The C4 Engine is one of the most technologically advanced 3D game engines available today for the Windows and MacOS X platforms. Its architecture is the product of many years of careful and clean design led by computer graphics author Eric Lengyel, making it one of the easiest and trouble-free engines to program.

The C4 Engine contains a comprehensive suite of robustly implemented game programming tools. Not only is it a powerhouse of a graphics engine, but it also includes integrated support for sound, music, networking, input devices, resource management, and much more.

The engine is reasonably priced for independent developers at $200 (US) per programmer, and the source code for the engine, demo game, and all tools are included with the license. Educational site licenses are also available to institutions who wish to use C4 as a teaching tool.

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Eu folosesc C4 game engine (indie license 200$) si pot sa spun ca sunt foarte multumit de el. Nu este un tool middleware de genul point & click (cum e de exemplu beyond virtual) dar este foarte bine scris, performant, extensibil, un content pipeline bine definit(collada) si un world editor bun. La licenta indie primesti toate update-urile gratis, e un "pay once, use many".

Am si eu o nelamurire legata de licenta standard pentru engine-ul C4. In imaginea care descrie tipul potrivit de licenta gasesc scrisa o fraza de genul...
"Will you deploying a product to at least 50 people ?" Asta inseamna ca produsul (jocul) nu poate fi distribuit la mai mult de 50 de persoane, sau ce ?
Tin sa mentionez ca din ce am citit in licenta nu reiesea chestia asta.

Vad ca au schimbat tipul de licentiere, dar tot cam asa a ramas. Faza aia cu 50 se refera la 50 de utilizatori per sit. Adica tu la Standard dai 200$ per licenta per programator. La Serious/Professional dai o singura suma pt toata firma ta, indiferent de numarul de utilizatori, etc. Pt indie, tot aia Standard ramane.

Am jucat demoul. Mi se pare cam laggy pentru nr. de instante si code. Poate nu este, nu vreau sa jignesc motorul Intrebarea mea este cum vi se pare d.p.d.v. al performantei (viteza de executie) fata de alte motoare sau fata de jocurile de pe piata.