Curious on new Graphical Engine

[ellohwell]

Why is everyone talking about luminous?

It's obvious that to get a game out by next year they are just going to rework Crystal Tools.

[Nayt]

Why is everyone talking about luminous?

It's obviousy that to get a game out by next year they are just going to rework Crystal Tools.

Oh crawl back to your mud, troll. Do you even read or do you just choose to ignore it to make missinforming posts? Yoshida already said what they're using.

One of the reasons we had some trouble with the original launch of FFXIV was because we went through Crystal Tools and it was an engine that wasn’t really optimized for an MMO and so we’re currently working with technologists that are working on Luminous to make us a custom, optimal engine that will work for FFXIV.

http://ffxiv.gamerescape.com/2011/10...ere/#more-9022

[Fear]

Why is everyone talking about luminous?

It's obviousy that to get a game out by next year they are just going to rework Crystal Tools.

Did you not read the part thats been posted? Why the hell would the Dev team alter and reuse the game engine thats holding this game back?....

They've already said they're working with the people who designed the Luminous engine to customize their own version of Luminous for FFXIV

[ellohwell]

Did you not read the part thats been posted? Why the hell would the Dev team alter and reuse the game engine thats holding this game back?....

They've already said they're working with the people who designed the Luminous engine to customize their own version of Luminous for FFXIV

They said they are working with technologists from luminous, not that they are using luminous. They are just going to probably step back and customise what they've already got rather than remake. People want to hear "remake" so that is what SE will have a propensity to say.

Unless they can still preserve all their models and textures with a new engine, and have staff that are familiar with the new thing they build, they will likely just try modify CT.