[閒聊]Epic也发布了Unreal 3引擎免费版

前几天Indy引擎Unity发布了免费版。
http://unity3d.com/

结果今天Epic也发布了Unreal 3引擎免费版 - Unreal Development Kit (UDK)， 不同于Unreal Tournament 3自带的Editor，UDK包括了开发基于Unreal 3引擎独立游戏的所有工具，而不是MOD，并且还附带了几个原本超级昂贵的中间件SpeedTree, Bink Video, 和 FaceFX。免费版没有引擎源代码(Epic的家底肯定是不可能免费给的)，详细情况在这里： http://www.udk.com/launch.html

下面是UDK所包括的东西：

Benefits of UDK include the following:

    * Immediate access to Unreal Engine 3, the critically acclaimed 3D game engine technology for cross-platform game development.
    * Easy content creation with the Unreal Editor, a fully integrated suite of top-tier development tools, which comes complete with:
          o Unreal Content Browser, a revolutionary tool for browsing, searching and organizing game assets with collaborative metadata tagging system.
             素材浏览器
          o UnrealScript object-oriented programming language and Unreal Kismet, a visual scripting system that enables rapid prototyping on the fly.
             脚本语言UnrealScript编辑器
          o Unreal Matinee, a powerful tool with movie director-class controls for building in-game cinematics and gorgeous cut scenes.
             过场动画制作工具
          o Unreal Cascade, an advanced particle physics and environmental effects editor that aids the creation of fire, fog, explosions and other visuals.
             粒子和环境效果编辑器
          o NVIDIA® PhysX®-powered physics system with Unreal PhAT visual modeling tool for creating character and object physics rigs.
             物理模拟工具，基于NVIDIA PhysX
          o Unreal Lightmass, a global illumination system that dramatically lights and shadows with minimal effort required by artists and designers.
             全局光照系统
          o AnimSet Viewer and AnimTree Editor, which give animators precise control over every muscle and bone movement.
             肌肉和骨骼动画工具

    * Time saved thanks to technology integrations with leading game development middleware tools including SpeedTree®, Bink Video®, and FaceFX®.
       三个原本超级贵的中间件： 植被，过场电影，脸部表情
    * Output of standalone applications: Games created with UDK run entirely on their own with no additional software required. This means anyone can make UDK content and distribute it for free.
       可以制作单独的游戏，而不是MOD

估计过段时间会有大量基于Unreal 3的独立游戏。

下载： http://www.udk.com/index.html

个人经历，去官网下载了某个游戏。
于是开始安装
.net sp1乃安装前提文件，总算弄好了，却发现自己机器运行起来吃不消。
应该是显卡显存和内存不够的问题

作罢，拜拜了U3。

已经是第四次看到了………… 果然这东西影响很大^^

雖然它號稱是硬體殺手，但是能夠下載到免費的版本，也算是幸運的了，感謝大大熱心分享。