iDevGames - News - 3D Engine dim3 2.0 Released

Written by Daniel Lurie | Tuesday, July 18, 2006

dim3 v2.0 Released

v2.0 is a major update to the free and open-source OS X 3D game development system. Projects created in dim3 can also be run on Windows and Linux. dim3 is designed for mod-ers with no programming experience (source code is not needed) but can also be used by experts who require the source code, all without restrictions or payment.

Additions in v2.0:

rigid body physics
improved real time RGB lighting, bump-mapping, and diffuse lighting
auto-specular mapping
particles, sounds, and effects now part of skeletal animation system
weapon scripting by bones
weapon zooming/scopes
vehicle improvements
better texture usage for GLSL shaders
easier networking
new rapid skeletal animation features
many improvements to animator and map editor
many improvements to rapid develop features (such as map auto-generators)
speed improvements
new documentation

Related Links:

dim3 2.0

Reader Comments

Wackidoodle wrote on Aug 21st at 06:34PM

Dim3 is an excellent program. I am only just beginning to learn the ways of it, but I have already come up against a stiff problem.

Whenever I import something from blender, wings3d or any other modeler into the animator, the materials become single-color blurbs coating the entire object, so they really don't look right. It completely ruins things I use for custom architecture and weaponry. It is very irritating, so if you have any answers for it, I would appreciate your sharing them. Thank you.

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