Considering Unity3D

[anonymous_user_36afcb331 (anonymous_user_36afcb33)]

@Uncollider

For beginners to get started the most important is actually support, and correct update tutorials. Finding something on Youtube from another noob doing in a bad way can be a problem. Finding other developers in you country/city is another concern.

Concerning code, as I understand it you can write pure C++ into Unreal instead of using BP, right?

as a beginner trying both, i do find unreal so much easier to use, and more inviting, but on the topic of bad ideas on youtube videos, i have to agree, when i was trying to set up a stamina and health regen system, the dumb ■■■ in the video i found was running it off an event tick… then i figured out how to use a timer to keep adding more health and stamina until CurrentHealth >= MaxHealth to break and invalidate the timer without using any event ticks at all, and im not even sure thats the best way to do it, but i do believe its better than using event ticks

[anonymous_user_36afcb331 (anonymous_user_36afcb33)]

anyway… im sticking with unreal and i am going to stop working on a trial/test/learning project and actually begin focusing on something real with what ive learned… i have an idea of what i want to make, i’ll do all the coding and gameplay mechanics first, focus on character design and landscaping later

[Recon0303]

@burntbyhellfire

ive played some games with unity that looked and functioned fairly well though, the forest would be the best example as far as what ive played… ive played saurian as well on unity but to be honest that game looks like **** when compared to other dinosaur oriented games made with unreal such as ark, and the isle… but the new beta update of unity with an HD render pipeline geared towards PC and console gaming to separate from the mobile device **** they churn out, theyre really closing the gap on graphics

still though, i think i prefer blueprints to C#… im not sure why, c# often takes less typing and no need to move nodes just for organization but i like being able to see which scripts are being ran, and when, it makes it a lot easier to debug in my opinion… as an example, i had one script referencing another script referencing back, ending up in a loop that was caught immediately that likely would have gone unnoticed in C# because blueprints let me actually see what was going on during gameplay

the other problem im having with unity, just recently discovered is the guy they have running it… the same CEO that crashed EA stock by 70% almost sending the company into bankruptcy by some really retarded decisions by the company… why unity would hire that guy to run their company is beyond me but i keep thinking unity is going to end up with online passes or something

if a game looks bad in Unity, its because the team doesn’t have a clue, you can make great looking graphics in Unity comparable to Unreal but takes more work and experience for that side of things…Many people do not have a clue I see Unreal games that are bad, and Unreal looks good out of teh box and people screw it up…some how…blows my mind…but Unity can have good looking games…Check out the new game D r o n e coming …great looking graphics… as well. So just takes more experience, Unity also has new lighting, which will help change that as well. I like Unreal alot but I also like Unity for different reasons…

[JimPhoenix]

@burntbyhellfire

i have an idea of what i want to make, i’ll do all the coding and gameplay mechanics first, focus on character design and landscaping later

**+1 **for that part, good mentality, I like that.

[anonymous_user_36afcb331 (anonymous_user_36afcb33)]

@Recon0303

if a game looks bad in Unity, its because the team doesn’t have a clue, you can make great looking graphics in Unity comparable to Unreal but takes more work and experience for that side of things…Many people do not have a clue I see Unreal games that are bad, and Unreal looks good out of teh box and people screw it up…some how…blows my mind…but Unity can have good looking games…Check out the new game D r o n e coming …great looking graphics… as well. So just takes more experience, Unity also has new lighting, which will help change that as well. I like Unreal alot but I also like Unity for different reasons…

this is true… i played a game called the isle where the devs use poorly made models and the animations are atrocious… it would seem to be basic key frame animations but they did not mirror the left and right side as they alternate for walking so you can see for example the left leg extending further out to the left than the right… and the water textures just look like crap

on the united side two games ive played are the forest, and rust, both of which actually look pretty good… i think with unity having a much better render pipeline tailored towards PC/console gaming, its going to make a lot of unity games look even better