Beyond Virtual Game Engine Released (beta)

[ShyloSmith]

Hey has anyone here seen Beyond Virtual?

Beyond Virtual provides a low cost, royalty free, no programming required game creation experience. The powerful toolset lets you fully develop and publish your own video game.
Beyond Virtual contains a full 3d renderer, physics system, and custom art pipeline which allows users to directly import models from Lightwave, Maya, 3ds Max, Milkshape 3d, and other art programs. Take further control of your development with the real-time Object Viewer, and custom FX Editor.

The $150 royalty-free license fee includes:
Integrated Game Editor
Access to Developer Site
Sample Models & Scripts
Bug Fixes and Documentation

Ideal For:
3d Games in Any Genre
Visualization / Virtual Walkthroughs
Machinima Movie Production
Serious Games

Come check out our website for more information www.beyondvirtual.com.
Check out what current users of Beyond Virtual are saying in our forums  www.beyondvirtual.com/forum
 

[Trumgottist]

No, I hadn't heard about it, but I will take a look as I'm currently reasearching 3d engines. I note that your $150, while clearly less than a license for Unreal or another leading engine (things out of reach for hobbyists), is $50 more than Torque and Auran Jet. A startup screen for no less than three seconds is a bit much, too.

Me, I'm currently leaning towards Ogre3d, if I can get it to do what I want. It's powerful enough for my needs (just look at Ankh) and while it seems a bit harder to use than the paid-for engines, its community is helpful.

[Trumgottist]

You'll want the demo game download easier to find. I almost gave up looking for it before I found it. Is the only link to it on the movie page? That's a bit odd, isn't it?

Don't you have any other demo downloads? A trial version or some documentation would be nice. A game demo and a list of features isn't enough to get me interested.