Irrlicht: Any good?

[cloudncali]

Hello all,
This is my first post here so first off, hello!
now on to business i am thinking about using the Irrlicht engine to make games. From what the website says it seems to good to be true, so i was wondering if any one here has used it and could tell me there opinion on the engine,

Thank you,
cloudncali
PS: http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/

[Ginto8]

Before you start talking about 3D stuff, let me ask you this: have you done any 2D? Even if you use an engine, it's a lot better to start off with 2D. If you jump into 3D you'll be more confused than an elephant that just got catapulted into outer space.

[cloudncali]

oh i have done a lot of 2d, I have used SDL for about 2+ years now. so yes, i have done 2d, im not sure if i want to go to 3d atm though.

[Ginto8]

For ease, use an engine. I've heard Ogre3D is good. However, with an engine you have less fine-tuned control.

For more power and control, use a library. OpenGL is the only one that I know about. It is harder to use, but it is included in SDL and gives you almost total control over your game.

[Falco Girgis]

OpenGL is not included in SDL. SDL has OpenGL support, but the OGL API is not a part of SDL.

You can use something like GLUT instead of SDL with OpenGL.

[MarauderIIC]

So, for the OP, does anyone actually know if Irrlicht is any good?

[Ginto8]

OpenGL is not included in SDL. SDL has OpenGL support, but the OGL API is not a part of SDL.

You can use something like GLUT instead of SDL with OpenGL.

Then what is SDL_opengl doing in the SDL library?

[Ciidian]

SDL has support for the OpenGL library, it does not include it with the SDL library. (You must include the OpenGL library to use it in SDL)

[Ginto8]

Looks like I've been school'd again... Thanks for correcting my ignorance.

[MarauderIIC]

Dang, ginto, you're learning a lot lately [with how often you've been schooled] :)

[Ginto8]

Yeah, and I'm lovin' it each time. This is a completely awesome community with a lot of helpful, competent people willing to help inexperienced people like me.

[Aeolus]

Looks like I've been school'd again... Thanks for correcting my ignorance.

Lol that happens like everyday, i love watching. But hey if ginto says it, people correct it, we learn. Way to go ginto, your not only teaching yourself, your teaching me.

[Ginto8]

No problem. I always found looking at other people's work, questions and answers a great way to learn. Helping other people learn just makes my own learning experience even better. I'm glad you can learn from my mistakes!

[Aeolus]

Hey thats how i learned in High school as well. If i didnt get something, i would wait until someone else asked the same dumb question that i wanted to say but making them look like a retard. Then i would write down the answer lol.