Which one ?
-Which what ? BMAX or Blitz3d ?
-BlitzMax for new projects. Everybody here, likes blitz3d
-Agreed, however things have moved on, its DX7, windows only and aparently impossible to update so now i am putting it in the place i hold the spectrum, amiga and other things i loved dearly but are no longer practical to me. Now i am looking forward to the day BlitzMax is a complete suite if it doesnt come to pass i will begrudgingly find something else. Blitz is good , no question, but ,even more important, Blitzers are realistic people
-I would say so. do you attend other game engine forums , on a regular basis?
yes They alwayes speak of special effects ( shader and all those stuff) They dream to develop AAA games
-Many will, most wont. Personally i dont care about AAA or SFX other than it would be nice to do all those things i wished the hardware could handle in B3D (shadows, bump/normal maps etc) but platform independent. That's why (some) Blitzers make money (and find good paid jobs..see Gray Alien) while the others spend money
-Im not complaining. I recently sent all my money on an 6 bed apartment if that counts (with a view to renting out half of it). Blitz paid the 15% deposit and a few holidays. I am not full time though, wish i was but it is too bigger gamble to take.