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CryEngine vs Unreal Engine

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1 minute ago, KingGamer said:

Thx

Do you know a forum where i can find people ready to help my at my project? Or people who are ready to collaborate?

the https://forums.unrealengine.com/ is your best bet...
May not be heavily active but they respond well

Just want to know the benefits of each in some aspects

1) Performance/ Api´s i can use

2) royality, licensing

3) Which one is better for an open world survivial game with multiplayer

4) do they have dedicated server i can rent

5) which one would u recommend me

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UE4:
Easy programmable and adjustable performance. API is good
Royalty is 5% after $3k per quarter
UE4 has clean active level streaming that is easy to setup and is already used for many open world MMO's (Ark is one example)
You can create your own dedicated server (My current project with work we have 1 active for testing purposes)

CryEngine:
Coding is straight forward but hard to optimise
is royalty free but requires a membership £45 per person a month
Has good visuals but isnt open world orientated as well (IF you do it correctly it looks stunning but performance is iffy)
You can setup Custom servers but im not a network programmer

I would recommend UE4 cause their is more resources available, its easier to learn, is FREE (other than royalties which is a tiny percent), Able to be setup for multiple people on 1 project at different locations, Visually stunning and is easy to pick up.

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I have 8 years industry training and 3 years industry experience under my belt currently
 

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15 minutes ago, KingGamer said:

Just want to know the benefits of each in some aspects

1) Performance/ Api´s i can use

Both should perform fine. Unreal Engine supports more devices and OSes.

 

But CryEngine Is just fine imho and plans on supporting Vulkan and DX12

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2) royality, licensing

CryEngine has better licensing. It's pay what you want and there's a paid asset store where CryTek get 30% of all asset purchases.

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3) Which one is better for an open world survivial game with multiplayer

Both are quite fine. I've personally played games which were made using both. The end result has looked better in my experience when using CryEngine since some CryEngine games look really damn good.

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4) do they have dedicated server i can rent

For what?

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5) which one would u recommend me

If you're not too attached to Unreal Engine then CryEngine is a good option.

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44 minutes ago, AluminiumTech said:

Both should perform fine. Unreal Engine supports more devices and OSes.

 

But CryEngine Is just fine imho and plans on supporting Vulkan and DX12

CryEngine has better licensing. It's pay what you want and there's a paid asset store where CryTek get 30% of all asset purchases.

Both are quite fine. I've personally played games which were made using both. The end result has looked better in my experience when using CryEngine since some CryEngine games look really damn good.

For what?

If you're not too attached to Unreal Engine then CryEngine is a good option.

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48 minutes ago, Pixxie_Payne said:

UE4:
Easy programmable and adjustable performance. API is good
Royalty is 5% after $3k per quarter
UE4 has clean active level streaming that is easy to setup and is already used for many open world MMO's (Ark is one example)
You can create your own dedicated server (My current project with work we have 1 active for testing purposes)

CryEngine:
Coding is straight forward but hard to optimise
is royalty free but requires a membership £45 per person a month
Has good visuals but isnt open world orientated as well (IF you do it correctly it looks stunning but performance is iffy)
You can setup Custom servers but im not a network programmer

I would recommend UE4 cause their is more resources available, its easier to learn, is FREE (other than royalties which is a tiny percent), Able to be setup for multiple people on 1 project at different locations, Visually stunning and is easy to pick up.

Note:
I have 8 years industry training and 3 years industry experience under my belt currently
 

Thx

Do you know a forum where i can find people ready to help my at my project? Or people who are ready to collaborate?

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1 minute ago, KingGamer said:

Thx

Do you know a forum where i can find people ready to help my at my project? Or people who are ready to collaborate?

the https://forums.unrealengine.com/ is your best bet...
May not be heavily active but they respond well

Character artist in the Games industry.

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1 hour ago, Pixxie_Payne said:

UE4:
Easy programmable and adjustable performance. API is good
Royalty is 5% after $3k per quarter
UE4 has clean active level streaming that is easy to setup and is already used for many open world MMO's (Ark is one example)
You can create your own dedicated server (My current project with work we have 1 active for testing purposes)

CryEngine:
Coding is straight forward but hard to optimise
is royalty free but requires a membership £45 per person a month
Has good visuals but isnt open world orientated as well (IF you do it correctly it looks stunning but performance is iffy)
You can setup Custom servers but im not a network programmer

I would recommend UE4 cause their is more resources available, its easier to learn, is FREE (other than royalties which is a tiny percent), Able to be setup for multiple people on 1 project at different locations, Visually stunning and is easy to pick up.

Note:
I have 8 years industry training and 3 years industry experience under my belt currently
 

As a game programmer? Hmm, I might need a reference in a couple years when I come back to the States.

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