MaybeMe Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Hey guys! I have been eyeing LGE for about a year now, just haven't had the funds to purchase it, but now with the Steam Auction, there's a good chance I'll have a copy(thanks for donating all of them btw!). I had a couple questions pertaining to the game engine. 1) Can you smooth everything and make everything look better, over time? I've seen videos and such, I like the graphics and animations, but they could be a bit smoother imo, so it'd be very nice to optimize them and make them look better. 2) Can you implement different survival based systems, such as degrading food, water, temperature, and other things that are affected by the environment? That's all I got for now, I'll most likely post more as I wonder more about what I want to do. I plan on making a survival game for myself, like The Long Dark, but the way I want it to be. Maybe I'll end up posting it somewhere or something, but atm it's just for me to play with and enjoy. Thanks for the help! Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.ace Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Hi MaybeMe! Welcome to the community! 1. I'm not quite sure what you are asking here. Do you mean like motion blur, higher fps, etc.? Motion blur is possible with shaders, but no one has gotten around to making one yet. FPS is highly dependent on the game you make, so that's sort of your responsibility. Note that often game videos appear choppier than the actual gameplay due to lower framerates while recording and/or the capturing program slowing the computer down. 2. Definitely! But it will take some Lua programming. This game sort of covers some of what you're talking about and can show some of the things that are possible: http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/page/games/_/hunt-for-food-r41 Really, the biggest limit is you're creativity and coding abilities though, in terms of how advanced you want your game to be. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeMe Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 Sweet! So I see now anything is possible, which is great. What I meant for #1 was if it was possible to make movements more "realistic" in a sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.ace Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 Like with animations? You can always import your own models and animations and such. I made a tutorial a while ago that demonstrated how to import motion-captured animations, which are about as good as you can get with animation. There is animation blending built in to the engine to transition smoothly between animations as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeMe Posted December 13, 2014 Author Share Posted December 13, 2014 Alright, fantastic. I'm surely going to win the auction now, so I should have it the 15th or so. Can you recommend any modeling software, or should I play around with prefabs to get the hang of it, and replace them as I go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick.ace Posted December 13, 2014 Share Posted December 13, 2014 I would play with the prefabs first and then replace them with other models. Also, the Steam Workshop is a new feature this year, and there are some pretty good items in there. There are also a ton of modelling software applications available, a lot of them are free as well. Free: Blender: steep learning curve, very powerful Anim8or: yes, I use this one haha, easier to learn, more of a CAD feel to it, doesn't support exporting animations well though Wings3D: like Anim8or, doesn't support animations at all, but good UV mapping (for texturing) capabilities Sculptris: very easy to use and produce great results, doesn't do animations, and polycounts tend to be horrendous CharacterFX: free 3D animator, so it works well with the other applications that don't support animation well Paid: 3ds Max/Maya: pretty much the industry standard, most powerful of them all, but very expensive Silo3D: this one was on the workshop and at least the first version is is pretty easy to use, but is more of a modeller, and the price isn't too bad Fragmotion: decent all-in-one application UVMapper Pro: great file format converter and UV mapper, helps with cleaning up models I've used a ton of programs before, but I would recommend using CharacterFX, Anim8or (or Wings3D), and Blender for everything. If you choose to purchase a program, I would definitely recommend UVMapper Pro, since that program is very handy. For free resources outside of the Workshop: http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/topic/8507-free-resources/page__hl__gpl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeMe Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Alright, so I installed the Demo version today and attempted to boot it up. After a couple minutes saying it was loading a sample, an error occurred and said my graphics driver was not compatible and I should update the drivers or see if its compatible. I have an Intel i3-2328M with integrated graphics seeing as my laptop doesn't have a graphics card of it's own. How can I make it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cassius Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 make sure your graphics card can handle opengl 4.0 before purchase. Quote amd quad core 4 ghz / geforce 660 ti 2gb / win 10 Blender,gimp,silo2,ac3d,,audacity,Hexagon / using c++ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einlander Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 For modeling software, I also made a list of software and some thoughts about them. http://www.leadwerks.com/werkspace/topic/10046-what-3d-modeling-tools-do-you-use-what-do-you-recommend/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouGroove Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Beware it seems it's Intel HD3000 your graphic GPU for your intle i3-2328M ? http://www.game-debate.com/hardware/?gid=581&graphics=Intel%20HD%20Graphics%203000%20Mobile And seeing that link it seems it's OnpeGL 3 only so it's not compatible with LE3 that requires OpenGL4.0 minium. Quote Stop toying and make games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeMe Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 Is there a way to upgrade to HD graphics 4000 or such? There are plenty of download links, just don't know if it'll cause an error and completely not work. And will OpenGL 4.0 not install or run properly if I did install it? Edit: Will a new i5 solve this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouGroove Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 Is there a way to upgrade to HD graphics 4000 or such? There are plenty of download links, just don't know if it'll cause an error and completely not work. If your computer is a laptop you can't change the graphics card of it's a specific one. And you must use driver designed to work with your graphic GPU only. And will OpenGL 4.0 not install or run properly if I did install it? This has nothing to do with OpenGL4 software, it's your graphic GPU that must support OpenGL4.0 minimum. Intel HD3000 is only supports OpenGL 3.0 and older ones, not above versions like 4.0. Edit: Will a new i5 solve this problem? It is for a laptop ? What is the graphic GPU of your i5 ? Quote Stop toying and make games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaybeMe Posted December 14, 2014 Author Share Posted December 14, 2014 I don't have an i5 at the moment, but I have been looking to get one, and I'm assuming it would have a better integrated GPU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouGroove Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 You'll have to check OpenGL version of it's GPU before buying and make sure it supports minimum OpenGL 4.0 Quote Stop toying and make games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 14, 2014 Share Posted December 14, 2014 I'm pretty sure anything being sold today will support OpenGL 4. Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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