Regarding TrueVision3D:
TrueVision3D 6.5 is currently private Beta, and has been in development since 2004. Here’s an extract from the beta page:
2. What are the limitations of the current Beta Testing program ?
You have no NDA to sign but we will ask you to be silent about the new engine and new features in public places. Moreover you mustn't release any program / source code using the beta engine except in the beta forum or beta chat room. If you post source code in these places, be careful to remove your beta key & license key from your code. You will be the only person held responsible if your beta key is leaked or stolen. So Be Careful.
(Emphasis added)
Regarding the ‘beta’ status:
* There’s a recent topic in the private TrueVision3D’s Beta forum called “TV Media 6.5” that has some information about the beta status – specifically some likely accurate conjecture about release schedules. I won’t quote it here. Summary: a ‘proper’ release is likely still many months off, if not years.
Regarding Gabriel’s wrapper:
* It is for 6.5 only.
What this means for BlitzMax users:
* TrueVision3D 6.5 is not a viable 3d solution for BlitzMax coders unless your projects’ release date is some distance off, and non-specific (ie open to flexibility).
That ‘said’, I’ve been playing around with the engine using VB.Net and BlitzMax (with Gabriel’s wrapper). It is a powerful, full-featured engine but not for everybody:
* Windows only (DirectX9).
* No 6.5-specific documentation yet (you can refer to the 6.2 docs but there are some differences that might hinder your efforts).
* The available tutorials and samples are not written for BlitzMax. You need an understanding of one of the supported languages to translate them.
* Has its own architecture that some Blitzers will not appreciate.
I’ve also tried Irrlicht 1.2 (using gman’s BlitzMax wrapper). Personally, I don’t like the engine’s architecture. It feels ‘clumsy’. Perhaps it’s because Blitz3D’s simple yet versatile elegance has spoilt me, or, more likely, I’ve become a lazier programmer in my old age.
TrueVision3D 6.5 is currently private Beta, and has been in development since 2004. Here’s an extract from the beta page:
2. What are the limitations of the current Beta Testing program ?
You have no NDA to sign but we will ask you to be silent about the new engine and new features in public places. Moreover you mustn't release any program / source code using the beta engine except in the beta forum or beta chat room. If you post source code in these places, be careful to remove your beta key & license key from your code. You will be the only person held responsible if your beta key is leaked or stolen. So Be Careful.
(Emphasis added)
Regarding the ‘beta’ status:
* There’s a recent topic in the private TrueVision3D’s Beta forum called “TV Media 6.5” that has some information about the beta status – specifically some likely accurate conjecture about release schedules. I won’t quote it here. Summary: a ‘proper’ release is likely still many months off, if not years.
Regarding Gabriel’s wrapper:
* It is for 6.5 only.
What this means for BlitzMax users:
* TrueVision3D 6.5 is not a viable 3d solution for BlitzMax coders unless your projects’ release date is some distance off, and non-specific (ie open to flexibility).
That ‘said’, I’ve been playing around with the engine using VB.Net and BlitzMax (with Gabriel’s wrapper). It is a powerful, full-featured engine but not for everybody:
* Windows only (DirectX9).
* No 6.5-specific documentation yet (you can refer to the 6.2 docs but there are some differences that might hinder your efforts).
* The available tutorials and samples are not written for BlitzMax. You need an understanding of one of the supported languages to translate them.
* Has its own architecture that some Blitzers will not appreciate.
I’ve also tried Irrlicht 1.2 (using gman’s BlitzMax wrapper). Personally, I don’t like the engine’s architecture. It feels ‘clumsy’. Perhaps it’s because Blitz3D’s simple yet versatile elegance has spoilt me, or, more likely, I’ve become a lazier programmer in my old age.