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Please use this thread to report tools that you know are missing from our datbase or that are mischaracterized. If you want to just brainstorm on the tools that you use most whether or not they are in our database then this thread is the place to be! Thanks.



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45) Robc on 2009-09-27
Jon, It took me a while to find the tool in the MapZone site, there is a lot going on there applicable to education about maps. I think Map Builder has limited applicability unless you want a map of a few specific countries, but I did add it to the database. Perhaps I missed something. kwxport has also been added, thanks!
46) saymoo on 2009-09-27
Cubase is missing, Protools is missing, Irrklang is missing, Nebula device is missing, Jupiter-ex is missing, Lawmaker is missing, Powerrender is missing, Torque3d is missing, Facerobot is missing, Softimage is missing, Installshield is missing, MSI is missing.. to name a few.

Besides, most packages don't say a version number along with it.. Since the differences between some versions is quite significant! (e.g. 3d Max 5 or 2009 is quite a difference.. )
47) Robc on 2009-09-27
@saymoo... give me a break, do a search before declaring all those tools missing... most of them are already here if you had looked closer.

indiegametools.com/nebula_device/
indiegametools.com/lithtech_jupiter_ex/
indiegametools.com/power_render/
indiegametools.com/softimage/

Torque 3D isn't released yet, I will include when it releases. I could have sworn the other names you mentioned were in here also... I know that I researched them at one point anyway. But they didn't come up on my cursory search... I'll make sure. Please search the database first. Thanks.
48) Robc on 2009-10-10
@saymoo.. well, you've been vindicated. I have added the following tools today: Cubase, irrklang, lawmaker, protools, and installshield. I had researched some of these but for different reasons they didn't make it into the database but they should have. The others are either in the database already or in the case of Facerobot, it is now a part of Softimage. Torque 3d is released and in the database now also.

As to your second comment about versions, I agree that different versions of the software are very different. The individual tool pages have a special tab for differentiating the quality of different versions.

Thanks again for commenting... you've helped us out alot and I appreciate it!
49) Matt on 2010-02-10
I wonder if text editors should be included? For code monkies like me who work in several languages (often and confusingly at once) like VergeC, Python, and (X)HTML (even if it's not game related) and the like, I like a text editor that can adapt with me. TextPad has all the cool stuff like keyword highlighting and tabbed interface and can save any number of different preferences based on what language you're using. I believe you can link it with other IDE's if that kind of thing works for you.

www.textpad.com/
50) Robc on 2010-02-12
Matt,
The original site did include text editors but I removed them for my own sanity. A couple months after I started the site I chose to narrow the scope to eliminate the following catagories: editors, databases, cms, server, video, debugging, and collaboration software. I found there were thousands upon thousands of possible entries in these categories and I simply couldn't keep up. I also found other sites were attempting to rate software development tools unrelated to games and I was pretty sure I couldn't do as good a job.

If I were to get strong support for any of these categories and a little help as to which ones are really being used for game development then I'd consider bringing a category back. For example I brought debugging back by request although I know full well that I have not included all of the possible debugging tools that are available out there. Btw, I use a few different editors for different things but XHTML/HTML-Kit are two of my favorites for web development work.
51) Matheus SenhorLampada Barros on 2010-07-01
I missed on the audio/music part:

LMMS (now ok with Windows too! grin)
lmms.sourceforge.net/

And Wavosaur
www.wavosaur.com/

Cheers
52) Robc on 2010-07-03
Thanks Matheus!

Wavosaur
LMMS

added... great additions!
53) Matheus SenhorLampada Barros on 2010-07-06
I was just checking the whole list, and noticed something is missing.

For those of you who like Z-Brush and/or Mudbox, check out Sculptris
www.sculptris.com/

It's free, light and you can run it portable...

Hope it helps! smile

Thanks again, Robc!
54) Robc on 2010-07-09
Thanks again Matheus... I have added Sculptris. I have used Dr. Petter's Aps before and they are always excellent tools, this looks like no exception.
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