Nvidia/Ageia PhysX plz. in game and maps.

[NaviRetlav]

I want Nvidia physX engine in Nexuiz and/or Zymotic

This is samples of use:
Old Ageia physix in cellfactor revolution ( free demo game - not for download now )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ1PPzCy ... re=related

New Nvidia physx demo in Warmonger ( free demo game - http://www.warmongergame.com/ )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2g1HDz9 ... re=related

Nvidia PysyX you can run on Nvidia 8xxx , 9xxx and GT200 serises but you need new drivers.

UT3 have special designed maps for Nvidia PhysX

All what you need you find here.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia_physx.html

[esteel]

I dislike the idea to have effects just for some players besides (could not find it quickly) something tells me the SDK licence will not be compatible with the engines GPL licence..

[NaviRetlav]

This is new Nvidia project . We must wait for all SDK.
But i think , is posible to speedup nex graphic adding particle systems efects to environment (rain , fog , blowups , water ) without negativ efects for players without physX acceleration.

[Sepelio]

This is new Nvidia project . We must wait for all SDK.
But i think , is posible to speedup nex graphic adding particle systems efects to environment (rain , fog , blowups , water ) without negativ efects for players without physX acceleration.

Its a fast paced deathmatch game, it really doesnt need realistic physics in the slightest.

[Psychcf]

I'm pretty sure you need to pay a licensing fee to use physX in a game...

[NaviRetlav]

Its a fast paced deathmatch game, it really doesnt need realistic physics in the slightest.

Not realistic , but impressive.
Now physX is something new , but we must look in to future ,becouse that will be standard in games.
Without evolve nexuiz will die...

I'm pretty sure you need to pay a licensing fee to use physX in a game...

The NVIDIA PhysX SDK (binary) is 100% free and available right now for download by developers. In addition to the free software offering, NVIDIA offers additional support plans and a paid license program which enables developers to modify the SDK to suit their needs.

The binary version of the PC SDK is offered at no charge as outlined below. Source code (for integration purposes) is available for a fee as provided below:
Free SDK Package:

* Most Current PC Binary
* Commercial & non-commercial use on PC
o Available for Windows & Linux
o No PhysX hardware optimization requirement
* PS3 platform (through Sony pre-purchase)

Licensed (Source Code) Package (US$50K Per individual application)

* Xbox 360 Source
* PC Source

If we need money , we can ask users for free donation.
Nexuiz is for users not for money.
If they want PhysyX we can give it.

[torus]

It doesn't matter that the SDK is free. For content to be included in Nexuiz, it must be licensed under the GPL, and this is not open source.

[HarryButt]

Exactly. If it's not GPL, the developers won't use it.
Even the Havok physics are more likely to be added into the engine, since they're Open Source now afaik. But I don't expect this to happen in a short term...
I can't remember any Quake-engine-powered game using Havok physics though Are they even compatible in some way?

What about this thingie btw?

[NaviRetlav]

What about this thingie btw?

Nice . "Open Dynamics Engine" is an open source.

Games using ODE to simulate physics:
S.T.A.L.K.E.R
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
BloodRayne 2
and more.

Official Site: http://www.ode.org/ode.html

I go to ask general creator about acceleration ODE on new Nvidia drivers just for info for me and him :]

[Taiyo.uk]

There are several open-source physics engines out there - Bullet, ODE and others but they're CPU hogs. For multiplayer they'll need fairly powerful servers to run in a crowded game as servers seldom have PhysX or GPGPU hardware. The hosting fees for such powerful servers are prohibitively high for many Nexuiz server operators.

IMO There are more significant issues to spend time and effort on - optimising the renderer, improving the game assets, improving the bot AI, getting DP/Nexuiz to make efficient use more than one CPU core, etc. I think these are more important because as far as game mechanics are concerned, Nexuiz is much more of an old-school shooter than a realistic combat simulator. As such uber-real physics isn't a major requirement.