Will PRM port to BF3 easily?

BeerHunter · Post by **BeerHunter** » 2007-10-26 13:25

There's an apparently leaked document from DICE going around detailing some of the features that are supposed to be in BF3. When contacted both EA and DICE simply said "no comment..don't discuss future releases" leading one to believe that the document is legitimate. If it weren't one would assume they would simply deny it.

BF3 will apparently be BF2 with a few more bells and whistles and the ability for squads to form into sections/squadrons.

I would imagine it will also use the new Crysis engine (my speculation,not mentioned in the document).

No hint of a release date but some are speculating next year sometime.

If this is the case , how much work is it going to be to port the PRM code over to the BF3 engine assuming that they would keep the API calls close to the older BF2 engine as possible to speed up production.

Give you developers something to do over the summer instead of lounging around drinking beer won't it..

ZaZZo · Post by **ZaZZo** » 2007-10-26 13:27

I can't imagine it porting easily. I have a hard time even imaginning PR port to another game for a loooong time.

Swe_Olsson · Post by **Swe_Olsson** » 2007-10-26 13:35

if PR switches engine, I'm gonna have to buy another computer -_-

BeerHunter · Post by **BeerHunter** » 2007-10-26 14:32

Engineer wrote: First of all, there is no BF3 yet.

That is correct. It apparently would still be in the design/development stage.

The document I'm referring to is a prospectus designed primarily for investors who would receive it in December apparently.

read it here

Farks · Post by **Farks** » 2007-10-26 14:51

My straight answer is no.

* New engine + new game = rethink and retry most things
* The devs would have to code everything from scratch again
* Some models might not fit with the graphical standards in the game = make new models from scratch

blud · Post by **blud** » 2007-10-26 18:35

DarkTalon · Post by **DarkTalon** » 2007-10-26 20:42

we could keep all of the models and sound (however with a new engine we would be best off with new high resolution dx-10 models) however all maps (except maybe heightmaps) would have to be redone, and well, lets not even talk about the coding.

so the answer is no, it won't port easily.

Eddiereyes909 · Post by **Eddiereyes909** » 2007-10-26 20:44

has anyone forgotten that it will more than likely be "Vista only"

Post by **77SiCaRiO77** » 2007-10-26 20:47

just take the example of FH2 , took them 2 year to port FH to the bf2 engine , so yeah it will not be easely .

M1126 Stryker · Post by **M1126 Stryker** » 2007-10-26 21:55

Eddiereyes909 wrote:has anyone forgotten that it will more than likely be "Vista only"

EA knows that for the next few years XP users can still provide a large portion of the income new games would generate. Unless Microsoft paid them a ton of cash it seems very unlikely they would make a Battlefield 3 Vista only.

L3adCannon · Post by **L3adCannon** » 2007-10-26 22:07

What I found awesome is that BF3 will come with 8 maps and no new gamemodes. Ain`t that just fucking brilliant.

bigmoose332 · Post by **bigmoose332** » 2007-10-26 22:13

I think EA/DICE leaked the PDF themselves. As a form of mega clever advertising.

It's a matter of time before a picture of some BF3 models are leaked by someone..

Ben

charliegrs · Post by **charliegrs** » 2007-10-27 01:55

well if the hardcoding BS of bf2 and bf2142 are any indication, then you probly wont even be able to make a mod for bf3

[T]waylay00 · Post by **[T]waylay00** » 2007-10-28 23:34

77SiCaRiO77 wrote:just take the example of FH2 , took them 2 year to port FH to the bf2 engine , so yeah it will not be easely .

They didn't port that much really. It's pretty much all new content, AFAIK.

Xmaster · Post by **Xmaster** » 2007-10-28 23:52

oh so there is some people that are willing to toss money for the POS EA will be throwing us in a few years?

zardez · Post by **zardez** » 2007-10-29 00:31

Farks wrote:My straight answer is no.

* New engine + new game = rethink and retry most things
* The devs would have to code everything from scratch again
* Some models might not fit with the graphical standards in the game = make new models from scratch

so what you saying is don't buy bf3 until there is a pr mod for it

Hotrod525 · Post by **Hotrod525** » 2007-10-29 01:37

i think its will be like Battlefield Bad Company for PC... but more Multi oriented... Battlefield in current time, whit Frostbite engine, and our era weapon as HK416 !!! HELL YEAH! Thats my opinion, and if i'm write, Dev will more have to re-tweak the game to make it more realist... is not long as to build every model from scratch...

http://www.electronicarts.fr/games/9188/5520/

Some Screenshot of BFBC... you can suppose BF3 will looked like

Specifications · Post by **Specifications** » 2007-10-29 02:10

Better UPG to geforce 9900 in Novemember.

W8 thats next month

torenico · Post by **torenico** » 2007-10-29 02:39

nah i dont wanna buy BF3!!

i buy it if only PR make a mod over there