Hero Engine announces trees on the cloud
The Hero Engine (Star Wars The Old Republic) announced today that it has joined forces with the best tree guys out there - SpeedTree `
still not clear enough?
Alright, the Hero Engine is a game engine that is used to build games in, games like SWTOR and SpeedTree is a piece of tech that builds trees for many different games. Chances are that if you play games, you have at one time or another seen a tree created by SpeedTree.
These two have now joined forces to offer an all-in-one package for future developers. No longer do you have to worry about trees in your game if you are choosing to use the Hero Engine.
"We’ve created a powerful toolkit to create trees and vegetation for games and other visual applications,” says Kevin Meredith, Director of Business Development for Interactive Data Visualization, Inc., creators of SpeedTree. “The seamless integration of SpeedTree into the HeroEngine will make it extremely accessible to indie game developers, and we applaud Idea Fabrik’s efforts to equalize the playing field for game development."
