Open sourced action/adventure game engine

ragnar · 09-24-2003, 01:52 AM

A Finnish company that was developing a 3rd person action/adventure game has gone bankrupt and closed it's offices. Before they did, they decided to release all their source code and (early) data as open source.

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Game development company Cat Mother Ltd. (www.catmother.com) has now closed its offices, but in their last meeting the company board decided to publish all company source code as open source. Also large part of the content is published. Published material includes fully playable prototype of a 3rd person action/adventure game and commercial quality in-house 3D-engine (C++/DirectX9). The source code is published under BSD license and the content is published under GPL license. All material can be downloaded from catmother.sourceforge.net.

Go here for the source code:
http://catmother.sourceforge.net/

DomStLeger · 09-25-2003, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ragnar

A Finnish company that was developing a 3rd person action/adventure game has gone bankrupt and closed it's offices. Before they did, they decided to release all their source code and (early) data as open source.

Go here for the source code:
http://catmother.sourceforge.net/

This could potentially be very interesting, depending on who out there picks it up and what they do with it. It certainly would save a big job for people interested in making 3D games.

bigjko · 09-25-2003, 10:23 PM

Wow, interesting stuff. I'll be sure to check out the tech demo once I get home.

***tabacco*** · 09-26-2003, 04:36 AM

Cool! It's not commented in Finnish, is it?

James · 09-26-2003, 06:48 AM

Hmmm. Looks interesting. Anyone got higher res screenies than on the website?

bigjko · 09-26-2003, 07:03 AM

To say that the tech demo was disappointing would be the biggest understatement in the history of statements. And it's not like I was hyped for the thing, either. So, the thing ran like shit, was all gray, and had sprite-problems all around. So, yeah, disappointing, but hey it's not like I payed anything for that.

ragnar · 09-26-2003, 07:45 AM

Hehe, nobody said it would be the wonder of the world. I haven't even tested it yet.

bigjko · 09-26-2003, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ragnar

Hehe, nobody said it would be the wonder of the world. I haven't even tested it yet.

Heh, true, true. But I was expecting it to at least run.

Huz · 09-26-2003, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by bigjko

Heh, true, true. But I was expecting it to at least run.

That's what you get for boasting about how great your graphics card will be for HL2...

...ok, so being unable to run this thing isn't much of a disadvantage! It does show some promise, but it performs extremely badly and doesn't even look that great! With a bit of work you could probably squeeze a half-decent game out of it, but then the same is true of the open-sourced Quake 2 engine. Probably.

***tabacco*** · 09-26-2003, 10:19 AM

Well, remember that it's not a finished product after all.

ragnar · 09-26-2003, 08:51 PM

Even if the engine isn't the best ever to see the light of day, I think that it was good of them to give out the source code instead of just letting it die with the rest of the company. Now, someone who wishes to do so can have a look at it and improve it.

James · 09-26-2003, 10:37 PM

*yoink*. I'll see you in 3 years!

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James Prove it all night Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 730	Hmmm. Looks interesting. Anyone got higher res screenies than on the website? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." - Thomas Edward Lawrence

09-26-2003, 07:03 AM	#6
bigjko El Luchador Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 1,629	To say that the tech demo was disappointing would be the biggest understatement in the history of statements. And it's not like I was hyped for the thing, either. So, the thing ran like shit, was all gray, and had sprite-problems all around. So, yeah, disappointing, but hey it's not like I payed anything for that. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Use Verb On Noun - Adventure game inspired illustrations

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ragnar Knowledgeable Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Linköping, Sweden Posts: 1,510	Hehe, nobody said it would be the wonder of the world. I haven't even tested it yet. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Rem acu tetigisti -- Jeeves Read my adventure game reviews here Blaskan Dragon Go Server Ragnar Ouchterlony

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*tabacco* Friendly Server Admin Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Marin County, CA Posts: 4,087	Well, remember that it's not a finished product after all. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-26-2003, 08:51 PM	#11
ragnar Knowledgeable Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Linköping, Sweden Posts: 1,510	Even if the engine isn't the best ever to see the light of day, I think that it was good of them to give out the source code instead of just letting it die with the rest of the company. Now, someone who wishes to do so can have a look at it and improve it. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Rem acu tetigisti -- Jeeves Read my adventure game reviews here Blaskan Dragon Go Server Ragnar Ouchterlony

09-26-2003, 10:37 PM	#12
James Prove it all night Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 730	yoink. I'll see you in 3 years! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." - Thomas Edward Lawrence

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