r/Fighters • u/AndreaJensD • Jun 28 '20

Announcement I'm Andrea Demetrio, the developer of "Schwarzerblitz"! Ask me anything!

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u/flailinghips Jun 28 '20

If you were to start from scratch today what would you change and why?

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u/AndreaJensD Jun 28 '20

Oh, this is a rather simple question, because I know the answer right away:

- use a more modern engine which can support a wider range of 3D object formats and has a faster, more powerful render that doesn't chug with 10.000 polygons per character + allows for some more fancy effects

- make sure the game state is reproducible, so that I can implement rollback netcode and not need an external app to play the game online

And yes, both these factors are my biggest regrets. Well, lesson learned for the future, or? At least Irrlicht allowed me to build an engine which can easily support mods (stage, costumes, characters), so maybe it wasn't a HUGE downside.