The Lugh3D Game Engine With over 100 000 developers expected to begin developing more graphic intense applications with DirectX and .NET there has become a real need for some quality middleware (rendering engines, physics engines, AI engines).  Many developers now beginning to use Managed DirectX (DirectX with .NET)  are becoming overwhelmed with the lack of documentation provided by Microsoft and complexity of 3D programming.  This is why Mercon Consulting dove in and began to develop Lugh3D .

Lugh3D is a game engine developed with .NET and Managed DirectX developers in mind.  The engine will be published as two components, one a windows user control easily imported into any windows form, thus allowing developers a full 3D rendering environment.  Second as a class library which will allow users  the flexibility of extending the base engine, or just by using the default.

Lugh3D is in the middle to early stages of development and is expected to reach beta in September - early October.  Below is full list of specifications and features Lugh3D will support.

Specifications :

• Import 3D models as objects
• Import 3D animated models as objects
• Lighting and Special Effects.
  • Dynamic lighting
  • Environmental reflections, mapping
  • Incredible atmospheric effects
    • Rain, snow, etc.
    • Light scattering
  • Particle systems effects (fire, explosions)
  • Real-time projected shadows and caustics
  • Bump mapping, displacement mapping
  • Up to 500.000 polygons per frame !
• Deformation of landscape in real-time - geomorphing.
• Import full 3D levels, octree partioning
• Advanced physics engine.
  • Realistic collisions for physics based objects
  • Extensible physics objects extend aircraft, cars, etc.
  • Rigid and dynamic based physics objects.
• Incorporated game AI 
• Sound system incorporated to allow each object to project its own 3D sound

User Control:

• Drag and drop user control onto windows form.
• Fully functional from start with several default settings.
• Will allow developer to quickly and easily setup a full 3D environment.
• Package ideal for new or inexperience game developers wanting to quickly build 3D applications.

Extensible Class Library:

• Includes all the functionality of the user control.
• Developer may extend all base classes for customization of rendering, AI, or physics
• Additional custom tools for model integration and level design.
• Package suited more for experienced developers seeking to publish games or graphics applications.

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