Simufarm

Infobox VG| title = SimuFarm
developer = Dan Evans & Russell Peterson
publisher = Razor Studios


caption = The Official SuF logo
engine = Razor advanced Simulation Engine (RaSE)
genre = Simulation
version = 0.4
platforms = Windows, Ubuntu
Requirements = 1 GHz p4, 256mb RAM
released = Dec. 2007, Next Beta Date: June 2008
media = Internet Download
input = Keyboard and mouse

Simufarm, or Suf for short, is a freeware farming simulation with realistic 3D graphics and lifelike physics, supporting the ability to make and add mods and addons.

Simufarm uses the Ogre 3d rendering engine for photorealistic scenes. The engine has support for Vertex shaders and Pixel shaders, and post processing / HDR effects such as Bloom and motion blur.

Real time physics in Simufarm are provided by the PhysX api, formerly known as Ageia Physx but now owned by Nvidia. The engine has support for Hard and Soft bodies, Vehicles, ragdols, liquid and cloths. Simufarm also supports hardware acceleration via the PhysX PPU, which can now be found built into some Nvidia 8000 series graphics chipsets.

Currently, Simufarm is under development, with the only versions available being BETA / pre-release versions. So far, Simufarm features High detail Tractors and Trailers, a detailed and varied terrain, and the ability to add your own tractors, trailers and terrains. However, version 0.5 is currently in development, which will bring several graphics and gameplay inhancements such as continuous day/night cycle, and the ability to plant and harvest crops, as well as cultivate land.

Features in Development

*All new base engine
*Caelum Skys Day/night
*Crops, with harvesting and cultivations.
*Scripting enhancements
*New terrain
*Updater tool
*In-Game shop

*Multiplayer (client-to-client, and an MMO server)
*Audio

Technology

Simufarm is powered by these engines/Libraries

*Ogre3D
*NxOgre
*Ageia's PhysX (now Nvidia Physx)
*Caelum Skys plugin for Ogre 3D

References

External links

* [http://simufarm.co.uk SimuFarm Homepage]
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/42968893@N00 Simufarm Gallery]
* [http://razor-studios.co.uk/forum/ Simufarm Forums]
* [http://ogre3d.org Ogre 3d]