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Released in 1993, [1] RenderWare is a 3D API and graphics rendering engine used in video games, Active Worlds, and some VRML browsers. RenderWare was developed by Criterion Software Limited, then a subsidiary of Canon.
The main feature from GTA they were looking for was "Trainloads of money". Eventually it because clear that RenderWare had an bedazzling marketing pitch and a ton of tech, but that tech was a mess. It had the promise of "build once, run everywhere". But, in practice getting a particular game to run well on a particular machine was a ton of rework.
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One thing that RenderWare had going for it (and shown briefly in the video) was the detailed documentation. Other engines barely had any documentation (i think the most brutal was id Tech - if you bought an id Tech license all you'd get was a day with Carmack to ask him questions :-P) and the programmers were largely left alone to figure out things themselves or rely on whatever modders ...
Feb 25, 2023 · RenderWare is a 3D API and graphics rendering engine developed by Criterion Software. It was used in video games and some VRML browsers. The engine was often described as "Sony's DirectX" during the era of software rendering on CPUs before the appearance of GPUs, and its commercial importance was in providing an off-the-shelf solution to the difficulties of PS2 graphics programming.
RenderWare is a 3D API and graphics rendering engine used in computer games, Active Worlds, and some VRML browsers. RW is developed by Criterion Software Limited (which used to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon but is now owned by Electronic Arts).
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Mar 15, 2021 · RenderWare is a game engine developed by Criterion Software and was used in many PlayStation 2, Wii, PC, and XBOX games. You can see a full list of games that make use of it here. Special Thanks. Massive thanks to March42 for sending this in for release!
Mar 14, 2001 · Criterion Software has announced the release of its new RenderWare Platform - a middleware solution offering game studios a tightly integrated game development framework incorporating 2D/3D graphics, audio and physics modules. RenderWare Platform builds on Criterion Software's RenderWare3, its 2D/3D graphics toolkit, to provide developers with ...
