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[HostileX]

I've decided that I'm going to tackle an MMOG project. I don't expect it to be quick or easy. With that said, I have a few questions for those who've trod this path already....




Firstly, I'm going for a realistic military shooter .... likely reminiscent of Call-of-Duty. Has the FPS area been beaten to death already? Of course, I wouldn't be doing this if I didn't have some ideas that would make my game novel and possibly set it apart, but for the gamers on this forum.... is this genre already too flooded??




Next ..... I need to get started somewhere. I know this must get asked ALL THE TIME, but what insights do you guys have on game engines?
I think I've narrowed the field down to:
Irrlicht (http://en.wikipedia....Irrlicht_Engine );
Gamestudio/A7 Commercial Edition (http://en.wikipedia....wiki/Gamestudio );
the C4 Engine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C4_Engine );
or Multiverse (http://en.wikipedia....tiverse_Network ).

My considerations for a game engine would be as follows:
1) It must be able to render outdoor terrain very well. From what I've read, this is generally achieved using the "Chunked Level-of-Detail" method.
2) It has to allow commercial use of the end-product, without requirements to release source code.
3) I would prefer if OpenGL is supported.
4) Once I get a grip on advanced rendering, it might be necessary for me to actually dig into the graphics engine to make it do some things that I would like to see in a game .... so, I might need the source for the engine.
5) It would be good if there were tools to assist in building an FPS-style game.
6) Probably has to have a low cost -- definitely less than a couple thousand US dollars.
7) Support for various non-PC platforms would be cool ....



Speaking of which, is there any easy way to develop a game that would be largely portable to platforms like PS3/XBox, and even the iPhone?




Thanks for any advisement that you can provide!

[rouncer]

You gotta learn to code before you even have a chance at making space invaders.

Why dont you wait till you can code your own engine before you think youll finish anything.

[Reedbeta]

You're right. It does get asked ALL THE TIME. Please read the other beginner threads on the forum, then post ONLY if you have something you're SURE has not already been covered. Thanks.