Footage from 2009 was old engine. CCP switched to the Unreal engine to get Dust out quicker.

Footage from 2009 was old engine. CCP switched to the Unreal engine to get Dust out quicker.

If that's really the case.. oh man, Shame on CCP.

They were using the same engine that runs EVE Online, which in no way would have worked on a console. The old 24 player matches would have been slideshows in that engine.

Also notice how bland the environment is in those videos.

They were using the same engine that runs EVE Online, which in no way would have worked on a console. The old 24 player matches would have been slideshows in that engine.

Also notice how bland the environment is in those videos.

What about the ps4? Would it be possible?

You would throw the advantage of the UE3 beeing platform agnostic and highly compatible to the upcoming UE4 into the bin. I don't think it would be worth it, both in development time and cost.

I believe it's called "selling the sizzle, not the steak"



Still love those videos though

I can't wait to see the features in them. It's not secret I'm mainly here for the Fighters.

I'm sure Unreal isn't the only platform CCP could have gone with, maybe it was just the lowest priced option. I'm disappointed with Dust's Uprising and miss the old builds, as well.

There are better options out there obviously, this game was supposed to be as "grand" as Battlefield sort-of-speak, look at the actual size of the maps, these maps were made to support large scale warfare jets and stuff. Unfortunately CCP changed engines, it changed the gameplay, and at the moment what we saw is not possible. They could change the engine again to one that would support bigger gameplay but I doubt they would make the investment.

it reminds me of Aliens: Colonial Marines in a lot of ways...

Same game engine changes and everything...

Oh please, this is in no way to the same extent as that trainwreck.

To be honest.. i been asking this question for a bit, and i still haven't hear a logical reason. I don't buy the full Carbon Engine BS... I think something else happen.

Even if it was the Carbon engine, ( Which i seriously dough it was ), still doesn't explain, why is taking CCP this long to transfer the game mechanics to a different engine. Doesn't make any sense.

DUST 514 announcement demo: DUST 514 demo | DUST as it actually is

• Better explosions, textures, and effects, it's a different game engine than final product (ended up using Unreal 3. Unreal 4 available but too expensive for game, I guess.).
• Vehicle control is a lot better in demo. Let's see anyone in DUST right now driving like they do in this demo.
• Graphics a lot better in demo.
• Lots of features in demo omitted from final game.
• AI doesn't exist in final game.
• Developer commits to continued updates and new features. Has yet to overcome most of the original criticism, or match their demo.

Aliens: Colonial Marines in-progress demo: Demo vs Final Product

• Better explosions, textures, and effects, it's a different game engine than final product (ended up using Unreal 3. Unreal 4 available but too expensive for game, I guess.).
• Graphics a lot better in demo than final.
• Lots of features in demo omitted from final game.
• AI is garbage in final game.
• Developer commits to continued updates and new features. Has yet to overcome most of the original criticism, or match their demo.

It's the same thing.

I'm not trying to diss DUST too much... I want to see it successful. I've spent a decent amount of rl cash to support it too. However, you have to look at the reality of the situation: DUST is free. My time is not. If the game isn't good RIGHT NOW, it's not a good game. Maybe it can be a good game in the future... but it needs to get there real quick and there's not much sign of anything but little tweaks coming up in the near future.

I'm here for the long haul, because I play EvE. If it wasn't for EvE, I doubt I would give DUST a second chance.

First, it was already said that changing the engine means rebuilding a large chunk of code. Second these trailers are goddam trailers We can be pretty sure that almost everything we see there is prescripted, preanimated and prerendered. Trailers that show actual gameplay usually have a small "actual gameplay" branding. This does not because it's not actual gameplay.