Can't wait for the first Linux game to come out using this!
I miss Crysis not enough to switch back to Windows though.![]()
Phoronix: Unigine Engine Continues To Advance
The Unigine Engine, which is likely the most advanced 3D game engine that natively supports Linux, has stepped further ahead today. Unigine Corp has provided word of several new features and updates to this advanced game engine...
http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=NzQ0Ng
Can't wait for the first Linux game to come out using this!
I miss Crysis not enough to switch back to Windows though.![]()
Ok well, I tried their Island demo and I'm really impress... look like a bit Crysis. Let's we how it's doing on my system.
Here's my benchmark: (I overcloked my Geforce 9600 a bite)
Unigine
Tropics Demo v1.2
FPS: 50.0
Scores: 1259
Hardware
Binary: Linux 32bit GCC 4.3.3 Release May 26 2009
Operating system: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic x86_64
CPU model: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
CPU flags: 2399MHz MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSSE3 HTT
GPU model: GeForce 9600 GT PCI Express 190.18.03 512Mb
Settings
Render: opengl
Mode: 1024x768 fullscreen
Shaders: high
Textures: high
Filter: trilinear
Anisotropy: 4x
Occlusion: disabled
Reflection: enabled
Refraction: enabled
Volumetric: enabled
Just run the Phoronix Test Suite, it's easier.
Yeah, the unigine demos look awesome and the engine supports new features like every month. Very interesting project!
So, are any of the titles listed on their site planned for release on Linux?
the thought of something better than grand theft auto 4 for linux :-D
They're supposedly working on a game/engine demo with linux support
I doubt it :P