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<blockquote data-quote="LordEntrails" data-source="post: 7586595" data-attributes="member: 6804070">The move to Unity?So right now, FG is a whole custom app written in XML, LUA and maybe C++. The networking code, map handling, physics engine for the dice, et al is written and maintained by SmiteWorks. So if they want to do something like support 64-bit architecture, they have to re-write the whole things. If they want to change to using a different network protocol, they have to write the whole sub-routine.It gives them absolute control, but also absolute responsibility for everything. With Unity, their are multiple libraries or packages of code for things like displaying images, or networking, or physics engines etc.So, SW just has to decide on which packages they want to integrate, write the code so that the packages can talk to each other (i.e. the network package passes this data set to the image display package, and variables x, y, and z, in the network package equal variables m, n, o in the display package).Think of it like an airplane. You could design and build one from the ground up, design and build your own jet engine, radios, seats, make your own carpet etc. Or, you could buy an existing engine, radio, etc ad just have to make them all work together right? Unity is a set of software packages that are designed to work together, you just have to build the frame for them all to fit in and make the &quot;cables&quot; to connect them and talk to each other.That make sense?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LordEntrails, post: 7586595, member: 6804070"] The move to Unity? So right now, FG is a whole custom app written in XML, LUA and maybe C++. The networking code, map handling, physics engine for the dice, et al is written and maintained by SmiteWorks. So if they want to do something like support 64-bit architecture, they have to re-write the whole things. If they want to change to using a different network protocol, they have to write the whole sub-routine. It gives them absolute control, but also absolute responsibility for everything. With Unity, their are multiple libraries or packages of code for things like displaying images, or networking, or physics engines etc. So, SW just has to decide on which packages they want to integrate, write the code so that the packages can talk to each other (i.e. the network package passes this data set to the image display package, and variables x, y, and z, in the network package equal variables m, n, o in the display package). Think of it like an airplane. You could design and build one from the ground up, design and build your own jet engine, radios, seats, make your own carpet etc. Or, you could buy an existing engine, radio, etc ad just have to make them all work together right? Unity is a set of software packages that are designed to work together, you just have to build the frame for them all to fit in and make the "cables" to connect them and talk to each other. That make sense? [/QUOTE]

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