Geri
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Maker4D is a FREE 3D rpg game maker engine, with pre-rendered background, and real time 3D battle. (Similar to Final Fantasy 7 or 8, or Alone In The Dark). It is also capable to make Visual Novels, and it can dynamically switch bethwen 2D or 3D mode. Maker4D is a free RPG game maker engine that automatically generates your playable 3D characters from 2D picture of your hero.
This game engine uses software rendering, and very tiny amout of RAM.
I have decided to optimize this game engine to be able to run on 486's, P1 class computers.
Maker4D has no editor, it automatically generates the game based on the files you created. To make a game with Maker4D, you have to do a directory for every room (map), then copy the background to the map directory (background.jpg), and put your playable character in as hero.png. Maker4D can be also used to create 2D Visual Novel games.
What i have did so far:
I have tested it on a Cyrix 6x86MX 200 mhz CPU. It turned out it runs, but only on 0.7 fps.
After i have profiled out the passes of the 3D engine, it turned out the main factor that slowed down the rendering was the animation code. On a modern 64 bit computer it ran without issue as it solved the problem with muscle, but on cyrix, it bottlenecked the overall rendering. https://streamable.com/3acft Now i have like 1.2 fps.
My next goal is to reach 2 fps on that Cyrix.
download: http://maker4d.uw.hu/index.html
This game engine uses software rendering, and very tiny amout of RAM.
I have decided to optimize this game engine to be able to run on 486's, P1 class computers.
Maker4D has no editor, it automatically generates the game based on the files you created. To make a game with Maker4D, you have to do a directory for every room (map), then copy the background to the map directory (background.jpg), and put your playable character in as hero.png. Maker4D can be also used to create 2D Visual Novel games.
What i have did so far:
I have tested it on a Cyrix 6x86MX 200 mhz CPU. It turned out it runs, but only on 0.7 fps.
After i have profiled out the passes of the 3D engine, it turned out the main factor that slowed down the rendering was the animation code. On a modern 64 bit computer it ran without issue as it solved the problem with muscle, but on cyrix, it bottlenecked the overall rendering. https://streamable.com/3acft Now i have like 1.2 fps.
My next goal is to reach 2 fps on that Cyrix.
download: http://maker4d.uw.hu/index.html