@solo said:

@unknownuser said:

At the moment in can be used only for non-commercial projects, but licensing options will arrive shortly and are believed to be similar to UDK (royalty-based licensing for small commercial projects).

Well that's a problem, most of what I do is commercial, unless I'm playing around, so what's the point in taking the time to learn this app if I cannot use it for a visualisation render/animation? Do I need to negotiate my fees with a percentage allocated to Cryengine?

There is another good engine, UDK. You can use it free until 50.000 dollars, I believe.

http://www.udk.com/licensing

http://patrickavella.com/blog/unreal-engine-now-less-expensive-commercial-use-still-nan-more-oss-alternatives

But I have no too much experience with that engine. To me, the use is too complex. But as I do my models for free, I looked at Cryengine... (because it's a hobby).

Anyway if you try UDK, and you make progress with it, let us know, please.

I made a fast video:

As usual, I can't deal with the Flash tag, if someone wants to see it here, feel free to insert the video in your comment.

All the imported models in Cryengine 3 have the following limitations: 65.000 polygons and 32 textures per model. But you can import many of them to avoid these limits.

PlayUp exports different components as separate entities. I don't know if there is a way to put all together in their right position at once, doing it individually is not viable for me. So in the video I have placed two big elements of my model of the roman theatre of Orange by hand. No collisions yet, I am a ghost that can walk through the walls

bac9-flcl: Thanks for your work. I am sure that you know how to deal with my problems, but I am a newbie and I am learning

Charlie, I asked for help in the official Facebook page.

You should try:
<PATH TO CRYENGINE DIRECTORY>\Game\Levels\YourLevel\

By the way, for technical help you should suscribe to PlayUp Tools facebook page:

PlayUp Tools

PlayUp Tools. 640 likes. PlayUp is a plugin for SketchUp that allows people to create and export content to Crytek CryENGINE 3, Amazon Lumberyard, Unity...

(www.facebook.com)

Ah, and new version available now.

@solo said:

@pichuneke said:

Pichuneke's color blinded forest.

It's a beginning...

So, does one do a walk through with a shotgun/machine gun?

I think that it can be changed... with work, and learning...

At this moment I am fighting with PlayUp tools, I even can't make it work

Pichuneke's color blinded forest.

It's a beginning...

@charly2008 said:

Hi Pichuneke,

what happened with your Video link?

I don't know, it's the first time I try to see that video since I linked it here...

@marian said:

Registered and still doesn't work. the window for the login does not appear it freezes.

I don't know how to help you... I use Windows 7 64 bits and no problems. In fact, in the login window there is a link to register. That's how I did it. Perhaps you could ask for help in the forums of http://www.crydev.net

@marian said:

The engine doesn't work for me. It usually stops loading when it reaches crydev login.
Do I need some sort of an account somewhere?
I'm using windows 7 and tried both the 32 and 64 bit versions and have the same problem.

Yes, you need to register here: http://www.crydev.net/

And you have to start the engine with an internet connection.

A tutorial:

Google SketchUp for CryEngine3 | Extensive tutorials

http://www.crydev.net/viewtopic.php?f=315&t=71307

@gil said:

It's just been released http://crydev.net/

Still downloading so I don't know if the sketchup integration is there

I started a new thread here, as it's confirmed now:

http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=80&t=39503&start=0

I don't know as I have never used it... it seems a bit complex. Perhaps someone could give us a fast guide to view our creations in that engine. But I believe that you need PlayUp. Perhaps in a future PlayUp allows to export an entire level, now it only allows components.

I have been using it a bit this evening, there is a demo, called forest.cry. If you open it you will see the power of this engine.

Cryengine 3 free is available for non non-commercial use here:

http://www.crydev.net/index.php

As I am downloading it right now and I haven't used with it yet, I don't know if it can import skp files by default, or you need PlayUp tools plugin:

PlayUp Tools - Making It Easy to Make Worlds - SketchUp Plugin

(www.playuptools.com)

Write your impressions here

I hope that the Free Cryengine 3 is available soon (it was said it was going to be released this month). It can export/import sketchup models... Do you imagine yourself walking in these structures in real time?

I thought it was a good idea to bring here coins and paintings or what else of Rome's ancient monuments. You can find a lot of them in that flickr's group. I remember seeing the Colosseum with medallions in a coin.

Edit: Another one:

A Rare, Magnificent, and Important Roman Orichalcum Sestertius of Caracalla (198-217 C.E.), a Remarkable View of the Circus Maximus, the Finest Known of the Type by Ancient Art, on Flickr

Fantastic coin I found on Flickr:

A Magnificent and Exceptional Roman Orichalcum Sestertius of Trajan (98-117 C.E.), a Splendid View of the Circus Maximus as Restored by Trajan by Ancient Art, on Flickr

You can see it bigger clicking on it.

@danik said:

Hi to all!

Now I'm returning to my modelling after a long break. Here are my renders for stadium of Domitian. Actually the model has been created a year ago, but I could not render in in Kerkythea. Now ,after several investigations, I can present them:

Link: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=f6c504fb9ca7796b2cb21cddf6e42050&ct=mdrm

Also, I've recently made a new model. It doesn't belong no ancient culture but I think it also may be interesting. It's so-called Kondakov house, which stood in center of Sevastopol (my native sity) since 1895 till 1960th, when it was demolished, and a new typical building is situates now on this place:

Link: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=625f3353073fd9eb4b3a928fefeeed52

Now I've started working with two interest objects - palace and baths of Diocletian. I suppose than this models will be a little bit more detailed than previous ones.
As for baths of Diocletian, i've seen a beautiful reconstructions made by Paulin (or Poulin, I don't know exactly), but those pictires had low quality. I would be wery appreciated, if you can share these reconstructions in good resolution, or tell where I cat get them from. Many thanks!

Thanks Danik, the model of the stadium of Domitian is impressive. I have problem with kerkythea, too. I believe that my model of the roman theatre is too complex to be rendered

Regarding that building, where I live, a modernist (art-decó) house was demolished in the 70's. I understand your efforts, If I had time I would like to make the same thing you did.

Perhaps you could make clouds with this plugin... at least the typical ones from anime, or a comic.

Cryengine 3 will be released on August 2011.

http://crymod.com/

@elysium said:

Nice work Marco!

I was intrigued by your mention of the Cenatio Rotunda, is this the large circular structure under the domus flavia? do you have any pictures of how it would look? and where is the torre cartularia?

I agree those renders of the Domus Transitoria look great! Do they have the Domus Aurea also modeled?

The last thing that I read months ago was that it was not sure that the circular structure was the Cenatio Rotunda. You have a recent photo here:

http://espanol.entertainment.yahoo.com/13042011/52/foto/fotos-entretenimiento-excavacion-cenatio-rotunda-roma.html

I don't know if there is something new about this.

Edit: More information appears.

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I think you will enjoy this:

Roma - Mostra, Nero: Sulle tracce dell'imperatore Nerone - culture, rilievi, affreschi, dipinti e reperti: una mostra itinerante tra i Fori, il Palatino e il Colosseo (Apr.2011-Sett. 2011). by Martin G. Conde, on Flickr

See it at maximum size:

(www.flickr.com)

Hepf, I am sure you knew that.

It's an offtopic here, but I have received this book about roman theatres that I think you would enjoy a lot. If I can deal with that corinthian capital, I will start the new hypothesis for Cartagena.

Mostly spanish and Italian, one article in german, and one or two in french:

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(www.une.es)

A video (in spanish):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcUGQvLONF0

It's my birthday present. I had to tell you, I'm enjoying it