Favorite game-engines

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AustrAlien2010 Oct 17, 2017 @ 10:00am

Hi!

A game-engine is used for rendering different assets of your game; 3D-models, physics, background music and sound effects, artificial intelligence, effects, etc.
Different people have different hardware configurations, and therefor different preferences. For instance: I enjoy a game-engine that runs smoothly and has a wide variety of rendering options, that makes it run at high (unlocked) frame rates.
Whilst another, may prefer an engine that is able to make use of the most modern rendering techniques.

For example, some of my favorites are:

Goldsrc (Half-Life)
Source engine. (Half-Life 2, Left 4 Dead)
Unreal engine 1 (Unreal 1)
Unreal engine 3 (Bioshock Infinate)
Serious engine 4 (The Talos Principle)

I was wondering: What games, or game-engines do you prefer, from a technical point of view? Are there any engines in particular that impress you?
If you don't know the name of the engine, but only know the name of the game, that's no problem.

My goal with this thread is to create a resource of impressive game-engines, which makes it easier for everyone to make a good purchase.

Last edited by AustrAlien2010; Oct 18, 2017 @ 12:13am

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rept Oct 17, 2017 @ 10:03am

goldsrc
source

movement on these engines is perfection

also unreal is pretty good and has great lighting even on the older versions

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King Of Nothing Oct 17, 2017 @ 10:05am

Source
Unreal 3

AgentNeebs01 Oct 17, 2017 @ 10:06am

Source
Frostbite 3
Unreal 3

rept Oct 17, 2017 @ 10:15am

also I like the plugin / master file system used in gamebryo / Creation but on a technical level it's a miracle they even function

the original Skyrim version of Creation is also better than the F4 version

Tiberius Oct 17, 2017 @ 10:32am

Rendering engine: mizuchi

https://youtu.be/sYX9I3ONHc4

Game engine: this squenix engine

https://youtu.be/UVX0OUO9ptU

AustrAlien2010 Oct 17, 2017 @ 11:26am

Impressive. I doubt it will run very well on my HD5870, though.
I may have to start looking for a new GPU sometime soon.

@soon: I've heard the latest Skyrim (enhanced edition) uses the 64 bit Fallout 4 engine, which requires more powerful hardware to run smooth. But there's also a benefit of having a 64 bit engine, as it's able to allocate more memory.

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Sir Tontonolous Oct 17, 2017 @ 11:31am

Unreal Engine 4. Games look ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ gorgeous, and the blueprint mode is legendary.

rept Oct 17, 2017 @ 11:32am

Originally posted by AustrAlien2010:
Impressive. I doubt it will run very well on my HD5870, though.
I may have to start looking for a new GPU sometime soon.

@soon: I've heard the latest Skyrim (enhanced edition) uses the 64 bit Fallout 4 engine, which requires more powerful hardware to run smooth. But there's also a benefit of having a 64 bit engine, as it's able to allocate more memory.

The Fallout 4 engine has weird memory issues that the original Skyrim doesn't.

AustrAlien2010 Oct 17, 2017 @ 12:21pm

Forgot to add the Build engine (Duke Nukem 3D, Blood, Shadow Warrior, etc.).

Most will have to run it in DOSbox, because it's somewhat of a relic by todays' standards. But I think it is worth mentioning. Because it has very low requirements, for what it does.

Also id Tech 1 (Doom (original)) and the Quake engines of course.

Last edited by AustrAlien2010; Oct 17, 2017 @ 3:11pm

Kargor Oct 17, 2017 @ 3:11pm

Well, I've never done game development, so I don't have a favorite engine.

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AustrAlien2010 Oct 17, 2017 @ 3:44pm

It's not completely required. It's about your favorites, not about "the best".

Take for instance the REDengine 3 (The Witcher 3). You may or may not favorite the game, but you may still appreciate how the game is being rendered from a technical point of view.

It doesn´t have to be about first person shooters alone. For example the engine StarCraft 2 uses, also has a lot of work put in it.

There are no wrong answers.

Last edited by AustrAlien2010; Oct 17, 2017 @ 3:48pm

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Mossy Snake Oct 17, 2017 @ 3:47pm

Source/Source 2

It's literally the best FPS engine on the market, as the movement and physics allow for fast and creative movement gimmicks that other engines simply don't offer as easily.

Also m o d s

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Marcy Oct 17, 2017 @ 6:22pm

Source and Unreal 4. Source, while a pain in the rear in some ways has a special place in my heart, and its physics engine is still a blast to work with.

Unreal 4 is incredibly easy to work with, it looks great, and its Cascade particle system is amazing. I absolutely love the way Unreal 4 looks and feels. It offers so much for artists right out of the box.

Oh, and the post processing options Unreal offers are insane as well.

Last edited by Marcy; Oct 17, 2017 @ 6:23pm

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