VortexGE 0.6.6-5 review

VortexGE is a software 3D renderer for the X environment that was created without using OpenGL/MesaGL

License: LGPL (GNU Lesser General Public License) File size: 1249K Developer: Aloysius Indryanto

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VortexGE is a software 3D renderer for the X environment that was created without using OpenGL/MesaGL.

VortexGE project also supports 2D image manipulations and audio access and is intended for creating Linux games without needing 3D card acceleration.

Here are some key features of "VortexGE":
Full software 3D renderer with :
Flat and gouroud shading with and without texture.
2D sprite in 3D scene.
Camera control for 1st and 3rd person view.
Simple fog and transparancy.
Simple object hierarchy.
2D image manipulations.
Simple dialog capability.
Audio access using OSS.

What's New in This Release:
A minor improvement was made in the configuration script and Makefiles.
Minor file refactoring was done.
The CButton control can now display an XPM image (instead of just text).
The development of a new utility application, "util/roomedit", was started.
Some bugfixes and code cleanup were done.