Does anyone use FreeWorld3d with Ogre?

Post by **Imperil** » Fri Mar 10, 2006 10:45 pm

I'm just wondering if anybody has used this as a basic tool chain and what their experience with it was. Are the .scene files that are exported by FreeWorld3D able to be imported using the Ogre .scene file manager or did you write your own scene manager?

Thanks!

Post by **jacmoe** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 6:47 pm

Falagard relied upon FreeWorld3D and Giles, before work started on the PLSM2 Editor.

And this beauty of a project is using FreeWorld3D:
http://www.ogre3d.org/phpBB2/viewtopic. ... d3d#120365

There are probably other FreeWorld3D users out there..

Would be cool if they chimed in and shared their experiences, as I've been thinking about buying the tool.

Yes, I'd like to buy it even if the PLSM2 editor is going to be released RSN - I'd like to have alternatives.

soconne · Post by **soconne** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 8:45 pm

The next version of Freeworld3D, v2.1, will have a built in road creation system, mesh self-shadowing, vegetation system and the ability to place a few thousand trees in a scene at high frame rates using imposters.

You can take a look at the road creation system demo video I created.
http://www.freeworld3d.org/video/roads.wmv 13.8MB

Post by **jacmoe** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:14 pm

Does all these great things have an easy route to OGRE?

IFASS · Post by **IFASS** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 9:58 pm

jacmoe wrote:Does all these great things have an easy route to OGRE?

On the frontpage:

bullet NEW in Freeworld3D 2.0
Ogre3D, DirectX, Blitz3D, AC3D Support

Dunno what it exactly means though.. gotta find out then

Edit: It means .mesh support

Post by **jacmoe** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:03 pm

I know what it means. I was just wondering if the new-new-new features in 2.1 have full OGRE support.
I am aware that the current FreeWorld3D will export OGRE terrain and a .scene file - and a .raw heightmap, and either splatting materials or standard base texture/detail textures.

Yes, FreeWorld3D does that already!

I am just asking if imposters, shadowing, vegetation system and roads will be as easy to get into OGRE as terrain and scene currently is.

IFASS · Post by **IFASS** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:11 pm

jacmoe wrote:I know what it means. I was just wondering if the new-new-new features in 2.1 have full OGRE support.
I am aware that the current FreeWorld3D will export OGRE terrain and a .scene file - and a .raw heightmap, and either splatting materials or standard base texture/detail textures.

Yes, FreeWorld3D does that already!

I am just asking if imposters, shadowing, vegetation system and roads will be as easy to get into OGRE as terrain and scene currently is.

Roads.. hm.. they look like just an modification of the meshfile.. i think that one is supported. But indeed, it'd be great if the other things were supported also

Just ordered the program.. wondering what i can do with it

Post by **Falagard** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:36 pm

That's really damn cool.

Just an FYI that with the GOOFEditor I know that external terrain generation packages like Freeworld will have better support for generating terrains than I will ever be able to do, so I'm fully supporting certain external terrain tools, with preference for Freeworld because it's so cool.

IFASS · Post by **IFASS** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:48 pm

Falagard wrote:That's really damn cool.

Just an FYI that with the GOOFEditor I know that external terrain generation packages like Freeworld will have better support for generating terrains than I will ever be able to do, so I'm fully supporting certain external terrain tools, with preference for Freeworld because it's so cool.

Yup, and pretty cheap compared to other packages

Maybe we could get them to integrate some more ogre features.. bet more ogre users will buy it then.

Post by **jacmoe** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:51 pm

Better support for paging terrains is an obvious feature request.

IFASS · Post by **IFASS** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:53 pm

jacmoe wrote:Better support for paging terrains is an obvious feature request.

What about setting up a small list of 'highly desired' requests

soconne · Post by **soconne** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 5:35 am

I am always very motivated by user requests for new features and how to make Freeworld3D easier to use and integrate into existing engines. So please, any suggestions are more than welcome.

IFASS · Post by **IFASS** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:22 am

soconne wrote:I am always very motivated by user requests for new features and how to make Freeworld3D easier to use and integrate into existing engines. So please, any suggestions are more than welcome.

You are the developer of Freeworld?

yeah, i think it's good to set up a list of features which would be really helpful, bet the app will be used a lot more by ogre users then!

soconne · Post by **soconne** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 3:16 pm

Yes, I am the developer.

Post by **jacmoe** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:09 pm

Very cool that you are frequenting the Ogre community, soconne!

@IFASS and other FreeWorld3D users:
We should use the FreeWorld3D Forum !

soconne · Post by **soconne** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 10:37 pm

Well I find the Ogre engine to be one of the best designed open source engines out there

d3th_n1gG4 · Post by **d3th_n1gG4** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 2:54 am

Well I just started playing with it tonight & am solidly impressed, kudos, when is version 2.1 coming out at that imposter stuff is something I really need