JUST WONDERING Frostbite Engine

agentscar · Post by **agentscar** » 2008-01-07 06:21

Well...I have no clue on this really...I just know that BF:Bad Company will be using the FrostBite engine and it'll be on PS3,Xbox 360,and PC...So is it possible to turn over to that engine or not?OR is it against modding regulations to switch engines?

General Dragosh · Post by **General Dragosh** » 2008-01-07 07:55

no PC just console..........BF3 in only for PC....probably !

XxNinjaSinXx · Post by **XxNinjaSinXx** » 2008-01-07 09:19

Battlefield: Bad Company -> Consoles

Battlefield 3 -> PC

I don't know why people are having problem understanding this.

Post by **Masaq** » 2008-01-07 10:01

The Frostbite engine used in Battlefield: Bad Company will also be used in Battlefield 3 (official), so the OP isn't too far out

And no, at the current time the DEVs have stated several times that NO engine conversion is being considered.

Yeah, moving engines *is* possible. It takes a lot of work though and requires every player to switch to the new game, so although it's not forbidden (and there are no "modding regulations" other than whatever terms and conditions are set in the EULA of the 'host' software), it's unpopular with most teams.

Put it this way: Forgotton Hope was one of the most popular mods for BF1942. It's taken them almost THREE years to convert to BF2.

Mora · Post by **Mora** » 2008-01-07 14:44

true it will take allot of time to convert the mod for the frostbite engine. but.. i belief the frostbite engine is wayy better then the bf2 engine, and is capable of destructible objects (houses etc) and more important 80 player on a server

and of course it will be more eye candy

but there are negative points too.. i belief its Vista only witch requires DX10 video cards. and people with''old''computers wont be able to run it probably so a system update is required..

agentscar · Post by **agentscar** » 2008-01-07 15:02

Okay,so will we be seeing a PR for BF3?

Wikipedia says BF:Bad Company will be on PC also.But Yea,I always thought it was gonna be console only.

Maxfragg · Post by **Maxfragg** » 2008-01-07 15:06

once it had been said, that it would come for PC, but it had been said a dozent times that it is console only.

Expendable Grunt · Post by **Expendable Grunt** » 2008-01-07 16:04

agentscar wrote:Okay,so will we be seeing a PR for BF3?

Wikipedia says BF:Bad Company will be on PC also.But Yea,I always thought it was gonna be console only.

Probably never. Considering how tough modding for BF2 was, and even tougher it was for 2142, BF3 is probably 100% un-moddable.

This is because the leaders at EA have no business sense.

AnRK · Post by **AnRK** » 2008-01-07 17:49

I'd say attempting to create a computer game monopoly with a mass of help from advertising was pretty good business sense...

As much as it'd be nice to have an engine change it seems very unlikely, as most modern engines seem to require more and more work to develop or modify (from what I've heard at least).

General Dragosh · Post by **General Dragosh** » 2008-01-07 17:50

Expendable Grunt wrote:Probably never. Considering how tough modding for BF2 was, and even tougher it was for 2142, BF3 is probably 100% un-moddable.

This is because the leaders at EA have no business sense.

Shouldn't it be DICE ???

Post by **Hitperson** » 2008-01-07 18:13

we already have destroyable building so why do we need to go onto frostbite

agentscar · Post by **agentscar** » 2008-01-07 18:13

Modding for BF2 and BF2142 isn't that hard...Well at least when I'm in BF Editor...

Waaah_Wah · Post by **Waaah_Wah** » 2008-01-07 19:09

Why do ppl keep bashing the BF2 engine?? Sure its old, but just take a look at what PR DEV's created

Teek · Post by **Teek** » 2008-01-07 19:16

The BF2 engine also has a good server browser, (compared to COD), runs on many systems (compared to Crysis), can support 64 players with Vehicles and dosnt use steam (steam games must be online to play). unfortunatly BF2 is hardcoded to hell and back, buggy at times and has incorrect physiscs and a lack of leaning.

agentscar · Post by **agentscar** » 2008-01-07 19:21

Yea,BF2 Engine is awesome!

BF3 won't be out till' late 08'...

Sadist_Cain · Post by **Sadist_Cain** » 2008-01-07 20:00

The reason why everyone wants an engine switch at some point is we'll all die if there isn't a PR in the foreseeable future for us (minus bf2 hardcoding)

We'll follow PR wherever it'll go and whoevers platform (if) it goes to will be very lucky

agentscar · Post by **agentscar** » 2008-01-07 20:11

You speak 'the word" Sadist Cain!