Lightning Engine Lightning is a BSP-based engine being developed jointly with the other members of PlayZone Corporation (Smidge TECH and Cintel Corporation). Currently only implementing a node-based BSP tree (which will eventually be used only for collision detection), the Lightning Engine will eventually support leaf-based BSPs for rendering and for calculating a potentially visible set (PVS). Current Features: Node-based BSP system Support for Direct3D and OpenGL 3D APIs PAK file support Simple animated models Advanced vector-based collision detection system (rather buggy) Future Features: Leafy BSP system for improved rendering Potentially visible set calculations Radiosity calculations (lightmapping) Hierachical models Special effects (e.g. explosions) Credits: Direct3D™ Code OpenGL™ Code Nbsp™ (BSP Compiler) Nlbsp™ (Leafy BSP Compiler) Engine Base Structure BSP Traversal Collision Detection Entity Handling PAK File System BSP Knowledge Leafy BSP & PVS Knowledge Stuart Golodetz Adam Szmigin Stuart Golodetz Stuart Golodetz Adam Szmigin Adam Szmigin & Stuart Golodetz Adam Szmigin Stuart Golodetz Adam Szmigin Stuart Golodetz Gary Simmons Back to the Nightwalker Official Web Site

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