Product Information
What is Blitz3d?
Create 2D and 3D games for Windows.
If you've always dreamed of creating games but have been frustrated by the complexity of programming languages like C++ or Java, you're in the right place! Blitz3D provides a simple yet powerful environment for game creation—simple because it's based on the popular and easy-to-use BASIC programming language, and powerful thanks to its highly optimized underlying 2D/3D engine. Blitz3D includes many commands to help you create games—but not too many! The Blitz3D command set is carefully designed to offer maximum flexibility with minimal effort, rather than overwhelming you with an excessive number of commands.
**Ultra-Flexible Entity System**
Blitz3D is designed around the concept of entities. Typically, a 3D game will contain various types of 3D elements, such as cameras, lights, meshes, and more. In Blitz3D, all of these are considered entities. This means the same commands can be used to manipulate and handle a wide range of 3D objects—for example, the `TurnEntity` command can be used to rotate a camera, light, mesh, or even a massive terrain!
**Meshes**
Meshes are the backbone of any 3D engine. Blitz allows you to create your own meshes from scratch or load existing meshes in X, 3DS, or B3D formats. The B3D format is unique to Blitz3D and is designed to provide full access to the capabilities of the Blitz3D engine. B3D exporters are available for various modeling software, including 3D Studio, Lightwave, and Truespace. Blitz3D meshes support features like vertex colors and multiple texture coordinate sets.
**Terrain**
Blitz3D terrain can be used to generate impressively vast scenes! This is achieved through a technique called LOD (Level of Detail) reduction. This fully automated process works by selecting a set of polygons that approximate the shape of a very high-resolution heightmap. Blitz3D terrain can also be modified in real-time—perfect for blowing holes in objects!
How to use Blitz3d?
Blitz3D is a Windows game development environment using an easy-to-learn BASIC language and an optimized 2D/3D engine for creating games simply and powerfully.
Core Functions of Blitz3d
3D game engine
Usage Scenarios of Blitz3d
- Create 2D and 3D games for the Windows platform.
- Operate and process various 3D objects such as cameras, lights, and meshes through a flexible entity system.
- Create from scratch or load existing meshes, supporting formats like X, 3DS, or B3D.
- Use a terrain system to generate large scenes and optimize performance with LOD (level-of-detail) reduction techniques.
- Modify terrain in real-time during gameplay, such as creating holes in the scene.
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