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Originally posted by WillyWonka:
Whats the difference in engines?
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You're doubtless familiar with the Infinity Engine, which uses two dimensional sprites and backgrounds with a few three dimensional effects a la Baldur's Gate, right? Well, the Aurora engine is entirely 3D. Not sure if you've ever played Vampire: The Masquerade, but it is similar to that. However, it looks like they are doing some very interesting things, specifically with lighting effects and draw-distances. So I guess the main difference in engines is that Aurora looks a lot prettier. Obviously, the switch from 2D to 3D will necessitate some game play alterations too. There's a whole bucket load of images
here, for your viewing pleasure. As you can see, it looks very pretty indeed.
How the actual game mechanic will operate remains to be seen...
EDIT: If you want to discuss more, we have our very own
Neverwinter Nights Forum. However, methinks it's gonna be a little dead in there until the game itself is released.
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[This message has been edited by Sharpedge (edited 09-18-2001).]