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[Razoric]

http://www.meqon.com/news/20040927.php

3D Realms buys physics for Duke Nukem Forever

27th of September, 2004

Meqon is glad to announce that 3DRealms have decided to buy our Meqon Game Dynamics SDK for their upcoming title Duke Nukem Forever.

Meqon’s product strategy has always been to create the most easy to use and flexible physics engine on the market, but without compromising the computational speed. George Broussard, CEO of 3DRealms comments – “We evaluated several physics SDK's and Meqon was really fast, had the cleanest interface and integrated into our game very quickly.”

The Meqon Game Dynamics SDK does not only handle basic rigid body simulation but also contain highly advanced character and vehicle modules. Mr Broussard comments – “With its advanced feature set, we feel confident that Meqon's next generation physics engine can help us create the next generation of action games.”


sorry if old but

:lol :lol :lol

that guy is a fucking joke

 

[Shogmaster]

Why do they still bother?

 

[xsarien]

Why do they still bother?

You'll find out in 2027 when Duke Nukem Forever is GOTY.

 

[RiZ III]

I wonder what the hell is really going on behind the curtain.

 

[Shogmaster]

2027

My, you are optimistic!

 

[Mr_Furious]

I wonder what the hell is really going on behind the curtain.

Obviously not coding their own physics routines. What the hell are they doing over there? Is the game 1000 levels or something?

 

[Yusaku]

Misleading topic.

 

[Jacobi]

Obviously not coding their own physics routines. What the hell are they doing over there? Is the game 1000 levels or something?

No. I heard their team d be really small.

 

[ChrisReid]

Even midgets should've been done with the game four years ago.

 

[ZombieSupaStar]

Even midgets should've been done with the game four years ago.

???

 

[Mama Smurf]

We KNOW what's going on, they're making a complete life simulation only with aliens, so when the real aliens which the government have known about for years come, it won;t be such a shock.

 

[Scoobert]

At this rate Duke Nukem himself will walk out of the project!

-Do Not Finish-

 

[element]

yeah, this is only the phsycis engine. Which can be changed pretty easy. It isn't like changing graphic engines.

 

[CrimsonSkies]

They should just show up at E3 one year with the finished game and be quite about it until then.

 

[Panajev2001a]

yeah, this is only the phsycis engine. Which can be changed pretty easy. It isn't like changing graphic engines.

No, but it is unlikely that the transition is effortless: the new engine wants data set-up in a certain way and gives you a differently formatted output. It means new work for prgrammers and level designers and animators.

 

[element]

No, but it is unlikely that the transition is effortless: the new engine wants data set-up in a certain way and gives you a differently formatted output. It means new work for prgrammers and level designers and animators.

true. just saying that 'new engine' really is misleading.

 

[Gek54]

Who is duke nukem???????????

 

[teepo]

they've probally been using it for awhile now. who knows, who cares. this news didn;t give me testicular cancer.

 

[FortNinety]

Who is duke nukem???????????

Perhaps the most overrated video game character of all time, that's who.

 

[COCKLES]

Duke Pensioner more like.

This is just farcical.

They must have enough material for 2 or 3 games by now.

I'll laugh when it does arrive if you can complete it in 6 or so hours.

 

[DaCocoBrova]

What engine is it using (now)?

Last I checked, it was Quake 2's...



Quake 2!

:lol

 

[dark10x]

I think they have used the Quake II, Unreal, Unreal Tournament, and Unreal Warfare engines as the core for their game.

 

[The Shadow]

Obviously not coding their own physics routines. What the hell are they doing over there? Is the game 1000 levels or something?

I was just thinking, it'd be really, really funny if the game ends up lasting 8 hours or so.

 

[mr2mike]

dont you get it? it's a joke with the game's title: Duke Nukem Forever in development.

 

[Lazy8s]

This will still turn out to be a good game.

 

[Chittagong]

 

[Phoenix]

This will still turn out to be a good game.

The odds are against that. Historically the longer a game is delayed without any visible sign of progess, the less likely it is to be a good game... if it ships at all.


On the physics engine stuff - that will have a large number of changes to the graphics engine. Physics engines like AI engines have their own working space in which they perform computations on engine objects and unless your world database is compatible - you have a lot of work to do. It is possible, gauging by the somewhat 'out of the norm' engine that they chose' - that perhaps this one was chosen to minimize changes to the world database.

One thing is certain, after being in development for a decade - this game won't live up to expectations of any sort.

 

[bjork]

Who is duke nukem???????????

The guy who rode uncle Bruce's one-liners to fame.