Next version
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3DGE has many things that will be available, either in the Next Version or versions that could come after. This is a list of the things that are in-progress and will be available when appropriate.
2.0x codebase
The following features will be completed before or at the end of the 2.0x lifecycle:
- Completed Interpolation (heights, projectiles, etc)
- MD5 support completed (skins, animation). FINISHED
- DDF addition for weapons (Z_Aspect) (FINISHED), support for partial reloading
- Splitscreen mode fully functional
2.1 codebase
Beginning with 2.1.0, 3DGE will get a massive rewrite:
- OpenGL 2x rewrite (if extensions are detected, otherwise the engine will fall back to old 1.1 compliance). IN PROGRESS
- Total Zone memory manager rewrite (more speed improvements). FINISHED
- MD2, MD3, MDL, and MD5 models will support normal, bump, bright, and specular maps. FINISHED
- Textures will support normal, bump, and specular maps. FINISHED
- Heavily revamped Dynamic Lighting and Shadowing code (true directional light and true dynamic shadows)
- Sky subsystem rewritten from Quake 3 for Q3 BSPs, normal sky code will remain for DOOM maps.
- OPL [based on OPL3.JAVA] support for music, replaces SYSTEM music player under Windows. FINISHED
- SPLINE library replaces all camera code and new script files for them will be added.
- Environment maps for surfaces (like Half-Life)
- True Slopes using vertex height calculation
- Polyobject support.
- Inventory System
- Better RTS functions (some adapted from FraggleScript)
- FraggleScript support (limited*)
- ROQ library for cinematics, and render-to-texture (skins, textures) IN PROGRESS
- Quake 3 BSP Support (loading, rendering)