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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I-1) Land Editors/renders II. 3d Modeling II-1) 3d Modeling/Rendering Software III. Texture/Image Tools III-1) Seamless Texture Tools Iv. Fonts and Font Tools Iv-1) Bitmap Fonts V. Sound Editors/Resources/Game V-1) Sound Effects and Sound Editing VI-1) 2d Game Engines VII. Particals and Physics VII-1) Partical Effects VIII. Networking VIII-1) UDP Networking VIIII. AI VIIII-1) Path Finding X. Misc X-1) GUI Tools (also includes button art for menus) |
THE
BIG LIST:
I.
Terrian/Envirment/world creation Tool:
I-1)
Land Editors/renders:
...a)
FLE (Free Land
Editor):
www.hoverhavok.mmocrafter.com/fle_compiled.zip
...b)
Terragen: http://www.planetside.co.uk/terragen/
...c)
GenesisII and Landscape Explorer:
http://www.geomantics.com/demo.html
I-2)
Terrian Shadow Mapper/Color Mapper/Hieght Map Editors:
...a)
Terrian Media
Generator:
http://www.zac-interactive.dk/freetools/terrainmediagenerator.htm
...b)
TerrTexGen:
http://www.delphigl.de/projects/terrtexgen/eng_index.html
...c)
Hme - Height Map Editor (includes source):
http://hme.sourceforge.net/
I-3) Sky
Box/Sky Textures and Sky Tools:
...a)
Skybox Textures: http://www.scentednectar.com/skyboxes/
I-4)
World Editors:
...a)
Xworld/GLET (includes source):
http://www.navisaer.com/gletsite/
II.
3d Modeling Tools/Resources/engines
II-1) 3d
Modeling/Rendering Software:
...a)
Deled: http://www.delgine.com/
...b)
Wings 3d: http://www.wings3d.com/
...c)
Blender: http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Home.2.0.html
...d)
TrueSpace 3.2 full free
version:
http://forms.caligari.com/forms/ts3all_free.html
...e)
Maplet: http://www.blitzbasic.com/Products/maplet.php
...f)
Now3D: http://digilander.libero.it/giulios/Eng/Index.htm
...g)
DesignWorkshop Lite:
http://www.artifice.com/free/dw_lite.html
...h)
MetasequoiaLE: http://www21.ocn.ne.jp/~mizno/main_e.html
...I)
JTEdit: http://www.jtgame.com/jtedit/jteditmain.html
...J)
3dCanvas (free version): http://amabilis.com./products.htm
...K)
Moray (use with POV-Ray): http://www.stmuc.com/moray/
II-2)
Light Map Tools:
...a)
Slim Shady: http://www.melog.ch/slimshady/
II-3) 3D
Animation Tool:
...a)
Anim8or: http://www.anim8or.com/main/welcome.html
II-4) UV
mapping tools:
...a)
LithUnwrap:
http://files.seriouszone.com/download.php?fileid=198
II-5)
Model Texture Editing Tools:
...a)
Decorator: www.terabit.nildram.co.uk/decorator18.zip
...b)
Tattoo: http://www.terabit.nildram.co.uk/tattoo/
II-6)
Game Models:
...a) Psionic's 3d gaming
resources:
http://www.psionic3d.co.uk/cgi-bin/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Free%20Stuff/3
D%20Models
...b)
Polycount (lots of player type
models):
http://www.planetquake.com/polycount/
...c)
Free Space
Models:
http://home.tu-clausthal.de/~inmc/b5/Models.html
...d)
Free furniture models (48 nice
models):
http://www.mr-cad.com/default.php?cPath=38
...e)
Exchange3D (some nice free
models):
http://www.exchange3d.com/new3d/gallery-album_3D-Flea-Market.html
...f)
3dexport: http://www.3dexport.com/modelsbank/
...g)
3dcafe (free model
section):
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/meshes.asp
...H)
Moray Object: http://www.stmuc.com/moray/meobjs.html
II-7) 3d
game engines:
...a)
Ogre: http://www.ogre3d.org/
...b)
Genesis3d (open source): http://www.genesis3d.com/
...c)
Irrlicht (open source): http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/
...d)
6DX: http://www.aztica.com/modules/news/
II-8-)
3d misc.
...a)
G3D Hairdo: http://grass3d.com/hairdo/index.htm
...b)
POV-Ray (open source): http://www.povray.org/
...c)
TreeMagikPlus (nice tree
modeler):
http://www.aliencodec.com/products/treemagik_plus/index.php
...d)
Grass3d: http://grass3d.com/grass/index.htm
III.
Texture/Image Tools
III-1)
Seamless Texture Tools:
...a)
Texture Studio
1.00:
http://www.alsbonsai.com/john/texturestudio.zip
...b)
Formati 11: http://jansfreeware.com/formati11.zip
...c)
Seamless Wood
GEnerator:
http://www.spiralgraphics.biz/ww_overview.htm
...d)
Stile: http://harmware.com/bin/sTile.msi
...e)
Seamless Texture
Viewer:
http://davidpye.com/webmaster/files/textureviewer.zip
III-2)
Free Textures:
...a)
Free Game Textures: http://www.vb3d.com/Textures.html
...b)
Mayang's Free Textures (high
rez):
http://www.mayang.com/textures/
...c)
Texture Archive: http://www.grsites.com/textures/
...d)
Absolutecross Free
Textures:
http://www.absolutecross.com/graphics/textures/
...e)
3dcafe (free texture section):
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/textures.asp
III-3)
Logo Creation Tool:
...a)
Flaming Test (does more then just flaming text
logos):
http://www.flamingtext.com/start.html
...b)
Font Magic: http://www.mattcawley.com/fontmagic/
III-4)
Paint/texture software:
...a)
The Gimp: http://www.thegimp.org/
...b)
Ultimate Paint: http://www.ultimatepaint.com/
...c)
PaintStudio Lite 1.2:
http://members.fortunecity.co.uk/alfian/
...d)
ArtRage: http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html
...e)
Pixia: http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/
...f)
Dogwaffle: http://www.thebest3d.com/dogwaffle/free/
III-5)
Icon Editors:
...a)
IconoMaker: http://free-icon-editor.com/
...b)
IconArt v2.0:
http://www.conware-pro.com/products/ia/about.php
...c)
PixelToolbox 1.1http://www.axiomx.com/PixelToolbox/
III-6)
Image Coverters/editors (these are programs that process images in
some way or add effects)
...a)
irfanview (great all around program):
http://www.irfanview.com/
...b)
JPEGCompress:
http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com/products/jpegcompress/
...c)
EyeBrowse 2.7 and EyeBrowse Lite
1.3:
http://www.eyebrowse.co.uk/
...d)
Trout's GIF Optimizer: http://chemware.co.nz/tgo.htm
...e)
2Pic:
http://wwwhome.cs.utwente.nl/~moor/mcp/0.php?page=2pic.php
...f)
PhotoPlus
6:
http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/software/photoplus/default.asp
III-7)
Screen Capture Programs
...a)
Screen Grab
Pro:
http://www.traction-software.co.uk/screengrabpro/index.html
...b)
ScreenShot Wizard: http://www.lamantine.com/ssw/
...c)
ScreenHunter
4.0:
http://www.wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter_free.htm
III-8]
Image Editor Misc.
...a)
Wally: http://www.telefragged.com/wally/
III-9)
Misc
...a)Jans Freeware: http://jansfreeware.com/jfgraphics.htm
IV-1)
Bitmap Fonts:
...a)
Bitmap font archive(300+ free bitmap
fonts):
http://cgi.algonet.se/htbin/cgiwrap?user=guld1&script=fonts.pl
...b)
Bitmap Font Builder:
http://www.lmnopc.com/bitmapfontbuilder/
...c)
Bitmap Font Writer:
http://www.stefan-pettersson.nu/site/bmpfont/
IV-2)
Fonts:
...a)
Font Archive: http://www.grsites.com/fonts/
...b)
Font Empire: http://www.themeworld.com/fonts/index.shtml
...c)
Da Font: http://www.dafont.com/en/
...d)
1001 Free Fonts: http://www.1001freefonts.com/
...e)
AcidFonts: http://www.acidfonts.com/
V.
Sound Editors/Resources
V-1)
Sound Effects and Sound Editing Tools:
...a)
Sound Effect Archive: http://www.grsites.com/sounds/
...b)
Sound Search Engine: http://www.findsounds.com/
...c)
Audacity (open source sound editing
software):
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
...d)
Soliton II (sound
editor):
http://biphome.spray.se/baxtrom/soliton.htm
...e)
3dcafe (free sound
section):
http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/sounds.asp
...f)
WinVorbis & Vorbix (OGG
tools):
http://winvorbis.stationplaylist.com/
...g)
anvilstudio (free midi editor): http://www.anvilstudio.com/
...h)
Kristal Audio Engine: http://www.kreatives.org/kristal/
...a)midis: http://www.laurasmidiheaven.com/
...b)vgmusic
(thousands of game midi's): http://www.vgmusic.com/
VI-1) 2d
Game Engines:
...a)
Sprite Craft: http://www.spritecraft.com/
...b)
RPG Toolkit (open source):
http://toolkitzone.com/index.php?id=3
VI-2) 2d
Tile Editors:
...a)
Mappy: http://www.tilemap.co.uk/mappy.php
...b)
Tile Studio: http://tilestudio.sourceforge.net/
...c)
MapEditor (free
version):
http://www.blitzbase.de/_mapeditor/usa_freeversion.htm
VI-3)
Pixel/Sprite Art Tools:
...a)
Graphics Gale: http://www.humanbalance.net/gale/
...b)
Games Factory Pack 3.1: http://www.arrakis.es/~esanchez/
...c)
Bitmap Tilesets/animated sprite collection (and more..great
site):
http://www.reinerstileset.4players.de:1059/englisch.htm
...d)
GifSplitter 1.0: http://www.xoyosoft.com/gs/index.htm
...e)
The People's Sprites (a ton of sprites
here):
http://www.panelmonkey.org/index.php
VI-4) 2D
Misc.
...a)
World Creator v 1.5 Freeware:
http://www.inet2inet.com/Main/Main.htm
VII.
Particals and Physics
VII-1)
Partical Effects:
...a)
Lotus Particle System
R2:
www.nrc-art.info/stuff/LotusR2Full.rar
...b)
ParticleWorks 1.0.1: www.nuloen.com/ParticleWorks.zip
...c)
RottParticles:
http://www.rottbott-studios.com/rottparticles.html
...d)
Candy Store (a free editor to use with Partical
Candy):
http://www.urbaninteractive.net/Software.htm
VII-2)
Game Pysics:
...a)
Tokamak Game Physics: http://www.tokamakphysics.com/
...b)
Open Dynamics Engine: http://ode.org/
VIII.
Networking
VIII-1)
UDP Networking
...a)
RottNet: http://www.rottbott-studios.com/rottnet.html
...b)
NetBlitz: http://dawp.tripod.com/netblitz.htm
VIII-2)
TCP Networking
...b)
COMING VERY SOON!!!
VIIII.
AI
VIIII-1)
Path Finding
...a) D-Xtra v2.0.1 (2d and 3d pathfinding
library):
http://www.freewebs.com/kefir/files/D-Xtra_setup.exe
X.
Misc
X-1) GUI
Tools (also includes button art for menus):
...a)
Alpha GUI: http://www.gameart.dk/alphagui/
...b)
Menu Buttons: http://www.flamingtext.com/buttons/
...c)
ZPaint (3d button tool):
http://www.steffengerlach.de/freeware/
X-2) Web
Design Tools (becuase great games need great sites):
...a)
NVU: http://www.nvu.com/index.html
...b)
Splitz: http://www.feldfunker.de/software/splitz.htm
X-3)
video capture software (need to make a in-game movie?):
...a)
GameCam: http://www.planetgamecam.com/
X-4)
File Packing
...a)
PackMachine v1.0.3 (advanced file pack library for
blitz):
http://www.freewebs.com/kefir/files/PackMachine_setup.exe
...b)
SimplePacker v1.0 (for
blitz):
http://www.freewebs.com/kefir/files/SPacker_setup.exe
...c)top
sites : http://www.lombergar.com/topsite
