Quite a few excellent projects have sprung up since the last Community News Update. I wasn’t able to list all of the great ones since there were so many, but here are just a few. As always, apologies go out in advance to those who weren’t given mention.
- Libraries & Add-ons:
- Hydrax 0.2 – Easy-to-use water rendering add-on for OGRE.
- Particle Universe 0.7 – A feature-rich particle plug-in inspired by ParticleFX.
- DirectX 10 Render System – A render system is in the works for DirectX10, though it’s still early in development. The source code is available on the OGRE CVS.
- Games:
- ZeroGear – Has been announced on the OGRE showcase forums. ZeroGear is a "fast-paced and light-hearted kart combat game."
- Portalized 0.30 – A mind boggling project allowing objects to move through physically dynamic portals.
- The Far Wilds – A multiplayer fantasy strategy game with configurable armies.
- Wings of Fury 2 – A remake of the classic airplane fighting game has been announced.
- Lucignolo Il Videogioco – The 3D adventure game based off of the Italian TV series has hit the store shelves in Italy.
- Other:
- Soft Shadows Demo – A great example of how to implement soft shadows into your OGRE application without using the example framework.
- Ember 0.5.0 – A 3D Worldforge client licensed under the GPL.
- Proton Scene Editor – Also announced in the OGRE showcase forums, this editor works with levels, materials, scripts, shaders and more.
Thanks to everyone who has taken time out of their busy schedules to contribute to these projects–a lot of man hours went into them.