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3D Game Creator

I am currently looking at way to make a 3D game, no I am not interested in C++, this will just be a small project for fun.  I was wondering if there were any Windows programs like Unity 3D, that have level modelers and character modelers built in?  Also one with a easy to learn language like Gamemaker would help a lot.

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[Piers]

Piers

Re: 3D Game Creator

http://www.3dgamestudio.com/

If you want something a bit different:

http://www.blitzbasic.com/Products/blitz3d.php

If you read the manuel, there both easy.

[Retro]

Retro

Re: 3D Game Creator

Thanks, only problem is that those are both pay programs.  Would Gamemaker be good enough?

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[Limey]

Limey

Re: 3D Game Creator

I really like 3d Gamestudio, its worth buying if you ask me.

[2awesome4apossum]

2awesome4apossum

Re: 3D Game Creator

3D GameStudio hands down.

But be sure to use the thirty day trial before deciding.  Use it to evaluate.  3DGS pwns.

[Moon_child]

Moon_child

Re: 3D Game Creator

Thanks, only problem is that those are both pay programs.  Would Gamemaker be good enough?

*Cough* Torrent anyone? *Cough*

[Piers]

Piers

Re: 3D Game Creator

Thanks, only problem is that those are both pay programs.  Would Gamemaker be good enough?

*Cough* Torrent anyone? *Cough*

Actually the 3d game studio is almost impossible to download in torrent format. I suggest *cough*Piers*cough*msn*cough*.

[Pedlya]

Pedlya

Re: 3D Game Creator

Thats the beuty of torrent, nothings impossible to download  >_<

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[2awesome4apossum]

2awesome4apossum

Re: 3D Game Creator

Thanks, only problem is that those are both pay programs.  Would Gamemaker be good enough?

*Cough* Torrent anyone? *Cough*

Actually the 3d game studio is almost impossible to download in torrent format. I suggest *cough*Piers*cough*msn*cough*.

Don't get an illegal copy of 3dgs... it causes nothing but trouble for you... and they're pretty good at finding applications that were made illegally.

[MaJoRa]

MaJoRa

Re: 3D Game Creator

Thanks, only problem is that those are both pay programs.  Would Gamemaker be good enough?

*Cough* Torrent anyone? *Cough*

Actually the 3d game studio is almost impossible to download in torrent format. I suggest *cough*Piers*cough*msn*cough*.

Don't get an illegal copy of 3dgs... it causes nothing but trouble for you... and they're pretty good at finding applications that were made illegally.

That depends if you make a game with the illigal version and distribute it, i like to find torrents of full versions etc for my own personal trial, if i like it and can adapt to it, then i buy it, basically i trial the full version so i know what i can actually do with it before getting the legal thing.

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[Piers]

Piers

Re: 3D Game Creator

Thanks, only problem is that those are both pay programs.  Would Gamemaker be good enough?

*Cough* Torrent anyone? *Cough*

Actually the 3d game studio is almost impossible to download in torrent format. I suggest *cough*Piers*cough*msn*cough*.

Don't get an illegal copy of 3dgs... it causes nothing but trouble for you... and they're pretty good at finding applications that were made illegally.

That depends if you make a game with the illigal version and distribute it, i like to find torrents of full versions etc for my own personal trial, if i like it and can adapt to it, then i buy it, basically i trial the full version so i know what i can actually do with it before getting the legal thing.

Exactly, I never use anything I havn't payed for unless its for personal experience. Distributing it, is a different story though.


 Its like with roms, you see the game, you want to buy it, but don't know what its like. What can you do? If you buy is and hate it, you've lost money. If you download and test it, your fine.

[2awesome4apossum]

2awesome4apossum

Re: 3D Game Creator

It's still stealing.

EDIT: Plus they already give you a 30 day trial... that's all you could ask for from them.

[Infinitus]

Infinitus

Re: 3D Game Creator

It's still stealing.

EDIT: Plus they already give you a 30 day trial... that's all you could ask for from them.

Agreed.

[seppuku]

seppuku

Re: 3D Game Creator

Torrents? TORRENTS? Okay I am very anti warez, piracy or whatever you wanna call it, but I'm not fgonna fall out with anyone over it.

I would recommend;

3D Game Studio
Blitz 3D
DarkBasic Pro

As they are your easiest ones out there...but they all cost money, I personally out of these 3 use Dark Basic Pro, I also use Torque, but thats more technical and is more expensive than the 3 listed.

However, here is one solution, it is a bit technical, but easier than Torque and definitely easier than C++.

You have a choice of these 3 programming language programs.

Visual C# 2005 express, free until November, get in quick, found on the microsoft developers network, google the name of VC# 05 exp.
Visual Basic.NET 2005 express, same as C#, but a differant language.

Both C# and Visual Basic require .NET framework 2, I think recent computers come with this, but it is downloadable with the programs.

Or...Borland Delphi 7 PE, PE stands for personal edition, this means no commercial use, with what you'll be using for game making will not be for commercial use. If you cannot find Delphi, tell me and I'll dig up a forum post on another site of a direct link. (This product is discontinued which is why it will be hard to find.)

As for the game making part, try the Truevision 3D SDK, its fairly simple, I started using it with C# and delphi, its pretty cool and up to date.

So, I would download Delphi and Truevision3D (free version). Neither allow for commercial use, but its a good combination, delphi has a lot of tutorials to learn and is quite easy to learn and Truevision 3D, has limited tutorials, but come with plenty of examples that are commented on as tutorials and the community is very good at helping you with problems. This as far as I can see is your only LEGAL free option. If you want to go commercial buy the products, however the commerical versions of the products are rather expensive, so investing on one of the 3 at the top of this post might be a good idea.

Project: Shadow Behind The Leaves
Dark Basic Pro | Cinema 4D 6 | Hexagon 2 | Blender |  Photoshop 6 | C++/Ogre/Irrlicht | C#/Delphi/Truevision | Torque Game Engine 1.4

[Piers]

Piers

Re: 3D Game Creator

It's still stealing.

EDIT: Plus they already give you a 30 day trial... that's all you could ask for from them.

I was an idiot and already used up my 30 day free trail when I didn't know anything about a programming language. Yes, I agree it is stealing, and I respect you enough, to delete it off my harddrive. (I have to anyway to make more room)

It's still stealing.

EDIT: Plus they already give you a 30 day trial... that's all you could ask for from them.

Agreed.

I respect you even more too do what I just said.

[seppuku]

seppuku

Re: 3D Game Creator

Good move I say, its always feels better to get something out with the honest way with paying for it and using your own work, its more satifying in the end, because you're restricted by your budget and when you get something awesome on that restricted budget, you think, 'screw 3DS Max(for example), this is cool'

Project: Shadow Behind The Leaves
Dark Basic Pro | Cinema 4D 6 | Hexagon 2 | Blender |  Photoshop 6 | C++/Ogre/Irrlicht | C#/Delphi/Truevision | Torque Game Engine 1.4

[2awesome4apossum]

2awesome4apossum

Re: 3D Game Creator

Good move I say, its always feels better to get something out with the honest way with paying for it and using your own work, its more satifying in the end, because you're restricted by your budget and when you get something awesome on that restricted budget, you think, 'screw 3DS Max(for example), this is cool'

That was one of the smartest and most true things I've ever heard anyone say on the matter.

[Piers]

Piers

Re: 3D Game Creator

Good move I say, its always feels better to get something out with the honest way with paying for it and using your own work, its more satifying in the end, because you're restricted by your budget and when you get something awesome on that restricted budget, you think, 'screw 3DS Max(for example), this is cool'

Now now, 3ds max is different. No one ever illegally gets that because of too much respect for the program.

 But I do agree with what you said, and now the only illegal thing on my computer is N64 roms.

[cb43569]

cb43569

Re: 3D Game Creator

Thanks, only problem is that those are both pay programs.  Would Gamemaker be good enough?

The 3D functions of GameMaker require registration.

[Naz]

Naz

Re: 3D Game Creator

I have used 3DGS to create a game before.  I don't suggest it.  Get a different program is what I suggest.

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