VBGamer

just want to point out some wrong informations given here: the majority of computer users DONT have a 3d card. saying they do is very false. its not because you upgrade every year that ppl don't. The retail market and shareware market are two different ones and have different customers. If your engin will run doom3 like graphics, then thats all good. but i doubt it. especially since its aimed at VB, i figured you were targetting a maximum amount of customers, that is, ppl with No 3d Card or 3d cards that will buy over the web and are more into gameplay than actual graphics (not that good gfx is bad, its a good sell incentive). anyways, believe what you want, but the fact that the minimum card you find in a store has 3d capabilities doesnt mean ppl are there yet. i dont want to diss your project, its super nice of you to share etc, i'm just thinking, who needs a 2d engin with use of 3d and dx8 if instead of being able to sell 10 copies he can only sell 1. "Let me ask you a question. If, by using 3D graphics, a game developer's audience is cut in half...why do 3D games exist? They could get WAY more money with 2D games! This may be a (slightly) lame argument...but it still applies. The fact is...the MAJORITY (not the minority) of people out there have computers with AT LEAST a 3D adapter...and that's all DX8 needs. From there on, everything can be utilized or not utilized after enumerating." that is so wrong. They make 3d games cuz they only care about the high end gamers, ppl that will fork 70$ to play the latest game. I dont think a vb game can compete in that niche. and again, the MAJORITY (80%) of ppl dont have 3d cards. look it up. Of the ppl that will buy shareware type games, 80% fit in the other category. 80% of 80% is a big chunk of costumer ( lets take a ratio of d/ls to buys of like 5000/1) so if you have a million possible costumer, you might get 200 sales now, take the % off (360000), you get 72 sales. thats a big amount of money you lose, especially considering your avg costumer is all about game play and graphics arent that important (your web site look is more important, the screen shots are important, but they are static, no need for super duper effects) my 2 cents, the engin still looks great, i just dont see commercial purposes