Game Engine Comparison

[CuttingEdge100]

I'm curious of the following which game engine is better for the following reasons

• Cost
• Graphics
• Realism of Animation
• Ease of Rendering
• Ease of programming
• Computer processing requirements / ideal requirements

Earlier Generation (2004-2005)

• Unreal Engine 3
• CryEngine

Modern Generation

• CryEngine 2
• CryEngine 3
• Unreal Engine 4

 

[Kadratis]

For personal use? Did a quick look at their licensing page and got the following.

Unreal Engine 3
Price: $99 + 25% royalty on related revenue above $50,000

Unreal Engine 4
Price: $19 + 5% royalty on related revenue above $3,000 (per quarter)

I'm sure there are plenty of strings attached. I'd do more research, but I thought I'd jot this down real quick because I was curious as well. Google can be a friend when it comes to this kind of information.

 

[CuttingEdge100]

For personal use? Did a quick look at their licensing page and got the following.

Unreal Engine 3
Price: $99 + 25% royalty on related revenue above $50,000

What if there is no revenue? I.e. it's a fan project and non profit?

Unreal Engine 4
Price: $19 + 5% royalty on related revenue above $3,000 (per quarter)

As before

Does it involve the ability to render things on your own?

 

[NewHorizon]

idTech4 was the engine of choice for our project. It's free, open source and there are many projects out there bringing it closer to modern standards.

This is a video of our Mod's tutorial mission.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jypb_4RkpU8