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Sell Vendetta's Game Engine To SWTOR

Jan 04, 2012 Ghost link
I'm only half kidding.

They need space combat that doesn't suck. You need everything else. Match made in heaven!

On a side note, it's funny how 4 guys from Wisconsin can create a better flight model for space combat than a gigantic production team with a 300 million dollar budget.
Jan 04, 2012 tarenty link
I lol'd

...almost.
Jan 04, 2012 vIsitor link
Well, apparently Guild Software did put their proprietary NAOS engine out in the marketplace for licensed use awhile back. Or were planning to, at least. Come to think of it, I wonder if they've been approached with any offers yet?
Jan 05, 2012 incarnate link
We've had some interest. Some of which was pretty strong. Still, it isn't something we're pushing that strongly yet.

Funny about SWTOR, but on the other hand they are carrying a whole burden of expectations when it comes to flight models and things, from the movies and prior games, so it's not like they could start from scratch the way we did. I would imagine it works kinda like old X-Wing or Tie Fighter?
Jan 06, 2012 Lord~spidey link
I liked the "WGAF" acronym for the engine, everytime I visited the vo wikipedia page it made me chuckle a little bit.

Its unfortunately accurate... and hilarious!
Jan 06, 2012 pirren link
+1. I play SWTOR from beta and think that VO engine would fit awesome for space battles in SWTOR and will provide logical space duels between players.
Jan 06, 2012 Ghost link
@Inc: It's not even that. It's a sad little rail shooter that strongly resembles StarFox. You can even "Do a barrel roll!". Vendetta's flight model is worlds ahead of them.
Jan 06, 2012 incarnate link
Whoa, it's a rail shooter? That's really disappointing. Even Jump To Lightspeed (SWG) was supposedly a real flight system.

Well, anyway, on the upside apparently the entire rest of SWTOR is pretty awesome, or so I keep reading.
Jan 06, 2012 pirren link
well, in SWTOR, you don't even need to barrel roll (it's pretty easy, hold space bar by default), just work with the mouse and hold left button. At the moment, proper ship updates make the work done almost in every situation.
Jan 06, 2012 tarenty link
That certainly sounds pretty awesome.

>.>
Jan 07, 2012 pirren link
tarenty, you certainly need to play SWTOR before open your mouth