Indie Game Development Mega Linklist including Code, Models, Texture, Tutorials, Tools, 3DGS, A7 and Sound Ressources
May 13th, 2007 | Posted in 3DGS, Gamedev, Ressources, Useful 3DGS Tools, Useful Tools | Tags: freeware, games, indie, tool
Hey there, i just decided to compile a linklist for gamedev that helps the beginner, intermediate or even pro users to find helpful ressources for independent game development. I will always try to keep this list up to date and eliminate old/outdated links. Please dont worry, that i can not include all links, i want to keep it as clean and helpful as possible without too much confusing content.
It is not meant for the 3DGS A6/A7 user exclusively, but for everyone who wants to dive into game development and gather knowledge/tools. I also list freeware/cheap tools first, because those are meant for the indies. Note that all tools, links are tested and recommended by me and not just copied from somewhere. They are meant as a basic toolset or starting point, so you cant go wrong if you learn to use and master the things listed here!
You can find this link always under the “Freebies” Section and the sidebar, be shure to bookmark it and let me know if i missed/missspelled something, as this list will constantly grow. Thanks!
Remember: Not the tools make a great game, but the one(s) behind them!
Graphics:
2D
The Gimp: The free GNU Image Manipulation Program alternative to photoshop.
http://gimp.org
Irfanview: Nice freeware imageviewer with batch conversion of pictures
http://www.irfanview.com/
Inkscape: The free vector graphics tool, great to produce vector art such as icons, menues and so on.
http://www.inkscape.org/
IconSushi: Freeware Icon .ico Tools.
http://www.towofu.net/soft/e-aicon.php
Nvidia Texture Tools: Set of Tools to edit DDS Textures, Normalmaps, PhotoshopPlugins, 3DSMAX Plugins, also includes a preview tool for DDS and TGA textures in Windows Explorer.
http://developer.nvidia.com/object/nv_texture_tools.html
Ati Compressonator: Tool to generate mipmaps an compress textures.
http://ati.de/developer/compressonator.html
Video
Virtual Dub: Capture and process video.
http://www.virtualdub.org/index
Windows Movie Maker: No Joke - Very easy video cutting, export to .wmv, included in Windows.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Movie_Maker
CamStudio: Freeware Screen Capture Program.
CamStudio
Fraps: Cheap tool to show FPS on screen and capture directX video from games. I use this to make gamplay videos.
http://www.fraps.com/
Taksi: Open Source Alternative to Fraps. Is offering you almost the same functionality without nag ad screens for free.
http://taksi.sourceforge.net/
3D
Blender: The indie 3D tool for modelling, animation, texturing, rendering and exporting. Cross platform as well.
http://www.blender.org/
Wings3D: Easy subdivision model tool, inspired by Nendo.
http://www.wings3d.com/
SharpConstruct: Very nice tool for organic modelling.
http://sharp3d.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/index.php/Main_Page
Milkshape3D: Cheap lowpoly modeling tool, often used by mod authors. Comes with great exporters for 3DGS, torque and so on.
http://chumbalum.swissquake.ch/
LithUnwrap: Free Tool to texture a 3D lowpoly modell and edit the uv information. Unfortunately not continued anymore. Is working pretty good in conjunction with milkshape.
http://files.seriouszone.com/download.php?fileid=198
Tattoo: Paint directly on a 3D Model. Really easy to work with and fun too. You have to register if you are using it for commercial use. The homepage is down but you can still get it via this link.
http://www.shareit.com/192949-1.html
Sound:
Sound
Audacity: Freeware Sound Editor, can be used cross platform.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
AudioCon: Nice Conversion Tool to convert .mp3 to .ogg Files.
http://www.basement-softworks.de/software/projekte/audiocon-v10.html
Music
MagixMusicMaker: Cheap tool to easy produce music. Read license careful. The Version from 1999 comes with license free sounds.
http://site.magix.net/deutsch/startseite/musik-produkte/music-maker-2007-xxl/
Indie Game Engines
3D Gamestudio: Very powerful, stable and versatile 3D/2D GameEngine. My Engine of choice!
http://conitec.net/english/gstudio/index.htm
Torque: Engine based on the game multiplayer game “Tribes” nice networking part. Also has a seperate 2D Engine.
http://garagegames.com/
Irrlicht: Free “Lightning fast” 3D Engine. A new one not so grown, but very nice looking.
http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/
DarkBasic: Basic like syntax 3D/2D Engine. Not tested by me but deserves to be named.
http://www.colorarts-data.de/3dgc/modules/news/
Misc. Tools
Install Maker
Inno Setup: The one and only setup creator, free of ads and very powerful! Takes a while to get used to but worth it.
http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php
Text, Html, Code Editors
PSPad: Nice and clean editor for a lot of file formats, replaces notepad.
http://www.pspad.com
Office Tools
OpenOffice: Free Office Tool with Text Processing, Spreadsheet Calculation, Presantation, Math, Painting and PDF export.
http://www.openoffice.org/
Tutorials
Modelling
Making a Zombie: Great tutorial collection of lowpoly modelling, mapping and animation.
http://www.psionic3d.co.uk/page.php?3
Character Animation: Funny tutorial animating a human walkcycle.
http://www.loonygames.com/content/1.22/totb/
Graphics
Inkscape 2D Tutorials: Linklist of Tutorials for Inkscape and 2D Art.
http://www.inkscape-forum.de/4/
Skinning Tutorials: Making 2D Skins for 3D Models, large list of Tutorials.
http://skindom.planetquake.gamespy.com/tutorials/
Codeing
C and C++ Tutorial/Booklist: Very big compilation, worth a look.
http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~ajo/docs/FAQ-acllc.html#q7.1
Community, Forums…
Indiegamer Forums: Nice meeting point for indipendent developers.
http://forums.indiegamer.com/index.php
Conitec 3DGS Forum: Discuss 3dGS related stuff there.
http://www.coniserver.net/ubbthreads/
3DGS Wiki: Nice place where developers can edit and post information, ressources, script. Be shure to participate.
http://www.coniserver.net/wiki/index.php
Garagegames Community: The place where torque users meet.
http://garagegames.com/mg/whatsnew/
gameDev.net: The scenesite, you find everything from there.
http://www.gamedev.net/
gamasutra.com: The other scenesite, worth haveing an account there as you can find tons of interesting articles there.
http://gamasutra.com/
indiegamejobs.com: Find or post indie game jobs.
http://www.indiegamejobs.com/
gameproducer.net Blog: Very nice blog with lots of indie gamedev information and motivation!
http://www.gameproducer.net
your list is quite nice, didn’t know there was a free unwrap 3d version. you could add more tutorials though.
Comment by bionic May 16, 2007 @ 10:56 am
Good list.
For 3D GameStudio I can recommend my 3DGS Shell Extensions at http://lion-ts.com to view thumbnails for Acknex model files directly in the Explorer. Veru handy as for me
Comment by Lion_Ts May 16, 2007 @ 10:16 pm
Thanks Bionic and Lion_ts for your suggestions, i will update the linklist soon and include tutorials and 3DGS specific links. Greetings!
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