WeaponBirth: Ferrum Anima

Yes I cancelled this build of WeaponBirth. I'm going to retool the engine into something smaller, better, and more sensible. However, it's still going to be an extension of the Acknex engine. I might look into upgrading into Acknex 8 as well since it's much faster and stronger and supports a much better scripting language based in C.

I'm not exactly sure if I'll be using my own scripting language for events though, and I'm leaning closer to an on-the-map approach to action RPG instead of instancing like I had planned. In any case, the end product will be a freely available plugin including source code that you can get..

But there is one catch. It seems the free version of 3DGameStudio (Acknex 8) does not support plugins. You'll have to drop 100 bucks for the Extra edition which will use plugins and also lets you compile your scripts into a straight-up .exe file.

These series of engines has been really good to me even way back in 2003, even from the basic edition. You've all been jaded by Enterbrain by their overpriced steaming piles of software I know, but this German company knows game engineering. You know, you could just make your own action RPG quite easily with the free edition and if you like how it's going you can get the extra edition (which gets rid of that annoying A8 at the corner of the screen and lets you compile your stuff so people can't edit it).

Of all the options, this is the most end-user friendly engine for modern 3D games out there. Back before I even knew how to program, I could use this engine for things. It's worth a shot in bringing back good old fashioned gameplay into the new age of technology in hopes of reviving what made games fun in the beginning of video gaming.