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Re:War of the 3D Engines by chris_wot on Friday March 28, 2014 @06:53AM (#7486374)
If you find it hard to buy the software upfront, it does take away some of the initial risks, at a cost later. Some people may go for it - good for them I say.
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Re:War of the 3D Engines by obsurveyor on Friday March 28, 2014 @09:00AM (#7486887)
Agreeing to a 5% royalty is pretty crazy in my opinion. If you're even planning on being able to support just a modest salary for yourself with your game sales, Unity or CryEngine are better deals. The UE license is only worth it if you plan on making less than $15,000 a year.
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Re:War of the 3D Engines by cdash on Friday March 28, 2014 @10:22AM (#7487402)
Neither of those give you access to the source code of the engine.
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