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Hello everyone,

I'm a computer science student and a big fan of the Elite series.
I was wondering if a Frontier remake would be complicated using modern day engines (like Ogre) and programming langages (C/C++).

Now, before you spend time explaining to me that Pioneer, OOlite, GLFrontier or even Elite Dangerous already exist, let me insist that I'm talking about a 1:1 remake as in "no textures, low-poly 3D objects, minimalistic details".

Thank you all for your answers and suggestions.

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grrk-bzzt {l Wrote}:Hello everyone,

I'm a computer science student and a big fan of the Elite series.
I was wondering if a Frontier remake would be complicated using modern day engines (like Ogre) and programming langages (C/C++).

Now, before you spend time explaining to me that Pioneer, OOlite, GLFrontier or even Elite Dangerous already exist, let me insist that I'm talking about a 1:1 remake as in "no textures, low-poly 3D objects, minimalistic details".

Thank you all for your answers and suggestions.

Do you want to (learn how to) make a game or write an engine?

The main issue will be to figure out the procedural algorithms I guess. Are those documented anywhere?

In general I'd recommend to try one of the available game engines (use builtin scripting for quick prototyping):
http://www.godotengine.org
http://urho3d.github.io

I strongly support NaN suggestion. I spent 4 years making a game with Ogre, unless you are some sort of programming genius, it will take some time to add the extra stuff required. That was good 6-7 years ago, but today you need to advance faster. I have achieved in a month with Urho3D what took me a year in Ogre.

rogerdv {l Wrote}:I strongly support NaN suggestion. I spent 4 years making a game with Ogre, unless you are some sort of programming genius, it will take some time to add the extra stuff required. That was good 6-7 years ago, but today you need to advance faster. I have achieved in a month with Urho3D what took me a year in Ogre.

Notice that, to do a frontier 1:1 remake using a engine with that much stuff inside is maybe _a little_ overkill.

The main problem being not the dispay (i'm pretty sure a tty-only interface would be usable fondamentaly) but the general game architecture and procedural generation.

I personaly would use something like magnum3D for final display : .http://mosra.cz/blog/magnum-doc/ wich is pretty cool light and modern (but need more knowledge of what your doing). but would work a lot on the mecanics in cli before figting to display something.

webshinra {l Wrote}:Notice that, to do a frontier 1:1 remake using a engine with that much stuff inside is maybe _a little_ overkill.

Wise words.

For a 1:1 remake you most likely don't neeed a 3D engine at all, but rather just do OpenGL directly. If you do want the engine for anything it may be simplfying input handling, in which case I'd focus on that as a requirement. Any engine or no engine at all will be able to render lines to a screen.

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