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[elengyel]

Terathon Software is now licensing the C4 Engine to developers at the indie-friendly price of $100 per seat. The C4 Engine provides state-of-the-art per-pixel lighting, stencil and soft shadows, an advanced material system, and an integrated user interface system. It also includes a complete sound system, input management, multiplayer networking, and much more.

Source code is included, and licensees receive code updates for life! A free demo can be downloaded from the C4 Engine website:

http://www.terathon.com/c4engine/

[bladder]

Hi Eric, I've been waiting for that thing to show itself. I'm a fan of your math books. Anyway, I think this is great what you're doing for the community. 100 bucks for that engine is an extremely sweet deal.

Really amazing.

[elengyel]

Great to hear! Thanks.

[bladder]

just one question. are there any plans for scripting capabilities? or are they already in there? I couldnt find anything in the docs.

[Ed Mack]

Out of pure inquisitive interest, does it support outdoor scenes? The page made it look like an indoor engine only. I love the fire scene :) Very cool.

[elengyel]

bladder --

There aren't any scripting capabilities at the moment, but it's on our list of future additions (unfortunately, kind of far down the list).

Ed Mack --

Yes, the engine absolutely supports outdoor scenes. We're in the process of adding an outdoor section to the demo level -- keep tabs on the website for some screenshots soon.

[Ed Mack]

Yay! Cool - I look forward to seeing it.

[bladder]

If you don't mind me asking what else is on your list of future additions (in order of priority if possible)?

[elengyel]

bladder said:

If you don't mind me asking what else is on your list of future additions (in order of priority if possible)?

I've gotten a couple of requests for this, so I'll post a list on the website sometime soon. The big thing we're working on right now is outdoor tech -- water, trees, etc.