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Wintermute Engine => Community bulletin board => Topic started by: Mnemonic on January 12, 2009, 09:37:15 AM

Title: WME is 6 today
Post by: Mnemonic on January 12, 2009, 09:37:15 AM
It's totally unbelievable for me, but it's been six long years since the release of a first public version of WME. No doubt it came a long way since then. The last year was particulary successful, in my opinion. Many excellent and popular games were released in 2008, which is something that makes me very proud and happy.

However, since software ages faster than humans, 6 years is quite an old age for a game engine. For that reason one has to start thinking about the future. I already announced (http://forum.dead-code.org/index.php?topic=3328.0) that I was now concentrating my efforts on a new generation engine (codenamed, surprisingly, WME2). Also, this weekend, the engine code of WME1 silently became open (http://dead-code.org/home/index.php/license/).

I don't know about you, but I see the future of WME in bright colors :) There are some cool looking games to be released and the development of wme2 is going well (albeit slowly).

I would like to thank you all WME users and IRC regulars for your support, for making great games and for helping each other. Cheers ::beer



Update: I have just been told that WME is six, but still acts like 3 years old, oh well :)
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Jyujinkai on January 12, 2009, 10:18:07 AM
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Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Daniel on January 12, 2009, 10:37:54 AM
Congratulations Jan!

I'm not sure it was your intention back then when you first started coding WME, but you actually changed my life for good with this engine as it played a significant role in me making a big change in life becoming a game developer.

Thank you for that!
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: HelLRaiseR on January 12, 2009, 10:40:16 AM
As we say in Spain: that meets many more :)

Congratulations.
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Jose on January 12, 2009, 11:30:31 AM
Great Jan...amazing work as always!

One question: is it posible to download the engine code of the WME 1? If it's possible, can you provide the dowload link?

Thank you very much!

Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: maze on January 12, 2009, 05:26:53 PM
o0hhhh, happy birthday to the engine then and a big thanks to you jan
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Mnemonic on January 12, 2009, 06:35:44 PM
Thank you, guys :) ::beer ::slug


I'm not sure it was your intention back then when you first started coding WME, but you actually changed my life for good with this engine as it played a significant role in me making a big change in life becoming a game developer.
I hope you're not going to hate me for that one day :) Game development is an ungrateful job (but it has that strange charm...).
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Darky on January 12, 2009, 10:00:12 PM
Happy Birthday, Dear Wintermute =)
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: mylesblasonato on January 13, 2009, 03:03:49 AM
Happy birthday WME!!! :)
Thanks Jan, without your engine I would not be where I am today in the industry.

Cheers ::beer
Myles Blasonato.
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Catacomber on January 13, 2009, 05:13:04 AM
Thank you for your wonderful engine, Mnemonic, I'm happy that I came in when it's about to grow into a yet newer, wonderful engine.  :  ) 
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: FogGobbler on January 13, 2009, 10:43:04 AM
Happy birthday from me, too, dear WME!  ::beer

Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: nuclear_winter on January 13, 2009, 12:05:10 PM
Happy birthday WME!
Your dad is a really great guy!
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Dionysius on January 14, 2009, 04:57:35 AM
Congratulations!

Perhaps, a native linux version  of WME will come true one day?  :)
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: odnorf on January 14, 2009, 09:33:16 AM
Perhaps, a native linux version  of WME will come true one day?  :)

It's possible if you are willing to program it ;)
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Stucki on January 14, 2009, 10:37:15 AM
Happy Birthday to WME and to the God of Rock Mnemonic
 O0 ::rock O0
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: manarius on January 14, 2009, 01:09:50 PM
happy birthday wme
thanks to mnemonic for 6 years of brilliant work.

impressed, jealous and obedient greetings from vienna
manarius
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Azrael on January 15, 2009, 09:54:19 AM
With a bit of late, happy birthday WME! :)

And thanks a lot to Mnemonic ;)
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Banky on January 15, 2009, 04:06:08 PM
Happy birthday!!!

And thanks for the hard work, Mnemonic.  ;)



Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Spellbreaker on January 11, 2010, 07:16:35 PM
Wasn't the source open already a year ago?
Title: Re: WME is 6 today
Post by: Spellbreaker on January 11, 2010, 07:17:09 PM
Uhmmmm...forget it  ::beer ::beer ::beer  ;D ;D ;D