| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Topic : "Who uses Softimage XSI for game dev?" |
Monkey Majick
junior member
Member #
Joined: 03 Oct 2001
Posts: 45
Location: Perth, Western Australia
|
 Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2001 12:51 am |
 |
 |
Who uses Softimage XSI for Game dev?
Has anyone used the Softimage RTK? |
|
| Back to top |
|
Shiro_tengu
member
Member #
Joined: 02 Aug 2001
Posts: 430
Location: W. Australia
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2001 12:55 am |
|
|
I haven't tried it. Is it good?
[ October 16, 2001: Message edited by: Shiro_tengu ] |
|
| Back to top |
|
Frost
member
Member #
Joined: 12 Jan 2000
Posts: 2662
Location: Montr�al, Canada
|
| Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2001 7:37 am |
|
|
RTK? (Real-Time Kit?)
I've tried out XSI, and, I must say it's still VERY unsuitable for real-time 3d content. It lacks the very fine detail control you need to create real-time content, especially if it's remotely advanced. No concept of triangle, edges and edge flipping, vertex info control and editing, etc. Developers, especially in the near future will need to have very precise tools to do some of the more advanced and cool stuff in upcoming 3d hardware. |
|
| Back to top |
|
Monkey Majick
junior member
Member #
Joined: 03 Oct 2001
Posts: 45
Location: Perth, Western Australia
|
|
| Back to top |
|
Jaymo
member
Member #
Joined: 14 Sep 2000
Posts: 498
Location: Saarbr�cken, Germany
|
| Posted: Thu Oct 18, 2001 6:39 pm |
|
|
| Frost: Are you talking about version 1.0 or 1.5? |
|
| Back to top |
|
Frost
member
Member #
Joined: 12 Jan 2000
Posts: 2662
Location: Montr�al, Canada
|
| Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2001 7:08 pm |
|
|
| Jaymo: To tell you honestly, I don't recall. I know Softimage was working with Microsoft towards getting their stuff Direct3D compatible, meaning a huge overwrite of a lot of their stuff... I don't know if that's the 1.5 release or not. I doubt they could have easily changed the way Softimage works to get down and dirty with the data for RT purposes... but I wouldn't know for sure. |
|
| Back to top |
|
Jaymo
member
Member #
Joined: 14 Sep 2000
Posts: 498
Location: Saarbr�cken, Germany
|
| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2001 6:29 am |
|
|
| Frost: I ask, because 1.0 didn't bring any polytools with it, making it useless for lopoly work. Those are integrated in 1.5, though. |
|
| Back to top |
|
Sukhoi
member
Member #
Joined: 15 Jul 2001
Posts: 1074
Location: CPH / Denmark
|
| Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2001 7:19 am |
|
|
well, 2.0 is not far away now. I think much work has gone into the realtime problem.
Sukhoi |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
