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Mastering CryENGINE

By : Michelle Martin
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Mastering CryENGINE

By: Michelle Martin

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Mastering CryENGINE
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Don't stop getting better


Before we go ahead and start looking at specific features or shortcuts, it is important to talk a bit about the way we usually work with software such as CryENGINE.

When you start learning something new, like a 3D engine you have never used before, your skill level will increase rapidly at the beginning. The first time you used Sandbox, for example, you were probably struggling to build even a simple level and remember where the most important features were located.

After using Sandbox for a few weeks or months, however, all those basic tasks such as exporting a level or generating a terrain texture became second nature and you probably didn't have to think about them much anymore.

At this point, when you have reached a skill level high enough to get the job done, you will usually stop improving and learning new skills. This happens with most things you learn in life. Once you get to a skill level where you are 'good enough' to get the job done, you will stop improving...