Andy90 Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Hi everyone! I'm Andreas, and I'm currently working on a game that I plan to distribute commercially on Steam. So far, everything's going well, but I started developing the game with Unity a few months ago. Unfortunately, Unity has recently made some changes to their pricing and licensing conditions. This led me to explore alternatives, and that's when I discovered Leadwerks. I really like the licensing model they offer. I can purchase the engine and use it without any restrictions. Now, I have a few questions about Leadwerks. What kind of games can be created with it, and what are the advantages of the C++ SDK? Can I use C++ scripts instead of Lua with the SDK? I do know Lua, so that's not a problem, but personally, I prefer the C syntax, and I'm quite proficient in C++. Currently, I'm working on an open-world survival game. Another important question for me is regarding GUI and windows. Can I create GUI windows, like an inventory or crafting window? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Ultra Engine is going to be the successor to Leadwerks, and it's only a couple of weeks away from the first release. The license is about the same as Leadwerks but the performance in Ultra is very very fast, like 10x faster than Leadwerks or Unity. You can use just C++ if you like, and in Ultra the C++ support is better fleshed out, with an entity component system that works with C++. 1 Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy90 Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 Hello thanks for your anwser. Will it be possible to import old leadwerks projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Leadwerks maps, models, materials, and textures will load in Ultra. Code needs to be updated, but the Ultra API is very similar to Leadwerks. 1 1 Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy90 Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 okey thats nice to hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalOS Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 If I had known that Ultra would be released soon I would not have bought Leadwerks pro on steam a month ago. Too bad for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy90 Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 Well Leadwerks is still a good engine. You still can make good games with it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alienhead Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 On 10/18/2023 at 11:00 AM, Andy90 said: Well Leadwerks is still a good engine. You still can make good games with it. Of course it is, one of the best engines I've ever used to be honest.. It runs excellent on older hardware so if your planning on distributing a game made with it you have pretty much have the full spectrum of pc-gamers at your fingertips. Newer engines are to much worried about rendering, and super-exposed realism effects and PBR's when in fact only ' Only 8.2 percent' of the PC-gaming community have rigs capable of handling such engines ( quoted from google AI ) and actually even lesser than that if you break it down to pc, ios, linux, webgl and WebGPU support. I have a fairly decent modern gaming PC and I can hardly run the slower-than hell Unreal Engine editor. So if your targeting that 8.2% then your audience is very slim, while Leadwerks gives you the full spectrum pretty much. The only sad thing with LE is it's abandonment, it needs some repair in quite a few areas to put it on the map as a top 10 engine for older to mid range pc gamers. The next engine I pick will have to offer LTS, at least bugs that are apparent could be fixed since the product is still publicly sold.. With all that said however, I'll continue to use it until greener pastures are found. If Ultra offered rendering-pipeline options it could be that engine but that's a lot to ask for from an engine made by a single person. 1 1 Quote ITCH.io LE 4.6 Games YouTube Channel Featuring LE 4.6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalOS Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 Hello, sorry for my late response. Indeed this version will be quite sufficient for me. On the other hand, is it possible for the developer to add a means of translation for the doc to make it easier to learn Leadwerks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 What language? Quote My job is to make tools you love, with the features you want, and performance you can't live without. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalOS Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 French please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalOS Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 When I try to translate the documentation with Google translate it doesn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreikblack Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 8 hours ago, MetalOS said: When I try to translate the documentation with Google translate it doesn't work. Strange, just tried in Chrome via context menu option "Translate to " and it worked for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalOS Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 I use Firefox, I tried on Edge too but it doesn't work. I don't really like Chrome, I find it very cumbersome as a browser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalOS Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 It works well on the Ultra Engine documentation but not on this one. https://www.leadwerks.com/learn?page= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canardia Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 I use Brave and everything works. Quote ■ Ryzen 9 ■ RX 6800M ■ 16GB ■ XF8 ■ Windows 11 ■ ■ Ultra ■ LE 2.5 ■ 3DWS 5.6 ■ Reaper ■ C/C++ ■ C# ■ Fortran 2008 ■ Story ■ ■ Homepage: https://canardia.com ■ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalOS Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Apparently I had a problem with Firefox which seems to have been resolved. Thank you for your feedback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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