Elysian Shadows

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/

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

GyroVorbis wrote: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?

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)

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

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

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.

Ginto8 wrote: 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.

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!

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.