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[Purdue_Gamer]

I was wondering what suggestions anybody all had for an engine for a begginer to mess with? I know C++ pretty well.

[TMichael]

2D or 3D? Did you have a game type in mind or are you just learning all you can at this point? Also, were you interested in a graphics engine to add on to or more of a full featured game engine (most of these are better at some game types than others)? Free, or commercial but cheap?

Engine choices will vary depending on your answers to the above, but in general, for a C++ programmer I would certainly recommend having a look at Ogre. It's well written in object oriented C++, it's extremely well documented, and as a pure graphics engine, it can be extended for any game type or other purpose. It's also open source (free).

If you are time limited, or would like your first engine to be as easy to learn as possible, I would also recommend Irrlicht (I like to think of Irrlicht as Ogre's younger cousin). If you have a specific game type in mind, or want more integrated features, I might recommend TV3D or C4. It really depends on what exactly you wish to accomplish.

I know I didn't link, but all of the above can be found on the top ten engines list in the 3D Engines Database.

Cheers,
Tim

[Purdue_Gamer]

I was looking for a free or cheap engine, 3D, and C++ so I will look into your suggestions. thank you