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CryENGINE 3 Cookbook

You're reading from CryENGINE 3 Cookbook Over 90 recipes written by Crytek developers for creating third-generation real-time games

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2011

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781849691062

Length 324 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

C++

Tools

CryEngine

Concepts

3D Game Development

Authors (2):

Sean P Tracy

Dan Tracy

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

CryENGINE 3 Cookbook

Credits

About the Authors

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Preface

1. CryENGINE 3: Getting Started FREE CHAPTER

2. Sandbox Basics

3. Basic Level Layout

4. Environment Creation

5. Basic Artificial Intelligence

6. Asset Creation

7. Characters and Animation

8. Creating Vehicles

9. Game Logic

10. Track View and Cut-Scenes

11. Fun Physics

12. Profiling and Improving Performance

Index

Creating new material effects

Material effects in CryENGINE are defined as the way a surface material reacts to other materials. For example, a metal material will react to bullet impacts differently (that is, by generating sparks) than a grass material does (that is, by generating dirt or dust). Because hardcoding these effects in C++ would require a huge amount of maintenance, these effects are exposed through a number of small asset files.

Getting ready

It is important that the files involved in this recipe are explained.

The SurfaceTypes.xml, defined in <CryENGINE_root>/<game_folder>/Libs/MaterialEffects/SurfaceTypes.xml, defines the physical properties of all the available material types. It can be edited with any text editor. The MaterialEffects.xml, which usually resides in<CryENGINE_root>/<game_folder>/Libs/MaterialEffects/MaterialEffects.xml, defines the interaction of two materials as it defines what effect to generate on an interactive event between two surface...

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Authors (2)

Sean P Tracy (USD)

Sean P Tracy (USD)

Sean Tracy is Crytek's Senior Field Application Engineer for the award-wining CryENGINE. He is responsible for adapting the engine and its features to individual licensees, as well as developing full technical and ‘vertical slice' demos for prospective and existing clients. Describing himself as a ‘generalizing specialist', he also gives support directly to CryENGINE licensees, while designing and maintaining their workflows, pipelines and development techniques. Sean was recruited by Crytek in 2008 after working as an electronics technician for the Canadian Military. He was recruited due to his role in founding and leading development on the award winning total conversion project ‘MechWarrior:Living Legends'. Since then, he has been featured in numerous gaming magazines and has been invited to speak at many game related trade shows, conferences and seminars. He is an avid gamer with extensive modding experience on titles including Never Winter Nights, Battlefield, Doom and Quake.

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Dan Tracy

Dan Tracy

Dan Tracy is Cryteks Technical Level Designer for the award-winning CryENGINE and Crysis 2. He is responsible for the creation and maintenance of numerous technical features and external applications used for telemetry and optimization. Viewed as more than a level designer, Dan prides himself on pushing the envelope when it comes to improving both technical and game related designs across multiple production disciplines. Dan was recruited by Crytek in 2009 after the previous year working as a Quality Assurance Technician for BioWare. He was recruited due to his pivotal role in co-founding and leading development on the award winning total conversion project MechWarrior:Living Legends. Since then, he has been featured in numerous gaming magazines and has been interviewed by multiple media outlets. Dan is a passionate gamer, but an even more passionate modder and game designer with vast knowledge and experience with multiple engines and titles including Never Winter Nights Aurora, Battlefields engine Frostbite, Unreal 3, and CryENGINE.

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