system for Unity or have lots of skills the game can still look awesome. However, from how you describe the game it doesn't require "next-gen" looks. Unity might really be for you. And you can try the free version and throw it away if you dislike it ;)

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Feb 2 2014 Anchor

Unity is free till you hit $100,000 in sales, then you have to buy Pro version which is $1500.

Feb 3 2014 Anchor

Btw if you have any feature requests for the java engine let me know :) im implementing the 3d part today

Feb 3 2014 Anchor

MurDoc_Inc wrote: Unity is free till you hit $100,000 in sales, then you have to buy Pro version which is $1500.


Until you hit 100,000 USD a year, not 100,000 USD period. You have to be bringing in at least 100,000 dollars every year. You're not forced to buy it the moment you make a total of 100,000 dollars. If your yearly profit is more than 100,000 USD, you can more than afford to purchase Unity Pro.

If it takes you 3 years to make a total of 100,000 USD, you don't have to buy Unity Pro. If it takes you 3 months, on the other hand, you do. See the difference?

Only the people who can afford to are required to buy a Unity Pro license. That's practically the whole point behind Unity.

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