When can we have video and network functionality. Without these two a game engine lacks serous functionality. I am not very expert programmer but I will help as much as possible.
Not that I particularly know what I'm talking about, but... :)
Networking support isn't a far stretch from where Sylphis currently is, I don't think. Supporting Python as it's main language, Sylphis should be able to use any of Pyhton's networking systems/libraries. Actually, for that matter, Sylphis should be able to use any of Python's libraries --SQLite for saved games, configuration, maps even? That'd be pretty cool.
Video support. I'd probably argue that video playback support isn't such terribly "serious functionality," but even still, while it may be a bit more of a stretch to get working than networking, I still don't see it as a huge issue. Depending on what type of video support you mean --splash screen sorts or 3d video textures- PyGame has decent video support, if what's coming to mind is accurate. There's also an addon for PyGame that supports even more video formats.
In any case, now that Sylphis is open source, I'm sure that such features will get added much more quickly. A strong benefit Sylphis has over other OSS game engines is that it is fairly artist-friendly, so it'll be interesting to see how that helps the future of the engine.
Not that I particularly know
Not that I particularly know what I'm talking about, but... :)
Networking support isn't a far stretch from where Sylphis currently is, I don't think. Supporting Python as it's main language, Sylphis should be able to use any of Pyhton's networking systems/libraries. Actually, for that matter, Sylphis should be able to use any of Python's libraries --SQLite for saved games, configuration, maps even? That'd be pretty cool.
Video support. I'd probably argue that video playback support isn't such terribly "serious functionality," but even still, while it may be a bit more of a stretch to get working than networking, I still don't see it as a huge issue. Depending on what type of video support you mean --splash screen sorts or 3d video textures- PyGame has decent video support, if what's coming to mind is accurate. There's also an addon for PyGame that supports even more video formats.
In any case, now that Sylphis is open source, I'm sure that such features will get added much more quickly. A strong benefit Sylphis has over other OSS game engines is that it is fairly artist-friendly, so it'll be interesting to see how that helps the future of the engine.
-=Derek
mp4
I want to play MPEG-4 videos.
mp4 as a splash/intro
mp4 as a splash/intro screen, or mp4 as a moving video texture? Big, huge, honking (I like that word, honking, I do.) difference between the two. :)
Both
I want to have both of them.
Are you talking about
Are you talking about recording a game as mp4 video?