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<LI><em>To</em>: "'<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>'" <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#kanga,nu">mud-dev#kanga,nu</A>></LI>
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<LI><em>From</em>: "Koster, Raph" <<A HREF="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</A>></LI>
<LI><em>Date</em>: Wed, 5 Aug 1998 17:28:17 -0500 </LI>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: D. B. Brown [<A HREF="mailto:dbrown1#stny,lrun.com">mailto:dbrown1#stny,lrun.com</A>]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 1998 4:53 PM
> To: mud-dev#kanga,nu
> Subject: [MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's
> From my analysis, 3D is really the only way for a small group to go.
> Yes, the engine will take more time to complete, but with wonders such
> as OpenGL and related APIs, the base tools are availible.
You're not going to have a viable 3d engine with 3d meshes for figures
unless you spend at least two years developing it. Consider the basic
problem: you need to support 30-40 fully animated 3d figures moving on
screen at once, in a 3d environment, ideally all with distinct meshes,
art, and equipment.
This is an extremely non-trivial problem for a 3d engine. There's a
reason why folks like 989 Studios (formerly Sony Interactive, makers of
EverQuest) have been working on it for so long--and are requiring 3d
acceleration--and still only show 5-6 people at once.
-Raph
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00182" HREF="msg00182.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>,
Felix A. Croes <a href="mailto:felix#xs1,simplex.nl">felix#xs1,simplex.nl</a>, Sun 12 Jul 1998, 22:24 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00497" HREF="msg00497.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Wed 05 Aug 1998, 20:18 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00501" HREF="msg00501.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>,
D. B. Brown <a href="mailto:dbrown1#stny,lrun.com">dbrown1#stny,lrun.com</a>, Wed 05 Aug 1998, 21:57 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00503" HREF="msg00503.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>,
Adam Wiggins <a href="mailto:adam#mail,angel.com">adam#mail,angel.com</a>, Wed 05 Aug 1998, 22:41 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00502" HREF="msg00502.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>,
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Wed 05 Aug 1998, 22:33 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00517" HREF="msg00517.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>,
D. B. Brown <a href="mailto:dbrown1#stny,lrun.com">dbrown1#stny,lrun.com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 12:49 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00521" HREF="msg00521.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>,
Koster, Raph <a href="mailto:rkoster#origin,ea.com">rkoster#origin,ea.com</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 16:01 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00529" HREF="msg00529.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>,
Nathan F Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Thu 06 Aug 1998, 18:08 GMT
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<LI><strong><A NAME="01022" HREF="msg01022.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: Alternate UOL's</A></strong>,
J C Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,engr.sgi.com">claw#under,engr.sgi.com</a>, Sat 12 Sep 1998, 01:44 GMT
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