| Author | Comment |
PhilosopherEd
Goliath
Posted: 24 Feb 2004
13:10 GMT
Total Posts: 134 | I always hear people talking about graphical engines for TI games. What exactly are these 'engines'? Are there such things as BASIC engines? Where do you find something like that? |
Ray Kremer
Ultralisk
Posted: 24 Feb 2004
13:37 GMT
Total Posts: 310 | Again, it's a generic gaming term. An engine is the code that makes a game work, the guts if you will. You might hear of a game being made using the Quake 3 engine, that means they took the guts of Quake 3 and applied new artwork, maps, characters, etc., but they didn't have to come up with the code for making rooms, walking, shooting, etc. from scratch. |
